The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-10-02
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Short Stories

Whit can we do with Rosslyn -
Dlsraeli once asked of colleague.
Make him master of the buclthounds.
MS his father was" suggested the latter.
No, replied the premier, he swears
far too much for that. We will make
him high commissioner TO the Church
OF Scotland"
Mark Twain says that some years
ago. when In the South, he met an old
eolored man who claimed 10 have
known George Washington. 4 asked
him. relates the humorist. IF he WAS
In the boat when General Washington
crossed tile Delaware, and he instantly
replied: 'Lor', massa, steered dat
boat We'll, said |. do you remember
when George took the hack at the cher.
ry treeE lie looked worried for a min
ute. and then. with a beamlng smile,
said; Why. suah, massa, | dun drove
dat hack mahself'"
Commenting on the tipping habit
abroad. an American Traveller SAYS.
PROM Americans the cabmon expect
much liberality, and in case of disap-
pointment are prepared TO be sarcastic
and otherwise disagreed BILE. On one
OCCASION, | took hanson In London
for distance well within the four mile
limit | gave the cabman half crown.
lie looked at me with much mpudence,
and said: You have made mistake.
sir. | reached for the coin. and, put
Ting II IN my pocket, said: SO | have
Much obliged 10 you Then | handed
him one shilling, his exact fare lie was
AS angry as cabman permits himself
10 be in a country where the police take
the word OF him who seems to be a gen
deman against that of a cabman every
time
The Pail Mall Gazette says II still re-
mains mystery how the chief English
authorities In church and state ever
succeeded In browning King George l.
Having come fresh from his native
Hanover. the first monarch of the
Brunswick dynasty was TO his new
subjects little better than Melanesiau
from the South Seas Not word OF
English could he muster. while the
chief officials were almost equally IL
norant Of German. Latin. therefore.
had 10 be resorted to as being the one
possible medium OF communication be
tween them. A highly popular joke
originated from these singular proceed
ings, which stated that an immense
amount of bad language had passed be-
tween the king and his ministers on the
great day.
When Pawnee Bits cowpunchers
and snake charmers visited Princeton,
y. j., I'm the spring Of 1899 the students
had some trouble with them 1t is said
that sophomores had hand In the dis
turbanees that were raised. That after
noon President Patton met the class in
Dickerson Hail. aud gave the members
Of 1t severe lecture. saying: Il am
aware OF the serious trouble that took
place In our streets this rnnrnino. n-sll =
am also aware of the fact that the |
sophomore class had no small hand in |
that disturbance. These cowboys have !
become desperate. They are prepared |
to shoot. and II there is further trouble |
they will shoot to kill. and some of you !
may be among the slain. and don't be- |
lieye that most Of you are prepared 10
die, either. You have no special immu
nlty against bullet from a Winchester
rifle, and by the power that Is vested |
In me hereby forbid any sophomore,
or for that matter, any man In this
to attend that show to-
night" The show went on without