Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1907-12-20
Personal and Pertinent

deHehtfu anecdote Of Edward Lear the famous
writer or nonsense verse, whose letters are soon to be
puoi'seu, mas been going the rounds of the English
Mr. Lear in 1s4s was staying in Sicily Ho had been
OUT sNeifhing one day and returned to the inn aft
changed. "0"l'' having
suI IA the brief interval Of his ono OF the
oaVos niue local revolutions of TINT revolutionary
year mad broken out. and the landlord Who ma heo,
rt 5 p9ulo's was fun Of revolutionary and other
IT,, ar, Lear asked for the key of his room as he
wished To go up and change his clothes $50 N
roo mD't 5ey cried the nobly exalted landlord what
~ Wi"t CLONES! There are lre kcysi no NOR,
roomsl no more clothesi no more an,tbnsl Am a. 49,
"'ig nperly' on what beautiful revoluuon!"
lt was however revolution which COLLAPSED almost m
HulOHS as uat or little girl who this year was eft
for the summer in charge of am aunt ' ei'
me child was an odd little thine much piyor q, roo,
hs listening considering and applying knoyvlocss a. ~,
as she acquired IT, She had been reading American his
',s n senoe'' Ihen one day she overheard her onnt
very gentle lady. discussing affairs of dscipne ti,b
some visiting mothers and expressing her dsapproya Of
corporal punishment Tho day at breakfast nttI
Katharine made announcement: '''
nov lnat am perfectly certain you won't spank me
Aunt Anna She stated calmly. Il don't think Tn NM
YOU any more shant get up in the n,ornn,, III ''l
IKE ~ and ! shant study any lessons and shall tsl
the sugar-bowl IN my lap and cat AS many hmm, @
want to Its going to be perfectly lovely Docisr,tt
OF Independence N'' De0eIauoh
Unfortunately for her It did not prove So eoneron.os
Youths Companion 'p'""eo
In New York street wagon loado, ,,,,s ,
siopes coilded wth truck and many OF M elo,c 49,,
smashed benevolent looking Old ,-entie,,, "se
driver conpassionately INV Door p, m @ eyed the
pose you VII have to make this loss out Of Your
wv poVhel yep was the melancholy replv ok,yen
49, seiu 'he phlanthropc old gentleman "hold ON
your hat-heres quarter YOU ana I dare saw NV
on uese othei people will give YOU helping hama 80
Ae uNei held out his hat and several persons ba.or
ca 20 u'op CONS into IT, AT last when The cont,,t
go, 7 st ne enpued the contents of his hat into his
ri, men .'onthg TO the rotreating figure of he
phianthfoplst who had started the collection bo ol,
ga may oe ne amt the wise guy! That's me boss q,
An English orator. having 10 address a rnectin. 10 .
",iS town. mao beforehand been begged TO remember
at ms audience was not remarkable FOR any erof In
te"eetual culture chatty, sparkling sneecb 5,li
lousy peppered with anecdote and char ,,.,,,i5
solt or INNS TO arouse enthusiasm and captiro ia, -
P"V'ie9 me evening having come, the snoaker a.,
,,rt 80 Nn'Neh nus discourse by nterpolating re-
MARKS oil less serious kind than those which ~
speeches usually contained. Well satisfied with a., 40
sun ana driving away with old friend ho e,fd .
nm Wen hope that suited you; al any rate ~
speels came NE reply only, TO tell you Inc tr1tb
~ Ialher reminded me of article from Mo o., -'
'ery Review out for lark."-Bellman
a wel-knoNn Chicago merchant was once .st,
'alh 20 me boys OF business school lie urefsc ~
e.ofess by lew eNtempore remarks ~
HoSs' sala me- as approached the entrance TO this
soiiool room observed on the panel the door word
most appropriate to institution of this Kind rat
one Mofa expresses the quality useful To tine ,er
ase roy When he steps into the field business Can
Pull h'ueu several Of the pupils with a h,r, =,
iaushter while The Mortified merchant recognzel Ttst
ns nae taken ms text from tine OF the dooc
NY vie ana are keeping house the suburbs this
What docs the transportation cost you?r
vel lets see We bought three Communication tick
Three who uses the thlrdyo
That's for the cook ! take ono OUT every night and
she leaves the next Eiorning brooklyn Lite