The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-24
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! were as numerous as they were funny.
Everybody knows the story OF his cats
how he made two holes In his door, a large
one for the mother cat, and a small one
for the kittens There is no doubt that
this was done IN mt OF abscntmlnded-
ness: but the following Is more curious;
one day his friend, DR. Stukeley. called
to see him and was shown into dining room
Newton sent him word that he would be
with him directly. but. being engaged on
some problems, he thought no more Of the
matter The doctor had come great dis
lance to see him. and after waiting for
long time, became excessively hungry
TO add to his misery, a servant laid the
table for the philosophers dinner. and
after awhile roast fowl was served up.
OF course, the doctors appetite was con-
siderably increased by this. and at last,
being able to stand II no longer he applied
himself to the fowl and other comestibles
with such vigor that very soon there was
nothing left for his host. At last Newton
came down, and seeing that the dinner
was gone, said, II protest l had entirely
forgotten that had eaten my dinner.
You see. doctor, how oblivious we phil
osophers arer'
Most people have. at one time or other;
heard the somewhat hyperbolical story OF
the man who was so absent minded that
he put his trousers into bed and hung
himself oyer the back Of the chair; rms
story is almost bettered, however, by one
told of Lord Roxburgh and supposed 10
be, like Caesars wife above suspicion.
The story runs that one day friend came
into his dressing room and found him
standing before the wall shaving himself.
1t was only upon being told that the
lookingglass was not there that he pre-
maid. asked her why his glass had been
taken away. Why. bless you, sir, was
nearly eight weeks ago" Richard Brins-
ley Sheridan was given to frequent hts
of abstraction. During a conversation
with his sister, in which he became deeply
Interested, he took up pair of scissors
from the table and began to snip at
pair of rufies which she had been working
for her father Every clinching word IN
the argument was emphasized by a snip
from the scissors-both being too deeply
engaged in the conversation to notice II
until finally the conversation and the
ruffies were at an end together.
M Thomas the great French writer,
was very fond Of snuff, and also of coun-
try life In addition he was absent-mind-
ed and during his fits Of thinking would
sit by the hour under hedge talking 10
himself in a low voice, and taking the
same pinch of snuff over and over again
without being aware of the fact that II
had long ago disappeared. Bruyere. the
French author, Is supposed to have OBJ
tanned his material for the Absent Man
from the Count de Brancas. This gen.
tleman was reading one night by his nre-
side when the nurse brought him MS IN
FAINT daughter. He laid the book on the
table. and having taken his child into his
arms was admiring and nursing her, when
a visitor of consequence was shown into
the room Thereupon the count confound-
ing the book and the child. flung the latter
upon the table, and was only recalled to
his senses by the lusty cries of the badly
treated infant So very absent minded
was he indeed that one day as he was
walking in the street and the Duo de
Rochefoucauid crossed over to speak to
him he said God help you, my poor
fellow" The duke smiled, and was about
to speak, when the count continued some
what impatiently: Il told you that l had
nothing for you, so it's of no use you're
continuing TO annoy me- Why don't you
get some work2 Such lazy vagabonds as
you make the streets quite disagreeableD
The celebrated chief justice, Lord Cam
den, once had an amusing adventure while
staying with Lord Dacre at his country
seat at Alvely In Essex. Lord Dacre was
an extremely absent-minded man, and the
pair were walking out together when
they came to the Village stocks. Think
ing that he would like TO try what the
punishment was Ike, Lord Camden asked
his companion TO open them and put him
in. Lord Dacre did so, and having fasten-
ed the chief justice In took a book from
his pocket and sauntered on. forgetting
all about his friend. When Lord Camdsn
was tired, he tried, but tried I'm vain, to
get out Of his uncomfortable position.
cOuntryman CHANGED 20 pass by and the
imprisoned man appealed 10 him, but only
got for a reply: mo, no. old gentleman
YOU was not set IN there for nothing"
and passed on, leaving Lord Camden Ia
the stocks until he WAS finally released
Isl some servants sent from The house IN
quest Of him. Some time after he Dresi-
ded al 4 trial m which maFlsfrate was
sued for false imprisonment aud setting