Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19
Mem and ThingS

owen Wister had an article in Every.
oodys Magazine in which he endeavors
to prove that Washington did swesn
and that he was by no means A.
"oouen statue he is claimed to have
oeen, "a figure to prize to be proud ~
a. an American, figure to revere. hin
not character to love, to be draw,
TO, to feel any kinship with. In two,
words, immortal yet not living" Our
American school books, says Mr.. Wis
ter, have frozen George washington
10 death. They have preserved his
form, but killed him. They have taught
rs that when he was a little bow h4
said he could not tell lie, but who
ever Taught us that when he grew into
bigger boy he wrote love verses p
MI Wister shows that Washington
was very much alive, appreciative OF
the sentimental as well as the humor.
Gus side of life, laughing so heartily on
at least one occasion as to roll on the
ground. He also possessed a violent
temper and was not wholly averse to
adapting his language to fit the case.
as he did at the Battle of Monmoutb'
IN spite of Gen. Darlington to the con.
trary. Thomas Jefferson describes
washington on an occasion as gettina
INTO one or those passions when he
cannot command himself" SPEAKING
OF certain politician, he said "A
damneder scoundrel God Almighty
never permitted to disgrace humanity
When his soldiers were being bayoneted
near New York, and he was powerless
to prevent Washington wept like
chlld. A carpenters apprentice, who
insulted one of his servants, was con-
| Cd Hxrk ~oI,1 sgxrxx
- are you doing?" and kicked down
stairs. When w. w. Belknap was sec
retary of war he discovered some let
ters written by Washington, and which
are probably now on file in the war de-
partment. They confirm Mr.. Wister's
view of Washington, presenting the
Father of his Country in very diff
ferent light from that shed upon him
by such biographers as Sparks and
what Mr. Wister calls the "non-con-
| formiSts."
S. T. Jocelyn of Wichita was court
stenographer for Judge Pancoast of
Oklahoma for several years. One time
case was being tried before Judge
Pancoast and they were endeavoring
to find out through a witness whether
there had been any liquor sold.
What Is your business?" asked the
lawyer "My business?" repeated the
AeSSCAAASt.AAJs
of business" Answer the question"
said the lawyer. What is your busi-
ness? Must I tell all my business?
insisted the witness again. answer
the question" interposed the judge Sc
verely.
WELL" responded he, cheerfully. I'm
deputy sheriff and city marshal for
Guiner janitor of the Methodist church
and bartender Of the Ell Paso saloon.'
DR.. David Starr Jordan told a story
on his last Brooklyn visit of John Muir
leading a cultured Bostonian up the
mountains that overlook the Yosemite
valley. Muir said that he led the Bos-
tOntan alone devious ways, so that the
great, splendid valley would burst all
of sudden upon his astonished eyes.
Finally, at a turn of the road the
vast, multi-colored panorama was
spread out before them. The Boston
ian's ejaculation was as sudden as Muir
could desire, but it was this:
well, now, how can we get across
that damn gap?"
Booker T. Washington is a wonder
full man." said a southerner at the Tus-
kegee meeting in Carnegie hall last
month. "There is no orator in America
to equal him.
Hes full of fun, too. Once, when
Tuskegee's future looked very dismal,
ne declared 10 me tnat the great Scnool
was bounG to pull through that you
never could tell from appearances what
the future held in store.
"'Why,' he said, mentioning fam
Gus colored poet. in his boyhood that
chap was universally despised. even by
his own mother. Even his own mother
used to say of his that 'she guessed hit
was down in the books he gwine ter be
hanged, an she nebber could bear dat
brat. anyways. 'kase he shows dirt so
easy"