The Portland daily press., 1868-02-05
Miscellany.
Declined with Thanks.


The following anecdote gives a hit al maya
zine editors which viii probably be reiished
py ell the 'great rejected" among contriba-
tors. 1t Is asserted that one of the most
famous female writers in The country sends
her compositions at one time, first to the At
lantic, then 10. Harpei's, then to the Galaxy
the next time, first 10 the Galaxy, tSc.. Just
reversing the ordaE some one of the serials
usually rejects 1t, but another always accepts !;
and she says candidly she would not give a
hg for the Judgment OF ans OF thenl.n As
many as ''haYe been there" wiz believe The
following:
James Russell Lowell, who is always fond
Of q good Jest, recently wrote psTer on the
Essence Of American Humor,s Il is said,
aud read il to several of the Cambridge set
They all praised 1t highly, and declared II one
OF his best efforts. lie then employed an
acquaintance, privately, to copy the mdDil-
script and send II with an assumed name 10
the Atlantic. For several weeks he heard
nothing from his essay; bui being in Boston
one day, he stepped into TickHor & Fields's
establishment, and adrolily turning the eon-
yeTsaiion with J. T. r. upon American hn-
NOR, expressed hi. surprise thai more was
enough written said Fields. -bnt It's not
worth printing. l had an essay on the 'Es-
sence OF American HumOr. from somebody
tue other dav, and Il Vas The essence OF
n0nsense. The fellow wanted IL returned:
but threw IL into the waste basket for fear
he would mtlct II 90 somebody else" Low
Ell, according 10 report, burst into a roar,
which surprised Fields until he was informed
Of The jest. lie would not believe he story
AZ hrst; bat when convinced OF Il he declared
The essay was not good, even IL Lowell did
write it, Cambridge Is vastly entertained
over the Joke, and Boston saws the whole
thing IS letion.
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JOHN BEATTY, father OF General Beatty
lust elected 70 Congress IN OEiO, was a soap
and candle msSer iH New London. Conn.
Many anecdotes are told illustrative of his
kind and genial character. On one occasion
Young fellow-countrymsn in his employ
ment stole box OF his candles. He was
much provoked and had him arrested, tried
and convicted of the tbeft. On the trial he
testified that tue candles were worth four
dollars-sevefy penny Of IT. Thereupon the
justice said that as the value of the property
was more than three dollars and thirty-tour
cents, the punishment in addition to a fine,
must be whipping at the post. The poor boy
began TO cry. Beatty looked at him tor
ut was more than he had bargained for. "
Springing up he said to the court, Phase your
Honor, that was my retail price, but as he
took OF me whole box | can afford to call it
three dollars aud q quarter The young
Irishinan was not whipped.
IL that pleasant watering-rlace known as
Hoboleu exists city official whose dutiful
son holds politics in great contempt. The dig
nitary was not long ago visited by party
friend, with whom he held high debate on
matters Of public concern. While thus en-
gagged, the young persons mEternal progeni-
TOR requested him to go up to his fathers study
and bring down the two blowers that were re-
quired for the CRATES. The young person,
obeying, entered the presence of 1.-THE govern
Or" and said that Mrs. B---desired his
presence below. Mr.. B ---was little sur
prised at the summons, but went down. On
catering the parlor, papa and mamma gave
each Other an inauirins gaze, ss4aa asked what
was neanLp Tue youngest explainea, that
Mamma had sent him up stairs for the tive
old blowers, and he had brought down the
only two he saww