THE Members of a Legislature, being told that they were the meanest
thieves in the world, resolved to commit suicide.  So they bought
shrouds, and laying them in a convenient place prepared to cut
their throats.  While they were grinding their razors some Tramps
passing that way stole the shrouds.

  "Let us live, my friends," said one of the Legislators to the
others; "the world is better than we thought.  It contains meaner
thieves than we."