The Baron de Book-Worms.


Importunate Street Urchin (for the tenth time). "Gi' us a Copper, Sir! Gi' us a Copper!"

Testy Individual (losing patience). "Oh, go to"—(substitutes a milder form)—"blazes!"

Street Urchin. "Sure thin an' I would in this bastly could weather, if I was only certain o' comin' back again!"

[Individual's testiness overcome and Urchin rewarded.


Seasonable Conundrum.

Q. What is the difference between laying down the Golden Rule (Do to others, &c.) and acting upon it?