The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-07
SHORT PERSONAL STORIES.

A STORY that F. Hopkinson Smith
~ likes to tell on himself is Of an ex-
perience In trip as a lecturer before
women's clubs. He reached one Of the
large northwestern cities on a bitterly cold
day and being little late hurried to the
house where he was to read.
After he had changed his travelling dress
he found that his teeth were still fairly
chattering with cold and he felt that he
| must be warmed before beginning his
effort to interest his audience. Across the
hall was the ladies' dressing-room in which
were number of women laying Off their
wraps. He approached the door and nam
! ing his hostess asked If she were present.
No" said young lady coming forward.
but am her daughter. What can do
for you. Mr.. Smith,"
Il am very cold" was Mr.. Smiths reply.
II want some whisky"
| Had a bombshell exploded in the room
| the result could hardly have been more
startling. for the hostess was me very head
! and front of the local Women's Christian
Temperance union organization. The young
woman was evidently staggered, but She
rallied to the situation.
Il see.' she said; you are i'll, Nir. Smith,
You shall have the whisky"
! She crossed the room to a medicine closet,
| took out a small phial filled teaspoon
from 1t. and returning said In a command
! ing voice:
open your mouth. Mr.. Smith,"
| Mr. Smith obediently opened his mouth,
received his teaspoonful Of whisky. thanked
| the fair physician, and went without fur
| Their comment downstairs.
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| Just before Brig. Gen. John NJ. Wilson
left the office of chief of engineers. and
| when he was spending most of his time
listening to the complaints of friends who
knew tina he was soon to be retired, he was
called upon by former senator of the
| United States from a neighboring state.
| Gen. Wilson was always very punctilll-
| Gus man in his bearing and manners. His
visitor entered the Office with his hat on as
if he were still in the hall. Gen. Wilson
rang his office bell and his messenger came
in.
George" said the general. "bring me
my hat"
clapped it on. and continued conversation
with the visitor, who remained totally un-
conscious of the hint that had been
| pointed at him. When the visitor left Gen.
| Wilson called his messenger and directed
him to return his hat to the closet.
Luke Fildes. r. A., who has been
honored by the command to paint the
Official portrait of the king has laterly
painted many portraits. x1ls best known
ding" and 1.-THE Doctor" Mr.. FIELDS has a
good story of a rustic whom he employed
as model for the bridegroom In the for
mer work. Soon after the drawing began
the artist noticed that his model became
very pale. He made him rest, and pres.
entity work was resumed. The model soor
became more CHASTITY than ever. 'You
don't seem WE'LL" said Mr.. Fildes. I'm a
right, zur," answered the model, "only fol
holding my breath so long!" The pool
rustic imagined 1t was necessary for the
portrait to be taken that he should hole
his breath the while.
So
Pope Leo XIII is still addicted to tn,
habit of taking snuff. 1t is not generally
known that the snuff used by ...e head o
the Roman Catholic church is made es
pecially for his use in America. This par
ticular kind is the highest priced mad
anywhere in the world, and before being
) packed is favored with the costly altar o
roses.
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The Sultan of Turkey is one of the mos
, enthusiastic chess players in Europe. H
will play for hours without intermission
and will not allow any mater of state t.
interfere with the game in which at tn
time he is engaged.
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. General Baden-Powen gained his frs
!. ideas of scouting from the study of Cap
. tain Mayne Reds stories. The gallant de
, fender of Mafeking has written a letter
= very appreciative of Mayne Reid. to hi
!, widow, who now lives in London. He says
in acknowledging a copy of her recen
| popular life of her husband, II shall rea
: ! it with the greatest interest. since he, Il
his writings. was one of my earliest In
structors, and always my favorite author.
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a Mascagni is one of the men who wear
bracelets, and they are not confined to hi
arms, but ornament his ankles as well. TIL
n creator of "Cavallera Rusticana" is sal
n to be passionately fond of jewelry. an
i numbers many splendid and valuabl
q | rings, given to him as we'll as bought b
? his own money. among his personal effect:
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