Evening journal., 1907-07-25
Personal and Pertinent

The author OF a Temperance Town" and "a Texas
steer spent much of his time his country home but
one day he appeared unexpectedly New York at the
lambs Gun. Going straight TO the cafe, he made one
large inclusive gesture which brought every man pres
told his story
1t before the days electric and gasolene motors
and he had bought little steam yacht He engaged as
nus engineer one OF his Yankee neighbors and offered
him liberal with the provision the engineer
should lnd his own coal 1t was long to the
est coal yard and Mr. Hoyt had all the trouble he
looking for TO keep his furnace fed
But where shall set the coal?' the engineer
7 don't care" said the foremost of American stage
SO the bargain struck All went well until in the
early autumn Mr. lioyt his cellar to see how
much coal he would have 10 have brought him for the
winter OF several tons hand the spring only two
three scuttlefuls remains The theft was speedily
traced to the engineer-saturday Evening Post
Charles Dana Gibson who is now in Paris told at
dinner at the Cafe Richie pretty story about Horace
Nernet the great French painter Of battle pieces
When Nernet' said Mr. Gibson, was the height
Of his fame when the prices he getting were enor-
NOUS grizzed old veteran came to him one day and
"I want YOU to make my picture. to send home to my
son. What is your charger
How much are YOU willing to payg said vernet
a franc and half was the answer.
Very good.
"And the artist with a few quick strokes. dashed on
a wonderful sketch OF the old man.
THE old man paid, tucked the sketch under his arm
and carried out uumphantly TO comrade who awaited
him outside.
But did wrong not to haggle bit. Vernet over
heard him say; i might have got il for franc. -
Washington Star.
An Ohio author now in Chicago. recently had visit
from friend who still lives n the where the two
were boys together lie gives this account of
ory Of that CALI "Nesb' said he with pleasantest
kind OF look his face you little old
house on Main street where you born2 When he
said that IL brought vision of as clear
the reality the queer little windows the nice
friendly door, the yard, the llacseverything Yes Bill
I said with emotion. i remember very well' Well he
said the folks have gone and put tablet that old
house AT first 1 couldn't speak had all could do
TO keep the tears from coming The folks hadn't lost
sight Of me, theni They knew what had been doing.
tablet l admitted to myself somewhat beyond
my deserts. but-but there it When could speak
said; And what does the tablet say. Bill. old man p
Bill looked away out OF the window, Main Street. said
he softly."-Argonaut
Madam" said benevoent-lookng old gentleman on
the seat of open trolley car since the smoke
OF cigar seems 10 annoy you would Il be presump-
tuous for me 20 ask why deliberately the
smokers seats when there is plenty the for
ward end of the car2 ask this because have noticed
the phenomenon before shall suppose have to throw
away this cigar. which is expensive one and Just
lighted had supposed that could smoke here with
out troubling one, but this teaches last that
the smokers seats those preferred By ladies'
detes the odor OF tobacco The his cigar
away but the lady remained stoniiy obiiyious.