Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-03-25
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A"V A'uhe VI NeIllHStOu WAS f'FlUce
or Waterloo, though he never called
himself so, and had many other titles.
Tor which he once had to pay dear. He
told man to order dinner for him
at particular hotel. and the man did
SO, mentioning all the dukes titles.
Presently the duke came and waited a
long time. rs the dinner not com
lng:' he asked; "why don't you bring
the dinner"' I'VE are waiting" re-
piled the waiter. "for the rest Of the
party" They had prepa red dinner for
about twenty people.
After his first great successes. W. 8.
Fenley. the English comedian, had to
act In many plays, which somehow
did not seem to please the public. Some
OF these he just kept alive by his gag
ging." On one occasion, when wretch
, ed play had been going for some weeks
in this manner. the coneited young au-
thor came behind and asked MIR. Pen
ley why he gagged 30 much. "The
play will he all right" he said. 'if You
will only speak my lines quietly and
wait for the laugh" To this Mr.. Penley
replied promptly: THAT'S all very we'll
for you. old man--you hve In town:
but. You see, live in the country. and
have to catch the twelve fifteen from
Waterloo
A lady on Staten island had a green
Irish girl for waitress. After training
the girl for month the lady ventured
to invite two very dignified people to
dinner. For two courses everything
went well. Bridget refrained from
speech spilled not thing and looked
as pretty as fresh young Irish girl
can. But when she removed the fish
TO take it down to the kitchen she trip
ped on the top STEP and a scream and
series OF bumps and crashes accOlnpan-
led the descent. The hostess tried in
vain to keep from laughing, but the two
dignified guests never moved a muscle
until all was still and the voice Of the
girl was heard calling in richest accents
from the bottom Of the stairs: did you
hear me! Fell all the way down shtair
an landed on me tut loke burrd.'
A certain eminent judge who was re-
Gently reelected. when he was asked
about the facility with which he turn
ed from one case to another, replied
that he had learned that from what he
saw at a baptism Of colored people
when he was boy. The weather was
very cold. SO that to immense the can
didates they We're obliged to cut away
the ice. 1t befell that when one, of the
female converts was dipped back in
the water. the cold made her squirm
about. and in moment she had slip
ped from the preachers hands and was
down the stream under the ice. The
preacher. however was not discOncert.
ed. Looking up with perfect caimness
at the crowd on the bank. he said
Brethren. this sister hath Departed
hand me down another"
Mr.. Justice Maule once went on cir
cult with Judge COleridge III part OF
the country where the high sheriff was
shy and modest man and very much
alarmed at having TO entertain his Gym
ical lordship. Coming home in his c0acl
with the two judges, he thought II his
: duty to make conversation for them
. He observed that he hoped there would
be better weather, az the moon ha(
changed. And are you such fool
Mr.. Jones, as 10 imagine that the moor
has any effect on the weather." sait
Maule. Really, Brother Maule," sale
Coler.,ge who was politcness itself
"you are very hard upon our friend
For my part think the moon has ,
considerable effect npon it," Then,
said Maule, ''yOu are rs great fool a
Jones is" After which. conversation
in the ShcrifYs carriage languished.
At political meeting in a certain
New South Wales gold-mining distvit'
the chair was taken by an athleti
, miner. The candidate during his speecl
was much interrupted by ho0tings am
rough chaff, and his chairman wa
soon in a state of boiling indignation
: Smothering his wrath, however, h
paciiied the boys" by assuring then
that at the end Of the candidate
speech they should be at liberty to pu
: any questions they chose. Accordingly
at the end Of the harangue he arOs
and inquired In stentorian tones and i
a rich Irish hrogue: HAS inny gintlt
man QuesthiOn to airskY' A stout u
tie Welsh miner, who had been Col
spicuous disturber Of the peace Of th
evening. shuffied slowly up the saea
Of the platform. But at the top b
was met by the chairman. who. Will
out the slightest warning. delivered
terrific left-and-righter, and sent tn
y Welshman .sprawhng on his bacl
; "NOw," roared the chairman. has inn
other gintleman question to airsk
and there was no response.
!. Mrs. Langtry. who. becaus Of
V number Of interesting events. is ONT
more before the public eye. Is the owl
, or of q ranch out near Carson, New.
Z. was sold TO her by Sam" Davis. OF IL
!. Appeal. The story Of the sale IL sho
r. and reads ike fiction. but Is truth. Mr.
!. Langtry was playing Galatea. She hs
:. had some dealings with Davis lOOkil
ls to the purchase Of the ranch, but b.