Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-23

seated between Nine. Recamicr and
Nine dc Stael. and managed TO offend
| them both by saying that he sat between
wit and beauty and was crushed by the
rctort OF Nine. de Stacl that he poss.
csscd neither The court OF LouIsNlN
was the school where this ara was
/ brought 90 perfection. The ilaicfy Of
Tered 20 the king by the men Of genius
was at once coarse aud exquisite Wit
ness that inimiiable reply of Mgnlrd,
who was painting the king portrait for
the tenth time when Louis asked him'
40 look oldefl'
81 see few more campaigns on the
brow Of your majesty"
One Of Louis mlrshals. Blssomp.errc
was great at rcpartcc. lle had spent ten
years 100 the hasiilc and on MERGING
bis majesty asked him bus age. FIFTY,
si.l.' To the SURPRISED look OF the
king the marshal added. 90 don't count
the ten years passed in the bastile, be-.
cause ga no. spend them 10 your
maiesiy's service"
Louis found amusement 10 Blssom.
picue's rgturts-a curious illustration Of
the pleasure that IS sometimes derived
from remarks that might reasonably be
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one occasion he was telling the court
how bee first entered Madrid as amblssa.
dor "I was mounted he explained,
'un the very smallest mule IN the
world
Tue king remarked: "lt must indeed
have been an amusing sight to see The
biggest ass in the place mounted on So
small q quaiuped.
With profound 1bcisauce came the rc.
ioIndcr 81 was your maiesty's rcprcsen-
auyc."
Il is remarkable what a number OF
historical retous concern themselves
with the patient donkey and his analogy
TO man. IL would be easy to find a hum
bred stories in which the Implication
conveyed was that some one was an ass.
by love-" said country squire who
had got the worst OF an argument with
Sydney Smith. "ii ! had a son who was
donkey I'd make q pason oI him
straight away
Possibly" returned the wit "but
your father was evidently of a different
mind" This Is one type. Here Is
another A man had DIS portrait taken
with his children 90 a donkey carriage,
he standing at the animals head.
Showing % Co @ friend, he asked his
opinion OF the likeness. ITS the very
image OF you. was the verdict, but
who IS that holding your hcadY'
Here is STILL another specimen that re-.
calls the Society Upon the Smnislaus.'
Two gentlemen iu an auction room were
disputing the possession Of picture by
a celebrated painter. which faithfully
represented an ass. Finally one OF them
said. "My dear sir d D. OF no use;
shall not give m. The painting once be
longed to my grandfather, and ! intend
10 have it,
"Oh 90 that case" replied bis rival,
5auycly 90 will give il up. think YOU
arc fully entitled 90 Il % 10 b. one OF your
family portraits" Next to this We may
place the rctou OF the Irish girl who,
caught 10 the act Vt playing on sunday
morning, and being accOsted By the
parish priest with the greeting. Good
morning, daughter Of the evil one. re-.
piled promptly: Good morning, iathcr''
Lord C0ckburn. after long stroll,
sat down On hillside beside a shepherd
aud observed that the sheep selected the
coolest situation Tor lying down. 'Nlac,
said he, 81 think % ! were a sheep,
would certainly have preferred the other
side Of that hill. The shepherd an.
swcrcd. AYE, my lord, but Il 80 had
been q sheep, yc would have had mliT
sense" and his lordship never tired OF