"Why, paint the half of a man, of course."
"Sure it's aisy enough to do that; but what troubles me is what shall I leave off."
"Leave off? What do you mean?"
"Faith, I don't know whether to let his legs hang off or put his head above the sign."
SCIENCE IN THE NURSERY.
Now, Fido, you'll be pleased to hear
That when my dollie groans,
Because I've let her fall and break
Each precious limb she owns,
We soon can make her well, for we
May photograph her bones.
General Lee used to tell a story about a darky that served in the war. It seems during the heat of the battle the General and his attendants were posted on a small knoll watching the course of the action. They descried a colored soldier racing toward them, leaping over obstacles in his path, his face blanched with fear. He rushed up, and fell headlong on the ground in front of Lee, crying,
"Oh, massa General, let me stay here."