The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-02-07
|Some Funny Things Said by
| the President.
rFW OF Ills FRESHEST EPlCRAMS
zby He Laughed at a Meeting and Missed
Being Sarcastic.

Atlanta journal: 6roVer CieVe'
and will live in our history as the
Lniprsmmatic president. His Gin
,ocuous desuetuds," "it is a condi-
|ion not a theory" that confronts
\, and few more sayings have
l,ready taken their places as perma-
bent contributions to our store of
,eutentious wisdom. Yet Mr..
rlsyeland's brightest words have
nil to become current. Those who
ave occasion to converse with him
IN social way repeat many of his
allies to friends, it is true, and in
This way the presidential wit has
kcoulred some circulation, but SO
sr as the general public is con.
erued, the name of Grover Cleve-
and is not connected with CONVEX
lstional brilliancy as was that Of
lincoln or that of Van Buren,.
Thomas f. Bayard is probably
he best qualified among his coun.
rgmen to give Cleveland's good
ktories to the world.
Even Daniel 5. Lamont has not
Enjoyed more opportunities of be-
koming acquainted with the presi.
aent in the capacity of a man of
epartee than has the present am
bs..ador to England. To Bayard
Cleveland has told his best stories
Ini been guilty of his most brilliant
ashes. When Mr.. Cleveland paid
visit to W ilmington lately, that
sMfore the coming dignity of Mr..
BNsrd had been made known, There
r,n:plred what may we'll be termed
presidential symposium. 1t was
the Bayard dining room after
Inner, and the company numbered
slf dozen.
Mr.. Bayard told story about the
buickness az repartee which oharac-
cried the father of President
Arthur According to the story, it
happened that the elder Arthur
Intended a conference Of ministers
y which was present a clergyman
Fho had been pastor Of church out
pest for time, but subsequently
eturned east, This clergyman, in
he course Of the conference, arose
(nd declared t6at if any one sup
posed that it would do to send in
Competent ministers to the west he
vas mistaken. He asserted emphat
cally that only second to third class
minister's would do.
"Now, Mr.. Moderator" exclaim
d the parent of President Arthur
4 understand why our brother whC
as just spoken came back"
Somebody asked Mr.. Bayard il
70 was sure that his story was true
lie replied that he had got it OF
good authority and believed it &C
arate. Thereupon his questione'
ook paper from his pocket anC
moved the very same anecdote tolc
\ MIR. Cleveland's father.
Mr.. Cleveland was amused ant
aid that he had never heard hi
ather's name connected with sue
story,
But let me tell you, proceede'
Mr. Cleveland earnestly, "that al
'lecdote told of two different PEI
IONS may be true. mean that tn
ame witty incident or repartee ma,
nave law occurred TO different persons.
ihese words, be it understood, ar
aoVed from the lips of party win
epeated them TO the writer.) "Yo,
ave heard me tell, | think, abou
le ooy who wo1ld not let me look a
NC notes IN his Virgil when we wer
.school together. Well, there was
.uy' l remember, who on on occa
WI W. Vi other was asked to give tn
aeahing Of Latin proverk abou
h. h. making your doctor your heit
u Nc gave the meaning of it correctl
xh n was about TO be duly credite
" n0 ne said it was from a Gree
h. 'nof' Thus it became palp'
bsa mat the boy back of hi
ess s whispered the meaning in h
s N. But the boy who had repeate
.honi,n ne had been told, said b
had S =. De marked perfect, since l
IA gwen the meaning correctly