that lie was unquestionably a man of no mean distinction, I con fess I almost insensibly heightened the respectfulness of my tone in addressing my coach companion, As we were driving along, dying with curiosity as I was, I did not like to offer an exchange of cards, which would be next to asking his name, a thing which he seemed desirous to keep secret. At last the end of our journey approached, and I thought internally, with a bitter sigh, that it must be left to some future chance to unfold this mystery. The coach reached . Before it came to a stop the mysterious bearer of the initials jumped off. He touched his hat and bade me good-bye. My heart sank within me with vexation and disappointment. As a last resort, haviiig observed “P.” to speak in a familiar whisper to the coachman, it struck me to ask the latter if he knew the gentleman who had just left us. Coachee was an imported Briton, a sort of a half cockney. “ Vy,” says he, “ I knows him wery veil. It’s Joe Parker as is vaiter at the American. I’ll varrant now he’s been a playing the gen’leman somewere, wile the ’ouse is slack; and a right good gen’leman he makes. I never heard sich stories as Joe can pump out. The gentry’s a-coming in, and he must look sharp a’ter business now.” “Math.” Profs, for laughter, “Math.” Profs, for love, “ Math.” Profs, that borrow The Free Lance. [Finis.] RHYMES ABOUT PROFS, Here is a handful Of rhymes about Profs ; Perchance they are truthful, Perchance they are scoffs, The critics may flaunt them And vow they are wrong, But a fig for their censure, And here is my song : [June,
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