New-York tribune., 1908-09-06

go; and then he added, I'm afraid I am hardly
enough of a to warrant me in staying
AWAY
In regard to asman who was member Of P1ym-
outh Church and q friend and adrnlrer OF
Henry Ward Beecher it is said: He did enjoy
stating. when speaking OF the unfortunate scan
daI that troubled the preachers later days. that
he was in accord with the verdict OF the Long
Island farmer. who commended the jury. that
had stood three for conviction and nine for acquit
tai on the ground that in his opinion Mr.. Beecher
was three-quarters innocent
OF Theodore P. Roberts this story IS related:
He wrote a handsome hand, had fluent COM
mand Of language both in speaking and writing.
and was well liked by everybody He could Sc
cure the attention OF negligent publisher if need
be- To one such. who was reTnIss about sending
vouchers he once closed up a long letter with the
sentence: And. finally, my dear sir. permit me to
say that it would be easier for camel 10 ride
into the kingdom OF heaven on velocipede than
for any one to find a late copy OF your paper in
the city OF New York
OF trip from Boston this city by the Fail
River boat Mr.. RoweH wrote that 1t was made "on
a. gorgeous steamboat that seemed TO be con
trolled by James Fisk and Jay Gould. and had
their portraits placed by the gangway, where they
attracted considerable attention. and some one
mentioned what had been said OF them by the
famous suffering Wall Street man. Mr. Travers
that there ought to be picture Of Christ
c-r-rucifed hanging between them
woman in his pedler days DETAINED his father He
had lied TO her about yard OF nine penny calico.
so she asserted, but Fisk did not think the old
man would tell lie for 121s cents, although. pos
siby, he might tell eight for dollar He re-
fused TO subscribe for the erection OF fence about
the cemetery at BrattIeboro the home OF the
F1sks on the ground that needed. be-
cause no man that out OF 1t wanted TO get in
and none of those who were in could get out
Kentucky editor quoted printing on
THa
evil effects of fntemperance see our inside"
What a furor there in Boston when the
great organ was put in place In the Music Hail.
and how villainous IT was in the man who de-
scribed oratorio rendered there by the Handel
and Haydn Society, asserting that on the right
there stood group Of forty old maids every
screeching, And unto son is given. and on
the left forty other old maids. likewise screechng.
And unto a child is born. when. at that point.
a little man with black hair and broad shoulders
rushed excitedIy forward into the centre OF the
stage looked at the maidens at the right and the
u1aidens at the left OF him. noted their skinny
proportions and in powerful bass voice. at last
expressed his admiration in thunderous words Tis
wonderful! 'Tis wonderful"
OF a baseless cause for dislike the following was
told OF Mr. Rowen IT orca heard Of a who.
discussing a name on visiting list said to his
wife, You know perfectly well that don't Ike
that man. Don't you think you a little
reasonable.' asked the wi1e- Your dislike arose
because he did not answer letter you wrote him.
and you afterward found that the letter was hung
up all summer in the pocket OF your Overcoat and
was never mailed to him at all Yes. know that.
was the rejoinder, but II long before
found II out that couldn't overlook his rudeness.
and never forgave him and don't believe ever
shall
It was at the Hide and Leather Club that Judge
Noah Davis mentioned day retOrt made 70
him while the bench by some one who was be-
fore him and 20 whom hs mad felt obliged to
You are no gentleman" TO which the other re-
piled with a deprecatory grimace, You are no
Judge"
Judge Horace Russell was quoted as saying The
man who does his own advertising IS the sarns
sort as the one who taps his own boots and cuts
his hair"
Isaac o'Barns. once pension commissioner Ia
Boston, appointed by President Franklin Pierce,
known for bis terse and cutting sayings. It
was told OF him that he promised TO subscribe for