The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-06-21
CHAUNcEY DEPSW,
A western Girls Funny Experience With
tho Great Dinner-Talker

Chauncey Depew tells so many good
stories on other people that there Is
general rejoicing when some one man.
ages to have the laugh on him, and the
clubmen are telling each other with
much JUNCTION the following little tale,
says the Brooklyn Eagle: 1t is not per-
haps secret that our Chauncey is.
like Mrs. Gilpin, of frugal mind. and
is thrifty with his stories and jokes.
After the press has once gotten hold of
his good things he never uses them
again, at least in that particular COM
mnnity; but no man can have a whole
set of brand-new brilliants every day
Of his life, and little discretion and
good memory will make ones store 90
long way without being guilty of
repetitions to the same audience. But
the discretion of even Chauncey is at
fault at times, and the other night he
suffered because of it. The daughter
of a certain famous American who has
hitherto made his home in the west has
been visiting in New York and was one
of the guests at dinner of very dis |
tinguished men and women last week. |
She is a woman accustomed TO the In
rellectual best of the men who 90 in to
dinner with her, and on this occasion
she regarded with some surprise the
efforts of the man who had taken her
in to dinner to amuse her. He looked
like person of ability, but she gradu-
ally gained the impression that he was
Jaboring under the deusion she was
wild westerner who was many years
behind the times and had not heard
any modern jests. When this idea be-
came firmly rooted in her mind she
was at no further pains to conceal her
Indifference to his efforts. and at last
in despair her dinner companion re-
marked: miss -, we don't seem to
get on. What is the matter9 l wish
You would tell me frankly" IL will,n
she said, laughing little. II am
cross because you have been telling me
Chauncey Depew's old stories all the
evening. don't know him myself
but I've heard all his stories over and =
over again, and don't think | can
stand them again" Her companion
paused moment, then shook all over
with amusement and delight, and said:
Miss -, your frankness is simply
and I'll confess in my
turn. thought You were very youro 4
girl, and from SO far away in the west {
that you were not likely to have heard !
these stories. so was using old stock
On you, but | soc my error, and now
will tell you some stories of Chauncey
Oepew's that | am sure you've not +
heard" From that moment the west +
'rn girl declares that such stream of !
brilliant talk, anecdote, and witticism
poured forth that she never noticed
what she was eating and was desper-
ttely grieved when the hostess gave
he signal to rise and she was separated n
rom her clever companion. Going -
ome in cab she said to her father:
DO you know the name of the man
Who took me in to dinner? / didn't
atch it, but | found him perfectly
harming," "My dear girl" said her
ather, 'you don't deserve your privi- 4.
'ges. Of course you found him charm -
lg. That was Chauncey Depew!" 2
here was dreadful silence from the 1
Dung woman all the way home after \
lat but she told the whole story next
orning at the breakfast'table with Is
uch shamefacedness and her family 81 81
und ii too good to keen. Fl