How Anecdotes are Made.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3170, 3 April 1889, Page 3

How Anecdotes are Made.

Aft "Spoaking ol now jokos, aneodotes,',

aald tiii Perkins, tho other day, sitting in tho Hollman-houßO, " they are hard to make and harder to ilnd. X will give any man 20dol. for a new Joke that I have not hoard If it is funny enough to make me laugh." " How do now anecdotes ooour ? aaid a listener. . " Thoy don't oooui," said Mr Perkins; "wo rnako them out of whole cloth, Generally, the first ioke ooours to tho brain ofsorao person. Thon we look for some lay figure on which to lay tho joke. Wo used to übo Abo Lincoln a good dealthen Grant, or Butler, or Conkling, Dopow, or Mvarts. I've told hundreds of jokes about Linaoln and othor publio men that novor happened. Tho auecdoto generally illustrates tho oliaraotor of tho man. I'or instanco, if wo have a jolto on a dootor wo put it oil Dr Bliss, who oured i'rosidont Garfield. Wo uso Bliss as a lay figure. I'or instanoo Ono day whon we were pitohing into Dr Bliss, General Sheridan oamo to tho dootors defence. 'Dr Bliss was a good phyßioian,' said General Sheridan i 'ho savod by lifo onoo,' ' How ? How did Bliss save your lifo ?' asked Dr Hammond. ' Well,' said Sheridan,' I was vory aiolc in tho hospital aftor tho battlo of Wlnoheßtor. Uno day they sent for Dr Agnow, of Philadelphia, and lie gave mo aomo modloino, but I kept getting worse. 'Xhon they sont for Dr l''iank Hammond, he gave me some ltioro medioino, but I grow worso and worse- Then thoy sent K tor Dr bliss, and ' ' And you still grew > No, Dr Bliss didn't como; ho savod my lifo i 1 Now, nolther Agnow, nor Hamilton, nor Bliss, nor Shoridan, said Bli, " will ovor hoar of tho story till thoy road this interviow. It is a new one. Ive just in ado iUip£j^Toxas^SiWngß.