{"newspaper_name": "The Arkansas banner.", "edition": "01", "page": "p1", "byline": ""}
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ANEcDorE OF MR. BLAm.-The follow ing anecdote IS told of Mr. Blair, editor of lhe Washington Globe, who, it is universaly.ac- knowledged, isa man of no great pcrsonal beauty:

 Mr. Blair once met very savage looking Kenluckian in the Wheeling stage coach, who accosted him thus: say, stranger, here's very pretty Bowie knife was axed to hand overto your lndeed' said Blair, to whom may be indebted for this present;' fIt was a irightlul looking knile.) Well, now. that would be hard to tell,' replied the kentuck- ian. Twas about five years ago, as reckon, when l was goin' over this turnpike, and l met fellow who gave me the knife, as sort ol premium for being the ugliest looking fel- low he had met on his journey over this ugly roa1. He exacted promise, however, that Ii ever met an ugier looking man than myself, should al once hand il over to him, at all hazards. Since then, have looked in van for five years, and began to think the knlle was my own property. beg, how ever, you will make no objections to accept ing present to which, l am satisfied, you are justly entitledp Mr. Blair poeketed the knife very good naturedly, giving the Ken tuckian an earnest assurance that if he met any body uglier looking than himself, he would resign over his trust with the utmost fidelity.