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


In response to an invitation from |
Robert Louis Stevenson to visit him |
In Samoa, Conan Doyle asked the great |
romancer how one got there. "Oh,"
said Stevenson. you go to America, |
cross the continent to San Francisco,
and then it's the second turning to the |
left"
Bonant, the artist, sitting next to NJ.
Maspero at great dinner one night, |
said to him: "Maspero, you who are
SO near -sighted, tell me how does NJ.
-, away down there at the foot Of the
table, appear to your "Well," replied
| NJ. Maspero. II see a white spot, which
l believe is his shirt-front, and flesh
colored spot, which know is his face
"Ah," cried Bonnat, "hOw l wish my
pupils could see things in that way"
| A sporting writer once included in
his sporting notes an item saying that
| 1.-The young salmon are beginning to
rum" 1t appeared in print: 'The young
salmon are beginning to SWIM" When
the writer asked for an explanation,
the proof reader cheerly remarked:
That's all right. You had that mixed
up with your turf stuff, but straight
ened it out for you" But why didn't
you let it go as I wrote it?' II
couldn't" was the reply; "who ever
heard of fish running?"
To a young lady who declared that
Kentucky produced the handsomest
women. the fastest horses, and the best
whisky on earth, General Grant once
made reply: Il unequivocally indorse
the first part of your statement. AS to
the horses, l admit that also, for own
some Of them myself, and l am consid-
cred good Judge Of horsefesh. But as
to the whisky, you will pardon me If
doubt your position. Whisky, in order
to be good, must be old, and your Ken
lucky men drink it up so fast that 1t
doesn't have time to get old"
Near Washington Square, in New
York, there Is housed small club Of
Bohemians, the walls of whose quar-
tiers are mOdestly covered with tinted
burlap. On these walls, all visitors Of
note are expected to write their names
and a sentiment original to the occa-
sion. 1t Is told that William Dean
Howells dropped In one day, looked
around, and wrote: II can't think of
thing. William Dean Howelk." A
jester happened by, and scrawled be-
low: Autobiography of William Dean
HOwells."
, Lord Beaconsfield was the only man
r who ever succeeded in getting the
Prince Of Wales to play for small
, stakes. The Prince was on visit to
, Hughenden, and after dinner the usu-
. al game was suggested. When the
. stakes were announced, Dizzy" turn
ed pale. He was a comparatively poor
/. man, and feared to risk so much mon
ey. A bright idea occurred to him.
1t was just after the queen had been
crowned Empress Of India, and 'Diz-
zy" suggested, wouldn't it be more
> suitable to make 1t crown points?"
The Prince was so pleased with the
, mot that he consented.
Q When the Rev. David Short was pas
l tor OF the Penn Avenue Baptist Church
n at Scranton he was Jealous in the work
of securing new members. One man,
4 with whom he had labored exhaustive
g ly, was finally persuaded as to his
I Christian duty, but could not make up
/. his mind whether to become Baptist
!. or Methodist. Finally he hit upon a
I compromise. and wrote to the doctor
!. that he had decided to unite with the
}. Methodists, but would like to be bap-
/ tized in the Baptist Church by INNER
d sion. This so exasperated the good doc
J. tor that he sent the following reply: II
4 regret that can not accommodate you,
/. but this church does not take in wash.
il ing"
a White, of Kentucky. while Speaker OF
& the House In the Twenty-seventh Con.
y gress, was so pressed with business
that, when he had to deliver his vale.
dictory, he got one Of these men who
!, are always on hand to make little
money to write his address,. 1t was
v handed him just a little while before
the time he had to deliver 1t, and he put
n 1t into his pocket without reading it
:. When the time came he rose. and slow
n ly unfolding the manuscript read the
p address. 1t was very brilliant, but II
l. was Aaron Burr's famous valedictory
v to the Senate. The Speaker never re
l. covered from the shock. He went home
a was taken Ill, and it was supposed h.
# killed himself for shame.
l. Rossini was one Of the most lndolen
l. of men, and In his younger days use(
y to do most of his composing in bed
Is Once he had almost completed a trio
10 when the sheet fell out OF his hand q M
d went under the bed. He could no
he reach it. and rather than get up h,
l. wrote another. The lazy man, IL h,
le works ut all. does so by spurts, ant
Ne Rossini, working against time. wrot,
v 1.-The Barber of Seville" in thrice,
h days. When Donizetti was told of THU
II he remarked, 1T Is very possible-he 4
n so lazy" The overture to the "Gazz,
k Ladra" was written under curious cir
-, cumStAnCpS On the very dav of 81,