Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-08-24
AhEGDo7E
NND
INCIDENT

story of the self-made NJ. p, who got
up In his seat In Parliament and asked
Mr.. Speaker: What Is before the 'Ouse
to-nightT' and was met with the an
swer: IAN II, SIR
The fact that DR.. Creighton, the Lord
Bishop of London, rolled and smoked
nineteen cigarettes the other day, while
talking with a newspaper man. recalls
the story of the big. burly bishop and
the little curate In the compartment of
a railway ear. You will not mind my
smoking will your said his lordship.
"Not If your lordship doesn't mind my
being sick" submlssiyely replied the
little curate.
AS Sir Walter Scott was riding with
O friend near Abbottsford he came to
fleld-g gate, which an Irish beggar,
who happened to be near. opened for
him. Sir Walter was DESTROYS OF re-
wardng him by the present OF SIX
pence. but found he had not so small a
coin In his purse. Here my good fel-
low" said he, here is n shilling for
you, but, mind. you owe me sixpence.
GOD bless your honor exclaimed the
Irishman; may your honor live till l
psy YOU"
lord Darlington, when governor OF
New South Wales, made his first public
appearance at the mayors dinner at
Sydney. Having committed few
words 10 paper, he delivered them in
reply to the toast of his health, and
then sat down, feeling very much salts
fed with himself. Opposite to him there
sat IN NJ. p, who had suffered long
from the abundant eloquence OF the
new governors predecessor. When
Lord Darlington sat down, the man
filed his glass to the brlm, and said:
''Thank the Lord, he can't speak"
Among party In Speaker Reeds
room at the Capitol, a few months ago,
was General Joe" Wheeler, whose d.
minutive stature and agile movements
are hardly less remarkable than his
military record as cavalry leader In
the Confederate army. Some one re-
marked that the veteran members or
the House were dropping out one by
| one, anu duOiDtI a.
Wheeler is still with u.s. Yes" drawl-
ed Mr.. Reed, but the Almighty has
never yet ben able to put his finger on
Joe in any one place"
A Maine editor who wrote up we'd
ding which had not taken place thus
very neatly explains matters; "Apol-
ogy Is due to the parties concerned. We
don't often get caught in this way, but
this time we were told so confidently
by honest folks that the wedding was
fact that we took the bait and wrote
the item We sometimes feel like the
venerable Scotchman who, as he read
King David's words, viz, 4 said In my
haste all men are liars, blurted out,
Eth, mon. IL We had lived in DOR day We
might have taken yer time ABBOTT it, "
Chief Engineer Bates, Of the battle
ship Texas, had arranged for his wife
and 6-yearold son Jack to go aboard at
the last moment before leaving. Notice
of the departure was to be given by the
signal of a gun, which all ashore await
ed expectantly. Suddenly the report
came. Only half-hour was given Wis
itors 10 say good-by. Mrs. Bates soon
prepared herself Then she saw that
Jack was half dressed. ''Oh. pray Jack,
do hurry, or We may never see your
father again. Jack Whose education
had been derived partly from some lit
tie darkey children and who had the
Manila fight in mind, replied with
| long drawn-o drawl: Don't worry,
mamma, the Spaniards can't hit a d
thing"
On one occasion. when the Duke of
Sussex of two generations ago presid
ed at dinner of yrtuosi, distinguish
ed diplOmatist among the company pro-
duced a snuff box set In precious
stones, the gift of crowned head to
one of his ancestors. The precious SOU
venir was handed around for every one
to examine. Presently the owner said
to his next neighbor: Kindly pass me
the snuff box" The inquiry went
around the table. but nobody knew
what had become of the article. A thor
ough search of the room and the ser
wants failed to reveal any trace of It,
and the party broke up in a gloom.
Some months after the Duke had occa-
sion TO don once more the uniform
worn on this occasion. and putting his
hand into one of the pockets felt
bulky substance, and drew out the
missing box. You rascal" he said 10
his body servant, you must have no
tlced IT when you put away my coat"
Eyes. your royal hlghness," was the
reply II noticed, and indeed | saw your
royal highness when you put the box In
your pocket" And you never men
toned ity' Certainly not. | hope
know my duty to your royal highness
better than that"
When the general office of Edson's
company was first started in New
York, says the Ladies' Home Journal,
there was always a box of good cigars
on the inventors desk. and these were
at the service of all his friends. One