Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-30

from the thick, dark hair and heavy eye
brows to the brief, strong mustache, over
lips which close like punctuation mark
when he has said his say. He missed it
once. however, and told the story as
though he rather enjoyed it. He was sit
ting on the counter in western grocery
store when a cowboy came in. and. taking
him for clerk, said Gimme some rails
inst
There had just been couple of i'm
prompts hangings in the next town. and
looking up without moving the young en-
gineer asked:
do you want the same kind of raisln's
they had over yonder?"
The next instant he was looking into the
business hole in the cowboys shooter. He
says that 1t was as big as a cannon. and
he was getting ready to slide OF and hunt
for raisins when the proprietor came to the
rescue, begging the cowboy not to spatter
up his place. He took advantage of the
pause to apologize.-New York Press.
Another Joe Jefferson Anecdote.
The late Joseph Jefferson was well
known for his kindness Of heart, kind
ness which extended in the smallest of
animals, but nothing annoyed him more
than affectation in this regard
Upon one occasion he was dining with
an acquaintance, when a fly dropped into
the other mans coffee. The man care
| fully hshed it out and called to a waiter.
Here" he said. take this poor little
| fellow-be very careful or you will hurt
him-and put him out of doors"
Mr.. Jefferson laid a restraining hand
upon his shoulder.
why, how can you think OF such
thing. my dear friend? Don't you see that
fA
fellow should catch coldr'-Harpors
Weekly.
A Wise Tip.
General William w. Belknap went tc the
war of the rebellion as the major OF the
Fifteenth Iowa infantry In one of the
companies of that regiment was u young
fellow named Darby Greedy. When the
regiment was marching over the gang
planks on to the steamer Sucker State
the major sat on his horse nearby. AS
Darby Greedy stepped on the plank his
mother grabbed him and pulled him 20
! her bosom. With intense emotion she
cried and crooned over him and then. see
| ing the major. she cried: Darby. me
| by stick close to the major an yea niVer
get hurried"
Did Not Distress Her.
I Gambling was universal in Washington
seventy years ago, and at parties a room
was always set aside for the whist play
ers On one occasion q young woman
from Boston. under the chaperonage Of
Mrs. Henry Clay passed the room where
the statesman was playing at a cabinet
party.
"Oh, Mrs. Clay" said the maiden with
the New England conscience. doesn't IL
distress you to have Mr.. Clay gambler
"Oh. dear no." was the reply He most
| always wins"
Pass the Hat.
A street preacher in a west Of Scotland
town complained TO a passing policeman
about being annoyed by a part Of the
audience, and asked him to remove the OBJ
noxious ones. "Weel. ye see." replied the
cautious officer 1T would be a hard job for
me tae spot them; but I'll tell ye what I'd
dae II were you" What would you dor"
eagerly inquired tine preacher. Just go
round wi the hatl"
Peril of speed.
Mayor Mcclellan OF New York was dining
with a number OF Americans in London
The talk turned TO high speed and its
perils-the perilous high speed OF motor
cars. express trains. and the like.
Mayor Mcclellan smiled and said: There
Is. undoubtedly. always something dan