The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-15
AldEcDOTE:
NND
INCIDENT

I'VE OF the passengers. Viewing them
all with favor the girl applied to the
captain of the boat for advice in max
ng her selection. He suggested that
Ihe leap overheard, after he had made
arrangements that would make injury
% her impossible She did as lie said.
Four of her suitors promptly went In
after and united In bringing her safely
back To the deck. What shall | do
aowT she perplexed inquired of the
captain. Il don't rightly know, miss
he answered, but 1t seems to me I'd
take the dry one
When the attack was made on Sidon,
during the war with Syria. 1t became
necessary for the British troops to ad-
vance across long. unprotected
bridge, In the face of a battery of six
guns, which completely commanded the
approach. The men were unwilling TO
expose themselves TO certain death,
when Arthur Cumming, carefully
dressed in full uniform, stepped for
ward to the middle of the bridge. 1t
WAS Immediately swept by the fire OF
the battery. When the smoke had rolled
away, there stood Cumming intact,
carefully brushing the dust from his
boots, after which he stood erect, fixed
A single glass in his eye, and looked
back ut the men. This was too much.
and they captured that bridge and bat
tery with n whoop.
An Irishman who was out OF work
went on board a vessel that was In tne
harbor and asked the Captain If he
could lind him work ON the ship.
We'll" said the Captain, at the same
time handing the lrlshman piece OF
rope. III you can find three ends to that
rope, you shall have some work" The
freshman got hold of the end of the
rope, and, showing II TO the Captain.
said, That's one end. your honor"
Then he took hold OF the other end, and,
showing II to the Captain AS before,
said. And that's two ends, your hon
Or" Then, taking hold of both ends OF
the rope, he threw II overheard. saying,
And, faith, there's another end 10 It,
Aodi ilohois iAt NaS ihiAh'''1''i' 'H
gagged.
An Irshman. the son of one who had
been hanged. having been asked how
ais father died, thus eluded the admis-
sion of the fact: Sure, thin. my father,
who was n very reckless man. was jist
standin' ON platform haranguing n
mob. when part OF t4e platform sud
lenly gave way, and he fell through.
aud thin It was found that his neck
WAS broken"
\ young girl from the far South. who
WAS making her first visit 10 Washing
ton. was on the street alone. says the
Of friend. Just then size met a middle
aged, very respeetable-looking colored
woman, well dressed but carrying a
basket Of clothes. The sight cheered
her; eolored people We're always so kind
TO her down home, and she hurried to
the woman and said. most sweetly:
oh. auntle, have lost my way. Won't
You please tell me how TO get 10 IL
street," Instead of the expected "Iaas,
indeed. chile" the eolored woman
glared at her and said, In rasplng tones,
as she stalked haughtily away: Il amt
yo' anntle-Tse 20 ekal.'
on one occasion two gentlemen, in
vited as guests at table where Mr.
Gladstone was expected. made n wager
that they would start n conversation
on a subject about which even Mr..
Gladstone would know nothing. To ac-
complsh this end, they read up an an
Client magazine article on some unfa-
mlliar subject connected with Chinese
manufactures. When the favorable op-
portnnity came the topic was started,
and the two conspirators watched with
amusement the growing interest In the
subject which Mr.. Giadstone's face be-
trayed. Finally he Joined In the con
yersatlon. and their amusement was
turned into gnashlng of teeth-to speak
figuraiively- when Mr.. Gladstone said:
"Ah. gentlemen. | perceive you have
been reading an article ! wrote in the
- magazine some thirty or forty
years ago"
A certain narrow-minded man of note
was very bitter against the Jews. He
lost no opportunity to deride and abuse
them. one day a friend said to him:
you shouldn't bear down on the Jews
the way you do. You ought to remem-
Der that they are Gods chosen people"
Yes" said the other man, Il know
that. But tastes differ"
Mrs. Proudie, the wife OF the Bishop
of Copeminster. in England. does adj
mirable work by going among poor
people and talking to them out of her
own experiences aud giving them
wholesome advice. She did so the 9th
or day at Mudbury, near Copeminster.
Next day the rector's daughter at Mud
bury said to one of the audience of the
previous evening: We'll. Mrs Toddle.
what did you think of Mrs Proudle's
address," "Oh. 1t was very good-very
good: but. you see. she only went half
way" whatever do you mean, Mrs
Toddle?" said the young lady. We'll
miss. she didn't tell us what she does
when Mr.. Proude comes home drunk
We should like little advice on that
ere point"