Yankee Inquisitiveness

The death of Lady Amberly (who, b; tho way, was well and most i'avorabl; known in American good society) rernind üs that ifc was her husband, Lord Amber ly, son of Earl Kussell, whose account o his resources ouco proved so incomprehen sible to a traveling Yankee in return. " Might I ask wluit business you are in stranger ? " was about the twentieth question asked of his lordship by the inquisitive Yank, who sat opposite him in a railroad car. " Oh, I'm in no business," answerec Lord Amberly. The Yank turned his heavy quid over to tho other cheek, spat out the window and said, "IIow in thunder, then, do you get money to keep up all thishigh jinksV' "Well," said his lordship, smiling, "1 get it from my father." " And what does he do for a living ? " "Oh, he has' a large property - wha you cali real estáte, you know." Yank restored the quid to his righi cheek, took another shot at a passing pole, thought seriously for awhile, anc then, layinghis broad hand confidentially on Lord Amberly's knee, said, " Say, stranger, what would you do, now, supposin' the old man should bust up 'i " " And," Lady Amberly used to say, after telling the story, " I think my lord has been puzzhng his head for an answer to that question ever since."