The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-06-09
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Short Storiss
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Ex-Congressman LATE Pence tells 4
story of an old lady who always knew
everything before anybody else. One
day her niece saw her passing the
house, and ran out to meet her. do
come in, aunty," she begged, "and help
us. We are making charades." Ger
tainly l WILL" answered the old lady;
Il knew you were making them, be-
cause l smelt them as came along"
Clyde Fitch tells a new story Of
Whistler. The artist was in Paris at
the time of the coronation Of King Ed
ward. and at reception one evening
duchess said to him: II believe you
know King Edward, Mr.. Whistler"
mo, madame" replied Whistler.
why, that's odd" she murmured; II
met the king at a dinner party last
year, and he said that he knew you"
"Oh," said the painter, ''that was just
his brag."
Susan B. Anthony, on her return
from Europe, talked in an engaging
way about the things she had seen
over there. OF certain slum she said:
1.-THE children in this slum are dirty,
very dirty. I hardly know how
make clear to you the superlative de-
gree of dirtiness that marks them.
was told, for one thing, that 4 mother,
In this slum, often goes out on the
street and washes half a dozen chill
dren's faces before she is able to ind
her own child"
. Grover Cleveland once ran across a
little girl acquaintance who was fish
Ing, and who had no bait on her hook.
you can't catch fish without bait"
said the statesman. But l don't like
to put the bait on the hook" answered
the little girl, deprecatingly; Tho
worms wriggle SO. They won't keep
still while l put them on. II you'N
put the bait on for me I'll let you have
the nsh, Mr.. Cleveland, If catch
one" "Ha! hap laughed the ex-Presi-
dent; "this isn't the first time I've met
with such a proposition. Give me your
hook, little politician"
Some physicians recently were play
'-lly discussing the diplomacy to be
with young mothers. when
am called to house where there is
baby whose sex do not know"
said one, Il am always embarrassed
IS to how to speak Of it. A mother
likes you If you ask her How is the
little grip or How is the little boy?'
rs the case may be, as she usually
axes a pride in the sex of the child,
whichever it Is" One of the most IA
nous physicians in the world re-
II never have any trouble in
hat respect. l make it rule to call
Ill babies whose sex is unknown to
ne Francis The mother doesn't
Know whether 1 spell it with an or
IN e, and all she thinks is that l have
orgotten the small darling's real
lame, and that is deemed excusable."
The following is given by Kobu
rendzui as typical Japanese humor-
us story: The term "Yabu" Is ap-
lied to doctors who prescribe wrong
Medicines. Now, 1t happened once that
quack having been the means Of
,illing the only son of certain house,
he parents determined to have their
evenge on him. So they sued him at
court Of law. The affair was eventu-
lily patched up by the worthy quack
living the bereaved parents his own
on in return for the one he had killed.
Tot long after this event, the said
uack heard loud knocking at his
DOR one night. On going to the door
c was informed that one of his neigh.
ors' wives was dangerously i'll, and
hat his presence was required at
nee. Turning to his wife, he said:
This requires consideration, my dear.
here is no knowing but that it may
nd in their taking you from me-"
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