Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-04-14

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Tuu Tru-Tnt TELEPHONE. Per
kins, n San Francisco broker, bought
two ~ Professor Bells telephones,
and made connection between his
Office and the parlor. He thought it
would be a pleasant thing to converse
with his wife when business was
slnek-to inform her when he would
go a. dinner. aud 10 learn how many
times his Youngest son fell down the
celler stairs during tho day. One
morning he was convcrsing by wire
with hts wife about new bonnet.
when y broker came in To ask about
sons stocks He "telcphoned' to
hts VII, that he was busy: and with
seyering connection with the instru-
inent. he turned to the broker and
opened negotiations for the purchase
n Julia, Lady Bryan and other
stocks. Mrs. Perkins, at the other
end ~ the line. listened intently, and
finally caught her husbands words:
I'm take Julia nj G;W.
Her suspicious were aroused.
Their. was n woman in the case.
She hurs, into an animated soliloquy'
which the faithful telephone carried
a. the ears ~ her husband and his
customer "lil Julia him! Vii
ian' Wretch Been married fifteen
years. Where's my rubbersy Jus.
wait till I get hold Of him" These
words, together with miscellaneous
tokens ~ confusion and racket. de-
noted active preparation for sortie
upon hi. Office. Perkins broke off
his stock negotiation, and went home
b. appeasc his wife.
A RraAnkanIr MEMORY. Mr. Tre-
velyan'- new biography Of Lord Mac
eaalsy gives two wonde rful example
of his almost incredible powers of
memory A a mere boy, he once
went with his father 10 make IN af-
ternoon call: he found on the table
l,eottH lag nf'ihe Lat Minstrel, which
he hal never seen before; while his
elders were talking he devoured the
volume, aud rectcl TO his moth
~ ne many can,os as she had the
patience 10 lision to. Again, when
ihir,eep years Of aye ho picked up,
while waiting in cambridge coffee
houno for post-chaisc, a country
newspaper which contained two poet
teal pieces, one headed Reflections Of
an Er,ic. and tho other 4 Pdrody on
itiA Raiiad. :" Ho looked them
once through" says his biogrnpher,
d" and never gave them thought for
forty years, at the end of which time
he repeated them both without miss
ing, OF. rs far as he knew, changing
aingle word
How ~ Brcour HApry.-Once
III 70 was powerful and wealthy
lIns, fall of care aud very unhappy.
Hs hsa,d of a man famed for his
wisdom aud piety, aud aftor diligent
search found him in cave on the
border Of wilderness. Holy
man. Haidthe king, II come TO learn
how ! may be happy" Without
makiug a reply. the wise man led the
king over q rough pathway till he
brought him in front Of high rock
on top ~ which an eagle had built,
nest, Why has tho eagle built her
uss, youderS' he asked the king.
Doubties@," answered the mon
aruh, that II might be out Of dan
ger" Then initiate the bird,
said the wise man. 81 Build thy home
In heaven, aud thou shalt have peace
sni happiness.
ssr- Nineteen hundred years age
there was n great disturbance in
Jefusalen about the water-supply
which was not sufficient. and the
Roman governor. who was anxious
~ Ne, proper supply to the city
proposed b. bring il from a distance
~ hf,y miles. The jews refused the
money for the pupose. whereupona
the governor, pontius PLATE, seized
upon the sacred treasury, and made
an ague,luct through the solid rock
thus carrying water to Jesusalem and
hts exist 10 the present day.
eE- Tie widow Of Col. Colt, the
sevol,er man. pays taxes on the sun
of t'h6, ,Osa. Almost any man would
ses ,oluptuous charm In the round