The St. Johns herald., 1897-08-21
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 Not long ago the Right Reverend William Croswell Doane, of Albany, paid visit to the old country, and While there registered as "William of Albany" On his return Says the Phil lstine) he met Bishop Potter, who had also been to Yurrup, but got home first, when the latter said: "Too bad, Doane, that you didn't live in Buffalo; in that case you could have registered as Buff falo Bill"
 Senator Cameron once called upon President Lincoln in behalf of an ap- plicant for consulate who was a par
 ticularly pestiferous person to him
 Where do you want to have him
 Sent:" asked the President. There was
 a large globe in the room. The Penn sylvanla Senator put one arm around 1t as far as he could reach, and said: Il do not know what my finger is on,
 but send him there" And he was sent.
 Wendell Phillips once, when he was
 interrupted by an unfriendly audience,
 stopped down and began talking in a low voice to the men at the reporters table. Some of the auditors. becoming curious, called Louder" Whereupon Phillips strengthened himself uD and exclaimed: 'Go right on, gentlemen. Wlth your noise. Through these pen els S'-po!nting to the reporters-''I speak to forty million people,"
 A travelling man relates that he was driving across the country to a little town in Western Kansas, the other 1 day, when he met farmer hauling a wagon load of water. Where do you get water?' said the traveller. up the road about seven miles," the native re- piled. And you haul water seven miles for your family and stock?" Yep. Why, in the name of sense, don't you dig a well?' Because it's jest as far one way as the other, stran- ger"
 Bishop Potter visited brother prel- ate last summer at popular seaside resort. As the bishops were walking home from the Sunday morning ser vice, they could not fail to notice the crowds of bathers in the surf, clad and unclad in all manner of costumes. The resident prelate turned to his visitor, saying with a sigh: What should you do if you were confronted by a prob lem like that in your diocese?" Broth CT" Bishop Potter quietly replied, this is not my See"'
 While making a post-prandial speech in Chicago, the other night, Colonel WatterSOn lamented that he was un- able to summon to his assistance the comfort which Daniel was able to sum- mon when he found himself in the lions den. Casting about him and as certaining that there was no possible means of escape. the prophet folded bis arms and turned upon the ferocious beast who was licking his chops pre- paratory to devOuring him, and he said There is one comfort, anyhow. After this meal there won't be any speech making"
 The other day the heavy downpour and the clOseneSs of. the atmosphere in the Rhode Island Senator's committee room (says the Washington PosO evoIv- ed some marvellous tales about trout. Senator Caffery spoke of a superlatiye catch In which he estimated his fish at nine pounds. MT. Aldrich went him one better by putting a certain catch Of his down at fOrty-one inches long. Where did you catch him?' inquired Senator Oafery, dubiOusly. "In Rhode Island" "Hmw said Senator Caffery; there isn't a river in the State long enough to produce such fish"
 In the Brazilian hotels men are en- ployed to do the chamber work. and they are prone to rush into the bed rooms of the guests when occasion re- quires without knocking. A prim little | Yankee "schoOlmarm' visiting Rio de | JaneirO was much annoyed at this GUS tom, and, after mildly protesting sev- eral times without effect, she said se- | verely to the boy who did the work in | her room: Juan, be good enough to | understand that I will not allow you to | open the door of my room without knocking. If you do it again 1 shall | certainly report you at the office. Why, | l might be dreSSingr' ''No danger of | that, senora," responded Juan, in his best English, before I come In I all ways look me through the keyhOle."
 Captain Mahan, in his Life of Nel- son. tells the following story of the great sailor. The fleet letters had just been sent off, when Nelson saw q mid 'hipman come up and speak to Iieuten- mt Pasco, the signal officer, who, when hearing what was said, stamped his 'oot in evident vexation. and uttered m exclamation. The admiral called i'm and asked what was the matter. Nothing that need trouble your lord ahip," was the reply. 'YOu are not the nan to lose your temper for nothing," 'eioined Nelson; what was it?" "Well, you must know, my lord, 1 will tell Eou You see that coXSwain?" point Hg to one of the most eXacting of the etty officers; i've have not a better nan on board the Victoria, and the leSSage which put me out was this. 1 vas told that he was so busy receiving nd getting off the mail-bags that he orgot to drop his own letter into one of hem. and lie has just discovered it in is pocket:" Hoist the signal to bring Ter back" was NelSOn'S instant con-