The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-06
The MAN IN The STREET.

= ENERAL IAN HAMILTON. now
II visiting in this country, figures in
one Of the best campaign stories
of the Boer war The incident hap
pened during the campaign east Of
Bloemfontein, when Hamilton had
command Of an assorted column. hale
Canadian, half regular, that composed
the extreme right wing Of Roberts
army
General Hamilton reviewed the Can
adian infantry one day in small VII
lage for the purpose Of telling them
that they must stop the plundering for
which they were so notorious that they
had earned the nickname Of the Thou
sand Thieves"
The column had Just drawn UP and
was waiting for Hamilton to begin the
review when ragged rooster ran out
from a hut and across the front Of the
line. A kind of shiver ran through the
volunteers. Suddenly a private left the
ranks and took after the rooster.
Halt" shouted Hamilton.
The soldier ran on. He shortly over
took the rooster and turned back,
wringing the neck of the fowl. AS he
passed the general he noted the fierce
scowl on his face. The soldier was an
Irish boy from Toronto and not easily
dsunted, but this time he tempOrized-
Throwing the defunct rooster at the
generals feet, he said:
There. now: I'll tache We L halt
whin the gineral says So"
History records that the column
laughed and the general smiled. Also
that the soldier got only two days in
quad" for one Of the most bare faced
breaches Of discipline in the records OF
the most irregular corps in the army.
Ex-President Cleveland has this
story to tell of an incident that oc-
CURED at a town near his favorite
fishing grounds this summer. The hero
was a shopkeeper who. among various
things. sold fishing rods. For the -pur-
pose Of advertising them he had large
rod ranging outside his shop. with an
artificial fish at the end of it, Late
one night a tOWnsman who had been
dining a bit too well happened TO see
this fish. He looked at it. then went
cautiously TO the door and knocked
gently.
Who's there2' demanded the shop
keeper from an upper window.
"Sh-hl Don't make a noise. but
come down as quietly as you can" was
the reply.
Thinking something serious was the
matter. the man dressed and stole
downstairs
Now, what's the natter" he in
quired
Hist, Pull your line in quick:
you've got a bite" admonished the
bibulOus one.
NJ. Linn Bruce was spending a night
at an Out-of-tOWn hotel last month.
and when. upon going up to his room
for the night he left orders with a
cOlOred porter In attendance at the
desk that he should have an early
call, he was greeted with this surpris-
ing bit Of information,
say, boss, reckon you am not
'quainted with desc here modern ven
tions. When you want TO be called in
the mawnin all yOu'se got to do is just
press the button on the wall by de bed;
den we comes up an calls you
Bishop Potter made an address to
the students Of the College Of the City
of New York the day after election.
The events Of the last twenty-four
hours" he remarked in the course Of
his speech. remind me Of an election
in Boston a long time ago. when Colo
mel HigginsOn was running for con-
gress. You may have read that Colonel
HigRinson was lieutenant colonel in
the regiment Of black men that Colo
mel Robert Shaw organized and which
did valiant service in the war.
L was IN Boston on the morning OF
the election, and I met an old negro
whom I asked if he were going to vote
for Colonel HigginsOn. No, sah,' he
replied.
What I said. not going TO vote
for the man who gave your race
great opportunity; who led them in a
splendid charge? Isn't IL only honor
able and chivalrous TO vote for him2'
No, sah.' he replied. Use not goin'
TO vote for Colonel Higginson. Use
goin' to be honO'ble and chiv'lrous and
vote for the gentleman that gave me
five dollars.
Many people have aIighted from
moving cars in many different ways.
but none PERHAPS ever chose so original
a method as did a negro whom Sim
con Ford recently employed. The darby
came 60 New York from a village
down south" never having been on "a
street car before.
After his first ride he appeared before
his new master with blood streaming
from several cuts on his face. his coat
in shreds. and his hat looking ike a
rag. He limped painfully
What i'm the world have YOU been
doing. Norman" asked Mr.. Ford
Err wife ge'man wuz stan'in' on de
step O. de cyan" answered Norman.
sadly. so 7 jes jumped over de back