THERE is a good deal of talk in France about revenge to be taken one of
these days upon the Germans for having repelled and beaten their
invaders. In the meanwhile, according to the _Post_, those barbarous
Germans are trying to revenge themselves, in their heavy way, on the
enemies who have been twitting them with stealing clocks and watches, by
an--
"IMPORTANT RESTORATION OF SPECIE.--_The Courier de Meurthe et
Moselle_ announces that the six millions of francs which had
fallen into the hands of the German troops after the
capitulation of Strasburg, and belonging to the Bank of France,
are about to be restored to that establishment through its
branch bank at Nancy."
This, of course, is a practical sarcasm at the expense of a nation
represented by some of its orators and statesmen as having been
aggrieved by being forced to restore pictures and works of Art which the
First NAPOLEON and his gangs in uniform had pillaged from their
neighbours. It is obviously meant to suggest an odious comparison
between those who make restitution of even lawful plunder in hard cash,
and those others who grumble because of having been compelled to replace
Art-treasures actually stolen, and that in some cases from friends. This
is clumsy German satire to be sure, but it tumbles down pretty heavily
for all that on the heads of them that shouted "A Berlin!"
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=Sporting News.=
THE lovers of manly British sports will be glad to know that there is a
chance of seeing another good fight, or so, before the law is altered. A
rattling mill is to come off in the north of the West Riding. POWELL,
the well-known Cambridge Slogger, is matched against HOLDEN, of the
above parts, who has not fought in public, but is known in the Chapel
districts as a determined cove. As this will be nearly the last of the
real old English fights, much interest is excited. The white chokers are
with POWELL, and HOLDEN is backed by the humbler humboxes. Both men will
do all they know, and a clinking good contest may be expected.
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[Illustration: "CONSERVATION OF TISSUE."
_Uncle._ "WELL, TOMMY, YOU SEE I'M BACK; ARE YOU READY? WHAT HAVE I TO
PAY FOR, MISS?"
_Miss._ "THREE BUNS, FOUR SPONGE CAKES, TWO SANDWICHES, ONE JELLY, FIVE
TARTS, AND--"
_Uncle._ "GOOD GRACIOUS, BOY! ARE YOU NOT ILL?"
_Tommy._ "NO, UNCLE; BUT I'M THIRSTY."]
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=NEGATIVE KNOWLEDGE.=
WE never knew a cabman with an eyeglass, or a chimneysweep with
spectacles.
We never knew a lady buy a bargain at a shop sale, and not afterwards
regret it.
We never knew a man propose the toast of the evening, without his
wishing that it had not been placed in abler hands.
We never knew a waiter in a hurry, at a chop-house, who did not say that
he was "Coming, Sir!" when really he was going.
We never lost a game to a professional at billiards, without hearing him
assign his triumph chiefly to his flukes.
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