The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-09

tort sweepstakes. The maestro once
 directed a choral rehearsal of "ThC
 Messiah .. He was displeased with
 the women sections rendition ot
 For Unto Us a Child Is Born"
 Calling for attention Arturo
 pleaded. Just @ little more rever- ence, please, and not 50 much aS-
 tonishment."
 At Q social event which Thomas Edison attended reluctantly at his
 wifes urging the inventor fin- ally escaped his admirers to sit in q corpn" A friend noticed that he kept Jking at his watch and drawing closer, he heard Edison sigh deeply and inurmur. If there were only dog here,'
 The home of Beethoven in Bonn has been converted into a memorial museum. Ill one of the rooms, roped off from curious hands, is the piano upon which Beethoven composed most of his famous music. A very snooty girl visited the shrine with a party of American tourists She looked at the piano with awe and asked the guard if she might play just few notes on 1t. She sat down and played few bars of the Mon light Sonata. AS she left she re- marked to the attendant: T sup- pose all the great pianists who have come here at one time or another have played on it.
 The guard replied: No, miss. not at all PaderewSki was here several years ago but said he wasn't worthy to touch 1t"
 At a dinner party Bea Lillie tLady Peel in private lifc) was wearing the family pearls. A feline meowed: What lovely pearls, Bea. Are they genuine? Of course, you can always tell by biting them. Here, let me see."
 Gladly" said Lady Peel, pro- offering her jewels. But remember, Duchess. you can't tell real pearls with false teeth"
 There are usually wild stories be- ing spread about every celeb. When HeyWood Broun heard one of those whoppers he always remarked: T like the parrot. It is the only crea- ture gifted with the power of speech that is content to repeat just what 1t hears without trying to make a good story out of it."
 One of the important Washington newspapers once reported Con its front page) a mild indisposition of President Roosevelt with: "Presi- dent Kept to His Rooms by Coed
 FDR heard of 1t and requested several copies, which he shows to visiting diplomatic bigwigS in their moments of relaxation.
 H. G. Wells has made enough predictions to make tea leaves en- vious. Unlike most forecasters, his predictions have usually been on the beam. When reporters asked Wells what he would like as his epitaph, Wells snapped: T Told You So, Dammit"
 This Is how one of the worlds classics was written: Nathaniel | worked as 8 bookkeeper. | One day he was fired and came home depressed. But his wife wasn't. She told him that she had secretly | saved money from household ex- penses so that he could one day afford to write the book he was planning.
 That is how Hawthorne wrote The Scarlet Letter.
 It's supposed to have happened It President Roosevelt's inaugural reception. A midwest plumbing who had supported he Demo campaign fund brought 1is teen-age daughter to the luncheon. The young lady had ,een coached for week on correct etiquette in company of all these big people. Everything went well until he was introduced to FDR. She ;urtisied slightly and said: "This is BIeaU IlOllOI, MI. EIcSiuCLlb' w leard father speak of you many ines"
 General Grant and regiment of is men were marching through a northern town and were greeted by he shouting and cheering of mobs. Who are these people?" asked a unior officer.
 Those are the people who aren't oing," answered Grant. Then there's the one about the 'hree Rabbits. who were arrested n a chrage of vagrancy .. The ldge at Night Court said to the Irst rabbit: what your name and hats your occupation?" t I'm Jack Rabbit" he replied. T ick Up pebbles on the beach, And what's your name?" parked Iizzoner at Rabbit No. 2.
 I'm Brer Rabbit" he said. T elp him pick up pebbles"
 Te the timid little rabbit (No. 3, le judge waved a menaclng fin. er and yelled: And what have OU gotta say Ger yerself?"
 "Oh, mew tee-hee'd the timid ne. I'm Pebblesl"
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