The Virginia enterprise., 1901-12-27
SPINNING WHEEL.
4 PRECIOUS TEAR.

\ PRECIOUS TEAR.
Ian American woman carries about with
her crystal locket in which she claims
that one Of NJ. Paderewski's tears is en-
shrIned.' Paper.]
When the day is dark and dreary,
And my heart is worn and weary,
Then | tumble in my dress about the rear.
III ! find the cunning pocket
And l gaze on Paderewskis precious tear.
Women friends to whom I've shown it
Say they'd give the world to own it,
And they offer me the ransom OF peer
Which they'd give with satisfaction
For teeny weeny fraction
OF my master Padcrewski's precious tear
And they come in hundreds throngipg,
And they. gaze with eyes of longing
On the relic i'll it's crystal bright and clear,
But although they madly covet.
Far too dearly do love it
TO distribute Padcrewski's precious tear.
For watched it slowly straying
Down his nose he playing,
And | vowed vow 'twixt trembling hope
If i caught it would perish
Ere ever ceased to cherish
In it's crystal paderewski's precious tear.
SO when the Philistincs unsoniy
,,.,.s Come and mock my relic ' lowly
Then again l seek the pocket
And restore the crystal lOcket
Which contains my padcrewskis precious
tear.
London Punch.
Col. J. +. Mclaughlin, who repre-
sents the defense in the Nome contempt
proceedings now being heard before Com
missioner Heacock, is man who has
ho hntfOvn
OF the legal ladder to the position he
holds, one Of the leading attorneys Of
Minnesota. In his early practice, III
stead Of selecting his clients from among
those who came to him. as he now does,
ne was glad to get anything that came
along. Among the experiences that
| helped him to emerge from the condition
! OF briefless barrister he tells the follow
ing: One day miscrly old fellow came
to him and asked that the young attorney
draw up will
How much cash have your was the
| first Interrogation.
We'll, l Dunno" responded the client.
"somewheres nigh onto $4,000, l reck~
on
How do you wish it dividcd?"
II want my old woman to have $15,-
thN. and YOU can say that l give and
| bequcath $4,000 to each of my three chill
| dren.' said the old man, unloading him.
| self of the legal phrase with much gravi-
ty and deliberation.
What else do you wish to say?"
| Say that to each OF my several nieccS
and neDhews l also give the sum Of
$jNO.'
Held on. sir: this is work of SUI
pererogation. You have already dis
posed Of your money: how are they to
be given the sums YOU specify"
| "Gol darn en-, let 'em work for it as
l did, came ,he answer.
$50 YOU overcame that old antipathy Of
YOURS her husband remarked, "anC1
| YES
do you think she was glad to see
you?"
! II am sure of it,
| "Ahem!-you must have some reason
for that belief outside of her assur-
| anceS.'
! II have. ! had on the old dress shat
| was made over twice, my hat was ont
OF STYLE and my hair had become un-
cur!ed. while she had on a gown that
could not have come from anywhere but
Paris. Could she help being glad to see
me?'-Leslie's Weekly.
William ". Evarts seldom met his
match, but Harper'S tells how he once
found it in Senator David Davis. Mr..
| Evarts was a mere skeleton of a man.
while Mr.. Davis, who weighed upward OF
800 pounds, was blessed with a crcunl-
! ference quite as great as his length
| The two senators were Derpetuaiiy
twitting at each other in fun, and one
night at dinner Mr.. Davis said:
If you will let me choose the course,
will guarantee that with three Yards
start l can beat you in a race Of 100
fcet.''
Everyone at the table laughed and
said, Take him up, Mr.. Evarts.''
The challenge was accepted. and Mr.,
Davis was asked when he would race, to
which he replied that he was ready at
once. The whole party then adjourned
to the course chosen by Senator Davis.
This proved to be an alley between
two houses just three feet in width and
100 feet deep. He stepped into the
mouth three yards, said Cor and
walked quit. leisurely.
nor under him. and he called Mr.. Da-
Wis back to the street and acknowledged
that the joke was on him.
Comptroller Bird S. Coler is fond of re.
lating the story of the mayor of Port
land, Me-. who read in his morning news
paper that the city of Portland. Or. wa.
in flames. He Immediately sent this tele-
gram to the mayor of Portland. Or:
Portland. Me-, bleeds for you. Wha,
can we do to aid your Promptly bach
upon the wires came the answer: 1--WE
need food and clothing and money to buy
both"
The mayor Of Portland. Me-. immedi
ately called special meeting of the com
mon council of that city. The aldermen