First Prize For Ugliness

This is the story of an ugly man, as told by a veteran of the late war: "My cousin was the ugliest mau in the regiment, " said the raconteur. "He was the ugliest niau, in fact, I ever saw. A general saw him aud offered a prize for the ugliest mau in the army to encourage competition. A rival regimeut had its ugly iriau. The two were brought together. The general was there to act as referee. My cousiu canie up smiling and looked contemptuously at his adversary. The other freak gave one look at my cousin. 'Take him away,' he shrieked, "he ain't human.' Then he covered his face and fled. It is needless to say mv cousin took the prize. ' '-