The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-06
7latioaal Rrpnblitan.

GE,yrAsA HuMoRIsr. Flags OF truce wore
.tensinnally sent back ard forth between
Care I'D Columbus, and the opposing Gen'
erals who were in command OF thnSe posts
w,rr s0metimos present On one occasion
General Polk proposed a toast which he SAID
al could drink. Those present filed their
glasses, and he gavo To General George
Washington" As no paused, PurPosey' at
the ond Of the nam, the company commenced
To- tfigk, when he added. tho first Rebel
General urant exclaimed chat wa scarcely
fair. General, tut l will 10 even with you
,oInc day lhe laugh was Of course against
him, but the c'ul ~ parted In good hunor
some two weeks nitefr ri another dag Of truce
W sent down to Columbus, General Gran &C
,ouPnnyng 1t.
After business was over, General Grant ad-
rot!y turned the conversation upon State
;ch's lie allowed them TO proceed ut consid.
cable length without attempting to ref ute
Crything. At length he arose to 60, aud pro-
posed toast at parting. Glasses were filled
and the General arose and gave, Equal rights
to all. lie thon made a pause as General
Pix hal done, and when all were busily drink
iig he lded, white and black adding,
dul now, q neral. | think l am even with
you" The reverend and gallant General
"vHei up lllnked Lift " GtnerR GG"t, by
'"H,rI J,msJ &. lIiLy0M.
ASE, n,rE or LoSGFELLOw The honors Of
which l. argfellow il the recipient abroad re.
call an Icdent In his life which we think has
lever appeared In print. 1t illustrates the
utCcTtnirty Of fame. few years since the
ost VIZ coming from his home in the morn
..- when venerable looking man accgsted
L'rllQlfiEg If he could tell him the location
II ihe i,uEe which was formerly the head
Yuarters Of George Washington. This i,
the house, sir" replied the poet. "Do you
suppose that e0nld get chance 10 see the
inside Of IL" queried the old gentleman.
Certainly" continued Mr. Lopgfellow. 81
reside here, and should be happy to show you
over the premises " They entered and passed
through tie different rooms, and tho historic
associations Of tho place were pleasantly re-
called ~ SIR L. When lie concluded the viz.
!Ior quietly turned round and saiI, May
asE yol Jour name '' oh yes, responded
the suthar, my narneis L0Bgfellow." One
would have supposed that the fame of SO cel,.
Ira,tI a man must have reached even the in
y..Hll wLO was the recipient Of so much
C,-r,csJ hut after musing awhile and repeat.
Ing the name slowly two or three times, as il
CT leavy'iug to recall some past association, be
exclaimed Amy relation to the Longfellows
Ct WIscas-c'' N,Ic l0rk Commercial nj
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Two SHARrERT A noted sportsman, says
Matthew Hale Smith, taking dinner at one
Of cur clubs, exhibited a diamond ring, Of
great beauty and apparent value, on his fnger.
After dinner, the parties met 10 the o(n.e.
A'.cr much OInleTing, the owner consented
.r a,..c .Ir Tiag for TIE sum Cf six hundred
.S-,. AZ the bIytr lefI the room, n sur.
I.ss.ei ti.ering struck his ear. lie con.
,'il-l that the former owner had sold both
the r": and the purchaser. He said moth
4. 2, but "ll'ei next day upon jeweler, whore
..e i'aTnei that the diamond was paste, AMI
TIE nit /; worth twenty Ave dollars. lie OK.
t'LiUcl .auo real diamonds and found ore
r'n'c', rCscmhlins the paste in his own ring
IL hired the diamond for few days pledged
twelve hundred dollars, the price Of ii, and
gave Luu red dollars for its use. lie went
10 Another jcwelcr, had the paste removed
a1d the real diamond set. His chums, kHow
ire how he had been imposed upon. ippa
t.ru,ly waited for his appearance the next
night. II their astoni.hment they found him
in high glco. lie Il rurished his ring, boa'tei
e Eis bargain, AMI said IL any gentleman
PRESENT bad twelve hun ired dollar ring to
sell for six hundred, he knew Of a purchaser
When he vas told that the ring was paste
and he hal been cheated, he laughed at their
folly.
Bet were freely made that the ring did
contain u real diamond Two men bet ~, 600
each lSo bet $500. All were taken.
mpiroa were chosen. The money and the
ring wrTo pa; into shGir hands. They went
t. frst.cla.8 jewelor, who applied all the
tosts, and who said the tone was diamond
Of the first water and was worth. without tho
sctt:rg. 200 Toe buyer put the 81 400
which .U had Won quietly in his pocket, H.
carried the diamond back and recalled he
s 2on al Eith his past, ring on his Gngor
went To- h,s club
Tlc ur,n VINO sli the ring was waiting for
nim is wanted t. get the ring back; be at.
tempted turn the whole ihag into joke.
Ilg sui lie ring he said, for fun; he knew it
wIsa real ,ramDnl all the time lie never
" re iaI,, j-wrls lie could tell = real dia
%. .t IN, where hy 1t. pC altar light. IL
.ulI ~, o.. p, r.can ~ to cheat an II Giend.
Ua k.ew Vie fn,nd would let him hive the
ring asl'n. Fat his friend Wa Stubborn said
ruAt M, .eI'er thought Il wa, paste, aud in.
tended To- dcfrlud him. A. length, on the
lIym"'., - son, the ring was restored All
Ilrti,r came TO the conclusion. whom the
whylr ulir lme out, that when diamond cuts
aiumond gIln some one less sharp will be Sc
lertel