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Show The Differences In Races. Tho late It. II. Stoddard was fond of contrasting tho English and tho French worklngman, to tho groat advantage ad-vantage of the lormer. Ono of his comparisons deal with tho death of Dickens. "A short tlmo nftor Dickens died," ho would say, "a friend of mine visited the sceno of his last hours, and, in search of DIckensiana, stopped in a neighboring Inn, Ho spoko of tho novelist's deralso to tho waltor. 'A groat loss.' ho said. "A great loss indeed to us, sir,' tho waltor agreed. n0 ijad ajj j,la alo sent from this houso.' "Contrast with that," Mr. Stoddard would exclaim, "the answor of n waiter to whom, on tho nftornoon of Mirabeau's death, a guest said, 'A flno day. "'Yes,1 tho waiter answered, 'It Is a flno day, but Mluheau is dead."' ( |