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Show COSSIP OF THE TOWI. A storv is in circulation regarding o:ie of Salt Lake's physicians who has an office up town. A burglar entered it and after looking look-ing in vain for something portable wrote on a slate: "N'ot 8 thing worth carrying off. D n doctors anyway." The name of the medical man is suppressed on account of his being yet new at the business. An old Callfornian tel the following good story on N'iles Sear's, at one time judge of the district court in Nevada and Sierra counties in that state. A case was to be argued and as the judge was due to open court uext day at which session there was a lot of business to come up he proposed to the attorneys that they argue the matter as they rode over the range, a twelve hour trip. Thev consented and one of them in a brief speech stated his side of the case. The other made a laagthy ani exhaustive argument argu-ment but to his chagrin the court decided the matter against him. When nearfcg their tourney's cud the jud-re remarked: "My inu'.e teems very tired." "I should think he would be," retorted the disappointed disap-pointed leiral advocate, "after making such a decision as tint." The court paid for-two for-two rounds of liquor. A friend of the Gossiper relates a story which, while not original, is new at least, A noted gambler, celebrated for his wicked-! ness. was dying and sent for a minister.1 "What can be done for me in the hereafter?" he enquired. "You can be saved if you repent," was the reply. I "If I repent will I go to heaven?" "You will, I think." "Will I become an angel?" "Oh, yes." "And have rhura?" ' N - "Yes," gently replied the nastor. "Will you be an angel and have wing j too;" ; 'I hope and believe I will." i ' Well." responded the gimester, "when' ; you die and come there, pas? on; I'll fly V"U a race from the throne to the river for f-0 a side." A story is told on a Knutsford hotel barber bar-ber who tucked a newspaper under hu chin and gave bis customer a towel to read. Tun Gossihek. |