The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05
GOOD
Short Storiss

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. some things that happen ON the
stage are very wonderful An English
audience was recently maryeiing az a
. dog which was playing bit OF an Old
} masterpiece on piano. Suddenly some
one In the audience yelled Rats ANA
the dog made break from the piano.
But the music kept right along, Just
the same.
Or. Parkhursts attention had been
called TO a morning newspaper account
OF an interview with his dear old
friend, Thomas @. Plat, and paruea'
larry TO the Senator'S assertion, i a1n
in town for business and religion.
Then with a eontemptuous snort
awhy use eight words when six would
dor II Piatt's going into religion
must be for business"
The following tale Is told q the
Bishop OF London. Having indulsei
thar precarious pastime OF asking any
small boy or girl in the audience 10
ask him u question. Dr. Ingram was
met by the following: Please. sir,
why did the angels walk up and down
Jacobs ladder when they had wingsf
Il Is sad 10 record that even the Bishop
OF London was driven % make the usu'
al humillating and miserable escape BY
returning. what little boy or girl
would ike 10 answer thisr
Representative Reeder. Of Kansas
saw a nye-cent piece on the floor OF a
Pennsylvania avenue car. one after
noon. while he was on his way down
IRON the Capitol lie picked the nickel
up, and said: is there anybody Ia the
car who has lost a ten-dollar gold
piecer' Ten people. white and black.
promptly said IN chorus: Il did. "Ah
right" said Reeder. as he slid for the
door: Il just found a nickel OF H.
don't know where the other nine dol
lars and ninety-nye cents went"
Mrs. Hoyt. wife OF Charles Hoyt. tho
playwright. added much ~ the enjoy
meat OF Lambs Club banquet IA chi
cago by her sharp and witty tongue.
always ready for home thrust Mr.
uOyt was second on the list % speak-
ers. and was badly frightened lie
eoucludcd that he would piunse quick
" into bis speech wbrn called upon.
and with this Idea DO aros- bFiskiy
when announced. and started Ia; la,
dies and gentlemen. feel h0n0rest tn
sure. by this request OF the t0astnns-
Ter. But II Il - unexpected { really
had 10 time % prepare I rsa!iy
had no time % prepare And
DO stopped Every one felt sorry fpr
him. but Mrs. Hoyt seemed la NO way
disturbed. when she noticed his pr~-
iieament she turned toward hisa sud.
ieniy. and called out: why. charley.
you did Il perfectly this morning
The stOlcnl bravery % itussian sol.
Hers Il well illustrated BY the story %
4 captain who was uasucc~ssfuiiy
,hclllng battery at the siege q Var.
iovie. Field Marshal Pashklevlfrh gal.
oped up 10 tho captain and strriiy
isked why his nring did not have SONS
fleet The captain replied that tho
shells did not ignite. The marshal
'cofYcd that Theory. and thrratrne,i 10
degrade the orricer. Tho captain picked
10 one OF the shells. isnitrd the fusr.
md. holding lt In tho palm Of biz hand.
aid TO the marshal; See Tor yourself.
lr." The marshal. folding nis arms
cross his breast. stood looking at tho
moking she'll IL was a soisfun mo-
nent. Both men stood motionies..
waiting the result Finally tho fuse
urnci out. and the captain thrsw the
hell 10 tho ground "trs true" r.
iarksd the marshal. turning away TO
onsidcr other measures 20 silence tho
nemy's frr. In the evening. instead
punishment. the captain received tho
Toss OF the order Of 81 vladimir.