The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-12-16
Bona New Anecdotes Of Horace
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Twas just going through the door
which led into the big back room Of
the Tribune office one day, when slap,
bang! l. collided, with somebody.
And that WAS not the worst of 1t,
Tho somebody allnded to stepped
upon my foot and almost ground -in-
10 sausage-mcat a part ofathat mem.
Der which contained upon its surface
i particularly violent and aggressive
corn. 1t was an agonizing moment,
and in pain which fairly doubled me
upl7for an instant, l-yes, banded
roughly, and in good set terms, as W.
Shakespeare would observe. When
| Istraightened up, you may imagine
mynhorror to see that the person
had been anathematizing was
none other than Mr.. Greeley. Icould
have sunk through the floor with
modification, and I stood there wait
ing in Ia sort of dazed way for the
volley Of profanity which ! felt sure
would come. But it, didn't. The
old gentleman settled himself back,
adjusted his spectasles on bis nose,
and with broad grin upon his face,
Addressed me thus: hney sn.is3l Oh !,
| That's right, bub. If II hurts you,
swear, like hill; wouldt'ilduprd q
iHThen be paused sSmomenk and
cenhiiued :ynr 51e a1l9iijnq,a a;asl
Human nature 10 human nature,
hub; and If it does you any good, just
d-sn me again l. There's nothing
like i'll Balm of Gileadis nowhere. =
| Ana be psttcd ine on tho head aud
paased on. u s!rj9t lhi pAleh.t
Ono winter Mrs. Greeley went 10
tile West Indies for her health, and
the following s.,f1ng she sent for her
husband TO come after her and bring
her home 70 New York. Now 1.
there was one thing the old man hated
it was the sea. The very smell Of
suit water made him sick. But new
erlbcless be obcyed his wife's call, as
he was accustomed to obey her every
whimol In due Lime they got back Y
Gotham, and that morning MIR, Sin,
clair received word that Greeley wat
mot feeling well, owing TO his voyage
and had decided to stay at home fol
1.-THE day. 7." ''!'A4 r ''lyeHW
4 IN the evening Sinclair was going
Ito Washington on business, and 30
4 yslise in hand, he called G. 0reeleyi
(, house an hour or two before the trail,
was TO start, he found the old ma,
! iii bed and actually Sery i'll, ihayinI
suffered terribly from sea-sickness al
!, thclway out and all the way back
! He was alone, the other members Q
ttheo family. being ,eitherill or ava.
'fFoih home; and 80 Sinclair deter
, mined to pass The night with him
giving up for that time his trip TO TN
Capital. Presently Greeley AManiei
hisiback rubbed and the imprompt,
,, nurse was surprised TO And that IL
lpauelt badn'ta stitch OF clothing
J his person, barring the she oisq an
qnilts. -Fol sHirhedgI 1ol sy
! lnrSinclair," said no in that querul
GUS whine ofhis, "I'm as naked as til
day / was born. Ny trunks haven
j arrived yet, and Haven't got d.
iluight Rown,n inooyT lNJiHh i.if
d "But why not wear this?" pointinI
i,o d garment he 'hadatsken off -befor
.lgeiting into bed. i,igsI odi VI 40
iIAifQh, l expect TO be out tomorrow
tlaiid 4 want that, to wear 'fberr.n HOY
= Iithe biazes would It look after | ha,
sleptin itT".ii ban ,lgmsys eti AZ ~.
IlmiWell, in due time his baggage ar
y rivod and Sinclair made q bolt 70
! the article henwanted. After som
! rummsging he found It, and helpe'
!, The old man put .ona II was speed
y ly fastened at The neck and The NUTS
took up one Of the, wrias aud tried \
, button it. There, howsyer,uhe,, stpc
fast, The . ends Iwouldn't, meet b
J, fully two inches i He ntugged an
D twlsted 10 his iutmost, but II was n
70, Still, as the patient said nothing
! he supposedit oughtstolhe fastenet
{ and redoubled his efforts, for thu
{ purpose. For about twenty minute
. he ilabored Without success.. Thenh
ssld:
r. "This is failure. It won't fasten,
y FrNo,," replied Greeley with exai
goodness. ~ knew
e1,weuldnt. The fact issl never coql
I Lbntton the internal thing, mysel
l1fBus YOU seemed to enjoy 4, 50 n 1d iGi
, llisturb yohyOOi ,si,iso 10 i,asi 0O5
2 He lay back on the pillows for
! few momentsyas it, thinking ldeepl
, LARD then, sitting bolt upright, 4
u brought hisfst down upon the qui
. and exclaimed sayagely: foliig1 sal
3 yd~If ever Mormonism works as ft
Q east as this, IN be d -ldifIdontha'
G one wife to take care of my shirts"
Oh, p. -. :. i-ils.s.s.Aa...-. I +
a 7df 80 ~. M ynill obi -
y% Selecting a Wife. neoi;
d ueht blU-------- lfs ..snIr'
n Io fThera dwell M Pete hDanaia Poiu