Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-27
Short Stories.

An old cDl''ftt Nollldi do"i -
hama WAS reported to he OF great 'f'e'
and was extremely proud OF the us
tinction Tie proprietor OF Il inuSeuiii'
on hearing of her. sent one OF NJ" agents
10 make an investigation, as sil' "ouIu
be n valuable acquisition To MS hlu-
seI,n. Tie .igtnt piled here win
uucstionS regarding her age. He
asked her:
"Anntir. 40 you remember George
Washington?
"Docs remember George Washing
tom Laws a nlaSsy mistah, | kon
| does. for | dcne nusscd him Whth lie
was a chill"
"W-u. | suppose you remember the
Revolutionary war;
.'Yas, indeed, l does, honey. | stood
dar lots of times an seen de bullets
hyin' round as thick a hailstones.
well, auntic. how about the fail of
F., the noman Empire? ID" you recol-
| lcct anything about that:
.IDe fact is. honey | was pretty
youn;, about dat time. but does
| member now you speaks oh ii. dat
! did hear de white folks tell bout hear
! ms; som PIN drop bout dat time
| RisIlop Coleman of Delaware. was de-
! scribing in Washington some of the ad-
ventures that had marked his summer
walking trip through Pennsylvania and
| Maryland. says an exchange. For many
years the bishop has devoted his vaca-
! ton to walking. covering in ten days
go miles or more.
1.-THE sexton of Il quaint old Maryland
! l,n sc
the cool, dim building one warm after
| noon, and. as were departing, pointed
! to the Bible on the lectern, and smiled.
"a strange thing happened last sun
day in connection with that Bible, he
said. we had a strange minister
preaching here. and when he opened
the book. he came upon notice and
read it out with all due solemnity.
1T was a request for the congrrga-
tion'S sympathy and prayers for John
o. Griggs. who had been deeply aiiict-
ed by the loss of his wife
"rhc sexton paused and chuckled
softly.
"sYou see. sir he said our regular
minister had been using that paper as
| Il book marker more than year. and
John g. tiliggS. in Il natty gray suit.
SAT in u front pew with the new wife
he had taken just the week before.
! The crew Of Il certain life-saVing sta
ton on the New England coast has had
little to DO of late because Of the rarity
Of wrecks in that immediate vicinity.
Nevertheless. the crew had in the past
frequently proved its bravery ana
efficiency.
| The practice-driil Of the crew last
summer drew much satirical comment
from tie people at the summer resorts
near by. who looked upon such prac-
/. tlce as an entertainment devised for
their especial amusement.
one rainy day. at the appointed time.
the crew failed to appear ut practice
The summer boarders on the veranda
of the hotel waited in vain for the eX-
hibition which should vary the
monotony Of dull day. Finally one
| Of them went over to the quarters Oh
the crew tn learn the reason.
"Arcn't sou going To practise to-
day" asked he.
"Nut today, sir
"Why not"
Then the brave lifc-Saver. hero OF
many rough seas in the past, made an
explanatory gesture toward the sky,
and said:
"What. in this rain?"-Harper's
Weekly.
wealthy New York banker says
the Philadelphia Record. while visiting
his Parents in Il small town was strick-
? en- with fever. For three months ne
! was confined in the old homestead.
t dutifully attended by fond mother
ana :, very Jealous doctor.
al The banker recovered slowly. one
morning he decided that fresh air
would do more for him than medical
environment. and i'll a short time he
r was enabled to dismiss his physician.
When the doctors bill arrived the
[ banker studied it very closely. A few
moments later the mother saw her son
go to the woodshed. procure an AK and
i begin hcwinG at the hitching post.
u which had stood in front of the house
for fifty years.
e Frank" she shouted Historically,
: believing her son in another delirium,
"What are you doing?"
you'll have no further use for it.
I chucllled the perspiring banker. Here
: after the doctor will come in an auto
q mobile"
"A Sir William Perkins said at dinner
given in his honor by the chemists OF
New York:
+ ..Chemists in their search after new
: things have a sorry time. When sue
II cess comes it is pleasant: but before
g success nothing but one disappoiht-