"A little later in his career--at the time of the Commune, in
fact--another man very nearly escaped being shot in mistake
for him."--_Egyptian Gazette_.
There are, we understand, several Frenchmen who can boast that they
escaped this fate altogether.
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[Illustration: _Lady (to prospective daily housemaid)_. "THE HOURS
WILL BE FROM NINE TO SIX-THIRTY, WITH AN HOUR AND A-HALF OFF FOR
DINNER."
_D.H_. "FOR _LUNCHEON_, I SUPPOSE YOU MEAN. AND I SHOULD HAVE TO LEAVE
AT SIX, AS I ALWAYS DINE AT MY CLUB AND HAVE TO DRESS FIRST."]
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