The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-16
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

President Kruger's English sounds like
that of most Dutchmen and Germans. He
once innocently said to an American: Mics
ter Cecil Rhodes dell me ! speak English
mid der American accent How vos dot?
w. T. Stead, who is bitterly opposed to
the Transvaal war, recently sent TO the
newspapers a letter entitled "Shall i Stay
My Brother Boer?" and a smart jingo edi
tor crisply replied: Dear Mr.. Stead-What
in heavens name have L to do with YOUR
family affairs?'
The Rev. Sam Jones. of Georgia, writing
to friend at home a few weeks ago, said,
in his quaint way: Il have been twenty
seven years wearing myself out. / have quit
work. My wife sits and looks sad at times
ana says: nave been telling you THIS for
ten years. But there is good deal of me
left yet If grace and grit will hold out
will soon be on deck again l hope"
Congressman John Allen says that during
| the recent Mississippi senatorial contest he
met at his old home one of his old negro
servants who had known him from boy
years. 'Lawdy. Mars John" said this
person, .! certny is glad ter see We. and
that?' asked Mr. Allen. "Wky, runnin fur
| office, o co'se,' was the surprised answer.
General Otis tells a story of how the old
| stringent army regulations once went
! against General Scott One wet afternoon
that soldier was caught in the rain in Wash
| ington. He was in full uniform and was
well known, so, no cab being near. he bor-
| rowed an umbrella. Arriving at his hotel,
| an under officer approached him and calmly
remarked: General. you will consider your
| ing an UMBRELLA while in full uniform
| New York dressmaker is bringing suit
to recover $1,000 damages from a firm that
persuaded her to enter it's employ at Helena.
| Ark. by representing that the climate was
| heaIthy, tne town sanitary and the poDu-
| lation wealthy. In her complaint she says
| none of these things are as represented and
| that large part of the population is COL
| ored. The plaintiff asked TO have commits
| sion appointed to visit Helena to examine
| into the disputed assertions, but the motion
| has been denied.
Colonel Baden-Powel earned from the
Matabele the nickname of ''Impeesi." mean
| ing The that creeps about by night from
| his uncomfortable habit of scouting alone
| among their stronghOlds during the hours
| or darkness and gaining thereby much vau-
| able information. Just before Colonel Ba-
| den-Powell left England he was seen by an
| old army man, who wished him godseepd
1T will be all right" said the colonel: ''all
hope is that they will give me warm
| corner"
Finley p. Dunno, the author of "Dooley;''
George AIDE, author of "|Artie' and doc
Horne" and the more recent Fables in
Slang" and VIII Payne, whose Jerry the
| Dreamer" and THE Money Captain have
attracted such favorable attention are
| newspaper men of Chicago. All three he gan
.nelr newspaper work on the Chicago Daily
| News, Mr. Dunno and Mr.. Payne being
| connected with the evening paper and Mr..
| AIDE starting in as a reporter on the morn
| ing issue. which afterward became known
as the Record. He is still a member of the
| Record staff. Mr.. Dunno is the managin
editor of the Chicago Evening Journal Mr'
Payne is editor of the financial weekly, the
| Economist.
The boy stood on the burning deck
| And cried: 81 will not fiee!'
| And forty-seven colleges
| Made him LIZ ID.
| Detroit Journal.