She Was Hungry

This one on a G Street boarding house: A little girl asked if she might have a small piece of meat. A very sniall piece was placed on her plate, when she rein arked: "I want a piece to eat, not to look at!" An audible smile traveled around arnong tho boarders, and an audible frown settled on the brow of the landlady. - Washington Capital. It is a crime to kill an American eagle in the state of New York, and it is also an offense against the law to have one of the noble birds in possession.