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Show . - - SANS OB INSANE. f : "id there any sure test by which to telT th sane from .the inaaneT'- Inquired a student of the famous French Alienist Esqulroi. "Please dine with me tomorrow at o'clock," was the answer of the savant. sa-vant. The student complied. Two other guests -were present, one of whom was elegantly dressed.' while the other was rather uncouth, -nolay and extremely conceited. con-ceited. After dinner the pupil rose to take leave, and as he shook hands with h)m teacher he remarked: "The problem la very-simple after all;-the quiet, well- dressed gentleman Is certainly distin guished ta some line, but the other Is ss certainly a lunatic and ought at once to be locked up."- "You are wrong, my friend." replied Esqulroi Es-qulroi with, a amUe. "The quiet, well-dressed well-dressed wan who talks so rationally has for years labored under the delusion that Ve Is Odd. the Father; whereas, the other ! whose exuberance and self-conceit have surprised you. is M. -Honors de Bal-sac, Bal-sac, 'the greatest French writer of the day." Lealie's Monthly. ' " |