Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-16
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4 "Reminiscences of Cleveland, a New
England Dtane and Two 60
Fiji In.

/ 4 "Reminiscences OF Cleveland, New
England Dtane and Two 60
! FIu In.
/ In the second year Of President Cleve-
lands first term, as told In THE Funny
side Of Politics" a prominent western sem
ator went up to the White house as aR es-
cort OF a democratic leader Of his state.
In opening the conversation the leader be
gan to say he had been watching the de-
velopment Of his policy with great inter-
est and anxiety, when the president inter-
rupted him with the question, And what
do you think OF it,"
II think you have pursued wise and
statesmanlike course. Mr.. Cleveland very
wise and statesmanlike course: but the
time has come for you to take decided
action and go little further and faster
Mr.. Cleveland; a little further and faster"
What do you mean by thst?" inquired
the president
| Il mean that you should show your
democracy and encourage the party by
turning out more republicans and appoint
ing more democrats TO office We hope 10
see you go a little further and faster in
| this direction, Mr.. Cleveland, a little
further and faster"
That is responded the president you
want me to appoint two horse thieves a
day instead of one"
This shot hit. the bulrs-eye. The president
has a good memory and happened 70 recall,
while he was listening to the counsel of
the western leader, that upon his recon-
mendation he had appointed a man to Of
flee who afterwards turned out to have
been once convicted of stealing horses.
Like most New England ministers Of the
Rev. DR.. Samuel Deane. who was born In
1873 and died in 1914. and who for many
years was pastor of the First. church at
| Portland, Me, was practical farmer
He was a man of learning, also, and a
wit. Professor Kittredge in his delightful
Miscellany, THE Old Farmer and His
Almanac" says Mr.. Deane, when a tutor
at Harvard, made one jest which has since
been falsely credited to many men.
A visitor to whom he was exhibiting
the curiosities in the college museum, no.
ticed a long rusty sword, and asked Il
whom 1t had belonged.
81 believe" replied Mr.. Deane. that II
was the sword with which BALKAN threat.
ened to kill his ass"
But" objected the stranger BALKAN
had no sword; he only wihed for one"
Very true" said Mr.. Deane. This Is
the sword wished for
There is another specimen of the doc
tors humor, in his own handwriting
Portland then Falmouth, was. burned b,
, the British naval commander, Mowat, II
/ It's.
There was intense indignation. and DIR
) Deane suggested an inscription for {
> plan of the town published shortly after
brief statement of the facts in which
Captain Mowat was described as tina
! execrable scoundrel and monster of in
, gratitude" At the end of the letter II
, which he expresses these sentiments, Or
Deane admitted a possible emendation:
I IF you do not like the words 'execra bl
: scoundrel,' you may say infamous incen
! diary or what you please"
Just because Colonel F.. II. r. Green Il
i fat and looks good-natured, and has a sor
of out-of-door air some of the sharper
: about town had him sized up as easy, whel
I he first returned to New York from Texa
to take care OF the properties of hi
n mother, Mrs Hatty Green. 1t may be
a too, that the Colonels breezy candor kin,
. of coaxed the boys along a bit, says tn
e New York correspondent of the Cincinnati
: Times-Star. He will talk on any subjec
l. when he feels like talking, with a frank
ness unusual in the banking fraternity
: Here's my old friend, Mr.. Kinks" sal
5 the colonel the other night, at his hotel
grabbing at well-dressed man, who wa
walking by without speaking. His oil
!. friend, Mr. Kinks, shrunk into himself an,
was obviously embarrassed. After a mo
4 ment's talk he got away, and the colonel
o well-padded sides shook. Kinks is one o
EN- said he. I'D just landed in tow
4 when Kinks nm 20 a
the hotel. He had met me in Texas, h
8 said, So-and-so had introduced him.
% didn't remember him. but the name h
Y mentioned was that of a good friend O
o mine, and ] thought maybe my memor,
9 was at fault. BY and by he opened tn
Z trap. He told me of the good thing h
o had under cover, and that I could max
n 100000 IL I'd just put in few thousands
D II was a gold mine, and he had tn
Q gaudiest maps and prospectus 1 have eve
n seen. listened to him until he 90 through
o Kinks said l, Just between friend,
2 I've got a gold mine of my own that
h want to sell. No, 1 won't buy a mine bu
i I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll draw card
8 with you, the winner take both. That
,, all either Is fit for"
. Colonel Green got another good laugh GU
n of 1t. There's free masonry among thes
% fellows. think" said he. None ha
offered me a gold mine since"
The late Sir William Butler in his auto
r biography which has just been publishe
k posthumously, tells the following story {
Cecil Rhodes, which Cecils brother, Fran
= Rhodes, told him:
My brother" said Frank Rhodes. "
z a strange man. We were young chaps I,
y gether' and there wasn't too much none
& or too many things among us One da
Cecil came and asked me to let him ha,
one Of my shirts, as he wanted to go
an evening party in London. Well
wanted the shirt myself that evening an
). told him he couldn't have IT, He sal
~ nothing, but ! knew he didn't like losin
chance, so l watched him.
u Il saw him off to the train. He ha
neither the shirt on him nor had he bs
and baggage with him; but / thought tn,