Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-09

impartiality This condition of double
consciousness continued throughout the
lecture. Afterward he felt some concern
in regard to it, fearing that it was the fore
runner Of some kind of brain disorder. but
he had no other experiences of the kind
| The lecture gave SO much satisfaction that
he was invited TO deliver 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 an
probation of humor and a good memory.
and was always able to produce q string of
ludicrous anecdotes that those about him
had never before heard. During the early
part of dinner he would usually talk in
n 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 Cd. r. Locke, the humorist. ex-
erted u 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.
a letter from Nasby dated at the Confed-
crate Cross Roads, would appear, and by
Its ridiculous representation of disunion
sentiment would cause roar of laughter
to run from one end of the Union to the
other, and Immediately more hopeful
and willing spirit would everywhere be
manifested
Years after the great struggle met
Nasby frequently, and found him always
the same funny fellow. lie had heard that
one Smith, the editor of rival journal,
was accustomed to make rather extrava-
CANT statements in regard to the circula-
tion of his paper Meeting him one day,
he said:
"'Smith, how many copies do you print
pow9
"'Going up all the time Last week 1
sent out 253,000,' answered Smith.
WELL said Nasby, 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 O'Clock had 642, ,733, and at
10 o'clock, 6426so. The II o'clock report
haven't received yet
w uch bouliIH udu gone, NaSDy SAID,
What rascally liar that Smith is, any
way
Il 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 a year.
Shall give the real reason, or the one
generally giveY he asked.
1.-THE real one,' l replied
"'Very WELL 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, go about the
world considerably, and often have great
in finding my chamber afue.
spending an evening with friends; but !
wherever 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, l shall be sure to bring up in |
the place that belong in If can once get
aimed up the stairs
"On his return from a 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, L 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.