Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-03-14

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approached him and asked il he would asten
her bncelet-which she had purposely loos.
ened. But the man Of iron beckoned up a
young aide-de.camp, and said: MY sight is
hardly good enough; but can see you are no,
SO handsome as your mother"
While Coekbun was at the bar he defended
4 prisoner who, in spite Of all his efforts, was
sentenced to be hahged on the 18th Of next
month. She convict. after his condemnation,
approached the counsel for having failed to get
justice done him. Never mind that. said
Cockburn, have little patience and justice
will be done you on the 18TH"
When Ralph Waldo Emerson. it is related,
was recently reading his essay on the future OF
America to a small audience, he happened to
say the" instead Of "this country. His
faithful daughter, Ellen, interrupted him.
% Father" she said, at is his country" A
smile crept over the face of the Concord philoso.
| pher as he replied. with fine faith in the great
republic, "Well, this country is The country"
"Ah! have an impression" exclaimed
Doctor McCosh, the President Of Princeton
College, TO the mental philosophy class.
| Now, young gentlemen" continued the doctor
rs he touched his head with his forehnger.
can YOU tell me what an impression is ?" No
answer. What-no one knows No one
can tell mt what an impression is ! " exclaimed
the doctor, looking up and down the class.
- / know. said Mr.. Arthur "An impression
is dent in soft place" "Young gentle.
men, said the doctor, removing his hand from
his forehead and growing red in the face,
"you are excused for the day."
Several different versions Of an old Indian
yarn are going the rounds of the English press,
started by Sir Charles Dixie, any one of which
Is good. One says that the incident occurred at
Sangancer station, on the then Rajputana State
railway, and was outlined by the telegram Of
the native siation-master to the traffic super.
iniendent, " Two tigers fighting on ting plat.
form. Please arrange" The neatness Of the
message will be appreciated most by those who
recall that. "please arrange is an official for
mula in use among railway men. Either this
incident, OF parallel case, is given in Prnsep's
Imperial India, Published half dozen
years ago. The station mentioned by Prinsep
was Kundwa, and the telegram, according to
him read, Tiger dancing on platform.
Pointsman run away. Line not clear. What
to dor
On one occasion, tSays writer speaking Of
Lord Straiford dc Redclife) an altache had
made one OF two mistakes in copying a dis
patch which he took to the ambassador for sig
nature. mistakes may be made, said
Lord Siratford, after pointing them out, "by
the most careful attache; how much more by
the most carelessl" The high spirited young
diplomalist go, exceedingly incensed, and told
Lord Stra,ford that, although he was his am
baSsador, he had no RICH, to reprimand him
ior what was untrue, as he was not habually
careless. You accuse me of unimthfuness /,
D your eyes!" exclaimed Lord S,ratford.
"D--your EScellency's eyesl" re,orted the
youth. The Eleh burst on, laughing. Hold.
Ing out his hand TO him he begged the attache
to excuse the inhrmi,y OF his temper, and they
shook hands most cordially,
Dom Pedro when first visiting Paris said to
NJ. Iheophile Gautier fAr 81 have now
seen everything | want to see here except
Victor Hugo" There is no reason, sire.
why YOU should no; also see him. lie would
be greatly hat,ered to receive visit from your
Majesty" =" | do not doubt that he would
treat me with courtesy. But am afraid that
he would not return my visit. What do you
think p The question was repeated by NJ.
Iheophile Gautier to the poet in the presence
ola lady, the wife OF struggling journals,
whom Victor Hugo particularly esteemed FOR
the eonsis,en; dignity OF his life, which had
been an obstacle to the requirement Of wealth.
-" Tell the Emperor that shall regard his call
as high honor, answered Victor Hugo, " but
that it would be impossible for me 10 call on
him, 'or the simple reason that have never
ye, found time 10 cali ON Madame h. lthe Jour.
nalisls wiiel OF on other ladies who often come
to see me, and who merit my respectful friend
ship"
Marx Twain lelk thin story Of Mr. Bergh:
A lady was talking with Nj. Bergh one day,
and CHANGED to speak OF a friend Of hers who
had lately been travelling out West. In cross.
ing the lTon,ief il became necessary that ,he
father, mother and three ohidres should cross
a somewhat swollen ford. Their only beast Of
burden VAS mule. So the father placed two
Of the children on is back, thea plunged ia aud
ed the beast in with him. II swan obsdienily
behind him, and all reached the other shore
IN safety. Al the man, bidding the .0ielligen,
mule returned TO where the mothei aud child
we're Sai,ingto cross. The mother, tearing to
pat 200 heavy burden on the already tired
animal, pa, only the child upon is back. babe
him hold last, aad, with prayer. led the AMI
NAL to the waters edge. They plunged in,
,~am bFaseiy ios a time. then were .een 10
struggle and 20 down. oh, think, Mr..
Beigh, said the esciiel and plying lady, q
just think ~hat'must have been the feelings Of
that mother, as she saw her darling child losi
in the depths d that dark ~aieri" "Tue,
oh. too truel sighed Nj Bergh. But did
you esss think. my dear lady, VIA, must have
been the feelings oi the mulsf