Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-12
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Short Stories

TIE! Pioneer tells a story OF rat
WHICH on one occasion was caught alive
Oh a ship and thrown overheard. A sea-
gull was floating by the side of the
ship. Immediately there ensued bat
tie royal, and the rat strangied the
seagull to death. He then sat upon the
carcass of the seaguif, unfurled its left
wing to catch the wind, and, working
the right wing as an oar, set sail for the
shore!
La response to missionary's appeals
for various articles for use on an Afr1-
can farm, miIking-stoOl was sent to
him from England. He gave 1t to the
negro whose duty it was to milk the
cows, with iniunttions. to use it, On
the first day the negro returned home
from the eew-sheds. bruised and bat
tered. bat with an empty pail. When
the missionary asked for an explana-
tioR,. the negro replied: Milk STOOL
very nice, massa, but she won't sit on
it!"
In 1862 Colonel Alexander, of Topeka,
who was an intimate friend Of Presi-
dent Lfneo1n, visited him at Washing
ton. and found him in greatly depress-
ed state of mind. ''Thfs being Presf-
dent isn't all 1t is cracked up to bea is
1t. Mr.. Lincoln ?'t inquired Colonel AL
exander No."rsafd lincoln. his eyes
twinkling momentariIy; 81 feel some
times like the Irishman, who, after be-
ing ridden on rail. said: 'Begorry, II
n Srs RN,r %bo ~ thing I'D
rather. Walkv"
An incident of the ceremonies at the
unwilling of the RoGhambeau statue in
Washington, D. G., went far to prove
that the American flag ''stays put. !"
When the Countess Rocftambeau pulled
the halyari which caused the flags
draping the statue to drop. every ves-
tige Of the covering fell but one corner
Of the American flag, which persistent
ly efung to part of the work sur.
rounding the statue 1.-The flag stays
put" remarked Secretary Hay to the
President in an undertone. and the
President, renyemhering his words,
smiled broadly. The French flag read
lily gave way the moment the rope was
pulled, and there were a number of
spectators who, were inclined to take
the incident as an omen
Captain French q. Chadwick, U. S.
~, WhQ was commander Of the flag
ship New York during the war with
Spaln~ says that Rear Admiral Saanp-
son was deeply and unaffectedly re-
lNssus, and adds: HE was q strict
observer of Sunday. but the fact that
once, at least, he forgot the days of the
week is Indicative of the intensity with
which the duty in hand always seized
him. Having called the captainsJaboard
for consultation on the 4th Of June "a
Saturday he said toward the close Of
the conference: 4 am going in to-mor-
row to attack the batteries, SO have
everything ready by daylight Cap
tain Philip, who was most earnest in
his religious convicthors, at once spoke
up: But, admiral. TOMORROW is Sun
day, and l don't believe i'm fighting on
Sunday, unless tine, other4fellow begins.
L have always noticed that whoever be-
gins Sunday fight gets i1icked.' Samp-
son at once said: 4 am glad you men-
toned that. Jack; to tell the truth, T
had fdrgosten the days of the week. I
am DO more a believer in, fighting ON
Sunday than! you are Gentlemen, we'll
put lit off until Monday and his order
was obeyed."