The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-18
GOOD STORIES WELL TOLD

Cinnamon have a fine sense of
humOr," said the young playwright.
Richard Earle. In their quaint and
dry way. the Chinese say iunumerable
good things.
L once knew in San Antonio a bach
elor banker This man decided that
he would employ a Chinese butler. Ac-
.cordingly his arrangements were made.
and in due time the Chinese butler ap-
peared. He served MS first dinner ad-
mirably
After 1t the banker said to him:
think YOU viii do well here. What
is your nance
My name Yot Lee ChwanE Toy
the Chinaman answered
Oh said the banker, 7 can't re
member all that III just call you
John
All light said the new butler.
At breakfast the next morning. the
Chinaman smiled at his employer
pleasantly.
What your name2' he said.
'PierPOnt Morgan Jones' my friend
replied.
e" Ne no membIe all that said the
Chinaman. Ne just call you Tom
my"
Says the Woman's Home Companion:
10 an inland New England village ten
miles from railroad was met at the
station by an old fellow who looked as
If he might have just awakened after
Rip Van Wrinkle sleep. His horse and
buggy were in keeping with their own
er's ancient appearance Here we air
at last" said the driver. when they
finally came to three houses and a
Dlacksmiths shop
This isn't much Of a place. is it,
said the depressed stranger. looking
around.
''Oh. you don't see al G. it from
here" was the reply. Thar's two
more houses over behind that hin thar,
an coopeT's shop jest around that
bend in the road thar. Come 10 bunch
Fem all together an it's consid' able O.
a place-but, o. course. it amt New
York
J. 5. Wilson a Canadian editor, in a
recent SEteeh told a story Of the Hon
Edward Blake, now NJ. p for L0rgforSi
IN TIE British House OF Commons says
the New York Times AR Wilson was
OF the press gallery force AT Ottawa
when the Canadian Pacific railroad COM
struction was ND for discussion. Nr
Biake was then leader OF the liberal party
lh tan2da and was opposing the build
ing of the transcOntinentaI railway in
speeches thar were notorious for their
length Mr. Blake was an orator who
required little notice to make q te1Tfup
speech. but az this time ne had falle6
into the habit II writing out his speeches
and reading them off at a tremendous
rate. lie had been spea king for six
hours when one stenoZrapher- in relfev-
nou2-'
Quick as a flash came the answer from
the man who had been rushed TO keep
u with the orator
Hes on the south bank of the Sas-
katenewan on the down grade, and go
Jesse I.ewisoha is a collector Of pic
lures. The other day he Was c0nFersing
with Robert Henri. the painter, says the
New York Tribune
Art GALLERIES and exhibitions" Mr.
l1eWisohn said. ARE interesting places %
haunt ! wish 7 had noted down all the
odd comments have heard in them.
only last week I stood behind two
young women from the country in a
Fifth avenue picture shop. One Of them
called the others attention TO an afro
cious animal piece.
e Two Dogs: After Landseer' she read
from the frame I can see the two dogs,
but where is Landseer2
Ihe other Young woman studied the
e Where is hep she said. 7 guess
this must be one Of them puzzle pic
lures
- - PtAi~ -.AAA EdAr s-slg Is It&AF aA
excellent TaconteuT. tells a very good
story about a man who apparently pos
sessed more than average amount OF
sspHiteness.
hGrrsecly leaving the office one Satur-
gay afternoon. the great financier was
nearly thrOWn of his feet By collidinE
WITH q man who was rushing along from
the direction OF Broadway.
81. Morgan was about 10 say some
mig more expressive than polite. when
the poiite man raised las hat and said
9ty dear sir. I don't knox which of
US IS 20 blame Cor this violent encnun-
ter. bur / am in far too great 2 hurry
70 s0Tf<tfCe-r s.-s.,