The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-10-14
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One of the quaint characters well
known to old-timers of Portland, Gre,
was Robert e. Bybee, Familiarity
known as Bob" Bybee. He was
justice Of the peace In Portland for
many years, and tales innumerable
are told OF him. On one occasion,
when jury was being impaneled, one
of the jurors, well known attorney, |
asked to be excused because ne was
lawyer. Well" said Bybee, 81 guess
that all the law you know isn't going |
to disqualify you from serving"
Once when the late Shah of Persia,
Nasr-ed Din, was a guest of English
royalty he went to see the Derby run.
The dusky ruler noted the intensity Of
the enthusiasm when some thorough
bred in a close finish beat his field.
He was quite curious about 1t. why
are the people making all the noise?"
he asked. why, don't you see that
Soandso won the DerbyT answered
the prince. Then with gravity OBJ
served the potentate: Were they not
already aware that one horse can run
faster than anotherT
woman cycled up to butchers
shop and went in with smiling face.
Il want you to cut me Off twenty-five
pounds of beef, please" she said. The
butcher was incredulous. Twenty
five pounds?" Eyes, please" 1t was
big Job, and when he had finished, he
eskcd her whether she would take 1t
or have it sent home. "Oh, / don't
want to buy it," she explained; you
see, my doctor tells me l have lost
twenty-five pounds of flesh through
cycling, and l wanted to see what 1t
looked like in a lump. Thank you so
much"
One blustery day in March last
primary school teacher in Brooklyn, In
assigning topics for an exercise in
English composition, suggested that
certain of the pupils might give their
impressions of the weather. One OF
the little scholars was observed to gaze
pensively out of the window for
long time before putting her pencil to
paper At last she undertook the irk-
some task, and in jiffy had completed
her composition" When she handed
it In the teacher was much surprised
by the laconic, but unconscious, humor
Of it. The effort read as follows: "The
world is full of wind"
Justice Giegerich, of the New York
supreme court, is fond of sailing, and a
few days ago he invited friend of
his, a lawyer, to go down the bay with
him. At the start the wind was quite
brisk, but soon freshened into gale
and made the little craft toss and roll
in a manner that soon caused the
lawyers features to twist into expires
sive contortions. Justice Giegerich
noticing his friends plight, laid Q
soothing hand on the others shoulder
and said: "My dear fellow, can l dc
anything for your Eyes, your honor,
replied the lawyer in plaintive tones
you will greatly oblige me by over
ruling this motion"
At his summer home In New York
Mark Twain had an aged negro serv
ant, who some time ago celebrated hi
wedding anniversary by inviting
twelve friends to 'possum dinner, tn
! delicacy having been supplied by rela
tives in the South. Twelve by n
means marks the extent of the serv
ants friends, and those unbidden t
the feast concluded that after all the
did not think much Of it. One of tn
more progressive started the repor
that instead Of 'possum the host serve
j 1 plain coons. The next day, with grea
severity, Mr.. Clemens said to the ser'
: ant: Jim, I've known you lon
time, and found you a truthful fellow
1 want you to tell me honestly whic
I YOU had for dinner last night, 'possul
I or coonsY The old servant hesitate'
but in an instant said: (which do 20
mean, Mr.. Clemens, on the table
around the tabler