Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-15
Personal Anecdotes

Referring to the death of King Oscar,
DR.. Wilhelm Kohler tells this anecdote:
About forty years ago Oscar, then a
prince, boarded passenger steamer at
Marseilles for a North African port.
Shortly after starting the captain said
to the young man:
Did | see you at MarseilleS yeSter-
day in uniform?"
quite likely"
And may | ask what the uniform
was?"
THAT of an admiral"
Admiral? Are you not rather young
for that rank?''
IT owe it more to my name than to
my nautical knowledge"
And the name, if l may ask?'
"Bernadotte."
Possibly kinsman to the great
marshall"
"He was my grandfather, late king
of Sweden ,and I'm Prince Oscar OF
Sweden, the kings brother"
The captain made a respectful bow
and asked the young prince II ne knew
that he had relatives in Marseilles.
Yes" said Oscar, but / have never
had time to look them up"
"There is one on board. May L pre-
sent him?'
do, by all means"
"The captain went to the speaking
tube and called, "Bernadotte!'
Presently the man came on deck,
naked to the waist, covered with CRIME
and SCOT He stood at attention, await
ing orders, when the captain SAID
your royal highness, have the hollor
to present your cousin!
W q
IT is said that not a hundred people
aside from his immediate neighpors
and friends know Joel Chandler Harris
hv sight in the city of Atlanta, where
he lives SO retired and seclusive life
is lived by the genial creator of Uncle
ReInus." Yet many distinguished
strangers seek him out at "Snap-pean
Farn" as Andrew Carnegie did, not
long ago. n., ;,
greeting to the ironmaster with an ex-
tended hand.
The author chuckled and the two
Wen, WELL" said the ironmaster'
"how are you?" -,
"Po'iy," replied Uncle Remus," still
chuckling.
whats the matter?"
"Pm thinking Of applying to you for
a pension; I'm about to be cut out Oh
an honest living"
.cHow's that?" asked Carnegie.
"It's this phonetic spelling you've
started
IT in compliment to you-to show now
much like your spelling"
"That's the trouble chuckled "Uncle
Remus." When the people see how
easy it is, I'm afraid everyone will
take to writing dialect"
Speaking of the perversity of coun-
try "Squires," State Senator John S.
Fisher, chairman of the Pennsylvania
capitol investigation commission, told
this story recently:
1--WE have one old codger out in In
diana county who fears neither lawyer
nor court. Not long ago Dick wilson
had case before the Squire and,
knowing his man, he went to the office
fortified with a dozen or more supreme
court decisions.
'Wilson argued his case, cited sew
eral opinions and finally remarked:
Squire. l have here some decisions by
the supreme court of Pennsylvania
which / shall read.
s'Wilson finished one decision when
the justice interrupted, saying:
"'Mr. Wilson, l reckon you've read
enough. Tho e supreme court decisions
are all right so far as they go, but II
the supreme court has not already re-
versed itself / have no doubt that it
will do so in the near future. Judg-
ment is. therefore, given against your
CLIENT"
The late Senator Hoar was extreme
ly fond of whist, which he played with
remarkable skill.
A friend says that the only time he
ever knew the usually placid and gem
ial man from Massachusetts, to be alb
solutely impatient was when on one
occasion at whist the senator had an
unusually stupid partner. Notwith-
standing this handicap the pair were
winning right along even against good
players.
In the middle of one game some one
paused behind the senator's chair and
asked, "Well, Senator, how are you
getting on?'
"Very well. indeed" was the reply,
'in view of the fact that have three
adversaries."