The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-01

The lecture gave so much satisfaction that
he was invited to deliver a course upon
similar subjects, and did so during the
same winter.
General Sherman knew only as an in
teresting story teller, having met him on
no other occasions than when he was en-
tertaining his friends. He had keen ap-
probation of humor and a good memory,
and was always able to produce string Of
ludicrous anecdotes that those about him
had never before heard. During the early
part of dinner he would usually talk in
low tone to the persons nearest him, but
before the second or third course had been
removed he would recall some comical cir
cumstance that he had heard related, and
soon the entire table would be listening to
him.
''Nasby %. r. Locke, the humorist, ex-
erted political influence second to that of
hardly any man of his time. Lincoln said
that often when a reverse in the field had
occurred and the people Of the north were
almost discouraged, and he was in doubt
whether another call for men would be re-
sponded to or another loan could be raised,
letter from Nasty dated at the Confed-
crate Cross Roads, would appear, and by
sentiment would cause roar of laughter
to run from one end Of the Union to the
other, and Immediately a more hopeful
and willing spirit would everywhere be
manifested.
years after the great struggle I met
Nasty frequently and found him always
the same funny fellow. He had heard that
one Smith, the editor Of rival journal,
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CANT statements in regard to the circula-
ton of his paper. Meeting him one day.
he said:
"'Smith, how many copies do you print
nowr
"'Going up all the time. Last week 1
sent ont 253, 0o0,' answered Smith.
"'Well, said Nasty, subscriptions come
in to me so fast that my book keeper sends
the number of them to me, wherever I
may be, every hour, by telegraph. This
morning at 9 o'clock L had 642, 733, and at
10 o'clock, 6426S0. The IL o'clock report l
haven't received yet
"When Smith had gone, Nasty said,
What rascally liar that Smith is, any
way
81 asked him why he continually paid
the rent of a room in New York hotel,
when he did not occupy the apartment
more than two weeks in year.
Shall give the real reason, or the one
/ generaliy givep he asked.
"'The real one,' replied.
Every WE'LL said he, L don't believe
that you know how that room is situated
1t is only one flight up and directly at the
head of the stairway. Now, 1 go about the
world considerably, and often have great
difficulty in finding my chamber after
spending an evening with friends; but
wherever I may be, have the satisfaction
of knowing that when get to New York
shall not be troubled in that way; that no
matter how much things may seem to
whirl about, shall be sure to bring up in
the place that l belong in if 1 can once get
aimed up Tia stairs
ION his return from trip to Ireland he
declared that the people of that country
had been misrepresented in one particular
that they did not drink to excess.
Why said he, 4 was in Dublin on the
day of a great celebration. Several hun
dred thousand persons were on the street,
and saw but two that were drunk. One
was man that was in the carriage with
me and the other was myself"
HENRY ATHERToN,