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Show jfjUST A FEW ANECDOTES j Brief Yarns. An unrehearsed Incident occurred after af-ter the luncheon at Potsdam to which Sir Frank Luscelles, the British Embassador, Embas-sador, was invited by the German Emperor Em-peror on the cosslon of the birthday of King Edward. Tho Kaiser had given ordors that as tha British Embassador drovo to the station tho band should play "God Save the King" as long as his Excellency remained in sight. Sir Frank Lnscellea, however, not knowing know-ing of the order, on hearing the band play tho familiar tuno told his coachman to stop and rose in honor of tho sovereign. sover-eign. Tho result was funny. The Embassador Em-bassador remained standing as long as the band played, and the band played as long as the Embassador wa in Bight. Tho British national anthem was thus rendered several times ovci until the Emperor, grasping the situa-. lion, laughingly ordered tho music to Blop. He was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford, He had como from Germany and was receiving his first lessons In rowing. "Back water," said the coach. The German did not understand. The coach explained that it meant to use his oar "In the opposite way" and the Rhodes man followed Instructions to the letter, ns nearly as he understood. He lifted his oar from the rowlock and put tho lmndlo Into the water. Sir Arthur Sullivan onco wanted to direct Sir Alexander Mackenzie to a house of which he knew the approximate approxi-mate location, but had forgotten tho number. He said the foot-scraper in front of the door was lu E flat. Sir Alexander kicked several scrapers until un-til he heard tho note. Chicago News. Fame. Israel Zangwlll tho other day described an amusing letter that had onco been written to tho late Grant Allen. This lot-tor, lot-tor, which would not havo fiattorcd tho poet Browning could ho have Been it, ran: "Dear Sir: Pardon tho liberty I am taking. ta-king. In your clever story of tho Great Ruby Robbory you mention Browning bolng bo-lng splendid for tho nerves. Is thero such a thing? Would you givo mo tho nddross to obtain If I am a dreadful K,ufl'cror from nervousness. Under such circumstances circum-stances you will nccopt-my apology for troubling. Yours faithfully." Mr. ZanRWlll, after ho had repeated this lotter, said: "Such Is poetic fame. Instances of this sort of faino dally arlao. Thus, one morning, morn-ing, I advised a young lady to attend a lecturo on Keats. "Sho eald, In u. puzzled voice: " 'What aro Keats?' " Time, Then. A bank president called one day on Gov. John G. McCullough of Vermont. "Govornor," he sold, "I want to recommend recom-mend to your notlco Sabastlan Sutro. This young man would fill a placo of trust with dlscrotlon and integrity." "Ho Is a good man, ch?" tho Governor nsked. "Ho In one of the boot of men," said tho bank president, solemnly. "Moral, high-minded, high-minded, geniiroua to .a fault" With a laugh tho Governor Interrupted tho bank president. "This fervid praise," he said, "reminds mo of a caso whoroln I appeared In San Francisco." Ho laughed again. Then ho wont on: "It was a wlli ensc. Wc wcro trying to bxpok tho will of an cldorly, gentleman. who. ignoring his relations, had left tho bulk of his property to a total stranger. It was part of our case to provo that tho dead man had been eccentric, Irregular, cruel, dissipated and, after wo had proved this point, tho defonso oummonod a witness wit-ness in rebuttal. "Tho 'first question put to tho defonso s witness was. 'What do you know about tho character of tho deoeasod?' And tho man onsweml. sir. In words like theo: " 'Ho was a man without blame, boloved and respected of men, puro In all his thoughts, and" "But I Interrupted tho witness. " 'Whore I oald, 'did you learn all that?' , " 'I got It,' tho man answered, 'from tho tombstone.' " A Cross Question. To Frank Ilodley, tho general mnnagor of tho Now York subway, an Indiscreet question was put by a reporter tho other day. Mr. Hedley, howovor, ahowed no angor. On tho contrary, ho smiled. "Young man, he .snld, "you lack tact. If vour city editor wcro to send you out to get a story about somo baby born to distinguished parents I know porfoctly well tho first question that you would put to this baby's mother." TIo reporter frowned. "Well' ho said, "what would the question ques-tion bo?" "You would look." said Mr. Hcdloy. "closely and crltlcaly at tho child, and then you would say to Its proud and happy hap-py mother: " 'Isn't It Juat a trillo oross-oyed?' " Too Lato a Te3t. Sonator W. Murray Crane, at a Thanksgiving Thanks-giving celebration In Dal ton, talkod about turkoys. "From November on through tho .winter season," he auld, "It is Important to know how to tell a good turkey from u bad ono a young and tender from an old and tough bird. "A farmer once examined his chore boy in this grave mattor. " 'Roger,' ho said, 'can you toll infallibly infalli-bly a young from an old turkoy?' M " 'Yes, Indeed. I can, air,' Roger answered. an-swered. " 'How do you toll?' pursued the farmer. " 'By tho teeth.' tho boy replied. " 'Oh. rubbish, nonsense,' said tho farmer. far-mer. 'I am ashamed of you, Roger. Tur-kcyn Tur-kcyn havo no teeth.' " 'No.' said Roger, grinning, 'but I havo.' " |
