Life — November 29, 1883 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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-LIFE.- CLIPPED FROM THE NEW YORK “HERALD” OF 2021. (Price One Mill.) Did Cesnola Paint Hercules’ Nose Red? Damaging Testimony in the Famous Libel Suit, HE celebrated libel suit of Feuardent vs. Cesnola was y again yesterday in the U. S. Circus Court. Mr. Feuard- ent’s executor sat by his counsel as if confident of the result, while Mr. Di Cesnola’s great \dson, who inherited this law- suit by his great grandfather's will, moved uneasily in his seat. Some annoyance was experienced at the opening by the sudden death of one of the jurors, as he left no children to take his place and his long-lost twin brother had to be found before the trial could proceed. By some happy chance the gentleman happened to be in the Court room at the time, and the straw! mark on his left arm having been sworn to before a Notary Pal allowed to sit on the Jury. ‘ The first witness called was the nephew, three generations re- moved, of Mr. Clarence Cook. He testified that his grandfather had told him that his brother had heard it said that M. di Cesnola had ordered Hercules’ nose to be painted red with luminous paint, so that when the Director of the Museum wished to walk amongst the statues at night he would not have to light the gas. Young M. di Cesnola jumped to his feet, and before his coun- sel could interfere, offered to “ restore'’ the witness b; 2 pattin ahead” on him, The witness retorted by stating that he ha no doubt the defendant could do it, having had experience. Counsel here interfered and the belligerents were quieted before any damage had been done. The witness also stated that a new collar had been placed upon Statuette No. 41144, named in the catalogue “ Lydia E. Pink- ham.” Witness on cross-examination stated that while in Four- teenth St. the statuette of Mrs, Pinkham had no collar on it, but admitted that he had heard of collars appearing more to advant- age after a wash, Statue might have been washed and collar have been found. Witness had Teard of suspenders being found on objects after wash had been applied. itness denied that his ic, he was great great uncle ever wrote a “ Cook Book,” but stated that he ad seen some very ‘‘ tart books” written by his uncle g. g. The witness was then dismissed. The plaintiff’s counsel called for the Editor of the Art Review, but that gentleman had just died. The defense offered to per- mit a Post-mortem examination, but the Court declared it in- admissible. The trial was then adjourned until to-morrow at nine o'clock, when the plaintiff expects to prove that Venus retired one even- ing without any nose and appeared the next day with a full- blown one. THE INTELLIGENT VOTER. M R. PATRICK McHOOLEY, one of the leading Democrats of the Twenty-second Ward and residing during the sum- mer season at Shantee-on-Rocks, descended from his castle upon Riverside Crag to the street one of the cold, snappy mornings of the week past. He was met by his bosom friend, Mr. Denis O'Toole, and the following conversation ensued : “ Top o' the marnin’ to yez, Paddy !”" “May the beamin’ sun’ shine an_yer pathway this marnin’, Dinnis {"" a —_ ‘"'T is a purthy cowld snap wert a-havin’, Paddy.” “Yer roight, Dinnis, me bye; an’ whoile oi 've been a good Jimmycrat since oi first set foot in this counthry, oi ’m goin’ to change my polutics !”" “Sure an’ phwat's that fur, Pat ?” ‘Wil, begorry, ye know thim Tammany and Counthy Jimmy- ion an’ unoited on’ John Roily fur registher!” “Vis, Paddy.” “Oi opposed his nomination, an’ moved to throw him under the table ontil the nixt matin’.” “Vis!” “If he'd been thrown under the table fur a wake, he'd niver LINES TO A BULL-CHASED MAN. INGER not, brother, There on the lea, E’en though fair flowerets Be tempting thee; Though their aroma, their beauty, their grace, Tempt thee to dwell in that sweet-scented place. Linger not, brother, E’en though the view— N., S., and E.— Presents grandeur to you; E’en though a lake, in the distance, is seen, With valleys, and hills, and bold crags in between. Linger not, brother, With dreamy air— Castles in Spain Are out of place there. Stop not to murmur some beautiful rhyme— Wordsworth and Keats ‘ll do some other time. WALLACE Peck. av’ bin nominated ; but no, begorry, the prisident knocked a hole in the table wid his club, an’ sez, sez he: ‘The gintleman is in disarder !’ An’ with that, sivin or eight halers jumps up an’ puts me in arder, an’, begorry, oi wuz more disardered afther bein’ put in arder thin I waz before oi wuz ardeied to be put in undis- arder. Thin they nominated this man Roily for registher an’ Paid me foive dollars an’ I voted fur him.” “* An’ now see what they 've brought an the city. This cowld snap comes on an’ we all freeze. Phwat the Divil is the good av havin’ a segisther if hedon’t keep the city warrum! That's what oi want to know, Dinnis,” “That's what oi say, Pat. year?” “Some man with axperience, Dinnis; and oi say there's only wan man in town what knows how to do it.” ** An’ who 's he, Pat?” hpinola, bedad! Wid his shtame heatin’ comp'ny." Yez can count on my vote, bedad !"” “‘Thank ye, Misther O'Toole. There goes the whustle, an’ oi must go ter me wurruk on the poipes.”” And the two imported statesmen hied them to their labors. J. K. Banes. Who'll we run fur the place nixt comicbooks.com