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James, if you can't tell a simple little incident without getting into
a passion, you'd better keep it to yourself. What did Jack: say?
Tie said tliat Mrs. Hildreth’s father was opposed to the match,
and------
How did he know that?
Great Gtt'sar ! There yon go again t
James, you will please remember that it is your wife to whom you
arc speaking, sir I
No other woman could drive me raving, distracted, crazy, asking
silly questions about------
James !
Every time T try to tell you anything you begin, and you ——-
James T do not propose listening; to any such insulting remarks,
and
Yon never listen to anything. That's the trouble. I f ------■
When J ask you a simple question you ------
I’d say “ simple ! " You’ve asked me a million simple questions in
the last half lioui\ just because I was going to tell you that Jack Bur­
roughs said that------
I do not wish to know what Mr. Jack Burroughs said, if you can­
not tell it respectfully. I shall have my dinner sent to my room, since
it is so painful for you to eit with an idiot 1
And the much-injured wife retires scornfully, while her husband
narrowly cscapes an attack of apoplexy.

A RUSSIAN COURTSHIP.

'")E mine/’ said the ardent young Sawmilcgoff,
3 In a voice with emotion quite husky,
" My fondest devotion, oh, please do not scofi’
Katina Pojakaroufski! ”

“ Tcchemyschevsky, my friend,” the shy maiden replied,
"Your people are noble and rich.