The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-10-10
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General Gordon. of Georgia, tells
the following story of the war period
to illustrate the shrinkage of the con
federate currency: zone day a caval-
good horse. Hello, cavalryman,' said
a ~foot-soldier "IIl give you three
thousand dollars for your horse
you go Ito the bad place. was the
horseman's reply; Il just paid n
thousand dollars to have him cur
RED
There was once a prominent man in
Chicago who had a very exalted opin-
ion of his own city. He died, and,
when he reached his eternal home,
he looked about him with much sur
prise and said to the attendant who
had opened the gate for him: Really,
this does great credit to Chicago. l
expected some change in heaven"
The attendant eyes the C~hicagoan a
second, and then observed: 'This isn't
heaven"
Sir John Hopkins, admiral Of the
British fleet which came here on the
occasion of the Columbian celebration
of 1893, appeared on deck in a fine
new uniform, and said to Julian Ralph
who was his guest on the Blake at the
time: Twill you look at me-" "Sir
John, said Ralph, 81 should think you
would feel proud" "Pr-roud. me
boy!" said Sir John; 'I'm as proud
as a puppy dog with a gladiolus in his
mouth"
One day Maurice Barrymore drop
ped in at the Lambs Club and met a
few congenial friends. by the way,
boys" he said, chow is dear old Joe
Holland? Where is he now? l should
SO like to see him." "Why, he's play
ing over In Philadelphia at Mrs.
Drew's theatre. Why don't you jump
on the train this afternoon and run
V there. You'll see him play Bru-
tus in Julius Caesar tonight" I'D
love to do so," said Barrymore, en-
Enthusiastically, "but, thank God, l
can't"
A neighbOr, whose place adjoined
Bronson Alcott's, had a vegetable
garden, in which he took a great ia
terest. Mr.. Alcott, had one, also, and
both men were especially interested
in their potato patches. One morning
meeting by the fence, the neighbor
said: How is it, Mr.. Alcott, you are
never troubled with bugs, while my
vines are crowded with them?' MY
friend" replied Mr.. Alcott, Il rise very
early in the morning, gather all the
bugs from my vines, and throw them
into your yard"
An English clergyman, who was sud
denly called On to preach to a congre-
cation of college students, was unable
to speak without notes, and had only
one written sermon with him, which
was on the duties of the married state.
The topic was hardly one that he
would have chosen for the occasion,
but he hoped that it would pass mus
ter as being appropriate by anticipa-
ton. But unfortunately he did not
e the sermon over, and SO, before
he knew it, he had uttered
this appeal: "And now, a word to you
who are mothers
q II
When, after the second battle of Bull
Run, General Sickles, assumed COM
mand of a division of the Army of the
Potomac, he gave an elaborate fare
we'll dinner TO the officers of his old
Excelsior Brigade. Snow. boys we
will have n family gathering" he said
to them, as they assembled in his
Quarters, POINTING TO q table he CON
tinued: Treat it as Won would the
enemy."As the feast ended an Irish
officer. CaDtain Ryrnes. was discover
ed by Sickles in the act of slowing
away three bottles of champagne in
ing sir?" gasned the astonisbad gan
eral. .'Obeying orders. sir" renlied
the captain, in a firm voice: s'you told
MS to treat that dinner as we would
the enemv. and Won know. general
what we can't kill we cor;turo"
worth was nrosent at n n,bItr
dinner one night wien he was inform
ed that Stephenson. the celebrated en-
gineer. was present. While the latter
was building the Skerrieyore light
house he had been in the habit OF
swinging in a hammock durin~ the
evenings and reading the "Excursjon"
This was told Wordsworth. who was
delighted. At the end of he dinner,
he was He'd mon for n sneech He
rose and said. .Gentlemen I can nor
make a speech: never did. and am
afraid never shall Rut tbore is a
gentleman here. present. Mr.. Stephen
son. The great engineer and if Won call
upon him to speak. he VIII doubtless
fell Won something that will inter, ST
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ha will foil Won how, be nasSed tho lone