Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1884 — Cupid and the Fish. [ARTICLE]

Cupid and the Fish.

An actor, who had an excellent opinion of his own ability, intellectually and artistically, was cast for the part of commander in the “Pearl of Savoy." In one of the scenes he uses the following linear “The fair charmer, how sweet she looks! We are like‘Cupid and Psyche.’ ” To the horror of those who listened, he said: “We are like Cupid and Fish, and I am the Fish.” Unconscious of the cause of the laughter, he continued the scene, satisfied at its conclusion that he had made a hit. Cincinnati Enquirer. There is one lawyer for every 700 people in the United Stales. A hew citv hall at Richmond, Va., is to cost $300,000.