The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20
FUN or THE WORLD.

Dr. Spar. on meeting Lora Chancellor
Erskine, with whom he was friendly.
once said Erss<ine. ] mean 70 write
your epitah when you die
Doctor. answered the LAWYER. ..it Is
almost a temptation to commit snicide ?.
Gladstone told Lord Ronald Cover that
once when he visited Rome he accident
ally met Macauley. who introduced nirn-
! seif 20 The Statesman on Nac4uiev'S
telling him that he took a daily walk
II St Peters. Gladstone asked him whar
attracted him in that place. "l'he tenn
Peraiare vas The answer-
one day BenneJ Biirisish. the coteG En-
slish special war correspondents. vas en-
cointered a few miles outside Pretoria
~ thar volcanic rhetorician. General
Tucker
What the - are YOU doing ont
here VITA that - thing pointing @ a
kodak which ives Sung around his
shoulders.
Wei. sir" promptly replied SIR Bur
lelsh, vas intending To take some
photographs; but had i known that 4
was 20 have the pleasure Il meeting YOU
Z should have brought oar Il phonograph. 10
Major Pond has an Illuminating anec-
dote OF Charles summer. The majors
father was an ardent s6rairer Of the
great aholltioDist. whom he alwavs re-
ferred 70 IS the Honorable Charles sum
ner. When the senator iecrured fn the
west before the war 8Ir. Pond walked
miles with his son 10 hear him 10
was his hearts desire 10 shake hands
with the great man. When he saw sum
ner on the train next morning be Went
up 10 him and said:
The Honorable Charles Sumner
heave read every orc OF Your speeches
I think i the duty Of every true Amcri
can 20 shake your hand Let me present
my son sumner utterly ignored HIN
i'orter be called. ger me- % ss2t where
7 Viii nos be disturbed
Major Pond SAYS a. never heard hls
father speak sumner aame again.
During my stay ia tho City OF Mex
ice. says a Philadelphia man . went
out one sunday 10 see q bull fight Its
Lhe proper thing 10 do. Seated very near
me in the raised benches Of the smrhi-
theatre was "a Germantown w1ua1.
whom know by sight as an enthusiastic
member OF the society Tor the prevention
Of cruelty 20 animals. she is one Of
those Who insist upon showing a hadEC
every tirco q driver uses whip en- q
balky horse and demanding his arrest.
Wen. she had her little baGge on ali rl-ht
and when the fight between THE bun and
the picadors became pretty hot she jump
ad up in her seat and demanded that
IL be stopped. stop this at oncet' she
shouted, waving her arms. sit down.
NaUde and don make a id fool 90
roUrself. exclaimed her husband But .
She insisted on having her own way. 4
I'm q member Of tho Pennsylvania society
'or the prevention OF cruelty 10 animals"
me declared. waving the lapel OF her coat
hat contained the button. 2 demand
hat this bUtchery shall cease. Every
'ody laughed at her and after n while
he went ont taking her husband with
Ter
Egs
William ". Chase IN talking 20 his
upiis and q number Of friends about
Great Portraits on a recent evening
p his school-r0om, had more OF less o.
ay about the makers Of portraits and
De- told q few stories of Whistler IL
siil be remembered that Mr. Chase had
ONE experiences of his own with Whist
Pr some time ago and his feeling reel
alton of one anecdote i'm particular made
manifest that they are living expert
noes with him yet The anccdote hing
d upon Carlyle. but Chase told the story
18th perfect sympathy which 100 per-
1nal relation could have intensified
Whistlers great portrait OF Carlyie was
lrown upon the screen-Mr. Chases
Tx being illustrated With stereoptloan !
iews-and that brought up the storv
base said that after &c was painted
arlyie on one Of his morning walks met
little girl whose appearance interested
I'D me!lOwed him. He stopped the
lld.
Good morning. uttle dear" h. said 10
ar; where are you going this morn J
I'm going to pose for Mr.. Whistler :
as the reply.
Oh, YOU poor little dear the phioso-
Ter exclaimed, and Chase's tone bespoke
mself as inquisit,vcly hurt even ia the
petition OF the exclamation
x
rhs world has SO long been at war with Q
e hapiess printer thar IL viii BE inter =
ting 10 know that az least one COM
sitor hos been capable Of following
structions.
once upon a time printer brought q
Booth for inspection proof OF new o
ster. which. after the manner ~ IT'S D
1d. announced the actor as the emil
nc traRedian Edwin Booth Il
,ir Booth did nor fuzzy approve Of 81. &
7 wish you wogld leave out that emil Is
m tragedian business ia rather have b
simple Edwin Booth" Dc said
Very good. sir
me next week the actor saw ths first :,
his new bills in position. Ills reQuest +.
2 been carried out % the letter The :.
ster announced the coming engage
nt ~ "slmp'e Edwip Eo0ih
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When Marshall p Tuas-. tie Ausrl- F.
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