The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-11-04
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ARGUMENT By ANAeRAM.
The Combination That Was the Undo
ing Of Eleanor Davis.

grief that the story OF Lady Eleanor
Audley, the wife Of the Sir John
Davies who was attorney general
for Ireland in 1906, will surprise no
one familiar with the prophecies
of melancholy ladies. Lady Flea
nor had turn for lyophecy based
on Scriptural anagralns. Among
other predictions she claimed to
have foretold her husbands death.
"His DOOM ! gave him in letters
OF his own name-John Dawes,
Jove's Hand-within three years to
expect the mortal blow, so put on
my mourning garment from that
time; when about three days before
his sudden death, before his serv-
ants and friends at the table, gave
him part 10 take his long sleep, BY
him thus put off: 4 pray, weep
not while am alive, and | will give
you leave to laugh when am
dead"
Sir John was made chief justice
OF England. but died on the day
he would have taken his seat on
the bench.
1t was given to another than her
husband. however. to give Lady
Eleanor keener dart. She was
brought into the court of high COM
mission on charges arising out Of
her claims 10 prophetic powers,
which she grounded on an anagram
Of her name, Eleanor Davis-Re-
veal, o Daniel.
Sand, though writes an old
chronicler, lit had too much by an
!. and too little by 5, yet she found
Daniel and Reveal in it, which
served her turn.
Much pains we're taken by the
court 10 dispossess her of this spir-
it. but all would not do, till Lamb.
the dean Of Arches. shot her
through and through with an ar
row borrowed from her own CULVER.
'For whilst the bishops and d.
vines were reasoning the point with
her out of HOLY Scriptures. he took
a pen in his hand and at last hit on
an excellent anagram:
.lDame Eleanor Dayvs-neyer SC
mad ladyrs-l'outh's Companion.
A Reminder.
"Do You think 0'Beetle asked
McFee. "that there's anything to
these advertisements in which you
read about a system of remember
ing!"
81 don't. But do think man
can acquire the habit of making
everyday affairs remind him of 9th
ers."
0'Beetle poohpoohed. sunless
one thing relates closely to another
it would never remind me of any
thing" he said.
"Well. I've known pretty brainy
men to have the same idea as my
SELF averred Mcfee. There's
jerks, the author. for instance"
"Jenks is certainly brainy,'
agreed 0'BectIe. "lIe's a man oil
letters" lie started suddenly.
sand that reminds me. I've just
remembered letter my wife gave
me TO mail. I'LL take care of il"
And while he was mailing it Nc
Fee chuck!ei at the quick change
OF opinion which had come over his
friend.-New York Times.
The Monument p~indled.
The widow OF French deputy
came the day after The funeral to
consult a great sculptor on the sub.
ject Of monument for her hus-
bands tomb. The sculptor sug.
gcsted n portrait bust. "0nly a
bust!" she cried Indignantly. 81
wish at least statue with allegor-
ical figures"
A week later, when the sculptor
had the model OF the group well in
hand, came a note saying that she
had decided that the bust, after all
would be in better taste. For some
weeks the artist worked on the
bust. At length the young widow
arrived on the arm Of an attache
Of legation. She opened her lor-
gnette and inspected the bust. I'll
is very like him. she said finally
"but a bust is so commonplace. A
bronze medallion would be in far
better taste" :.
The monument actually bears n
medallion in bronze under the niche
intended for the full length statue
Of The deputy
Princess NiIs's Fan.
n. Jules claretie tells a prett,
story about the first use of the far