The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-03-07

he was also extremely reckless and
| ironetuo11s. and his great idea on all oc-
| casions was to charge. His staH soon
began to see what risks attended TINS
dashing description of tactics IN deal
ing with such an enemy as the Skis
and it is said that on one occasion
| they deliberately played their chief a
very strange trick. At the commence
ment of one of the more important
fights they induced him to mount a
i high tower which was only accessible
! by a ladder, the suggestion being that
he could better direct the operations
from that eminence. Cough climbed to
the top of the tower, and rapidly came
Z to the conclusion that the only course
J open. as usual, was to charge. Mean
while the leading members of the staff
had withdrawn, and, curiously enough
had removed the ladder, leaving the
! impetuous general no means of de-
scent The story goes that there was
! no immediate charge, and that the bat
! tie was won for that reason.
| "reminiscences of Dean Hole always
prove mine of anecdotes The fol-
7 lowing is a sample. 1t was related by
the dean some twenty years ago at a
church congress to working men at
Derby, and told of clergyman whose
cept on the north side of his church,
which, being damp and drear, was not
| used for sepulture. The parson went
to woman who was vey old and i'll,
and having explained to her that the
dislike of the shady side was a mere
fancy and superstition, asked her as a
favor and for the example of others to
give directions that her interment
should take place in the vacant portion
Of i
few moments for consideration, and
then made answer-'Well sir, as you
say that one parts as good an an
other, and that it's of no consequence
Whatever where we're put, pr'aps
you'll gle us lead"
.
lad returning home after a foot
ball match in Lancashire, went to the
BARRIERS to get a shave. Seating him
self in the chair he was soon fast
asleep, for he had partaken not wisely
but too well of strong beverage. The
barber shook him, and demanded which
he required, a hair cut or a shave.
Shave, please" said he; but his head
dropped forward and again he slept
Now. lad, look tina here, doest want
shaving?" said the barber, "becos if
tina does, hoold up tina head" Never
mind" said the occupant of the chair
coot ma hair.
1t is told of DR.. Parker that. when
very, very, very young man came to
him asking whether he should accept
for certain special service a gold watch
from an agnostic employer, he replied
Take it, my lad; take it. If he had
been a Christian perhaps he would not
give it you"
A village innkeeper was found in bed
one morning with his throat badly cut.
Why did you do it?" they asked. He
replied. For amusement; 1 had moth
ing else to do" This chimes in cur
lously with an old French epigram on
English maners and customs:
Here lies Sir John Plompouding of the
Grange,
Who hung himself one morning for a
change
There is a policeman of FaIstaffian
proportions who is generally to be
found on the platform at the station, |
beneath whose stern exterior beats a
heart of jovial tendencies. Yesterday
morning he called an awe-stricken boy. |
and giving him rs cents, told him to |
get quarters worth of pigeon milk |
at neighboring drug store The drug |
gist was on and gave the boy mix |
ture of chalk and water. labelling the |
same Pigeon Milk" The officer was |
astounded when the boy handed him |
his two-ounce bottle of the precious |
fluid. To make matters worse the of |
hcer sent the boy back and asked him /
TO have 1T changed for a box of vase /
line, but the druggist explained that as |
pigeon milk was an article that ne l
had very few calls for, and would spoil I
II kept over, he was sorry that it
would be impossible to exchange it.