The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-11-29
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,.- ro,,srgs that sbsent-ntnd edness
;, M ~,arf of either genius or 1901. w
~ VIZ that lord Macauley was httie TOO
tn.mn an one of its sides. A man. smlhu
sseav The 20 intensely occupied with lofty M
,,s;;;nns and inspirations that his senses
seemingly. are scarcely awake TO INC rear
tiles Of the tangible world. -. re
A certain Scottish professor was nos anon.
remarkable for his writing on pohtlca econ
asa ahan for his frequent unconsclousnessss
" yhat nsssed before him. His absen onc y,
r.,,sa sras 90 remarkable that his Wiie :, o The
n uu that she would accost MIN ~ Sn
waSSt ;,n,,;re after the health O, net -
s sud her family, and that he wo.nu moS or
anonize her. She actually won tne maSu..
The professor was once tah,hS .,.h;nh
woIk on the banks OF cana', NY m Viii,
Ia us of the centre, an honest woman,
aysnim, clothes behind him, bawled ous; ;
mS"ros oot. come oot, fule body, or ye'u
Srnon't." These warning sounds IN,
, uo the tympanum Of his professional
sau hsd the effect of making him turn right
a.. and forthwith recover the dry Land.
The good woman concluding him TO oe an
IDIOT sympathetically exclaimed: "Puir
BODY, atweel they hae muckie 10 answer ioi
that lets We gang yer lane.
A Young fellow employed IN. s.ore on
River street was one day sent INTO t9s gs SGt,
lar to draw q gallon Of sperm OIL. WINE
waiting he snatched up piece of chalk,
ond in minute was absorbed in sketchln2
the proprietor's profile. The profile on the
hnrshead was capital, but while the young
artist was absorbed in its pursuit, the Oh
nnrsued its way over the cellar floor. tie
was informed he would not do Tor Mer'
chant, but just now ne IS a nrs1-fa'e NC"
York artist. A.. J..
It is said of Sir Isaac Newton that ne
often forgot to eat his dinner, %nica ni :
housekeeper was accustomed to leave 10 9
closet near his study door. His head was
too much IN the heavens to mind the earth
on friend. knowing his popularity, one
dav sIjpped his dinner out Of the basket
ana ate it I'D. When at last the phlloso-
nher came out and greeted his friend, ne
asked TO be excused till he took his iuncn.
ON looking into the basket and hndlng IL
gone, he simply exclaimed, much 70 nus
friends amusement, ION, lofsoIA n'o
eaten my dinner !" =.
Troy. receives a letter he knows the hand
writing: he wants to read it in haste; it is
ALREADY dark; he strikes light. tears pa
ner. and lights lamp but the letter Is
rone-he has used it to light the lamp.
There is late striking instance given OF
Pere Gratry, who has just been nominated
Director Of the Academy in Paris. One
day, when going to tie Sorbonne, where ne
iectured on theology, he imagined he had
forgotten his watch, and took it out OF his
pocket 10 see If he had time to go home
and fetch it.
It is said of Neander, the learned lecturer
and ecclesiastical historian of Germany, that
his sister had to watch him daily to see that
he did not start to the University with III;
night-cap on, or with his study gown and
slippers and it was not uncommon Tor
him, when moving aside from the Jostnns
crowd in the street, to step into the gutter,
where he walked on and on, seemingly un-
conscious where he was stepping.