Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1884 — One of Charles Reade’s Corrections. [ARTICLE]

One of Charles Reade’s Corrections.

The last night I was at Bloomfield lerrace, previous to Charles Reade's leaving England, he read to me aremarkable paper which he had written on the book of Jonah. The sub ject was handled in his masterly manner, but in the full flow of his impetuous eloquence, we stumbled upon one of his characteristic blotches. It was to this effect: “Having now arrived at this conclusion, we must go the whole hog or none.” I made a move—he stopped and said: “You don’t like the hog. I see?” “I don’t,” I replied, “doyou ?” “Well, it’s a strong figure of and its understanded of the people, bat you are right, John —yes, yon are right. It's scarcely scriptural—so out it goes.” — Temple Bar. " Five thousand molecules can sit comfort ably on the point of a pin. H 9rein the molecule differs materially from man.