A Pretty Sharp Retort

Two young Indica vcry gontoelly dresod were ridirsjr along Ffth street in a'buss. Ooe of them, whose feature were more remorkable loran excesstvely largo iiosü than anything eist', exhibited to the other u daguerrotipe of hereelf, which gho eaid she had just had taken, and they were engaged in discuseing its merite when an elderly lady got into the 'btiss at the corner of Ehn and Fiflh streets. She was evidently one of thnse inquisitiva gond natured soul who take a geeat deal oí innoceot Hberty in the world, without thinking any harm. Aiter riding a square nr so, she roacliod out her hand and eiiid to tho lady with the picture, - " Please let. iiw look at it?'1 lier modest request was met with an indignant frown, and llio lady made replv, as tho caso was retnrned to her pocket, - " It's none of your businestf" The cld lady settled baok in her seat very eomplacencly, when the cornpnnion of the one with the picture asked, - ' What do yon wisli to do with it?" 'í O nothing," replied tho old lady, " I only wantod to seo how faithfully the artiít has put such a nose on eo small a plato I" The omnibus wasfnli, and theshonts oí laughter which followed the retort could have been heard a ful I Mjnare. - The lady with the daguerrotype cover cd her fuce with her veil, and dropped the subject during the remiiinderof the rido.