Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-08-13
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Short tories
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

A Kansas editor received the fol-
lowing note, the other day, which ex-
plains itself: "Dere professor editor,
would like for you to putt In yo'h
paper notice fer a husband fer me.
am thirty-eight years old, have no
dentist bills for my teeth are all ok. 1
can cook a stake, wash deeshes, and
grace the parlor fine. Also player on
the acordeen, and have had two hus-
bands. They are ded, but their graves
are green and tended to all on account
Of me. Any lovin man of wait over
one hundred and twenty answer
please. No doods."
In his memoirs, Adolf Kussmaui re-
lates curious story of Heidelberg
banker. This banker was known for
his naughty, forbidding manners; con-
gequently, DR.. Nuhn, the professor Of
anatomy, was much surprised one day
when the banker came and sat with
him in a railway car, and, after a
pleasant chat, asked him all sorts of
questions, especially about the anato-
my of the heart. The next day, he
even called, by permission, in the med
zeal department, and watched the pro-
fessor dissecting one of those organs.
Then he drove home, and few hours
later it became known that he had
committed suicide by skilfully plung
ing dagger into his heart
Commenting on his first meeting
with James Mcneil Whistler, Mark
Twain is reported as saying: "Is was
introduced to Mr.. Whistler In his stu
dio In London. l had heard that the
painter was an incorrigible joker, and
was determined to get the better Of
him, II possible. So at once 1 put on
my most hopelessly stupid air, and l
drew near the canvas that Mr.. Whist
Ter was completing. That amt bad l
said; it amt bad, only here in this cor
ner'-and I made as If to rub out
cloud effect with my finger-I'd do
away with that cloud If 1 was you
Whistler cried, nervously: Cad, sir,
be careful there. Don't you see the
paint is not dry? oh, that don't mat
ter said 1; I've got my gloves on
We got on well together after that"
1t is related that a very brilliant
Irish lady once arranged that the late
William Lecky, the famous historian,
should meet an eminent Irishman Of
very advanced opinions in politics. 1t
wns intended that they should ex-
change views, and the Irishman had
good deal to say about Mr.. Lecky's
later work, and was we'll able to put
what he had to say in the most effect
i've language. However, as soon as
Mr.. Lecky was introduced to the Irish
man, he began a political harangue
which he kept going without cessation
the whole time he was there. The
Irishman at first tried to break in with
word. but he was swept away, as it
were, in the unceasing flow of Mr..
Lecky's language; so after a time he
sat in amused bewilderment, waiting
until nature gave out. But when Mr..
Lecky felt he was getting exhausted,
he rose from his chair, shook hands
with the hostess and her guest, keep
Ing on talking all the time. They came
out with him to the top of the stair
case, but could not get in word edge
ways even then, as he talked all the
way down to the door, and was even
in an unfinished sentence when the
door was shut behind him. Then the
hostess and her guest looked at each
other and roared laughing, for the
brilliant Irishmans intentions to i'm
press Mr.. Lecky had cleverly been
frustrated.