Evening journal., 1907-10-04
Personal and Pertinent

patriot soldier Of the neighborhod named Cuhert-
son son VINO subsequently became captain, at the
time acting scout 20 Shelby's command and while
gathering information before the action he came sud-
denly upon British dragon, far from support who
was eating peach. Both startled by the meeting
and the Brtsher swallowed the fruit stone and all and
reached for his gun shooting match ensued. The
dragoon perished I'M tho duel and was hastily buried
by the scout in shallow hole Visiting the grave next
year Culbertson found peach growing from it,
and he boasted Of living enjoy fruit IN British
soil and fertlized by NS adversary The story we may
add Is Culnertsons very own But who shall that
J. G. w. Beckham, the present Governor Of Kentucky
and the Democratic nominee for United states Sena-
tor 70 be elected TO succeed Senator James b Nc
key people BY reason Of his attitude temperance
question and the Sunday closing of saloons.
a rev days ago man carrying pretty large pack
age Of corn Juice walked into his Office Addressing
himself TO Assistant Secretary Of state w F. Grayot
home In Nelson county
We'll" said the man, Il had no partickler business
WIN NM Jest wanted to speak to him and the
compliments Of the day He is the nominee and
OF my children after him."-Judge.
An old antebellum negro in a small Southern town
was arrested and brought before the village magistrate
for drunkenness He asked for a lawyer who had helm
ed him out Of serapes before and the magistrate
The young man came into the little ONCE where the
usual crowd OF spectators had gathered and asked the
osa % negro Well William what are you charged with
Sauiy the ancient darky replied; Boss, Is charged
wild whiskey!"-Harpers Weekly.
1t viii be recalled that a few years ago the poet
tenley invited the English reading world scorn him
py some remarks on Stevenson They were not nice
remarks and they were properly resented Henley and
Stevenson had been only friends but pals and they
had made slips in each others society This was Hen
es pleasant recollection satirical nature was
stirred by Stevensons ascent TO better kind exist
ece This is the sort of thing that people usually
not talk about, and If any tit TO indulge in
crlucisng the man with whom he once PLAYED and with
whom, presumably, he is willing 70 play again the
Words harshness Is at least visited upon the man
VINO has gone higher But Henley had a very fine
side too and he suffered intensely from the some
what contemptuous reception OF effort 10 lower the
publlcs estimate of Stevenson Some OF this rejection
II must be confessed unreasonable and unnecessar
ny, even cruelty, abusive Henley is dead now but
ms lame survives. The bust of the radical poet bv
hodin the radical sculptor unveiled the other day
at 81 Pauis He is now called the wait whitman OF
English hterature.-Harper's Weekly
Harrison Grey Fske discussed at dinner in New, yor,
the art Of acting.
i believe said Mr. Fiske. in subtlety and restrain
nod shake OF the head. silent psse-these things
are often more effective than the most violent yelling
and rantng ''e
Life is like that subtle silent What for instance
could be more expressed than this scene scene ithot
spoken word that once witnessed IN the countrv7
An undertaken stood a corner near a noble man
sion lie elevated his brows hopefully and inouirinei,,
as physician came from the house The pbvsicIan
compressng his lips, shook his head decidedly ana brr
ried 10 his carriage Then undertaken with sigh
passed on.'-Washngton Star