Two Good Stories.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 June 1915, Page 3

Two Good Stories.

The author of ''Aly Varied Life" tells an amusing story of the English judge, the late Sir George Honyman, who w,rotc a wretched hand. On *one occasion Sir George sent a note to a friend among the lawyers seated at the barristers' table. Not being aible to make head or tail of it the friend ecrfbbled something absolutely undecipherable upon a halfsheet of notepaper and passed it up to the judgo. 'Sir George looked somewhat annoyed when he glanced at if, and when the Court rose he spoke to liis friend, and said. ''What do you mean by this I asked you to oome and dine with me to-nfgh't." "Yes," said the barrister, "and I replied that I should be extremely, glad to do 6Q." j "When I was a little girl," states :; writer in a contemporary, "I had the honour of being introduced' to Mark , Twain. >it -was just before Thanksgiving, and I very proudly told him that I was going to spend the' holiday with my aiint in New York. .: "Really?" he drawled, with the most flattering show of interest. "Well I hope you will feel, after Sinner, just as I did when I went there foTa banquit a few months ago.' "Of course I instantly demanded ;to know, "How was that " "Very thankful," answered Mr - Clemens, with preternatural solemnity. "Very, very thankful because I still had one article of apparel that wasn't too tight a fit for comfort"." "Oh, I know," I guessed eagerly, "your ehoes!" But tfhe humorist shook his head. "iNo, no," he corrected, witl> gentle sarnees; "niy umbrella!"