Damages Long Delayed

Allport, for many yoarg a dontist iil Chicago, whilu returning from Europo in October, 18Ü8, a passenger on the steamer City of Paris, feil through an open hatchway and was seriously injured. Tha doctor brought suit in the Circuit Court of Cook County against the Liverpool, New York and Philadelphia Steamship Company et al., the owners of the City of Paris, to recover dainages to recompensa him for Lis injuries, and on Thursday.the 4th inst., a jury impanneled before Judge Itogers'after hearing the evidence, return ed a vei-dict for $;30,000. "We atíe jt'dged usually by our public successes, by the estecm of distinguished persons. But the real test of charactcr is the foeling of those before whom we play" no part. If a man's children confide in liim, - -if all whom he etnploys at bome aud in his bonnen feel that he is full of thought and sympathy for them as for brethren, - if those who meet him perceive the charm of his urbanity, and as they draw near and know him botter, honor and love him more and more, we may be vory suro that he has the noblest htmnan qualitiiiS, whose influence will be a possession to us forever. It is a real blessing to have one in a famv ily who is sensitive to the ludicrous. Ther are enough to reflect the sad side of life, and its irritable side, and its sober side. We nood onc or more to show the mirth. that often tremblc3 just below the surface of piiinful things. A real, impetuouslaugb. dissipates many illusions, sweeps the twilight out of our imaginations, and brings honost daylight. But it must be real. - no dry, hacking laugh. It should bo spontaneous, outbursting, irresistible infectious Wo havo seen men fall tolaughing who have not heard the cause of mirtn, but only have caught the contagión of other men's langhing. It is hajd not to laugh with men who are in earnest ftbout it. ■Vo clon't voucli for tho literal truth of Üie fullUWUlg. Allu.n nt.,H..M..Oltj, the other day, and told him he was destitute, he didn't even have a cent, and wanted to know whatheshoulddo. Horace scratchod his head, and thought a minute, and then said: " I'll teil you wliat to do. Tou buy a ten-cylincler Hoe press, and go out to somo station on the Pacific Railroacl, away from civilization, and start an eight page inorning paper, and grow up with the country. The Chicago liepiiblican insista, that when Colfax retires to private life he is to nter upon the manufacture of Bessemer steel nursing bottles. Ho has been so long in Congress that he would feel disagreeable were thero not soraething in the waj of steal connected with his business. A youngster, whilö perusing a chapter' in Genesis, turning tohistnother inquired if people in those days used to do sums on the groud. It was discovered that he had been reading the passage, "And the sons of men inultiplied upon the face of the earth." Henry Ward Beocher had a poor opinión of innato benevolence when he said, in a recent semion, that "most men, if they had a hundred magnolias blooming in their gardens, would pray for tho wind to blow so that the perfume would bo wafted straight into their own houses." There is a great deal of theology in the idea of the little girl who wished she could good withoutobeyinghcr grandmother 5ho said it was easy euough to read booka nd pray, but pretty hard work to mind grandinother. A Frenchman stopping at a tavem asked for Jacob. " There is no such person here," said the landlord. " 'ïis not a person I want, sare, but the beer warmed with do poker." Well," unswered mine host, "that is flip." "' Ah, yes, sare, you are in de right I mean Philip. Among the articles on exhibition at th Tonnessee Industrial Exposition, at Nush■ville, is a miniature ïtreet vuilvoud car propelled by sprintrs. A car is being con-i struutcd to test the mventiou on tho Naahville street ruilroacL TheBuffulo Ooufiereaja that it would not bo surprised if Chicago should presently sult Lakc Michigan, in order to ireate tho Ulnaion that that inlaad city s actually a seaport town. "Grandma," said a shrewd child, "dö you want some eind y ?' "Yes, dear, I should liko souu'." "Thrn if yon'll buy Süinc!, l'H givo you half," said Dolly. A young lady vrhile on hor way iö !) nai ried, was run over and killed. A tíonirmed oíd muid savagoly remarkcd ■ ' Sho íiis avoided a more lingering and horrible dostinyi" A OhioOgO raerchnht advortised a "boy ■ttranted," and befare he got down town his erk met him bruathliss, and told hira his wifo had twin boys. üh, it puys to advcr:is(N "Wiatdid Üie tóaeliiea do after they crosscd the Bed Sea r" asked asii]jcrintendent of a Suiulny-school. They dried their selve !" said a littlo girl. A lady, on leaving home, -was thus ilihissi.'il by her littlo boy : "Mamma, will vou please remember and biiy me a penny whifltle? and lot it be a religious one so I can use it on Sunduy." " My dear." asliod John, on observing new striped hoso on his only heir, "why have you mado barber's polos of Earnest s legs 't " Because he's a littlo shavor," wo3 the reply. A mile or two f rom town a pertestriaii met a boy on horsoback, crying with eold. '■ Why doii't you get down and lead him ? That's the way to keep warm." " No," said the boy ; " it's a b-b-borrowed horae( and I'U ride him if I freezc." " Now, my litÜe boys and girls," said a teacher, " I want you to be very quiet so quiet that. you can hear a pin drop," In a minute all was silent, when a little Ky shrioked, "Lot bey di.. "