New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-07
STORIES OF "DICK" OGLESBY.
HE REFUSED A 25-cENT CIGAR.

HE REFUSED A &-CENT GUAR
From The Chicago Chronicle.
Governor which runs something like this: II was
during the Cleveland Blaine campaign, and Mr..
Oglesby was making his first visit Of any length
in New-York. For the first time Delmonicos at
tracted his attention
Uncle Dick went in. and the, friend ordered a
Iuncheon finished he asked the Governor to Join
him in smoke The clerk at the nc cigar n cGun{ es
in the act Of taking one. when suddenly he drew
WHAT'S the price Of these"
Twenty-Five cents said the clerk S,o, ..,,,. or,
Holy smoke exclaimed ,,i6n, Uncle DICK put EN-
But PC Governor. this is my treat" argued the
''Paren,t do it! daren't do IT. Put 'em back"
darent do it. WHY man alive if they ever found
out in Illinois that smoked 25-cent cigars whether
No. sir; five-cent cigars at home and ten-centers In
New-York are good enough for me-"
HIS HANDY vALIsE.
From The Chicago Tribune.
An old friend of Ex-Governor Oglesby tells
reminiscence of valise. He travelling through
the State and met the Governor on N, the train
when they they were seated the latter drew out
valise that haa peculiar and handy way Of BEING
and had tags pasted ali over IT.
said s fTsd tns v'f tnR 1S
Il suppose it brings up some pleasant memories"
eyes Of the Governor twinkIed as he reached down
and touched button and the vase opened i'm
medately but cautiously at the top 1t opened wide
enough 70 admit hand and az to permit 1t to with
This is great valise ! can get bottle out Of
When the residence Of Ex-Governor Oglesby
burned a few years ago all OF his literary monu-
his M Of we're es ns
short time after the calamtous fire he met this
1T was great loss you sustained. Governor" he
theme tool anS Ssn my sm6l are s sSn lose
was sorry to lose them, and / know you'll be
FRI TO Bob s hat a and
did hate to lose II. 1t was so handy"
ADMITTED TO THE BAR ON CIDER.
From The Chicago Chronicle.
Both qra,ory and law were e.. natural tn, gifts for
COIN o edacaeG S@S He
used to tell this story OF his entrance into the pro-
Il really didn't know what wanted to be, so one
summer tried farming ! worked worked hard but the
rather struck me that had not been cut out for
70 Springfield I went 70 read with Judge Robbins
The FIR first thing t tackled was Blackstone Well
Judge suggested that 1t would be well for me 10
on law, and asked me what could remember Of
any q history ns0 n.u
never read any Judge, l answered.
What! No English history?
mo.
No American history
mo
"'Weil. what have you read?' asked the Judge
severely
Nothing. Judge l never read a book through
ITO say the Judge was astonshed at my audacty
! think rather than my ignorance. is putting II
mildly but he only looked at me and said:
why, Dick how in the devil do you expect to
become q lawyer?
II told hin, that knew several lawyers who
never read anything. never had read anything
didn't know anything and hadn't any sense either
and guessed could be q lawyer IL they could.
After that buckled right down to work." con-
tinued Uncle Dick" "and after I had read
number OF law books went before Judge Breeze
for examination. There were number OF lis and
we had jug OF cider and a bushel Of apples to
treat the judges. so we all went through. Not
long after that Seth Post an old lawyer at
he was to get sso-a splendid fee for those days
He offered TO take me In with him. and ! ac-
cepteo. was TO open the argument, and II re-
member rightly weilngh covered the ground Of
everything knew In that speech But I didn't
know thing about the case, and 1t 10 needless TO