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Show Brat Hart Was Dubious. Ilret Hart at ono time uicd to plunder people from Ihe rostrum In the way of 60 cent lectures. During a trip over Ihe Pennsylvania circuit he found himself one evening In a small town, the very atmosphere of whlej wa depressing. Turning to the. commit leemun who uwultcd on him at hi room In tho hotel, llurle said: "Is this a healthful climate?" "Passably." responded the commit, teeman. 'What' the mortality of this city?" "About one a day." "About one, eh?" suld llarte. Com t tils way a minute.'' nnd ho drew tho committeeman Into tae re. cesa of tho bay window und Hien said to him solemnly: "Is the man dead for today? 1 mil going to lecture lec-ture here tonight and It would bo a great relief to 1110 to know that I could get through iillvo." San Francisco Fran-cisco Chronicle. |