Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-02-02
STORIES ABOUT MEN.
A Joke on Col. Nat CrutchfieId, Car
isles Clerk.

lIsie SIerks
COL Nat Crutchfeld, desk clerk to Speaker
Carlisle, is handsome enough, but he isn't SO
fat that people joke him on his obesity. On
the contrary. The other evening he was call
ing on pretty girl up town Che is popular
with the SEX, and she wanted to light an
extra gas jet.
''Have you got a match, colonel?" she
asked
"Ah," replied the colonel, with insinuat-
ing grace as he looked down his long, slender
figure, "Ive been told l was one."
"It wasn't the girls mother that told you,
was it, colonel" she inquired, with a sweet,
innocent smile, and the colonel, with faint
little spark, went out.-Washington Critic
How Gen. Sherman Saved JeffersOn's Life.
Two plainly dressed men stood at the
clerks desk in the Fifth Avenue hotel last
night. Everybody recognized them, for their
names and faces are familiar everywhere.
The one was tall and erect, with grizzled
beard, old derby hat, and carelessly arranged
necktie; the other was smooth faced, with
regular features, merry sparkling eyes, and
jet black hair combed to points that pro-
jected over his ears. They were William
Tecumseh Sherman and Joe Jefferson,
the actor. They were. chatting gaily
and evidently enjoying themselves. The
famous soldier and osculator was telling
stories. Turning to third party in the group
he said: "One of the most valiant achieve
ments of my life, which look back to with
unalloyed pleasure, was the saving of Joes
life 1t occurred last summer We were
both in the parlor upstairs talking to some
ladies' Joe had to leave early, and excused
himself. After he went out noticed a bum
die of manuscript on the floor. l thought at
first it belonged to me, but finding mine safe
l hurried out to the elevator after Joe But
he had gone down by way of the stairs. /
hallooed: "Joe, Joe," but he didn't hear me.
ran down after him two steps at a time. 1
finally caught up with him, and, handing him
the manuscript, said: "Here, Joe, you've
forgotten something"
A serious expression spread over his face
as he took it and said in tremulously solemn
and impressive voice: My God, you've saved
my lifep
''It was his autobiography, which he was
engaged upon at the time. New York Even
ing Sun.
Napoleon III and His American Guest.
The following relating to Napoleon III
the authenticity of which we absolutely |
guarantee-is not generally known. On a |
citizen of Yankeeland being presented to him |
by MIR. Dayton, the American minister at the |
court OF the Tuilleries, Napoleon III, wishing |
to be most gracious, remarked pleasantly: |
II know New York well, and have some very
pleasant "reminiscences Of my visit there"
The feelings of the occupier of the unsteady |
throne founded by the coup d'etat may be
more easily imagined than described, when
the Gothamite, not to be outdone in civility,
blandly replied: 81 am glad to hear it; Ihope
we shall have the pleasure of seeing your
majesty there again before long" But the
poor emperor was used to this sort of thing,
for when Lady Blessington, shortly after he
had been proclaimed emperor, went to the
ruilleries, expecting a hearty welcome for
The sake of the old days at Gore house, Ken
'lngton, and met with a chilly reception
rom the French sovereign, who, full of his
new dignity, could not overlook the scandal
which her ladyship's known intimacy with
Count D'Orsay could not fail to give rise to,
he nephew of Petit Caporal distinctly got
he worst Of it.
'Do you intend staying long In France?"
oddly asked his imperial majesty, with
marked emphasis.
'No, SIRE" replied the Irish countess, with
twinkle in her eye; "do youT'-M Modern
Society.