The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-20
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They are telling a good story on Sam
Pendergast- AS every one knows. Sam
is a good fellow, who is social in manner
and habit and man who appreciates
good story. During the secenI session
of the mothers congress, al time when
several ladies' of the w. c. T. L. We're
in the city, Sam and a lot of fellows were
standing II 'front.' OF HoSle 5, wnen some
one suggested they go inside and take a
drink Sam, who had just had one, or
had just been to dinner-at any rate he
didn't want one at that time, raised his
voice in a serious manner and replied
! No. | don't drink 1 don't believe in
drinking, and walked up the street.
Now one of the visiting ladies, an elder
ly solid looking matrcn of 80 or 60 sum-
merS and as many winters, lacking one
overheard the statement. She followed
Sam as he left his would-be tempters and
in front of Getaways, where big stems
sit in the window to make a man thirsty
as he looks, she overlook him and, plac-
ing her arm affectionately on his should
er, TO his great surprise, remarked: My
friend. l am so glad to hear a man like
you express such noble sentiments. Ispe-
cially in this part of the world where the
rum devil seems to have SJlch a hold on
men. You have no idea how your manly
refusal to go and drink with those other
men who are treading the broad road to
hell thrills me with pleasure. 1t is so
gratifying, so satisfactory, so pleasing;
so intensely beautiful to hear you say
what you did. Do you enjoy religion?"
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to a rosy hue during this conversation,
and when the last Interrogation was fired
at him. was n bit non-plussed, but finally
managed TO say ne was not afflicted with
any particular brand, which caused the
woman from Boston. Bangor, Baltimore.
Buffalo or Binghampton, to remark:
Well | wish you did. but even if you
do not it is a satisfaction to know there
are men who can resist temptation on
their own account
Then she left Sam after bestowing
parting pat, in which deep affection was
manifested, on his shoulder. and now the
little children who read the Sunday
school paper can expect to find this tale
man at Salt Lake resisted the tempta-
ton to go and suck julep through a
straw during a hot spell OF weather. In
the meantime a few of Sans friends are
making life burden for him.
Bank notes come in sheets, not unlike
postage stamps, the difference being that
a sheet of bank notes does got contain
as many units as a sheet of postage
stamps. while they are worth more. They
come this way for convenience'S sake in
packing and because the officials can sign
them easier than where they are single
because they are printed that way and
FOR the further reason that the govern
ment sends them out in that fashion.
One of the banks has been taking up a
lot of frayed and tattered currency with
some OF these new bills and the presi-
dent was aftiXing his signature when Bert
Seabold came in with a check to get some
money. He saw the work going on and
asked to be paid with the new bills "An
right, said the president. wait until 1
separate them oh, no." said Seabold.
I want them just as they are
With three sheets of the new bills two
sheets of tens and one of twenties. Bert
ambled down the street. met a friend
showed him the money and said. Lets
go get smile and / will spring these
on the bartender" They smiled and then
Bert handed the bills over, saying, Just
tear off what you want" The bartender
looked at the mess, said they were very
good limitations. but he would prefer the
cash, nor would he be convinced even
him.
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1t was in the solo game and the new
picked uD a hand. 1t contained nine
hearts. all there are, and the king and
queen of diamonds. The first man said
solo," What suit?' said the new
player. Hearts,. was the reply and
Dick nearly fell off his chair Why. you
can't make q heart solo," he exclaimed
oh, yes, 1 can, said the player as he
led the ace of diamonds. This was fol-
lowed by the ten and Dicks queen and
king were gone. Come TO me- said Dick.
laying down the nine hearts. you lose
Turning over the widow" which had the
ace of spades. the ace and ten of clubs.
the soloist said. "Oh. no. l make it." and
he had. And to this hour Dick doesn't
know they gave him what is known as
a stuffed NIT.