Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-14
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lnsincegity and dextravagant adulation
often betray people into uttering the
most ridiculous absurdities quite unin-
tentionally. ,5aA great man addressing
the House of Lords, said, 1T is my most
painful duty to inform your lordships
that it has pleased the Almighty to re-
lease the King from Ais snferimgs.n'
This was equivalent to. saying that he
was sorry thatthe kings sufferings were
over. A maid of honor in France being
asked the hour by her royal mistress,
obsequiously replied, "What your ma
jesty pleases !" an answer even less
definite than that of cowboy who,
after looking up at the town clock, said
it was "only half an inch past eight"
A nurse, wishing to give very polite
answer to a gentleman who inquired
after the health Of a sick baby entrusted
to her care, said, 20, sir / .Jaatter anysezt
the child is going to die." A nobleman
told a visitor that he had been talking
to him in dream. Pardon me-" re-
piled the other, 81 really did not hear
you" Lord Clarendon, in his essay on
the decay of respect paid to old age,
says that in his youngest days, he never
kept his hat ON before those older than
himself except at dinner In the present
day, the wearing of it at dinner would
be thought more disrespectful than at
any other time.sys saga .sa-.asass b
George ", when Prince of Wales,
used to return the bows ofal persons in
the street except beggars. He justified
this opinion by remarking that to
return q beggar's bow without giving
him anything would be a mockery, and
to stop for the purpose ef bestowing a
sixpence would seem ostentatious in a
prince. re- - Il ,' ...s.. E, ~
Sir Robert Graham being apprised,
that he had by mistake, pronounced the
sentence of transportation on criminal
who had been guilty of a capital ofense,
desired the man to again be placed in
the dock, and hastily putting on the
black cap, he said, "pris9ner at the bar,
1. beg your pardon" and then passed on
him the awful sentence of death. a
country carpenter having. neglected to
make gallows that had been ordered to
be erected by q certain day, the judge
himself went to the man, and said, "fel-
low, how camezyou to neglect making
the gibbet that / ordered ~ Without
intending any sarcasm, the man replied,
"I'm very sorry; for had I known it
was for your lordship, it should have
been done Immediately" s'
While an officer was bowling, cannon
ball passed over his head and decapita-
ted . soldier who stood behind him.
"You see, said the officer to those near
him, "that man never loses by polite
ness.'' Notwithstanding the fury with
which the battle of Fontenoy was con-
tested, it began with a great show of
civility. Lord Charles Hay, captain.
of the English guards, advanced before
the ranks, and Count d. Auteroche,
lieutenant of grenadiers in the French
guards, stepped forward to meet him.
'Fire gentlemen of the French guards 20
exclaimed the English captain. .sNo,
my lord" replied the French lieutenant,
eve never fire first" This reminds us
of an, anecdote of Curran, who being
called out to give satisfaction to an off,
Ger for some imaginary offence, was told
by his antagonist to fire first, which he
declined,i saying, Gas you gave the in
vitation, / beg you will open the ball."
At the battle Of Trafalgar, generous
British sailor, seeing brother tar bleed
ing profusely from severe wound, ran
to his, assistance He had no sooner
raised him from the deck on which he
fell, than the wounded man said, Thank
you, Jack and, please God. I'll do the
same for you before the fights over" fo9