Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05

body once asked Disraeli. We'll, IL
Gladstone fell into the Thames" was
the reply, that would be a misfor.
tune; and II anyone pulled him out.
that, | suppose, would be a calamity"
The other day, an Irishman bought
copy of Irish Melodies" at a second
hand London bookstore for q shil-
ling The bookseller was surprised.
few moments later, when the ex-
cited purchaser returned and, shaking
his fist at him, cried: Il could kill
ye for selling these immortal gem7
80 cheap"
AT dinner in Boston. the other even
ing. the guests insisted upon George
AIDE. of slang fable" fame. making
a speech. Finally, in sheer despera-
ton. after all the others present had
sang songs or tom stories, he rose
and said; Il will tell you of an ex-
cellent trick In parlor magic. You
take a tumbler and I'LL 1t two-thirds
hull of filtered water. Then you In
sert In the water lump Of sugar and
a spoon, and you begin to stir. In a
few minutes the sugar will become
Invisible"
A medley Of young literary men
were once gathered TO meet Robert
Browning. The most aggressively
literary Of the group was first intro
duced. and at once began to pour out
his personal delight and admiration
with so unceasinga flow that the 9th
er introductions we're being held in
allegiance. and the other literary young
men starved. Browning endured 1t
with great good humor for some time.
At last, he put his hand almost AZ
and said: But ! am monopolizing
you"
The story Of how Chopin composed
his famous Funeral March" Is relat-
cd by NJ. Ziem. the celebrated painter.
who still lives In Paris. Elem was tho
friend and comrade of Chopin. and II
was in the formers studio that bo-
hemian repast was given. with Ludre.
De Polignac tthe musician.) Richard
(the painter.) Chevandier de Val
drome. and Chopin. as gay and festive
spirits around the table. There was
an old rickety piano In the corner,
all the panels having been taken out
for pictures. as Zim was poor. and
had TO economize. Behind curtain
was a skeleton. and this gave an idea
to Zim. who brought the skeleton ont.
covered II with drapery. and began to
agitate II with realistic effect. De
Polignace then took the skeleton 10
the piano. and sat with II as though
TO make 1t play. II was at this mo
ment that Chopin, who had been
rather quiet, was seized with sudden
inspiration. Uttering an ejaculation,
he rushed forward to the piano.
pushed aside De Polignac, improvised
the world-famous Funeral March.
Mr.. Spielmann, the art critic. tells
the following story OF Morland. the
painter, who was popular enough to
have his work forged in his lifetime:
A dealer. unknown TO him, employed
Morland to paint 30 many pictures.
provided him with studio. free. in
an upper floor OF his 1.-THE dealer's)
house, and begged that be would not
trouble To paint for longer than the
morning. The terms were good. and
the artist. who was more than ever
In want OF money. readily agreed. But
what Morland did not know was that
as soon as he had left, on and from
the very first day. the dealer intro
dueed some six hack copyists into the
room with similar canvases, to repro
duce exactly what the painter had
done in the morning. and In the even
ing all traces OF the incursion were
removed. Each day, until the com
pletion Of the picture. the process
was continued and thus. at the end
of the engagement, the dealer not
only possessed the original pictures,
but six copies Of each. produced stage
by stage In the same way as Nor
lands own. This, perhaps. accounts
for some OF the best copies extant.