Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-21
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At the close of performance given
as benefit to John Brougham, the
actor and dramatist, one Of the audi
ence threw upon the stage purse OF
gold. Brougham picked it up, and, af-
ter examining It, said: Ladies ana
gentlemen, circumstances compel me to
pocket the insult; but Cooking grim)
81 should like to see the man who
would dare to repeat it!'
A party Of Americans were sitting on
the upper deck Of Rhine River boat,
enjoying the charming scenery. One
was reading aloud from q guide-book
about the various castles as they came
into view. Just as the boat was pass
ing one of the finest old buildings,
woman in the party exclaimed to her
companions: why, that old castle Is
inhabited. See, there are blinds at the
windows" NO" said a man standing
by her side, ''those are the shades of
their ancestors"
During Lincoln.s second presidential
campaign, John ]. Janney,o OF Colum-
bus, Ohio, went to see the President at
Washington. In the course of their
conversation Lincoln said: "You are
going to defeat Sammy out in your dis
trict this time, aren't you?" referring
to Democratic candidate for Congress
in Ohio. 81 understand that Sammy is
a great friend of mine-just as warm
friend as I have. He reminds me of
hog that old Sam Brown had. 1t got
out and was gone for some time. Sam
could see where it had been roofing
along the creek, and he said one morn
ing to one of his sons that the boy was
to go along one side of the creek and
Brown himself would go along the 9TH
er, for I think said he, that the hog
is on both sides of the creek"
When Marius Dahlgreen, the artist,
left for Nome some time ago, to seek
his fortune in the gold fields, hs decided
to take varied supply Of paints and
cJ89s with him, SO that, shoEld the
- gets fail to materialize, he might
in his time profitably immortalizfng
picturesque scenery of the new
ing camp with his brush. These
ns We're shattered, however, when
kreen's party landed at Port Clar
se, for on attempting to put together
sman boat with which they had pro-
Sided themselves, it was found that the
dishonest-or only careless -ship-build-
er had forgotten to include the white
lead in the boats fxings. How to calk
the seams without it at eighty miles
distance from Nome civilization was
the question. At last the Goth Of the
party suggested the artists paint-box,
and with tears the sacrifice was made,
the Landscapes Of the future" decor
ating the insensate seams of the little
craft.
Henry w. O'Melveny, of Los Angeles,
had unique experience last week at
MADEIRA, where he arrived at midnight,
dirty, unkempt and unshaven, after a
ten days fishing trip in the interior.
After settling down in the deserted sta
ton, to await the arrival Of the. Los
Angeles train, O'Melveny decided to
purchase his railway ticket before the
ticket window opened. Only a week
before the railroad agent of neigh
boring station had been robbed, SO
when the traveller opened the side door
of the ticket room and walked in, the |
MADEIRA agent instantly sized him up
as road agent, and, drawing his gun,
held 1t in his right hand, while with his |
left he drew his money from the draw
er and, thrusting it into the open safe
slammed the door. Then, keeping |
covered with his revolver,
he reached over and raped out on the
telegraph key, for the benefit of the
assistant operator in the next room the
single word tough" while the assist
ant answered in the same fashion.
Eyes; very tough" In the meantime
O'Melveny had extracted twenty dol
lar bill from his pocket and requested a
ticket to Los Angeles. The tender of
so much wealth by such disreputable
fellow was positive proof in the agents |
mind that it was scheme to have him
open the safe for change aAd then rob
him. Backing away as far as the par
dtion would permit, and holding his
revolver ready to fire, the agent was
about to take desperate measures.
when his assistant recognized the sup
posed robber and raped out on the
Key: Los Angeles lawyer; o. K; not
half as tough as he looks" Mutual ex-
3lanations followed.
Men are seldom charitable on an emp