Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-26
STORIES OLE TIE Day.


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one day q man carrying 2 fuzzy little
poodle under Ono arm entered Mr.. AT
muurs office i'm Chicago and tried 10 talk
'P- D.' into buying Id. The price was rN-
prhitaut. S2h for useless Toy poodle.
Mr.. Armour looked at the man, then at
ihe d"E. ana back again at the man and
said: mo. The sausage business must
pick UP considerably before / can pay 50
much for small dogs. Bring around a
mastiff ana I'll talk tn YOU.
on another occasion one Of those self
confident young men who believe that nil
wealthy men have a tender spot for the
man of nerve, ana who do not hesitate
to approach even the busiest men. made
Mir. Armour a decidedly bold request.
which was promptly denied. Summoning
up all the haughtinesS AT his command.
the young man said lin a tone thar was
meant TO crush Mr.. Armour: We'll. all I
can say is thlt Nou are m gentleman. .
Young man, with a COLI tnigmatical
smile-'i'm butcher"
THE COUGH SOUNDED SKEPTICAL,
"A young fellow Of an oxford college
tells a curious little anecdote about Mr.
GladstOnc's visit tO the college in 1872
The distinguished guest was standing
with back 10 the fire. narrating some
Renaissance Of his university days. Yes
sr.' he was saying, ii set eyes on him
then for the first ana last time ana that
must have beeE-let me sec-fully 90 years
ago" All that point the young fellow
place, and was afflicted with a cold. hap
pcned 70 cough slightly. Instantly MT
Gladstone wheeled round. ana. making
courteous bow. said. with his usual EN-
phasis: Thank YOU. sir. thank YOU
am obliged To you for that correction.
did eXaggcrate the lapse of time, ! have
10 doubt. should have said % years. MI
81 at the outside" The confusion If the
young don. who had not the honor of the
great mans acquaintance. ana from
whose mind nothing was further than to
interrupt his flow Of eloQuence by word
pr sign, may pc easily imagined.
COGHLAN WILL TALK.
Captain Coghlan Of the Raleigh. has
had habit for many years of speaking
his mind rather freely, ana 1t has serious
ly interfered with his promotion. The
Washington correspondent Of the Detroit
Journal says:
The first time Coghlan got into trouble
for speaking his mind was for telling
chief clerk in the navy Office what he
thought OF him. He lost thirteen num-
bers. Coghlan remarked to friend
about this time that the only person
naval officer could speak his mind to was
the cook or wash-woman. ana then he
must carefully Shut the front door.
The next time when he was about to be
promoted. he wrote a friendly .etter to a
brother officer. in which he quoted a. an
entertaining WittiCism. a remark Of Dan
Voorhees, about Grover cleveland. The
brilliant HoOSier had said Grover
Cleveland must be a great man, because
ne wears a No. IS collar This letter
was read mt dinner. Cleveland heard
about it and refused to promote him.
PAINT AND PICTURES.
The recent discovery Of Turner's first
exhibited picture incites Tid-Bits to tell
the following story:
An art patron one day came into Tur-
ner's studio when the artist was already
famous. He looked at a picture and
asked what was the price. The artist
named the sum he had set upon it.
What. exclaimed the buyer "all
those golden sovereigns for 50 much
paint?"
Oh" replied Turner. its paint you
are buying? | thought it was pictures.
Here" producing a half-used tube Of
color, IN let you have that cheap: make
your own terms" and turning his back
on the astonished patron, he went on
painting.