Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01
Personal
Anecdotes


people and has little patience with
those who know nothing Of the sub
ject about which they ask him.
correspondent of southern paper
asked Gen. Oliver one day about the
disbandment of southern military
regiment The general did not imme-
diately reply. and the correspondent.
seized with some nervousness, hastened
to fill in the silence by talk He told
his conception of the militia law and
showed that he was hopelessly ignor-
ant of its provisions. The generals
face set frmer and frmer He finally
answered the correspondents original
inquiry.
1--WE do not run an infant class in
the war department" he said. we
prefer to talk to graduates"
And then the assistant secretary
deftly turned the conversation to an
other subject, with the result that he
is not popular with that southern news
paper man.
Cardinal Gibbons was facetious when
the Irish ladies' choir of Dublin called
on him. Turning suddenly, he asked:
(Which one of you is the oldest?'
None claimed the honor and all
blushed.
The talk drifted around to Gilmore
and his band, and Cardinal Gibbons told
of how Gilmore, at Coney Island, hear
ing that the cardinal was in the audi
elce, played Mai yiaIit, MY Mar =
and how it pleased him.
"Gilmore," said the cardinal was
famous for his playing of Mozart's
Twelfth Mass Once he played 1t in a
North Carolina town and next day the
local paper announced that he rendered
with great effect Mozart's Twelfth
Massachus etts.'"
One evening WI Ting Fang sat next
| n har rxrs
ton dinner.
rs Mississippi pleasant state to
live in?' Wu asked the minority leader
of the house
Pleasantest in the Union.' loyally
lreplied Mr.. Williams.
Then why don't you live there ali
the timer" inquired wu
Why don't you live in China all the
time:' asked John Sharp
oh. the cases are different replied
WI, with bland and seemingly inno-
cent complaisance. You see. am
considered useful
"oh. that's it, eh?' said Williams.
Then what am ~"
"Oh, YOU" said WI. archly giving J.
Snarp little tap on the wrist with
his fan, you are ornamental"
John Sharp Williams is the homeliest
man in public life and knows it. He
didn't more than half like Wu's little
way that evening.
s.
Soon after the Civil war General In
gals, y S. a., visited a friend in the
south. Taking walk one morning he
met boy coming up from the river
with fine string of fish.
What will you take for your fish?y
asked the general.
Thirty cents" was the reply
Thirty centsY' repeated the genera,
in astonishment. why. If von ,vera
in New York you could get Sc for
them. - ioi
The boy looked critically at the Of
ncer Tor moment and then said.
Yes. sub; en- I reckon If had
bucket of water In hell could get
million for it,"
Major General Oliver o. Howard. in
ms "reminiscences of the Atlanta cam
paign, tells the following story of
General Sherman:
mat day. January 15 1866. I planted
my rect upon the cross ties at the Po
cataligo junction, and said, All right.
the first stage is gainedp
Sherman Joined me at Pocataligo
TOT rev days. Often at night would
give him my camp bed. which. though
without mattress, afforded reasonabIe
COMFORT, and he seemed to enioy sleen-
ing there. One night, with his boots
ana trousers off. in red knit drawers.
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thought: but, hearing some Of the Of
Z ficers and myself talking round the
camp hre about General Forces expe-
dition and reconnaissance toward
charleston. he reused himself and came
out In stockings and drawers. and be-
gan warming himself by turning to tho
fire first one side and then the other
and treading in the ashes So he par
ticlpated in the conversation.
had just received a message from
Forces division. (This was General
, Manning F. Force of Ohio. who Iost
an eye and was fearfully disflpured in
the face at the battle of Atlanta) He
had discovered that Hardee had mus
tered on the bank of the Salkehatchie
, all the force he could gather to, stop
Sherman's expected passage. This was
what Sherman wanted.
|, After hearing the news. sherman
laughed, and as he jumped into my bed
without dusting his socks, he cried out.
THAI good newsl All right now.
Howardr
The late William Cassidy, one-tiine edi-
tor of the Albany Argus, possessed the
traditional Irish wit On one occasion a
number of years ago he was guest at a
political banquet in Albany. At that time
finger bowls were seldom used. and their
correct usage Ga passing fad meant to
dip corner of the napkin in the water
and Herewith daintily cleanse the finger
tips Most of the men present eyed the
innovation. when introduced at dessert
narrowly and uncertainty. One after an
other ended by plunging the hand into
the crystal dish But Robert Pruyn a well
known Albany gentleman. correctly mois-
tened bit of his napkin and laved his
fingers. Mr.. Cassidy watched him adj
miringly. not having as yet touched his
own glass. That's good.' he whispered
to a neighbor. That's good. If Pruyn
hadn't done that i should have put my
foot in it."
Francis Wilson was talking at the Play
ers' club about the ignorance of dramatic
literature that is too prevalent in Ameri-
ca according to writer in the Spring.
field (lMo.) Republican.
why" said Mr. Wilson. "a company
was playing She Stoops to Con-
quer' in a small western town last win
ter when man without any money,