| Show He Wasnt Disturbed It 15 generally supposed that prima donnas don-nas arc impressed with their own importance Import-ance If that be true there was one who was m exception to the rule to judge by an incident related In Short Stories The English singer Parepa Rosa came to America to sing and among her audience audi-ence on one occasion was President Grant With his dauchter Nellie he had come to hear the renowned singer or at any rate Nellie had come for that purpose She sat erect and sedate but her father lounged comfortably In the background and talked to a friend Soon the prima donnas portly figure appeared upon the stage All eyes were turned upon her but she saw only one man the warrior whose deeds had stirred the world His attitude was not flatterIng flatter-Ing He was stiii lounging in the background at l k Itugrs It gnack ground and talkIng l to his companion Then the rich deep voice or the singer ram out but the President talked on Papa Parepl is singing whispered his daughter I All right Nellie she Is not disturbing us Let her sing replied the president InduhenU And she did sing but the best part of the story as that tho prima donna heard Jhertf of that answer and being as jolly aa she was portly thoroughly appreciated it She had a good laugh r her own expense and admired Grant more than over Needed a Shave He had been out so late the night before that he did not know at what hour he had come home says the San Francisco Argonaut When ho awoke he was curious curi-ous to learn just how rocky he looked He accordingly reached out for the sliver backed hand mirror that iay on the table beside his bed Instead or it he got hold of the silver backed hair brush Not recognizing his mistake he took the brush up and gazed at the bristles for a mo hOef r meat Then he felt of the silver back and then stared llck at the bristles Good heavens he murmured at last but I need a shave |
