Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-17

be able to return to your service, as
cannot engage myself to one who is not
lady, and Of course no lady would
have nursed and waited upon servant
as you have done In my case"
The late George du Maurier, the artist
and author, had double In Laurence
Alma Tadema, II. A. A certain young
lady, however. prided herself that she
had no difficulty in determining which
was which. On one occasion, finding
herself seated next to Mr.. du Maurier
at dinner, she remarked: II cannot I'M
derstand how any one can mistake you
for Mr.. Tadema. To me the likeness Is
very slight" Presently she added. by
the way, have a photograph Of you.
DO be SO good as to put your autograph
to It," Mr.. du Maurier asserting gra-
ciously, the photograph was afterward
produced. He looked at 1t for a mo-
ment, sighed, and then very gently laid
1t on the table. THAT" he remarked,
lis Mr.. Alma Tadema's portrait"
Senator Coke. Of Texas, was once
pitted in some kind of race against
man named Cole, who was an eloquent
speaker and was getting rather the
better Of him. The Coke party gave
big barbecue, but their best speaker
could not be on hand. The committee
able, except a rough-and-tumble fell
low, who had been a coal-miner in West
Virginia. He consented, when called
on, and the committee was in fear and
trembling, wondering what he would
do. But they didn't fear and tremble
long. "Feller-citizens," said the speak
err, Il am here to-day to talk to you
about Coke and Cole. You know me.
and you know l know what I'm talk
ing about, and want to ask you IL you
know the difference between Coke and
Cole. But it amt necessary; every
man Of you knows that the difference
between them is the gas that is in the
Cole"
A Chicago man who had been trolling
for muskellunge was returning across
the fields to the farmhouse where he
was stopping. when he met with re-
markable adventure. He thus relates
it in the Chicago Times-Herald: II
hadn't gone far when heard a savage
grOwl behind me, and the next minute
was clambering into the branches Of
convenient tree, with big bulldog
swapping at my heels. AS swung my
self up out of reach l struck frantic
ally at the brute with my trolling
spoon. One Of the heavy hooks caught
him fairly In the nose, and in a mo-
ment he began paving and thrashing
about in a wild endeavOr to get loose.
| 1t took an hour to land him. He would
run out a couple of hundred feet, dive
into the deep clover, and sulk and
| growl. Then l would haul him in,
| hand over hand, with a hitch around
a convenient limb. Whenever l slack
ened the line, away he would go again,
until l brought him up with a sharp
turn. 1t was great sport. Talk about
fishing! Landing a twenty-pound mus
kellunge is tame and uninteresting
when compared with landing thirty
he lay down at the foot Of the tree,
and l couldn't induce him to fight. l
tied the line tightly about limb, jump
ed out Of his reach, and ran for the
nearest fence. But there was no nee
essity for hurry; the dog stayed. told
farmers boy met shortly afterward
where he could find his dog. l guess he
deserved to keep my trolling outfit for
recovering It,"
While a well-to-do Partisan was re.
turning recently by train from Havre
during the first hour his only fellow.
young man who made himself very
agreeable. Then others got in, and talk
was general. Finally the Partisan drop
ped asleep. Presently the young man
turning to the other passengers, will
wink toward the sleeping man, said
imam undertone, "I'llplay a good joke OF
my uncle" and he unfastened the stral
by which small travelling bag was
slung over the shoulder of the sleeper
IN change into the next compartment
at the first stop, and my uncle will wax,
up and think he has been robbed. L
will be fun to see his face, and cal
watch through the little glass in tn,
partition. Don't give it away" Tn.
others grinned appreciatively, and tn,
young man presently slipped out will
the bag. Soon after the owner of til,
bag woke up. He missed his pouch from
the strap, and jumped up in great ex
citment. exclaiming: "I've been rob
bed!' The response Of his fellow-pas
sengers was roar of laughter. Thi
added anger to the victims excitement
and he stormed furiously. Finally on
, of the passengers assured the angr,
man that his bag was all right; hi
nephew had it in the next compartment,
my nephew" shouted the bewildere,
man; II haven't any nephew. neve
had nephew. l don't know anythin,
. about any nephew" Then it was tn
, turn Of the other passengers to be dun
founded. But the thief got away, an
. there were several thousand francs Il
! the bag.