"It ain't, all," replied Johnny. "Part of it's in Elsie."—Philadelphia Press.
WHAT HE GOT OUT OF IT.
He never took a day of rest,
He couldn't afford it;
He never had his trousers pressed,
He couldn't afford it;
He never went away, care-free,
To visit distant lands, to see
How fair a place this world might be—
He couldn't afford it.
He never went to see a play,
He couldn't afford it;
His love for art he put away,
He couldn't afford it;
He died and left his heirs a lot,
But no tall shaft proclaims the spot
In which he lies—his children thought
They couldn't afford it.
The Vision of Charles XI.
By PROSPER MÉRIMÉE.
Translated from the French for "The Scrap Book" by S. Ten Eyck Bourke.
Prosper Mérimée, whose virile pen enriched the world's literature by the creation of "Carmen," was born in 1803, in France. At the outset of his career he studied law, and until his death, in 1870, was associated with politics, occupying several posts of importance.