Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
Personal Anecdotes

TVdE statement that Wu ring Fang is
coming back to Washington recalls
Il story that Robertus Love told me
some time ago. Robertus was on the staff
of one of the st. Louis papers when the
distinguished celestial visited that city.
and was assigned to interview him. AS
usual, 1t was Wu who did the Interview
| ing. After a brief fusillade Of general
questions he became personal
Are you married?" he glibly asked
| mo" replied Robertus.
| why not?
| my salary is too small?v
"Why is it too small?'
II don't know.
would you marry If they gave you
| more salary?'
eyes"
Here the diplomat was called away, and
Robertus returned to the office.
Get it?' the city editor called to him.
Eyes; but it's largely PERSONAL
That's all right. Give us exactly
what the old man said. We want It
| characteristic"
So Robertus wrote out the conversa-
tion word for word. and it appeared in
the morning paper exactly as he wrote it.
! In the afternoon he was called into the
| managing editors room. That arbiter OF
| reportorfal fates and salaries looked up
| at him with decorous grin.
Your salary hereafter he said twill
be so-and-so," and he named a substan-
| tia1 increase.
And Robertus was married few days
later.
| -t-
Tim Finnegan of Toledo, who had just
united with the Catholic church, was
| careless enough to let the priest catch
him coming out of saloon with Jug
] under his arm. The priest waited for him
to come by and said:
L sDof rbo%
Whisky. sor," answered Pat.
TO whom does it belong?" asked the
good man.
ITO me and me brudder, Moike. sor.v
fWell, say, Pat, pour yours out, and be
4 a good man.
Il can't, sor; mines on the bottom
answered Pat.
Reginald de Koven, the composer. tells
OF grocer and druggist who attended
a wagner concert As the program did
not please them, they began talking an
music IN general and on Wagner in par
ticular.
Another example of the fact that every
man wants to do something out of his
line, said the druggist
That's right" assented the grocer
now I'm grocer. but I've always
wanted to be banker
you'd probably fall" added the drug
glst Look at me. I'm a success as
! druggist, yet I've always wanted to writn
book. This man Wagner tries his hand
at music Just listen to it. And vet we
all know he builds good parlor cars"
/ s.
How will you know when you nave
realiy crossed the pole?'' said a Wash
ington debutante to Walter WeIlman.
oh, that's easy" responded Mr. Well
man. carelessly. "The north wind will
become south wind
Sir Thomas Upton was telling a friend
his appreciation of the regard in which
he is held in the United States.
IL really means more to me than lift-
ing the Americas cup, said Sir Thomas
mink | may say, with all modesty.
.hac IL really quite remarkable how the
American people have taken me into their
hearts They seem almost to consider
me one of themselves. One man in a mo-
ment of abstraction even asked me how j
was going to vote at the New York mu-
nicipal election.
Il had to draw the line on one thing in
boston, however. lady who was solic-
iting funds to erect a monument COM
memorating a certain event that took
place IN the harbor in 1773 asked me to
contribute. | thought it was going too
far to expect me to help to keep alive the
memory of men who destroyed S42 chests
of good teal"
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When | was very young girl" said
Miss Louise Closer, the actress. s.I had
a Wild desire to go upon the stage, so
left school in Boston, came to New York
and went to Charles Frohman's office on
Broadway.
is Mr.. Frohman in? I asked of the
office boy.
" No, he is not was the reply.
i Well / thought, I'll wait until he
comes
1.-THE boy became absorbed in the book
ne was reading and apparently was quite
unconscious of my presence
Fifteen minutes passed; half hour
passed, and grew weary of waiting
But thought of the long distance had
come, and at the same time recalled an
j old axiom 1 had once learned: Reward
comes through constancy of purpose
repeated this again and again, until an
hour and half slowly dragged itself out
Finally, 1 could endure the waiting no
/ longer. With as much courage as could
Il command l addressed the office boy
second time.
VIII you kindly tell me when Mr..
Frohman will be in?
In six weeks answered the boy.
He's gone to Europe
"A few seasons ago." concluded Miss
Closer. when I was a member of Ar
J mold Daly's Candida company, one day
related to him my first experience when
calling upon manager. When finished
telling the story, Mr.. DAILY said:
g How long ago was that?'
Twelve years ago. I replied.
Twelve years ago. unused Mr.. laly.
Yes. remember; was that office
boy"