Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-08-15
some Prominent Peoples Dolngs.
AsrlclrAr1oSs ANp nrALlzArIoxs.

AsTlctrATroSs AND HrALfzATIoxs.
II began life as lawyer said
Shirley Brooks, passed my esamina-
ton before the Incorporated Law
Society, with hopes OF becoming Lord
Chief Justice, of course. | dnfted into
literature, and ended by writing i'm
moral novels"
NANNY PARTS, BUT NOT "RoLLA.
"Well,' said Webster, II always
meant to be an actor, the part of 'Rolla'
first firing my ambition | bought a
sword for the part, and ran away to go
on the stage as boy. For weeks
was half starved; sold everything l had
but the sword. Itnearly cost me my
life to save it. Since then have been
IN my own theater for many years, and
have played many parts, but never
"Rolla' That's odd, is it not?"
GEORGE SAND POVERTY.
Though she always worked hard
Nine Sand was always poor. $50 you
have money difficulties" she said
to Flaubert. ~ don't know what it is,
since l have nothing more in the world
she had disposed OF all her land for
her children. l live from day to day
like workngman; when shall no
more be able to do my days work |
shall be shipped to the other world ,and
then / shall need nothing more"
She really felt the wait of money.
| THE TRIUMPH OF AN HOUR.
G. w. Lindquist, one of the survivors
of the Polaris expedition, declares that
NO arctic voyager need expect to be
made hero of very long after his re.
turn. He holds masters certificate
and was once toasted from town te
town, but now. as he laughlngly admits
is able to find no better position thar
quartermaster on a coasting steamer
Nevertheless he is in favor of pola
expeditions and is quite sure tha
they are productive of good O
several sorts.
BILLY MANNlNG'S LAST JOKE.
i Talk about the ruling passion. Sill,
Manning iokhd with his last gasp. Th'
story of his death is full of puns ant
side remarks that forced smile
Those who stood about his death be,
sad as they were, laughed through
their tears. Several of his old compan
ions in minstrelsy called into proffe
assistance to the sorrowing wife. Cal
ling his wife by name, Billy said, in
voice husky and hating: "Set-th
entleman-some-ch chairs = and
ake--thelr-hats-and-don't-f forge
-my-size." Two hours after tn
undertaken was called in.
GEN. sBEaIDAN's MEMORY.
: No end of amusement has bee
aaoat in Washington during last wiz
ter over the mistake of Gen. Sheridan
The General, of course, moves in tn
very highest circles OF society. an
during the season he has been intro
E duced to hundreds OF ladies and ger
S tlemen. He is one ofthe most polit
and agreeable of gentlemen, and has
perfect horror of offending any on
through an unlntentional Oversight
After the General had been to a fe'
: receptions he found that he was total
). unable to recall the names and eve
the faces OF fully two-thirds of the pc
=, sons who had been introduced to hin
Driven to desperation, he adopted til
a the novel plan ofbowing to everybod
: Now no one thinks of introducing
+ friend to General Sheridan. III
q proper thing in society is to introduc
yourselves. The General won't kno
: the difference, and he will greet yo
:. with all the afabillty of an old frien,