Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-09-07
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service Finally companion whis-
pered to the humorist: Pretty long
drawn-out. isn't 1t, SaxeY Yes was
the reply; they will run 1t into the
ground pretty soon.'
A tedious preacher had preached the
assize sermon before Lord Yelverton.
He calS, down, smiling, to his lordship
after the service, and, expecting con-
gratnlations on his effort, asked: We'll,
my Lord, how did you like the SER
mon. "Oh, most wonderful" replied
Yelyerton; sit was like the peace or
God, It passed all understanding; and,
like His mercy, thought 1t would have
endured forever
That famous old country gentleman,
the late Sir Rainald Knightley, had
been expatiatng after dinner on the
nndoubted glories of his famous pedl-
gree. The company was getting iittle
FESTIVE under the recitation, when Sir
William Harcourt was heard to say, III
an aside. This reminds me of Add
sons evening hymn, And knightley
TO the listening earth repeats the story
of his BIRTH"
Dumas the elder was rarely spiteful
to or about his fellow-men. but one
day. when he happened to be In that
mood, friend called TO tell him
piece of news. ''They have just given
NJ. u the Legion of Honor" he said.
Then he added, In significant tone,
Now, can you imagine why they
should have given 1t to him?" Yes"
answered the great dramatist, prompt
ly; they have given 1t to him because
he was without It."
George Z. Morris, the author OF
"Woodman, Spare That Tree" was
general of the New York militia. Once
Fitz-Greene Halleck, the author OF
sMarco Bozzaris," called upon Mrs. Nj.
Il. w. Sherwood In New York, In his
old age, and she asked him TO define for
her what was poetry and what was
prose. He replied; when Gen. Nor
ris commands his brigade, and says,
Soldiers, draw your swords he talks
prose. When he says, Soldiers, draw
your willing swords he talks poetry
In an eastern county court the Judge
was In quandary the other day. A
coat was In dispute. The parties were
Irish, and the evidence was direct and
positive for both claimants. After
much wrangllng, Patrick Peters, one
of the parties, proposed that he and his
opponent, Timothy Mcguire, should see
whose name was on the coat. Timothy
searched In vain, and the coat was
handed to Pat, who Immediately took
his knife, opened corner of the collar
of the coat, and out dropped two small
peas. There, dye see that now?" said
he. Yes; but what of that?' said Tim
othy. "A dale 1t as to do wild 1t! 1t is
my name, to be sure-pea for Patrick,
and pea for Peters. be jabersw He
got the coat after that.
Two peddlers of Hebrew extraction
were plying their vocation in the coun-
try. Calling at a farm house one day
for dinner, they were accommodated,
though the fare was, If anything. no
more than that usually given to tramps
the dryest of bread, very stale, cold
potatoes, scraps of fat meat, bones
sour milk, etc.-and what made mat
ters worse, they were charged 81 for
the miserable repast. 1t took all the
small change they could rake and
scrape to pay the score, and shoulder
Ing their packs, they left the house. two
very sober and disgusted men. After
walking down the road for half mile
In silence, one of them ventured to re-
leye his feelings Dot vas a pad
man, Isaac" Yes, Moses. dot vas a
ferry pad man." Another half-mile and
another long silence, then: God will
punish dot man, Isaac" Yes. Moses,
God will punish dot man." They
trudged on fully mile farther before
either spoke again, and then Moses
broke the silence by exclaiming. with
quiet emphasis. as he drew handful
of silver spoons from his bosom:
Isaac. God has alretty punished dot
ferry pad man"
Mr.. Curzon under-secretary for In
ola, was making long and elaborate
speech in Parliament. not long ago,
against a measure urged regarding that
dependency, as certain to result In
loss to the Government OF many laos of
rupees. He repeated with emphasis:
Consider. Not pounds nor guineas,
but laes Of rupees" a quiet voice on
the opposition benches asked Exactly
how much is lac of rupeesi" Mr..
Curzon opened his mouth, stammered.
grew red, and then said: Il really don't
know The House laughed, and In
that laugh he lost his cause A some
what similar scene Is recalled by the
Youths Companion as having occurred
many years ago in Congress. A pres
ent of Arabian horses, sword, etc,
arrived from the Imam of Muscat for
President Adams. A Western member.
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