The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-10-19
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The late Robert Bonner had his yiewl
on the temperance question, but lie
WAS not a bigot Somebody asked him
few years ago II he were a teetoialer.
Am | Il leetotaleff NJ" said Mr..
Bonner. Ia answer 10 ihe question no,
| am moi teetotaler had Il glass
Of sherry Mhen | came 10 New York IN
lsI4" II Is moi Oh record whether be
ever took another.
An American Who was Ia Venice
" hen The news of the destruction OF
Admiral CerYefa,s squadron came. and
who could not make out The Italian ae-
cent very well. look the paper TO
certain professor Nho speaks almost
perfect English. aud asked him ~
translate H. The professor did 50 n
excellent style uutil IL came near ths
eud. when. with little hesitation, he
read. And The band played The nas
with The stars Oh II aud IL Viii Do
very warm ia Tire city Ills evening
II wAa about minute before the Amer
lean recognized the last piece.
Capt. coghlan : authority FOR an IL
teresliug story Of lhe taking Of Manila
Dewey be say. sailed into Manila
harbor. fought his battle aud then cut
The cablr The English admiral want
ed 10 help. but he didn't dare. B1l
he thought that Dewey might TAKE a
hint So The English admiral sailed
oNer 10 Dewey. aud said All. | see
you have cut Il cable. YES answered
Dewey. Which one asked The inao.
cent English admiral. Aud then
Dewey. knowing for he iirst time there
WERE. two cables fustled back. grappled
for the SECOND cable, and ent H.
CASTELAR,. the most Noluble OF takers.
Ma ole Of a party OF twenty people
Nho sat down al table ole evening,
aud until The end of dinner he mixed
The Hhole tIme NJ ole had been able
10 gel IN a word edgeWass. This great
IL disguised N Dripeeh. ihe French
cabinet minister who MAS fund u
hearing the sound Of his uwh voice.
Al lenglh there came pause ID tho
conversation. CASTELAR, WAS IN the het
NJ rIu.inv his mouth pelperh seized
The onl. opportunity that lie had
throughout The dinner Of placing his
NIL. remark CASTELAR,. with his hoas
.ful in The finger howl. stared AZ hin
With nudsgulsed establishment Just
brfare they rase from The table lie
turned 10 friend and asked That
NJ. Delpech he lawyer "No,'
WIS the reply; why do you ask =
Because he Is such a terrible chatter
box" said Castelar,.
IAbouehere tells an amusing story
Of how he did good turn for a legal
friend. who. although accustomed to
address juries and Judges. was afraid
OF the House Of Commons. One day.
walking home with hlm.e says Labou.
chere. Il told him that he should get
over this curious dread. A matter wss
coming under discussion which Ia.
yolyed good deal Of law | said u
him. II you like. | will get up aud
speak against the government view.
You must jeer al me | Will complain
Of This. aud suggest that as you are an
eminent lawyer, you should express
your objections artlenlateiy. then YOU
having prepared your speech must
get up and crush me This was ar.
ranged. When | laid down the law hs
laughed | looked indignant. | went
on, lac uttered sarcastic Hear. hears
ON this | protested, sat down. and In
yited him 10 reply To me lie got up
and made an excellent speech"
The old Duke OF York. whose etfigy
looks down from the Top of The column
In St james Park. was once COM
mander ln-chef, and frequently enter
tanned the officers under his command.
ON Que occasion the empty bottles had
accumulated lneonyenienily, aud The
duke called to servant. Take away
these marines" Now distinguished
officer of marines WAS present. May
| ask your royal hlghness for an ex.
PLANTATION Of thai phfasef' said the un.
dAunted representative of the sailors
and soldiers. too" The duke was ths
last man Ia the world 10 take refugd
behind his dignity as royal hlghness, OF
even his exalted rank In the service.
II wear blue coat and you know
where 10 ind me-" he had written to
Col. Ienn0x, when there was quar-.
rel between them. aud he had gone
out" with the colonel as II he had been
only plain Major Dobbin. But ON this
oeca sion readiness OF wilt, which was
mol usual with him, saved the sltua-
ton They have done their duty" he
said. "and are ready 10 do II again.
That's why | call them marlnesl'