The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-10-03
GOOD
Short Stories

Al EuiNh>- hetlc CillAGu VI AAlt > ga
city of Illinois was one day showing a
+ visitor the wonders OF the lake front
y few years ago. said he, the lake
extended inland lar beyond where We
are standing. / tell you there Isn't a
/ town in tie world that's making his
+ tory as fast as Chicago is IT looks
F TO me more ike making geography. re-
piled the Unconditional stranger.
some years ago when Blsasp Potter.
of NeW York. was trayeiin. a Mime
+ sota. a man approached INN on the
railway platform anu scanned his leae-
ufes closely. Excuse ne lie said4
+ hnally. but haven't seen your picture
+ ia tie papersF lie was compelled "a
confess tHat he had. 4 thought 50,
continued the inquisitive one. may l
ask what you were cured off,
Tie late Rev. r. 5. Storrs vas a very
hard man TO Interview. for he resented
the inquIsitiveness Of the press. and
vas ley TO It's agents. On evening Il
reporter attended a reception At his
house. and. in the course OF the even
ing. touched his arm and whispered.
Doctor, I'm from the -; | want the
names Of guests ami all the partieu-
lars Yes" Dr. Storrs whispered in
return. this way, this way and, tax
ing the young mans arm, he escorted
him to the front door and put him cut
Hon Joseph II. ChoaJe IS as eele
brated as a post prandial orator as he
IS as a lawyer. AT one of the dinners
of the New England Society OF New
York, he once proposed the following
toast: woman, the better half Of tae
Yankee world-at whose tender SUM-
mons even the stern Pilgrims were ever
ready 10 spring to arms, and without
whose aid they never could have
achieved the historic title Of the PHI
grim Fathers. The Pilgrim Mothers
were more devoted martyrs than were
the Pilgrim Fathers, because they not
only had to bear the same hardships
that the Pilgrim Fathers stood. but
they had to bear with the Pilgrim Fa-
Tiers besides"
Pope Paul the Fourth was so shocked
at Michael Angeles undressed figures
In his famous Last Judgment that he
employed Daniele da Volterra TO eiothe
them; and he il consequence. received
the nickname Of II Braghettone' THE
breeches- maker. Michael Angelo. With
his usual wit, punished Messer Biagio
da Cessna, master Of the ceremonies
(who first suggested to the Pope the
improperly of nude figures. by paint
ing him in hell, with ASS ears. as MI
das. The story goes that Biagio I'M
glored the Pope TO insist upon the re-
moval OF this caricature. whereupon
Paul the Fourth replied: 4 might
have released you from Durgatory. but
over hell have no power
While the Rev. John Mcneil was
holding revival services at Cardiff.
Wales he announced that he would an
swer any question about the Bible. At
once a note was sent to him reading
you are seeking to help young men.
kindly tell me who was Gains wife"
That seemed a poser, and the audience
waited with intense interest, tempered
with amusement, to see how the good
man would extricate himself After a
pause. ne said. II love young men.
especially young inquirers for light. ami
would give this young man word
Of advice. It Is this: Don't Lose your
souls salvation looking after other
peoples wives
The late Bill Nye's Endorsement Of
life insurance is probably the most
characteristic para graph to DE quoted
from his writings: I'm these days OF
dynamite and swift changing Presiden-
tial administrations, and dark tunne 5
through which an engineer goes crop
ing his way at twenty-five miles per
hour; these days of tumbling signs of
the times and tipsy telegraph poles. live
wires and dead repa .rers; these days
when the politician aud the deadly
bridge policeman with his pub lie down
together under the influence of the
same stimulanU; these DAYS when
| death turks in the air We breathe. the
| earth we tread. the food we eat, the
water-the water we battle in l say il
| behooves Us to look well 70 our lnsur-
anee and our future state and AXE
/ pleasure in certifying aud saying 10
whom these presents may come. TINT
since became fully insured, my health
| has improved so much that il is IA sub
ject for profound cungratulatlon on my
own part. and the deepest disgust en-
the part Of those who would naturally
| inherit my vast wealth"