The weekly Shasta courier., 1872-12-28
ANECDOTES.

/ vi d wen huOWu IOWu Ill DtdlkSllr6 became
the patron of the theatre under Mr.. Mac
ready's management, in 1850, and gave ,
hundred guineas for box for the season
This liberality did not arise from any par
ticular taste for dramatic literature or an,
other kind of literature; but he paid thu
handsomely for the box because he was ,
liberal man, liked going to the play, and hi
predecessor in Office paid the same sum, ant
| he would not be out done. He attende,
every night was always pleased, and yer,
| friendly with the Manager. One night, MI
Macready made his appearance in Hamlet,
play in which the mayor had never seen him
and when, in the mad scene, Hamlet appear
ed with his dress in disorder the mayor took
offense at the exhibition, and declared to
his wife and family, who were in the box
with him, his conviction that the actor was
drunk, and he would have no such doings il
he could help it. So accordingly he went
round to the stage, and waited at the side
till the end of the scene when he thus ad-
dressed the tragedian:-" Mr. Macready, till
tonight / looked upon you as respectable
man, and now see you are given to drink,
for no sober man would go before a respect
able audience with his shirt-frill hanging
about like that, and his stockings down.
Why, you ought to be ashamed of yourselfp'
The tragedian, astonished at the ignorance
of his patron, said a. My dear sir, you are
quite mistaken, assure you / only adhere
to the authors instructions in respect to the
disordered dress, to show" "Who
wrote this play?" demanded the mayor.
Good gracious." exclaimed Macready,
don't you know Shakespeare wrote it p
:" | can't say that l do" replied the mayor
but will take care that he writes no more
for this house as long as have anything to
do with 1t, and so you may tell him. '-The
World Of Wit and Humor.
A BAGGER BAGGED.-Peter Ross was an
honest old farmer, who had for a neighbor
one John Knobbs. an individual not dstin-
guished for strict integrity, but, as Bunsby
has 1t, on the contrary, quite the reverse
One day Peter missed meal bag, and hav-
ing suspicious ofits whereabouts, went across
lots to Knobb's barn, where he found the
missing sack, took possession and was re-
turning, when he was met by Knobbs, who
accosted him with:
Where are you going with that bag?
Going home," said Peter: 1T is nv
bag"
:" Your bag No, sir, it's my bag, and you
stole it from my barn."
g l took it from your barn." said Peter
" but it's my bag and has got my mark on
it, and he pointed to the initials "P. R.
plainly marked upon it.
Your initials J" said John, excited. i" ]
rather guess not; that's my mark, P. fol
John and R. for Enobbs, don't you see, YOU
old fool?r
Peter didnt'see it il that light, and re-
turned the bag, but " P. for John and r. fol
Knobbs" passed into by-word that is moi
yet forgotten in the region round about the
Passaqassawakag, where the larceny was
committed some forty years since.
The st. Louis Democrat gives its readers
the following remarkable incident of real
life:"
There is covered bridge at Peoria
five hundred feet above high-water mark. A
drover recently attempted to drive thous-
and sheep across it. When about halfway
over, the bellwether noticed an open win
dow, and, recognizing his destiny, made a
strike for glory and the grave. When he
reached the sunlight he at once appreciated
his critical situation, and, with leg stretch
ed toward each cardinal point of the compass
he uttered plaintive Ma-ap and descend
ed to his fate. The next sheep and the next
followed, initiating the gesture and remark
OF the leader. For hours it rained sheep
The erewhile placid stream was incarnadine
with the life-blood of the moribund mutton
and not until the brief tail of the last sheep
as it disappeared through the window wav-
ed adieu to this wicked world did the move
ment cease"
The Peoria Reriew, having read the
above pretty little tale, makes the following
comments:
This story is very nearly correct There
we're, however, only $50 sheep in the drove
instead of 1000. The -wether did moi
see the open window. 1t did not Jump ou
of it. The flock did not follow it. There
is no window in the bridge. The drovel
did not drive his sheep across the bridge
he crossed at the ferry three miles higher uT
stream. If the bridge was 500 feet above
high-water mark, the present piers would
have to be heightened AGO feet in order tt
reach the bridge. There is not covered
bridge within 700 miles of Peoria. Save
these typographical inaccuracies the romance
is correct"
GENERAL SHERMAN AND HIS ExQUIsIrl
CAPTIvE.--While General Sherman's com
mand was waiting on the Black River 70
the fall of Vicksburg, in order to move ol
jackson and drive Joe Johnston out,
scouting party one day brought in few
prisoners, among whom was young lieu
tenant, an exquisite with long hair and al
elaborate lisp. He was taken to the GeDer
ais quarters and given seat in front of the
tent within which General Sherman sal
writing. 1t was hot summer day. Nea
the tent was a grove of magnolia trees
which soon absorbed the attention of thu
captive. How beautifully those leaves
wave! be-utiful-beautiful :" exclaimed he
Sherman gave hitch on his stool and snort
ed. Soon came repetition of the excla
nation. Sherman grew more impatient
But when the third exclamation came, h
could hold in no longer, but burst out:
Well, - it, can't you let them wave!
The exquisite did.-EDIroR's DRAWER, il
Hnpers Magazine for December.
A MUSICAL STUDEST.-A gentleman il
New York gave letter of introduction to
student Of music about to visit Leipsic, wh'
wished to put himself under the Instruction.
of Professor -, a famous teacher in th'
latter city. Upon the students returr
home, the gentleman asked:
"How do you like the professor ~
90, wonderfully! He gave me fine les
sons; but he is a very singular man. HI
kept praying all the time he was teaching
me-"
Praying! Why, what do you mean?
Well, while was playing, he claspe'
his hands, lifted his eyes to the ceiling, AM
kept saying, Good Lord. what sin have