South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-05-09

ry Of Mr.. Evarts. in connection with his
own visit TO this country last year. He
WAS ct Mount Vernon with Mr.. Evarts
and. talking shout washingtop. said !:
i have heard that he was very strong
man physically. and that. standing on
the lawn here. he could throw q dollar
right across tho river on the other bank.
Dir. Evar.s paused a moment TO measure
the breadth OF the river with his eye. It
seemed rather tall story. but it was
not for him to belittle tho father Of the
country in the eyes Of q foreis ner.-
Don't you believe II p asked Lord Col.
eridge. Yes Mr. Evarts replied, Il
think it's very likely to be true. You
know dollar would go farther In those
days than it does now
DIDN'T THINK ANY MORE or HIM.
The Queen has often made yisiis both
OF pleasure and policy to her estate in
Scotland, being at such times more than
heartily welcomed by the canny Scote,
who. almost without exception, highly
reverence Der and indorse all that she
does.
On one occasion, shortly after visit
to her castle on the outskirts of Balmo-
raj, Mr.. Henry Irving. who was travel.
ing through tho country. me, an old
Scotch woman with whom he spoke OF
her Majesty.
The Queen is q good woman he said.
Il suppose she's guide enough, but
there are things Gamma bear
What do you mean p asked Mr.. Ir,
wing.
We'll, ] think there are things that
even the Queen has no RIGHT to do. For
one thing--she goes rowing on tie lake
on Sconday-and it's not q Chreestian
thing to do
But you know the Bible tells US
4 knaw, che interrupted angrily.--
I've read the Bible ever since was SO
high, an l knaw every word int. !
knaw ABBOTT the Secondary fishing and a.
the other hing the good Lord did, but
l want We to know, too, that ] don't
think any the more, cen OF him, for
ADDING Exchange.
WELL MET.--'Thore,' she sail, as she
raised Window in q Pullman car the
other day; now / can breathe. The
air in this car is sitting. Why don't
they have better ventilation If !
couldn sit next 10 an open window
believe I should die
Presently slender fema'e sitting di.
rectly back leaned over and asked her
if che wouldn't just "a lieve close that
window now, az the draugbt was more
than she could stand.
NO, madam, sEall rot close this
window. l could not live with it down.
Twas Just thinking how delightful it was
with it open, now you want it shut, but
/ shall not shut it; so there
Then you are selfish thing, and 1
shall have TO change my seat
Just then gentleman sitting close by
reached over and said Ladies, that
window being raised makes 10 differ.
ence. as this car has double windows,
and not breath Of air can possibly get
through the one that is still down.
Then the one that had raised the win.
dow turned TO the other, and, with a
crushed look on her face, said Madam,
beg your pardon, but think two fools
have met a. last
SHE WAS DIsAPPoINTED.-Ac crowd
had gathered the other day in front of a
new clock which had just been unveiled
over the door of large jeweIry store on
Woodward! lave. and tall flank woman in
red shawl and Hoosier hat, with lean,
yellow dog at her heels, stopped TO
look OH.
Where's tho show P she asked of
man next to her, as she looked up and
down the avenue.
There 81. The, pointing to the new
clcck. TO
well. what is it? What do thu m
hSSers do Z
4 hey move automatically, answered
the man.
(Which 2
The figure on the loft is Father Time
explained the man, good naturedly.
That on tho right is Vulcan. when
the hour strikes they come out and per-
form
'Sho It's q p'formance is it? Why
didn't ye say SOP How soon does it
begin 2
AS quick a. he clock strikes ~
The woman braced herself against
lamp-Post and the yellow dog sat down
and waited. Presently the clock struck
and the figure Of Time made few moves
and the b acksmiLh pretended to rap his
anvil. Then they subsidized into their