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Show WAS A NATURAL CURIOSITY. Why Darky Wanted to Get Close View of Prof. Heilprln. Prof. Angclo Heilprln, whoso daring nsccnt of Mont Pcleo caused such a pensation among both scientific men and the general public, numbers umong his friends a family which rejoices In the services of an old bouthern darky. She listened In Interested In-terested stlenco to tho discussions of Iho crater's activity with which tho family meals were enlivened. Shortly after Prof. Hcllprln's return from Martinique, ho called at tho house. During tho visit, his hostess, leaving the room suddenly, found the ancient servitor peeping through tho crack of tho door. On asking Bharply tho meaning of such action, she was astounded to hear tho reply, '"Scuso me, Miss Annlo, but I sholey want to seo dat man what 30 de Creator a tmokln'." Llpplncott's Magazine. Original Profanity. A correspondent Bends tho following follow-ing to tho New York Sun: How .9 this? Private James Hums, Unttcry C, First United States Artillory, covered cov-ered with a wet blanket, lying Hat to keep from being roasted by tho Humes of tho burning big barracks, which wero driven In sheets, where wo wuro trying to protect ourselves on tho morning of April 13, 18'il, at Port Sumter, South Carolina, jumped u.i when ills blanket began to sizzle, a,.l jelling, "Hell's bells and bluo blaz- ' in ado a dash for the cistern, J re ') n bucket of water and turned it our himself. Criticism of N. P. Willis. N. P. Willis was a clever man la 1 m mi ways. ut his inherent softness soft-ness Justillcd tho saying current In his day, that tho Initials of tils given nnmo stood for "namby pamby." This was his stylo (speaking of women) wo-men) : "I havo sighed In Franco, I liavo loved In Italy! I havo bargained lor Circassians, and havo lounged at Howell & Jrtmos' of a sunny day, but nowhere Is there such a work of God as an American woman In her belle-hood." belle-hood." Good sentiment but bad toi.e. Tho Howell & James referred to kept a restaurant In London and shouldn't be mistaken for tho writers of those numes. JOKE WAS ON ENGLISHMAN. Mark Twain Has Fun With Individual "Just Over." An Englishman who recently came to New Yoik for tho first tlmo and who did not know that Mark Twain wns Mr. Clemens' nom de plumo, expressed ex-pressed tho opinion to ono of his friends that Amot leans were very pooily Informed concerning English monuments of International interest. ' Why so?" Eald tho friend. "Why, my dear fellow, a man I met on the stcoinor asked mo If Westminster Westmin-ster Abbey wns not a hotel and seemed seem-ed surpiised when I told him it was not." 'And who was lie?" "I think he said his name wi s Samuel Sam-uel Clemens," replied tho English-man. English-man. And nhen tho Amcilcnn finished fin-ished his laugh tho nrltishcr wanted to know "What is funny about that?" |