The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-04
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the painstaking labor of Wordsworth,
as indicated In the journal OF Dorothy |
william has come back |
tired; he has spent all the day in think
Ing of an adjective for the cuckoo"
His majesty Of Siam is liberal with |
his orders. He recently gave an Ital- !
Ian painter for painting one of his |
wives from a photography "the Grand
Cross of the Siamese Crown" 1t is
rather large order. This cross"
said his majesty, graclously, "wiI en-
title you to marry twelve wives; II is a
distinction ! seldom confer, so | hope
you VIII soon make good use OF IT,"
An eminent preacher. who prided
himself upon his ability to discourse
without the aid of notes, once got into
the pulpit: but, when he found himself
face to face with his congregation, his
ideas vanished. his mind was blank.
He tapped his forehead. but In vain,
his ideas would not come, my
friends" he said. II pity you; you have
lost a fine Sermon" and he descended
the pulpit steps.
Two freight engines collided near the
Kentucky town Of Whitlock recently.
Both were pretty badly damaged, and
one engineer was discharged for care
lessness and disobedlence OF orders,
The funniest thing about the matter
was the answer Of the disobedlent en-
glneer TO the other, who asked. didn't
YOU have orders to meet me at Whit
lockT' well, d--n 1t. hain't | met
you:' said the engineer who caused
the head-on collision.
A friend Of mine. says James Payn,
had a colonial acquaintance who was
very like certain eminent diplomat
LIST, and plumed himself upon Ii. My
friend met him one evening at recep-
ton, with ever so large a star on his
breast. "0h, come. Jack, this won't
do. l don't believe there are orders of
that size In the other hemisphere.
Where did you get It from The
uch-decorated one smiled sweetly on
him, and replied In excellent English.
II received It from my sovereign, sir;
| think you are in some error. ] am the
- ambassador"
/ Conan Doyle tells story of friend
Of his who had often been told that
there is a skeleton in the cupboard Of
every household, no matter how re-
spectacle that household may be; and
he determined to put this opinion TO II
practical test, Selecting for the sub
ject Of his experiment venerable
archdeacon OF the church, against
whom the most censorlous critic had
never breathed word, he went to the
nearest postoffice and dispatched this
telegram to the reverend gentleman:
'All is discovered. Fly at oncew The
archdeacon disappeared and has never
been heard of since,
The Bishop of Worcester, England
once had occasion to travel through
Banbury by rail-, Being DESTROYS tC
test and at the same time TO encourage
the far famed industry OF that town
he beckonei small boy and inquired
the price of the celebrated buns
"rhreepence each" said the boy. The
and desired him to bring one to tn,
car, adding: And with the other three
pence you may buy one for yourself.
The boy shortly returned, complaeent
ly munching his Banbury, and. hand
Ing the threepence In eoppers to tn,
bishop, exclaimed; "There was onl,
one left, guv'nor."
A careless mason dropped brlcl
from the second story Of IA building OF
which he was ut work. Leaning owe
the wall and CHANGING downward, h
discovered respectable citizen wit
his silk hat jammed over his eyes an
ears, rising from a recumbent posture
The mason, in tones of apprehension
inquired, did that brick hit any ON
down thereT' The citizen, with grea
difficulty extricating himself from tn
extinguisher into which his hat la
been converted, replied, with consider
!. able wrath, Eyes, sir, 1t did, 1t h
, me-" That's right" exclaimed II
mason, In tones of undisguised admir-,
/, ton: noble man, would rather hay
you tell me lie about it,
Some years ago Judge Stipp,
, Princeton, was pleading damage cal
: before the Illinois Supreme bench.
: short time before the court had deci
ed an almost similar case, in whit
one of the parties had lost finger
: against the injured man. saying
. their decision: The party being an a
:, torney, his injury does not keep hi
from climbing those heights whe
e flames proud temple shines affair."" NJ
5 Stipp was deep in the point of la
& when his remarks We're interrupted
II the justice who wrote the former q
/ cision, who said: Was not this poi
I, covered in decision short time q
t by this court" "Yes. your honor" /
II piled the attorney, 1T was. but II
r client has lost his toes. and has
ID claws to climb those heights ct,
x The other justices smiled audibly a
the lawyer was allowed to finish
lie peace.
r The late Senator George, of Miss
At s!ppi, was an agnostlc, while his w
is was deeply religious. She placed
in nelghboring Baptist minister on
trail, and he got no peace. Once, +
no ing slowly home from Carrollton a
,a reading his mail, the preacher bu
no out OF the woods on his right hand a
~ began. They came to creek and Gro
:; ed 1t. 1t was. in the Senator's Il
o. guage, ''saddle-pocket deep" On
- further bank he dismounted. g,
- down." he said. fiercely The minis
" looked ut him doubtfully, He feal
personal encounter, Git DOWN.
Is got down. snow" said George, %
tn .,rad ., ha,n, harr,ed around IN ken
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