The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-02-02
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casionally visiting a certain restaurant
in the city we'll known to many chess
devotees. On one of these occasions,
just prior to his departure for st. Pet
ersburg, to play Doctor Steinitz for the
championship, fussy old gentleman
offered to play him for box of cigars,
if he would concede him the odds of a
queen.
The offer was good-naturedly accept
ed: and on Laskar's winning, he be
came the recipient of a box of doubt
full looking cigars, which, however, the
-donnor averred were of very good quail
ity.
On visiting the same restaurant, af-
ter easily defeating SteinitZ, Lasker
happened to meet his late opponent,
who asked him what he had thought of
the cigars.
"First rate!' answered the cham
pion; Sin fact might almost say they
won me the match"
"Indeed! l am delighted to hear it,"
returned the old gentleman much
pleased.
Eyes" continued Lasker, with mer-
nv twinkle in his eye, 81 gave them all
TO SteinitZ."
The day was cold-very cold, in fact,
and the postmaster at Susquaha, a
small Canadian town, fell asleep over
the stove in his easy chair before he
had read half the postcards. The noisy
served for door brought him back to
the postoflice, from the land of dreams
with start. y strapping six-foot In
dian, in all the glory of top hat, stood
mijesty.
"Want letter." demanded the dusky
caller.
"Name, please urbanely enquired
the postmaster.
"Guahano my name. Me want let
ter"
"Sorry Guahano, but there's nothing
Cor you.'
"Want letter"
"But there isn't any for YOU"
"Inoso got letter."
"Well, somebody probably wrote to
him.
"Me chief! InOso 10 chief"
Cant help that old man. You see
"Give Inoso letter. No give Guaha
no letter. Me fight. Me kill! Want
letter.
"What's the matter here:" cried an
old British resident, breaking in at
this juncture.
"He's going to kill me because don't
give him letter when there is none
for him."
"Pshaw. Just tear off piece of
wrapping paper, sprinkle some ink ov-
er it, and give it to him. You've got
to use some tact and judgment in Off
ciating this office, old chap"
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leans several months after General
Butler had taken the reins in his hands
and acquired reputation for "tyr-
amy SO says Every Where, which
THUS continues the story:
One of the first things he saw was
the placardS of gentleman's furnish
ing store posted on the walls and fence
boards: sect your shirts at MOody's."
The planter saw it again and unused
deeply on it.
"IU's another of Buffers ORDERS" he
p"used to himself. "He's probably a
partner in the concern, and what he
says goes so 1 suppose it is best to
submit. don't need any shirts, and it
is shame to be compelled to buy them
now; but don want any more trou-
BILE"
He accordingly went to Moody's and
bought a dozen and half Of shirts on
cOmpulsion.
Some wears ago, when the terrible
~Yellow Jack" was in Savanna, Judge
b of the supreme court of the state,
Was holding sessi ms in the upper coun
ty, but within twenty four hours run
by rail of the infected city. Quite sud
denly, late one afternoon, he was seized
with headache, pain in the back, legs,
etc Having heard that these were the
.saIutatiOns which Yellow Jack extend
ed to his victims when approaching
them, the Judge il great CONSERVATION
applied to friend who was posted for
advice A hot mustard bath was or
dered at once, and the judge was soon
LAYING himself in the hot, irritating