Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-13
BUNCH OF suopr STORIES.

Some needful repairs In the library OF the
supreme court In the capitol at Washington
recently recalled to the venerable ex-senator
Edmund his first visit TO that library, many
years before he entered the senate, relates
Youths Companion, Mr.. Edmunds had
been ordered south for his health. and, stop
ping at Washington, secured permission, az
a young lawyer, to browse In the court n
brary.
He had Just taken down a book at random
when Webster and Choate. in earnest dis
cussion. entered the room. The young man
could not but hear. with lightning eye he
turned over the pages OF his book, and lay
ing his finger upon a certain paragraph.
slipped the volume into webster's hand.
The great man read, and exclaimed tri-
umphantly: II am right! Here is the very
authority. Young man, | am greatly obliged
to you" .'. sol .' "''
Young man." echoed Cheate, 81 am not
at all obliged to you. But his emile made
the words A compliment no less cherished
than those OF his great opponent In the law
suit. .'-.''. 'F' w.
In 1864 a regiment of confederates from
South Carolina was marching north to join
Lee. while In North Carolina they camped
one day on two opposite hills, between which
q read ran. II happened that an old Metho-
dist preacher, a strong u%nionist, lived In
that vicinity. Early the next morning the
preacher mounted his mule and trctted down
the road, meaning to pass through the camp
to show his contempt for the "rebels." He
was n very old man. with a stern face and
long. white beard. which, taken With HE
| white hair, gave him an appearance decidedly
! patriarchal. s"' . 't'' '
"Hullo, fellows, here comes Father Abra-
| t-..t NH - = -. H.. -. - - "a. .ulA 40 thu
opposite hill, as the old man rode between
them. ' ' ~ ''f
mo, he isn't shouted back the other;
hes Father Jacob!'' t' go
The old parson stopped and shook the
finger Of scorn at the laughing soldiers. II
am neither Father Abraham nor Father
! Jacob" he cried. A knot OF soldiers gath
cred about him. ''- "'' 2 r*'
We'll, who are you, them" persisted his
tormentor. lit Is no use for you to deny
you are out OF the Old Testament somewhere"
The old man rose in his stirrups and
waved his hand toward the camp in compre-
hensive contempt. '' '''A.'
Eyes, am out of the Old Testament sure
enough" he reared. I'm Saul. the son OF
| Kish. looking for his fathers asses, and I've
found them H. ."'" F f-|
When the late w. u. Gladstone was chan
cellor of the exchequer one day he was In
the shipping department OF the government
office getting some information and figures
for the coming budget. While thus engaged
a Sunderland shipowner called to see Mr..
Lindsey, the then member for Sunderland
While waiting for Mr.. Lindsey to come
in the shipowner got his eye on Mr.. Glad
stone and was watching him closely. After
doing so a little while he thus addressed
him: -r" f@
"Thou seems a good writer and clever at
figures. III give thou G100 a year. and
that's an offer thou'l not get every day"
Mr.. Gladstone thanked him and said he
would see Mr.. Lindsey. 3 rHT r"r'- II
Just then Mr.. Lindsey entered. Then Mr..
Gladstone told Mr.. Lindsey of the offer his
! friend had made him. - 90 r
Mr.. Lindsey said it was a very good offer,
but he did not know II Mr.. Gladstone could
be spared. Anyway he had better introduce
them. Turning to his friend, the shipowner,
he said: "Allow me to introduce you to
w. e. Gladstone, chancellor of the exchequer
Mr.. So-and-So, Sunderland" The amaze
ment OF the shipowner cannot be described.
The grand old man laughed immoderately