The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-09-19
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Short Stories

"hCh puc Il IIuttSb OudTlOUl6 OF NECK
lenburg-Strelitz arrived in London to
marry George the Third, the people, on
seeing her appearance, cried Pug,
pug, pug" Vat is dat dey do say
poogr said the princess to the Duchess
of Ancaster, who was sent to accom-
pany her; wat means poogr ''0h.
that means. God bless your Majesty"
promptly replied the Duchess. without
the slightest hesitation.
Some years ago, when a part of the
japanese Imperial Palace was burned
at Toxic, the Empress was forced to
fee to one of the old Daimio houses
near by, 1t was not at all comfortable,
and, as the story goes, her Majesty, ap-
preciating that her subjects would be
much concerned at her living In such
mean place, sat down and wrote them
little poem In which she denied that she
had changed her residence. The poem.
which was in the best japanese Ian
guage, stated that "her Majesty's home
had always been In the hearts of her
people, and that neither the flames nor
the cold could ever drive her from that
dear abode"
A story Of Joke" played In Vienna
on Mascagni, the composer. is going
the round of the newspapers In Italy,
where 1t has created an extremely bad
impression. The distinguished Italian
was the guest of honor at a soiree given
by the theatrical artists of the Austrian
capital, and expressed regret that he
was unable either to speak or under
stand German, whereupon an actor Of
comic parts arose and addressed him
very solemnly, saying: Most illustri-
Gus maestro, you have given to the
world '0avalleria Rusticana,' which Is
a musical freak" At this point Mas
cagni also rose, and warmly shook the
orators hand. You have no other tai
emit than that of self-advertsement."
Another effusion on the part Of the COM
poser. I'm a word, you are merely a
genial sausage" Prolonged applause,
at which Maseagni could scarcely mas
ter his emotion.
few weeks ago a wild excitement
was caused in the War Department at
Washington, D. c., when rumor
spread around that the civil service
rules had been disregarded In the case
Of an old soldier, who. after being In
the department for many years, had
had his head taken off without warming
1t was also limited that II the old sol
dier's case We're reopened re-instate-
ment would surely follow. Interested
parties were directed TO a certain place
on the second floor for particulars. I'm
agine their feelings when they saw two
men at large table in the corridor at
work on the lay figure taken from one
Of the glass cases in which the uniforms
OF the United States army at various
periods are displayed to an admiring
public. The moths had got into the
stufting Of a very old soldier indeed
wearing a Confederate uniform. and
the CHASTITY spectacle presented itself of
his wvousu neau sIanufng on tnc 1ausU, |
entirely apart from his trunk. The re-
opening of his case occurred later In
the day, when, the moths having been |
killed and a fresh lnstallment Of cam
phor mixed with the stufiing, the figure
was returned to its place under glass
Not long ago two hulking "hoboes,"
who had just dismounted from a Cen
tral freight train, asked a Yonkers man |
for q loan OF 10 cents to secure some |
food. He took them to a restaurant
and promised to provide them with |
work as soon as they had finished eat |
Ing. When they reported for work he
said: Boys, my cellars full Of water
and l want you TO pump 1t out. I've |
fixed these hand-pumps right here on
the sidewalk. Never mind the people |
When they come along and ask ques
tons. just you say nothing, but pump
till the waters out of the cellar. Keep
cool. Don't hurry, but pump and l will
pay you we'll" Now, a tributary to the
Nepperhan River ran through his
mans store cellar and out under the
sidewalk. and the pumps reached down
into the river. The water pumped out
by the "hoboes" ran into the sewer and
back into the Nepperhan, but as the
sidewalk was tightly tagged. the pump
ers didn't know the size Of their job.
The street became damned with specta-
toys who roared with merriment as they
watched the "hoboes." All but the men
at the pumps knew what was up. When
the sun went down, IT descended ON the
wrath of two Weary Willles. armed
with coupling pins. They hunted all
night for their kind employer but he
xvas I'm New York telling his friends