| Show WAY OF THE WORLD aloft on the bough the fair fruit hung caressed by tha wind and kissed by the sun and standing below aa it swung out of reach one longed for taste of so luscious a peach I 1 ona just as perfect was lying below where the fickle wind tossed it hours ago its tints as dainty its form as round but nobody cared for it lay on the ground it is ever the fruit that is just beyond reach be it fame or honor or lore or a peach that man longs for the most why we never will know yet he scorns to pick where the fruit grows low ada E field in new york herald an see it little marshall P wilder the famous merrymaker is and has a humorous skit for every hour of the day this is one of his latest illustrative of an English mans appreciation of humor I 1 have been in england and I 1 have studied english humor its fundamental principles are not related to tha american article that raises a cyclone of laughter an englishman ras dining at a swell hotel out west and after he finished his regular dinner he asked for sweets A waiter from the bowery had gone west for employment and was waiting on the particular table at which the englishman sat and chwat ia sweets BUT asked the waiter the englishman finally explained that he meant dessert pudding etc we ave apple and mince pie said the bowery man give me mince pie der matter wid der apple pie asked the waiter in a hard I dont care a continental tone of voice many heard the remark and laughed an hour later I 1 happened to meet the englishman and he asked me if I 1 heard the waiter ask him what was the matter with the apple pie I 1 said yes then the englishman naively asked me well what was the matter with the apple pie new york world that lovely narcissus narcissus was young person who had so much beauty that it was in the way he was interrupted during office hours by people who wanted to admire him and a case went on record of a comans womans thinking so much of him that she would always keep still until he got clear through talking at last ho got a good look at himself in a mirror and he said he blame them he felt that he was a menace to society and history says that he drowned himself but he he went and got a pair of voluminous trousers decorated his eye with a large piece of glass took the fit out of the back of his coat shoved his chin out of place with his collar and went about his business satisfied that he had restored their of mind to the feminine members of his acquaintance bat it was in vain and he is obliged to devote large portions of his time in fact nearly all of it to the search for improvements prove ments that will make his garments effective for their true purpose in the meantime he is obliged to go on bother armely beloved washington post of the Esqui maux clothing for men consists of knee breeches belted at the loins a loose fitting cloak trimmed around the bottom and the hood with wolf or wolverine or a blending of both a pair of stockings and a short legged pair of boots with sealskin soles in winter two suits are worn the inner suit with the hair next the body and the outer with the hair turned out the difference between tho dress of men and women is that the latter have their boots stockings and pantaloons all in one garment the cloaks of all females have at the back of the neck a fullness for carrying infants these cloaks come down below the knees and are gored out at the sides up to the hips making the front look like an apron exchange many roman and greek epicures epi cures were very fond of dogs flesh before christianity was established among the danes on every ninth year ninety nine dogs were sacrificed in sweden each ninth day ninety nine dogs were destroyed but later on dogs were not thought good enough and every ninth year ninety nine human beings were immolated immo the sons of the reigning tyrant among the rest in order that the life of the monarch might be prolonged it has been concluded that whatever preservative is to be applied the timber for piles subjected to the action of sea worms should first be charred so as to kill any germs near the surface open the pores of the wood for the antiseptic and destroy the nutritive matter upon which the worm lives while beginning its action A scotch writer gives a list of instances which tend to prove that his countrymen are willing to buffer great extremity for learning he mentions one young man who though of fine manners and aristocratic appearance dined but three times a week and then upon a hot pie Lor dEldon introduced a bill into the british parliament for restraining the liberty of the press and one of the honorable members moved as an amendment that all anonymous works should have the name of the author printed on the title page edward everett hale the boston preacher is 79 years old but few men are busier he preaches edits a magazine and a weekly newspaper leads missions dips into politics and is also the president of innumerable societies two miles of silk have been drawn from the body of a single spider and yet it is calculated that twenty seven large spiders would be required to produce a pound weight of be material promiscuous handshaking in america has repeatedly served as a target for european cynicism yet the handshake after all is the sincerest manifestation of courteous good will A ft jeba for downright sarcasm as to the merits f a horse recommend us to the worthy jetco who offered a little advice to a driver of a pirate bus one of whose horses tumbled down the other day in the strand the horse after st efforts haf been got en its feet when immediately it fell over again on its side say old un cried the rival driver you knust avo got lm out obed too early this mornin run round to our stable and lend yer a pitchfork to turn im over with london tit bits chinese thiea abat god A young who teaches sunday school lessons to iwo chinese boys in an episcopal Epis coial clinich on fifth avenue speaking of her work said my two sons of the flowery kingdom can speak but english but I 1 really think they have a good idea of christ and his mission on earth they seem very apt at learning and kneel and stand ap at the proper time during church services both of them wear queues though and would not part from them for any consideration it took me a long time to make them understand that christ was divine they imagined I 1 had reference merely to his goodness at first they imagined lie was an idol that had been found over eighteen hundred years ago at bechle hem in judea and had been buried after being exposed on the cross and then stolen and hidden by those who the idol it was hard to get them away from the joss idea they speak english so imperfectly I 1 think that is a drawback to their rapid advancement one of them asked ms if god was buried in andea as well as his son when I 1 explained that they lived above the clouds an incredulous look came upon the boya faces and one said felican He lican man hab tings way up I 1 could not deny eliat we worshipped wor shipped a being far above us but all around us how long did it take me to make them understand the divinity of christ well nearly four years they are bright boys new york herald |
