Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-17
AMUSING MISTAKES.

Dfoll mistakes Srrsof course eRdless-
uere ere few culled at random:
Before the Paris Exhibition vas open |
to the public, AID when the building |
contained only the cases which We're |
being ranged for the respective exli- |
bits, quite crowd one Sunday ,hatte,a |
ed their noses against the glass en-
trance door to l.ok at the contents of |
a case containing q pair OF boots, a bat |
tered hat, an overcoat much the |
worse for wear, and necktie of many |
colours-the reports being circulated |
that the objects belonged 10 King
Dagobert, Robespierre, or Charles X.
The enigma was solved by a painter
arriving, and throwing off his blouse
and slippers, aad commencing to
dress himself, amidst, what was a
puzzle to him, loud laughter, in which
the police joined.
Referring 20 mistaken ideas about
relics recalls The story in German
paper about certain professor, which
is parallel to the Bill Stumps adven
ture in 'Pickwick." The German
sntiquary made the delightful dis,
coyery that a stone placed over a
stable door bore the inscription OF
1881.
81 must have this stone in my col
lection, cost what it may" thought
the savant
Calling tenant farmer, who was
the proprietor, the professor said to
him eagerly:
Did you not obtain this stone
from the castle ruin on the hill yon-
der2"
1T may be that my grandfather
fetched it thence when he built the
stable, was the reply.
The antiquary tbsn asked what he
would take for the stone.
Since you appear to have fancy
/ for it." said the farmer, give me
forty gulden, and ! will bring it TO
your house."
Rather a large sum-" said the pro
! fessor; but bring it to my residence,
and you shall have the money"
When in due course the farmer
brought the stone upon truck, the
jealous antiquary turned it over to
refresh his eyes with sight of its
venerable chronological inscription,
not without anxiety that it might
have been damaged in its removal.
Why" he exclaimed, what is
| this2 This is rot the right stone. On
the stone bought from you was the
date 1881, while this bears the very
modern date 1901 which proves that
! the other was exactly seventeen
hundred and twenty years older than
this"
''Do not trouble about that" said
the peasant. ''rhe masons, you see,
sir, turned the stone upside down
when they set it ia the doorway, be
cause it fitted better that way. You
can turn 1t whichever way you hike.
but of course must have the monay
The PROFESSOR Il 4 sad, at ones
the whole sum, ard gave the man
!. l1gHsesiti Aesides to take away the
stnE2 and say no more about the mat
/ ter.
\ The numerous instances of mistaken
indemnity on record are constantly re-
ceiving new additions. There is an
amusing account of French lady
who was very jealous of her husband,
and determined to watch his move
mentS. On one occasion, when he
told her he WAS going to Versailles,
she followed him, Keeping him in
| sight until she missed him in a passage
| leading to the railway station. Look
| ing about her for few minutes, she
saw man coming out of a glove shop
with q rather over dressed lady. Max
ing sure from the distance that this
man was her husband, she came sud
denly up, and without word of
warning, gave him three or four boxes
on the ear. The instant the gentle
man turned round she discovered her
mistake, and at the Same time caught
sight of her husband, who had merely
called II tobaccoist'S, ana was cross
ing the street. There was nothing for
it but to faint in the arms of the gen
| tieman whose ears she had boxed,
while the other lady moved away to
avoid a scene. The stranger astonish
ed TO find an unknown lady in his
arms, was further startled by q gen
tleman Selling him by the collar and
demanding what he meant by embrac'
ing that lady.
why, she boxed my ear, and then
| tainted, exclaimed the aggfieved gen
tleman.
"She is my wife' shouted the angry
husband, land would never have
struck you without a cause"
And worse than angry words would
probably have followed, had not the
cause OF the whole misunderstanding
recovered sufficiently to explain how
1t all happened.
A LoEdon paper gave an account
of another case of mistaken identity
in connection with a distinguished
parsonage An aged couple IN high
life, who were celebrating their golden
wedding, by way of concluding the
festivities on that occasion, adjourned
with the children and their respective
belongings TO a theatre in which, to
accommodate so large a party, two
boxes had been knocked into one. |
The eldest son, who strongly resembles
his Royal highness, the Prince of
Wales, stepped forward and occupied |
the centre seat with the ladies of the !
party beside him, upon which the Or
chestra struck up the National Anth> |
EN-, and the audience rose to their feet |
en- masse, the innocently unconscious
party of course doing the same them>
selves.
There is no doubt that people Of |
rather unusual proportions had an /
awkward time of it when the Claimant |
was at large. A story goes that corr
pulent gentleman once took box at
the Canterbury Hall. First one per
son then another eyed him, until at |
length the counterpart of the Claim /
ant became the centre of observation.
A cheer arose, the singing was sus~
pended. and au ovation was the re
suit. The supposed Sir Roger rose,
and bowed his acknowledgements. |
But this was not enough. He must |
speak. The manager announced that |
Sir Roger" had 4 cold, and could |
not speak. Fearing the consequence |
if the audience discovered their mis-
take, he had the Claimant removed |
as quietly as possible in cab, and |
sent il roundabout way to his |
home.
The intoxicated bricklayer who |
squared up to post, and maintained |
a one sided fight, affords an absurd |
illustration of mistaken indies tity; but |
if we can rely upon newspaper re-
ports, such ludicrous incidents are