Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22
STORYETTES.

STORYETTES.
Henry James was once praising
fellow-author. ''You are very
kind to him." said some one present.
'.for he says very unpleasant things
about your work" ''Ah," said Mr..
James, but then both Of us may be
wrong!"
During the Franco Prussian War
well-known English correspondent
was sent to the front by his paper, and
on one occasion Won Moltke sent for
him and said: "Mr-, on such
and such day the German army will
perform such and such a movement.
II that appears in the manning
the paper.) you will be shot" The
news did not appear.
war correspondent writes from
South Africa to the London Daily
Mail: "A certain gallant corps at
Chieveley Camp provided the guard
that should protect our precious beer
till Christmas day. In the morning
two dozen bottles were missing. Dis
GRACEFUL said the authorities; double
the guard And they doubled II.
Next day four dozen were missing"
President John Quincy Adams once
asserted that he would not give fifty
cents for all the works of Phidias and
Praxfteles, adding: II hope America
tx-ill I'll. -
centuries to come" When some one
quoted this to William Morris Hunt,
he asked, dryly: docs that sum of
money really represent Mr.. Adams's
estimate Of the sculpture of those
artists, or the value which he places
upon fifty centsP"
Once at dinner party, where Gen.
N. b. Forrest, commanding the con-
federate cavalry, had been invited as
the gnest of honor, loquacious
widow, with hair of raven black. rude
ly interrupted the conversation by
asking General Forrest why it was
that his beard was still black while
his hair was turning gray. With
great politeness Forrest turned to-
ward her. II fear l can not give you
satisfactory answer" said he, ''un-
less, possibly, the reason u that 1
have used my brain moro than my
jaw"
Some Of the late Revivalist Moody's
meetings were open" in the sense
that any one so disposed was at liber-
ty to speak or pray, and he was beset
by ''cranl<s," but he faced them with
great courage. When a speaker was
taking breath, he would give out the
next hymn as naturally as IL the
man had finished. To q speaker who
had scarcely commenced what he in
ten ded to say, Moody once said: Now,
sir, that is perfect; IL you add single
word you will spoil it. Let us sing
No. 1a3." When provoked beyond
measure. he could be very severe. An
Australian evangelist had told a long
story of his own glorious doing and Of
the opposition he had everywhere en-
countered. AS he sat down Mr.. Moody
remarked: 81 can tell why they OPP
posed you" "Why?" because you
spoke too much about yourself"
"Bruddren and sistahs," sternly said
Soou Olo L arson NOOllulOu, dlJer LU6
collection had been taken up on a re-
cent Sabbath morning, before the hat
was done parsed expounded the re-
quest dat de eongregashun contribute
accawdin' to DER means, an l sho ex-
r--A~-atei A.. - ~, r.---ia ~L:r -
magnanimously. But now, upon ex-
aminin' de collection, l finds dat de
concocted amount contributed by de
whole entire posse oh yo' am only the
significant and pusillanimous sum OBJ
sixty-free cents. An at dis junction
dar amt no 'casion for yo' all to look
at Brudder Slewfoot, what done cir
cumambulated de hat around, in no
SIGH suspicious manner; for, in de fust
place, Brudder Slewfoot amt dat kind
OBJ a man, an, in de second place,
done watched him like hawk all de
time myself. No, siqty-free cents was
all dat was flung in; an dess wants
to say dat, in my humble opinion, in
stead Of contributin' accawdin' to yo'
means. yo' all contributed accawdin't to
20 meanness. De choir will now
favor us wild DER regular melodious-
ness