Life Mask of Lincoln Inspires Paris Bronze Makers
In 1877 a plaster life mask of Lincoln was sent to a Paris bronze founder. They praised its extraordinary construction and character, predicting it would astonish with its beauty. Freemier advised using a tall compact model, Lincoln’s details later shaping the sculpture. Bartlett notes Paris critics hailed its unusual planes and new type of likeness.
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Dewey Dodges a Shot in Civil War Naval Anecdote
In a dispatch boat episode under Farragut, First Lieutenant Dewey dodged a direct shot as gunboats climbed the bank. Farragut teased him then conceded a hunter instinct is human nature, and the moment passed with humor amid Civil War action.
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Playing Gooseberry in London Notes and Quenes
The term play gooseberry describes a girl joining a couple on a walk to prevent stealing the focus from the couple. A friend often accompanies the pair, with the invited girl sometimes declining. The lad may be called the gooseberry fool. Gooseberries prepared as a dessert are noted as gooseberry fool.
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London Notes
Wrong Way. Bret Harte and the Little Breeches Quip
A Humorous remark shows Bret Harte and Secretary John Hay famed for the dialect verse Little Breeches. A gushing reader claimed to have read all Harte works and praised Little Breeches, prompting Harte to note the misattribution with a playful correction about putting the breeches on the wrong man.
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Curious Mouth-Brooding Fish From Sea of Galilee
An aquarium keeper explains a large fish that lays eggs in its mouth and hatches them in a spacious pharyngeal nest. The species, from the Sea of Galilee, resembles a large catfish and is a chromis family cousin of the arius tribe.
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Two Points of View in a Sabbath Ride
An old Scotchwoman walking to church comments on the minister riding fast to Saw Bath day. Moments later her own minister rides by in a flurry and she blesses him for his zeal, noting his work and eagerness.
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