The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
With the Coffee and Cheese.
REING SOME LITTLE STORIES OF BIG PEOPLE FROM DOLLY'S
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BEING SOME LITTLE STORIES OF
 BIG PEOPLE FROM DOLLY'S
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 Spending her vacation in a country vil- lage, a city woman saw some of George Eliots work displayed in a window of one of the book stores and, entering, in- quired if they had ''Mfddlemarch.
 NO, we haven't thet," replied the clerk, "but we hev got lots of others. VIII Victor Herbert's March of the Toys, Sousas Washington Post March, or Bratton's Teddy Bear March, do just as well?
 A story is told of a ,populist senator who always patronized the same old darkey barber in Washington and who, when he first knew the barber, found him to be quite garrulous.
 One day he said to the old darky:
 "Uncle, you must have met with a4great many of the men of the past-my pred ecessors in the Senate. Many of them have occupied this chair, no doubt, in your barber shop, that am now sitting in
 "Yes, Boss, that's so," said the old dar- ky "A good many has sat dere. You certainly does resemble one ob de biggest ob dem aal-Daniel Webster
 The populist senator raised himself up and throwing his shoulders back. said: What part of my head is 1t uncle-is it my brow or what?"
 ''No, Boss; 'taint muffin like dat-its yo' bref." said the old darky.
 
 One of the best stories that the Hon. Elihu Root tells on himself is in con- nection with an occasion when he had been dining, mot wisely, but too we'll" with party of bon vivants. He started homeward and with some difficulty got a few steps when he fell up against a h ha other effort and met the same tree again. Still a third time he encountered the same tree, whereupon he sat down on tho sidewalk and putting bis head in his hands he cried: "Lostf Lostl Losti in an impenetrable forestl''
 An old stage driver away up in the mountains of New Hampshire replied to General Horace Porter one day in a way that caused the general untold merri- ment.
 Said General Porter to the driver. What is your name?"
 George Washington, sah," promptly responded the veteran stage driver
 That is name that is well known to everyone in this country" said Gen eral Porter.
 T reckon it orter be; Tse been drivin' heah eber since de wah,' calmly respond ed the old man.
 The Duchess of Marlborough soon after her marriage entertained noted bishop at dinner at Blenheim. The absence in so many households of the custom of saying grace, puzzled her not little for it was the case in her own, and so on that occasion it was omitted and. realiz- ing what she had done, she immediately began to apologize to the prelate.
 He, however, was quite equal to the emergency and only answered by lowing his head and graciously saying: Your Grace is sufficient"
 The former Anna Gould was enter tained by the now deceased clever news paper correspondent, M. de Blowitz. soon after her first marriage, the Count de Castellane), at his salon in Paris. The most beautiful and fashionable Paris iennes were invited to meet the American heiress and they were arrayed in their smartest and most stunning makeup"
 And what does the fair lady from over the seas think of our French beauties?" asked M. de BlowitE.
 The fair and most untactful Anna smiled and said You know I am not . judge of paintings, Monsieur"