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Show MEW NAME FOR INDIAN CORN. Englishman's Description of Succulent Vegstablt A lady reader nf the Washington rest tells n pretl) Utile story of an Gsgllshmnn's new name for corn An Kngllshmnn nnd his wife sat Mir mo In a cafo on tho avenue the dir beforo yesterday I know they t o Hngllsh us soon na I saw his cit and her hnlr Kven If I lind not tn theso two unmistakably Kngllah tilings, I should have guescd their Mllonallty from a nnmu they guvu to as American dish Thu man was or derliig luncheon "I don't eo It on tho bill of fare." bs said to tho waller, 'but bring me sesio fhtlu torn If jou hnvo It " "Kluto corn?' repoatod the waller, Is surprise. "Ves," said Iho Ciigllshinun flulo com" Tho waller still hesitated "Why," went on the englishman. "4n't jou hnvo It? Tho aort of corn, yw know, thnt ono eat like playing the flulo." And as a dellcnlo tiuphemlsiu for com on lio rob, I think ' Hutu corn ess hardly bu surpassed selves at tho bar, with their witnesses One nf these witnesses was a great personal friend of the Judge, and hla honor called this friend first, when Iho following colloquy occurred "How long have you known I)r In nes and son" "About seven jears, your honor" Then with a merry twinkle. In his eye, the Judge remarked "Huh, I have known them both lunger than that, m)elf" And his friend appreciated appre-ciated the Joke Wanted a Verdict. A New York Judge, who likes n pun, and also likes to "xit(cr around tho house,' wus bus)lng himself with a bottle of gold paint and a brush, gild Ing vurons article of furniture under his wire's direction "What atxiul this Utile ihiilrT' he asked, usliig beforo one of Ihoso hlghl) ornamental but useless pieces of parlor decoration "Do )ou want mo tn glte It a rub?" Ill wife hesitated a moment, because she was thinking or palming It a light green tint as that color seemed so cool to her for summer, and she did not answer Come, hurry up," urged Ihe Judge. ilaltig the brush lu a Judicial Judi-cial maimer ' What do jou say guilt) or not guilt)"' |
