The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-27
TIMELY LITTLE STORIES
ABOUT WElL-KN0WM MEN.

U,nrt.e Wit Some
wears ago Augustus Thomas. himself a WIZ
wrote a play for Barrymore called KEGS
less Temple" the hero OF which. played oy
the star. was in the opinion or barrymore
friends. 5uilded on his own character II
was an sgregfous failure and the actor,
finally losing all interest in IL. in the last
nights Of the run played 1t as badly az
BARRYMORE could when not Interested Stess@
Mackaye. dramatist and actor. VINO ndA
been abroad at the time OF the prOuuS
arrived home before the run was over anu
rushed to the theater to see the play OF one
friend. acted by another Al the Close "
the performance. says the Brooklyn rAEe'
Re hurried behind the scenes TO praise tns
PLAY and performance. Barry. ne crieo'
YOU need only two things to be the EreateSt
of actors-a great grief and an encnrins
sorrow."
We'll. Steele" replied Barry. who knew
how badly he had been playing. you write
me a play and III have both"
Mr. seldom and the Miner-Riehard
Seldom. Premier Of New Zealand. is now in
London attending the Colonial Conference
and incidentally distinguishing himself as an
orator. Mr.. Seldom is noted for his rough
and ready ways. which have not been great
IL moderated by his long and admirable
career as an Empire builder He first came
into prominence in a constituency where
the mining element largely predominatsS
and where his ability manfully ana successl
fully to fight his own battles under ANY,
conditions was vastly appreciated by the
community. on one occasion word was
brought to Seddon's law office that a noted
bully OF the .'diggings." VIII owed him
money. was about TO sail for England WITH
out discharging his obligations Seddons
clerk said he was afraid to approach the
man
A right" said the future Premier.
g. IL TN -,~sVa him aud nakA
him settle the bill"
Within an hour Seldom had an inter
view" with the miner. who emerged mere
from with two black eyes and poorer BY the
amount he owed his vanquisher. From That
time on Mr.. Seldom was the idol OF the
mines.
For Purixts-sThese p~urists In Ian
guase who shout so much about grammar
always make me think Of the fellow out In
nv district who was shing off a dock and
fen into the water" said Representative
BeidIer or Ohio a few days ago
Some people near by helped him out
Then ore Of the rescuers asked: How did
you come TO fall into the WATER
~ didn't come TO fail into the WATER
replied the man. 4 came to fish
Told liz His Own way-ThOmas BAR
~. a Boston lawyer. was recently exam
ming an Irish witness in a suit growing out
OF a street railroad accident Here Is the
result OF Lawyer Barry's suggestion that
the witness should tell the story in his own
words: We'll the man fell in tn street
as the carr passed; thin tn carr stopped
an We all ran out. The crowd gathered
ar-round tn man and shouted: Hes kilt!
He's kiltr Thin OF jumped in. pulled n
dozen OF the spalpeens out Nv tn way. and
yells at EN-. 'Yez thick heads. yez, II tn
mans kilt. why in hivvin's name don't
yez stand 70 wan side an let him have a
breath OF air-r?"
A Matter of Pronuncintiou-Colonel
Hepburn and Speaker Henderson agreed
wonderfully well on matters OF legislation
during the past session OF Congress. but
when It comes to p~ronouncing the name OF
a certain State in the Union they diner
greatly.
Il will yield the floor for five minutes to
the gentleman from Arkansas" said
Colonel Hepburn. while an important debate z
was in progress. He pronounced the worry
with the accent on the second syhaote4
sounding the last as It is spelled
Speaker Henderson looked sterniy at
Colonel Hepburn and replied:
The gentleman from Ar-kan-saw Is
recognized for FIVE minutes" The Speaker
laid especial stress upon the last syllable.