The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-12-16
Sons New Anecdotes spof Horace
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Twas just going through tho door
which led into the big back room Of
. The Tribune Office one day, when slap,
lbang!eIa collidedD with somebody.
And that was not the worst Of II,
Tho s6nlcbody alluded to stepped
upon ny foot and almosta gronndsin-
10 sausage-mcata part ofashati mem.
Der which contained upon its surface
! particularly violent and aggressive
corn. 1twassn sgonizing moment,
and in pain which fairly doubled me
up, ,for an instant lADyes, damded
roughly, and, III good set terms, as W.
Shakspesre would sbserye. When
llstraightened up, you may imagine
'myHhorror TO see that the person |
'liada' been ansthcmatizing was
none other than Mr.. Greeley: ] could
bsvq sunk through the door With
mortifcaliop, ,lppa 4 stood there watt
ing in'assor Of dazed way for tho
volley Of profanity which / felt sure
would come. But ~ didn't. The
old gentleman settled himself back,
tadjusteaD his spectaeles on bic nose,
and With o broad grin upon his face,
Addressed me thus;luss A,fiilssl % !,
right bub.isIfit hurts you,
swear Ike h-all; IwouldssilduqeA .
iWThen II be paused sSinoment and
cSnhnned :znf s1e snf9ilinqpa siasl
Human nature is human mature,
bub; ;,and If II does you any good, just
d-sn me again ay8There's nothing
like itif Balm of Gileadis nowhere. 9
And he pattcd ue on tho head and
passed on. y rledsr pdi gsi,olsih
Ono winter Mrs.. Greeley went 10
the West Indies for her health, and
|tbe following spring she sent for her
husband 10 come sftef her snd bring
her home 70 New York. Now /.
there was one thing The old man hated
II was HE sea. very smell Of
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salt &ater maJa him sick. ABut new
|ertleIess be ,obcyed his wife's call. as
b, xss STONED 70 obey her every
whimo! In Que time they get back y
Gotham, and that morning /, Mr,iSin,
clair received word that GrssleyS Swai
! not feeling 'wellI owing 10 hissoyage
and bad decided'to stay at home fol
the day. i7e fF3itg ~. .'lssmid
IN the evening Sinclair was going
10 WASHINGTON on business, sndeo
Iyslise in hand, hc calIedss 0fseIeys
house an hour OF two. before the trait
lcwasto-start,, Es found the old ma,
! Id bed and actually 1 sery, III, lhayipI
\ suffered terribly from sea-sickness al
theiway out and ell the way back
He WAS alone, the other members q
ptheo family. being ,eIsherilI or or ava,
from home; and so Sinclair deter
mined toi ipsss the night with him
giving pp, p,for that lime his trip 10 thu
I0apitnl. Presently Greeley ssaniei
isislback rubbed; and the impromptl
nurse was isarprised to Aud that ,th
.Ipauclt hadn't stitch OF rclething io
ibis person, barring the she oisq am
| qnilts. .fgt anirasdsr lol ",
Ilm.sinclair,n said ho in that querdl
| ops whine ofhis, "l'mas naked as tB
day 4 was born. Ny trunks haven
arrived ;e,,f and Haven't got d--l
luightgown.p looosl lHiiiih l,slr
! '"But why not 'wear thisf" pointing
lto a garment he,hudntsken off sbefor'
lgeiting into bed. .i.iss,I adj vi 40
lAiaQh, Iiexpeetto b5 outsoimoffox
aiid q want that, 10 wear 'fte3.H How
l,ahS biazea would, III look aftera | ha,
(slentih itR,i has ,Igmsys M, gS5' w =
lnrlWell, in due time bic baggage ar
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