ing tackle
for a day on the river, and she deemed it a fitting time to rebuke him
for his notorious idleness, since she and everybody else knew that the
entire family was supported by the industry of 'Rastus' old wife as a
washerwoman.

"'Rastus," she said severely, "do you think it's right to leave your
wife hard at work over the washtub while you pass your time fishing?"

"Yassum, ma'am," replied the old darky earnestly. "It's all right. Mah
wife don' need any watchin'. She'll wuk jes' as hard as if I was dah."

REPENTANCE

"When the Devil was sick, the Devil a monk would be: When the Devil was
well, the devil a monk was he."

REPETITION

The little girl had been naughty in school. By way of punishment, she
was directed by the teacher to remain in her seat after the session
until she had written an original composition containing not less than
fifty words. In a surprisingly short space of time, she offered the
following, and was duly excused:

"I lost my kitty, and I went out and called, Come, kitty, kitty, kitty,
kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty,
kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty,
kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty,
kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty."

RESIGNATION

The physician, afer an examination, addressed the wife of the sick man
in a tone of grave finality:

"I am afraid your husband is beyond help. I can hold out no hope of his
recovery."

This candor was offensive to the patient, who protested with what
violence was permitted by a very scanty breath:

"Here, hold on! What are you gittin' at? I ain't a-goin' to snuff out!"

The wife interposed in a soothing voice:

"You leave it to the doctor, dearie--he knows best."

REVOLUTION

At a reception given by the Daughters of the Revolution in New York City
appeared a woman from one of the Latin-American States. She wore a
large number of decorations and insignia. It was explained that she was
a Daughter of all two hundred and thirty-eight revolutions in her own
country.

REWARD OF MERIT

A very tidy young man was distressed by his wife's carelessness in
attire at home. He was especially annoyed by a torn skirt, which his
wife was forever pinning and never mending. Being a tidy man, he had
acquired some skill with a needle in his bachelor days. With the
intention of administering a rebuke to his wife, he set to work on th