The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-15

without the blank corner of one diagram
overlapping the illustration of another
one on which he placed great importance.
What was to be done? The professor ask
ed Alexander 10 bring a pair Of scissors.
The scissors were brought, but as the joint
was somewhat loose. the professor was
not able TO cut the paper, and he threw
he scissors down in disgust adding that
they We're useless.
Vera guild shears, prof essor," said Alex
anGer. Il tell you they won't cut" said
Huxley. Try again., said. Alexander,
they will cut" The professor tried again
and not succeeding, said someth ng angri-
Y. Bring me another par of shears
Lord Chen SIR Wil.iam) Armstrong step
ped forward and ordered Alexander 10 go
and buy a new par. Vera guild shears,
Sir William" persisted Alexander, and
picking up the scisz ors from he tab.e ana
placing his thumb and forefnger N the
handles he stepped forward and asked
EuXley how he wanted the paper cut.
Cut it there" said Huxley, somewhat
tartly, at the same time indicating the
place with his foretinger. Alexander TOOK
hold Of the paper and inserting the scls-
sors, pressed the blades together and cut
off the requisite portion as nea -ly as ii he
had used a straight edge, then, turning
10 the professor with a rather significant
.eer and Twinkle of the eye, sad: See
ance and aiIt dinra aV gang toeSltner,
professor" Huxley and present col
apsed. Huxley put his hand mo MS
pocket, and taking out a severe .gn gave Ii
70 Alexander adding as the same time,
You have done me-" The same evening
Alexander RELAXED the story with greai
gusto over a glass of VIII sky to friend.
When asked how he dared make so free
with such a distinguished man, he replied
with great emphasis: Lord, mon, they
bits O. professor bodies ken nothing at a
except their buiksp'
A few years ago the Duke of Argyll was
taken suddenly i'll while delivering a lee
ture in hall in Edinburgh. with Lord
Kelvin in The chair. when the aged peei
vas Carried down to one of the ante
rooms" wrote one of the Scottish news
| papers. zone of the first tn ngs to be
| thought of was the lighting OF a fire, and
| this task was tackled by the dukes host
| Lord Kelvin. But, instead of placing some
paper in the CRATE and some wood on that
| in the orthodox manner, he amazed the
| onlookers by desperate efforts 10 klndIe d
| handful of sticks al a gas burner! Or
| binary mortals, it was added, may be par
| doned n taking some comfort 20 them
selves on learning that "even so great d
| philosopher as Lord Kelvin docs not AHo"
! how to light a fire."
| celebrated Countess of Bless ington, was
very susceptible to a cod and had there
| fore A horror of a draught. He was able
! Count dOrsay used to declare-to detec'
! a current of air caused by the key being
| left crossways in the keyhole of the door.
| He and his wife and youth were one
| lav walking on the banks of the Thames.
| The boy, skipping backward and forward,
went several times dangerously close to
| r. F,1 h1n
! carer' cried Lord Blessinston, exhibiting
q degree of so.icitude most unusual Wnere
| another person was concerned. For heav-
| ems sake mind what you are about, boy.
| or you'll certainly fall into the river" Az
Ter two or three repetitions of his alarm
| IN this fashion for the lad. Lady Blessing
| ton los ng patience, said: "Oh, let the
| boy alone; if he does fall into the water
he swims like fish" Yes. yes" said his
lordship in injured tones that's an very
we'll: but what about me? l shall catch
NV death of cold driving home in the car
rage with him"
The pleasant coffee room of the old
! "Star and Garter" at Richmond-which
was burned down in 1S69-was patronized
bv statesmen politicians and writer's. On
Saturday evenings it was regularly visited
| by a mddle-aged gentleman of rathet
broad stature. with gray hair and large
/ Sb ri collar, winch AOTHlSu a tOISpI$oON''
| feature in his attire. He would dine a.
WAYS alone at a particular corner table,
and after dinner it was his humor to build
no before him a pyram d of tumbers aud
| wine Q asses which he toppled with a de-
canter Occasionally the whole structure
would topple over and litter the table with
| IFS ruins Then the midd,e-aged gentle
man would rise pay his bill, including the
charge fol- broken glass, and depart. The
walters knew him well. He was Thomas
| Pabngton, Lord Macaulay!
Sheridan Knowles the dramatist, was
also noted for his absence of mind. AS he
was a,king down the Strand one day
with a friend he stopped to greet a gentle
man. who, however, received him very
| colby. DO you know said he tc
Knowles. that you owe me an Apology
"An apology! what for?" asked the dram
atist For not keeping that dinner en-
gagement you had with me last Thursday
| had number of people TO meet you, and
you never came or even sent an eXpiaha-
lion of your absence" "Oh, I'm so sor-
rv.v exclaimed Knowles, eve such q
memory that [ forgot al about the affair
forgive me and invite me to another din
ner." It was then arranged that he should
dine with the gentleman on the following
Wednesday, and in order to secure against
the engagement being again forgotten ne
there and then recorded it in his dairy
On rejoining his friend he told him the
story of his lapse Of memory. Who Is
The gentleman?" asked the friend. well
I'm best" cried Sheridan Knowles. -
have forgot .en his name" That's fun
nv" said the friend, but you can easily
find it out by referring 10 the directory
You know his address, of course mo
not even that" roared the unhappy dram
atist. The late Mr.. Justice keogh was
in the latest years of his eventtul career
afflicted with this unpleasant failing o.
memory. on the occasion of a bar ain
ner' at his house he went upstairs Il
dress, but did not reappear. The com
many sat patiently for some time. till a
epeth-iuet as their hunger was ge'tint
Inc better Of their manners, and an ennis
sarv was being dispatched 70 hunt up M
missing iudge-his lordshlp appeared ans
| explained with many apologies that
imagining he was retiring for the night
he mad uudressed and goa into bed Aitei
an hour's sleep he awokc, when it SUD
denly struck him that he h"J not yet DIN
NJ. btfprfqH down mis-