Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1904 — NEW SHORT STORIES [ARTICLE]

NEW SHORT STORIES

T»ti of Chofoetor. « At the close of one, of .the most. Important bearings on the charges brought by the Bar association against George Alfred Lamb to disbar him on account of his connection with the famous Peter Power suit against the Northern Securities company Mr. Lamb told a story to some of his friends. His counsel, J. Rider Cady, bad just examined DeLancey Nicoll, Samsel Untermyer and J. S. Auerbach, who had given testimony as to the defendant’s reputation that was highly creditable to him. “At a county fair,” said Mr. Lamb, “a boy once asked a farmer for a job. “‘Waal,’ said the farmer, taking a glance at the lad and aeeing that he looked strong, ‘meet me at the entrance to the grounds at 4:30 and bring your character with yer.’ “So at 4:30 the boy was there waiting. “ ‘Waal,’ said the faruqer, ‘have yer got yer character?’ “ ‘Nope,’ was the reply, ‘but I’ve got yours. I won’t come.*” Weather Instincts. From olden times weather wisdom has been attributed to many animals. Thus in Virgil’s First Georgic we And: Looking to the sky A heifer snuffed the air with nostrils wide. Or chattering swallows flew around the lake, Or the frogs croaked In mud their ancient plaint. The ant from secret cell her egg had borne: An army large of rooks, with clamor hoarse, Their crowded pennons flapped. • • • Then, too, the unlucky crow, with a full voice. Calls for the shower. This for the most part is in singular accord with modern observation. Among other popularly accept&l indications of rain are pigs that are restless or carry straws, cats that wash their faces, colts that roll upon the grass, donkeys that bray, toads that crawl at evening, sheep and cattle that huddle together before a storm, black slugs that venture into the open, bees that stay at home, fish that bite readily and peacocks that scream.—London Standard.