The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-02-12
STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE.

Did Adam ~Forepaugh,' said "a
friend of the veteran Snowman, "once
had a big white parrot that had learned
to say
One at a time, gentlemen-one at a
~time-don't crush
The bird had, of course, acquired
this sentence from the ticket-taker Of
the show. Well, one day, the parrot
got lost in. the country, and Mr.. Fore
.paugh leaped into his buggy and start
ed out post haste to hunt for it.
People here and there who had seen
the parrot directed him in his quest,
and finally, as he was driving by a
familiar voice.
He got out inc entered the field, and
found the parrot in the middle of a
flock Of crows that had pecked him un-
til he was almost featherless. AS the
crows bit and nipped away, the parrot,
lying on his side, repeated over and
over:
Zone at a time. gentlemen-one at a
time-don't crush"
The late William l.. Elkins, the
street railway magnate Of Philadelphia,
was gifted with a grim humor. This
humor a certain Philadelphia reporter
has good cause to remember.
He visited Mr.. Elkins, some years
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terviews that sometimes appear in
Sunday papers The getting of such
interviews requires the asking Of a
number Of peculiar questions, and the
reporter opened fire in this way:
Mr.. Elkins. how did you earn your
first thousand dollars?"
The millionaire frowned, her smiled.
by hard work." he answered.
Daunted a little, the reporter, in 81
lence, tried to think up the next ques-
ton. Presently he found it. It was:
Mr.. Elkins, you have lived a good
many years; now tell me-what has
been the happiest' moment of your life"
1t hasn't come yet" said Mr..
Elkins.
MOT yet? When, then, will it come 2,
The reporters eyes shone. Now he ex-
pected something good.
1T will cor2s," said MI. Elkins, when
people cease asking foolish questions"
h Rev. George c. Lorimer, when he
was pastor Of fremont Temple in Bos-
ton, entered one evening a Boston hall
where a lecture was in progress.
Mr.. Lcrimer stood in the vestibule a
little While, listening to the lecture, and
the j%anitor, a colored man, approached
KS respectfully.
"A fair lecture, sah," said the jani-
tor.
oh, more than fair, don't you
LINK! ueWurfed Mr. LOrimer. Il
would call this lecturer a brilliant
man."
Scarcely a brilliant man, sah,' said
the %janitor. "Ah t'ink he's a fair man,
sab. but not O. de prima facie class,
He's a good man, sab, a well-meanin'
man, but not a talented man. He's q
New York man, sah."
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Judge George Grey of Wilmington
Del, was praising one day the quality
Of GOODNESS.
My father" he said, FUSED to cite
in discussing this quality, an argument
that he heard between two of the lead
ing statesmen of tn south.
These statesmen sat opposite each
other at a banquet IN Washington
where a number of Mdies were present
and an argument arose between then
over the question of slavery.
They talked a long time, and FINAL,
one of them became enraged. He ut.
tered an oath, and, taking up a glass
of wine, he threw it full in his on.
ponent's face.
THE other wiped the wine ava,
quickly with his napkin.
That he said, smiling, was a di,
gression. Now to resume the argu
ment.' And he went on talking calmly
and thus the ladies' were spared a dis
graceful
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