New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-03-24
Tales of HunOr.

! A lawyer Of some prominence who
spends his summer at Castine, on the
coast of Maine, says he was much enter.
tanned by one of the shippers, living in
that town, whom he frequently hired tc
take him out fishing. This worthy was
possessed of unusual intelligence, 8
pretty wit and had creditable know.
ledge of current politics, but he took a
pessimistic view of the state of the coun.
try. On the money question he had
thought long and deeply, and had de.
veloped a system of his own for carry
ing on the financial affairs of the nation.
He.had eccentric and original views on
the civil service, and in regard to for
eign matters he out-jingoed the jingoes.
The ideas and views of this fisherman
were so radically opposed to the ideas
and views of the man who represents
that region in the senate, that it was an
invariable surprise to the visiting lawyer
when he wound up his remarks, as he
he always did:
*Wal, they amt no sorter use in BOTH
erin my head bout these things, fer ez
long ez Gene Hale is in the senate he'll
save the country from going ter the
dogs"
The late Father Healey, who was
celebrated wit, was looking over the IL
brary of a well-known brewer in Dublin.
Taking up one of the books:
"Ah!" he said, 81 see you have such
and-such a book here" naming the book.
"Oh,' says the brewer, athat's an old
friend of mine."
"Also," said Father Healy, II see you
have another book here" naming the
book.
"Another old FRIEND" said the brewer.
"Well," said the cleric, "it's easy to
see you don't cut your old friends -
London Answers.
Many anecdotes have been told of
Gottschalk's generosity, but none of his
acts showed his real kindness of heart
more fully than the deed he did on behalf
of little girl. The musician was wan
dering in NewOrleans one evening, whel
he CHANGED to turn into music hall
Hearing the manager announce that
little girl, who was to have played tn
piano, was too i'll to appear, tn
kindly Gottschalk went behind tn
scenes and offered to take her place
The child was delighted, and so mus
the musician have been at her simple
remark. She looked at him doubtful,
and said:
"You had better look at the score
The piece is rather difficult"
Gottschalk gravely remarked that h,
thought he could manage it, and was al
lowed to go on the stage. Then the aud
fence went wild with delight, for thu
musician was instantly recognized. Be
fore he left the stage the artist emptiet
his small change into his hat and hi
listeners also contributed generously t,
the fund, thus showing the grateful littl
girl that her kind substitute was no or
binary person.
A doctor once took tipping Scotch
man to task, and graphically described
for his benefit the effects of overhaul
gence. adding:
@Think of what physical pain a mar
suffers after drinking-the aching brow
the parched throat, the trembling nerves.
| Whereupon the Scotchman Interrupt
ted him with:
@Gie's yer han, doctor man! Ye de.
scribe the sensations sar weel that
think it's no the first time ye've been
fou yersel'."
In a rural parish IN the Mearns the
other week an Aberdeen divine. who had
driven over in hired vehicle, occupied
the pulpit. Only one person attended
service, and the minister apologized for
the length of his discourse. His audi
ence signi6ed his approval of his preach.