The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-04

De married he was so deeply engaged in an
lhtrlcats case that he forgot the other i'm
portant engagement, and had TO be re-
minded of his waiting bride Bishop
Ihomas of Salisbury was another absent
minded Individual who forgot his wedding
day until reminded of 1t by his servant.
On another occasion, when this ecclesiastic
was engaged in conversation, a gnat bit
ms leg, but, strange to say, he STOPPED and
kindly scratched the leg of the gentleman
standing near him. The gnat kept on bit
ing, OF course. Other stories are also told
OF this dignitary which go TO prove that
mis- memory was not of the marvellous de-
scription.
When cabineti1ainister lets out the Sc
crets OF office 10 one of his opponents il
may be taken for granted that it is done
IN a MT of abstraction, and that 1t Is quite
unintentionaL The late Lord Derby, who
was occasionally very absent minded, was
once walking with Lord Clarendon, an OPP
ponent, when he began telling him the
secrets of the cabinet, and ultimately ask
ed iOr advice. This was too much for
Lord Clarendon, and when ne intimated
this, Lord Derby came to himself saying:
Really, l thought all the, time l was
talking to colleague. . OF course, Lord
Clarendon did not make known the iufor-
nation thus placed in his keeping
ueman possessing a peculiar memory, and
many amusing instances are recorded of
his absence of mind. In fact, it is said
that when he went to present his Fables
to the King, he discovered, after he had
delivered very good address, that he
had forgotten the book; while on another
occasion he is credited with having called
to visit one of his friends whose funeral
he had attended some time before. AL
though much shocked when told his
friend was dead, he subsequently remem-
bered having attended the funeral
An amusing story is told in connection
with a certain professor who seems to
have had a bad memory. He visited a
friend who was recovering from a serious
Illness and took a bunch of grapes with
him for the sick man. Becoming engrossed
in conversation, however the absent mind
ed individual began picking the grapes,
and actually ate them all. Then, on leav-
ing, he said to his friend: Now, mind
you eat those grapes! They will do you
all the good in the worldr
Another learned gentleman was troubled
in the same way. One day he met friend
who told him an interesting piece of
news. Later on in the day the gentleman
in question dined with this friend and
actually told him then, as something of
great importance, the story he had heard
from him a little before. When this was
pointed out, the unfortunate narrator of
the story was much upset, and in his ex-
element put his hosts napkin into his
pocket instead of his own pocket hand
kerchief. On another occasion, when at
tending the theater he rose from his seat
and bowed on the appearance of a cele-
brated actor, but the outburst of laughter
which this provoked soon brought him to
his senses.
An amusing story is also told of the alb
sentminded Count de Brancas. Once, as
he was walking in the street, the Due de
la Rochefoucauld saw him, and crossed
the way to speak to him. No sooner did
the Count see his friend however, than
he exclaimed, God bless thee, poor man."
and when the Duke endeavored to speak
he interrupted him with, rs it not
enough that 1 have said, at first that I
have nothing for you? Such lazy beg
CARS as you hinder a gentleman from
walking in the streets" A loud laugh
brought him to his senses, and he was
rather surprised, and no doubt somewhat
ashamed of himself, TO find that he had
mistaken his friend for a mendicant.