Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-15

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1870
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n. Pssch, NJ Dsev Sir:
I've been lingering BY the Tomb Of The
ismented Shakespeare.
Il il . success.
do not hesitate 10 pronounce Il 40 such.
You may max any use Of this opinion
that you see III. II you think IL publ;ca-
ton win subswerve che causc)of lit,cratoor,
you may publieaae Il.
/ told my wife Betsey when left home
that should 60 70 the bifthplace Of the
orthur OF Othefier and other plays. She sad
TIA. as long as kept out Of Newga'e she
didn't care where went But" said
don't you know that he was the creates;
moi, that ever lived! Not one Of these com
mon potts, like that young idyit who writes
verses te our daughtss about the rosse that
esow ~. aad the 6ecesss - blowsss-fNt ,
boss poit-also philosopher, also man
who knew great deal about verything.
She WAS packing my thing q the tine.
aud IL oaly answer soe Aads Gas - oak
ms il was goin' to carry both IF my red
VI. re been "a Slnaosa onto ,hs
Avon, the birthplace Of Shakespeare. Mr.. 8.
il now no more. He's been dead over three
hundred 1907 yeass. The people Of his No
i've tswn are jusily proud Of him.. They
cherish hie me@'sy and them - seAs pieturs
Of his birthplace, &C., make il profitable
cherishin' IT, Almost everybody buys .
pictur 70 put into their ALBION.
Al l stood gsxing on the spot where
Shakespeare 10 Cposed TO have fen down on
the ice and hurt himself whom boy. (this
spot cannot be bought-the town authorities
say Il shall never be taken from Stratford
I wondered IL three hundred years hence
psctures Of nv birthplsce will b. in de,nsndf
viii the people Of my native town be proud
Of me IN three hundred yearsf l guess
they won't shoet 0f that time. because they
say the IL man wsighia' 1000 pounds
which exhibited there Was stuffed out with
pliers and cushions, which he said one very
hot day in July, sOh, bother. can't stand
this" and comoeassa psllin' che piIlsrs ont
| from under his weskit, and heaven 'em At
the audience. I never saw . man loose
assh 20 last In my life. Tho audience said
wao . pretty man 20 como chiselin' NY
own townoansn in that way. said, do
nos b angry, fbllsr- citizens: exhibited him
simply q : wosk u art. simply wished
to show you that man could grow tat with
out the aid Of cod liver OIL" But they
wouldn't listen to me. They ore low and
grovelin' set Of people, Who excite ieclin'
Of loathin' in every breast where lorfty cmca
ions and efisiaAi i1eas hsvc bidin' pIacs.
stopped & Lsanin 4ton Ssv minits "a
my way /, Stsatfoed onto the Avon. and a
very beautiful toWn Il u. weae into .
shoe shop to make purchis, and a I en-
tered cav over the door those dear famil
iar words, Ny Appeiatmsnt: u. r. H."
aud said 10 the man, esquire, excuse INC,
bue The 10 tee much. have sesn in Lon
don four hundred pais ofboots and shoes
BY appointment, II. X. A. and now yoM'r re
q L. u 10 1iory enpsssiSls th6e the Prince
caa wear 400 pairs Of boots." Don't tell
me-" oaid u voice ch0ked with emotion
-"Oh, do not tsll me that you also make
bosls fer bin. Say slippsss-say yen mend
boot nov and t6sn ler him but do not
tell mo that you make - regular for
him.~ ~ W
The man smiit, and said that didn't un.
dcrstand these thing. He said I perhaps,
had ~ noliced h Lsndon hist deolsrs In
oil sssts u articles was BY appsiatusnt. I
said, "Oh, hadnt ~ Thsn . sudden
thought aashsd over NJ. II have itv' l
said, ''when The PAuce walks Though .
street. he 40 doubt looks q the show win
dows." -
The man said, mo doubt.
"And the entcrp, sin tradesman,' con-
.i"sed, "tas nensse rs ta ss ,cs se,s cat #
IG s!s.i fiGshes frantisslly and he's tin sign
painted, by Appointment, II. r. H. Il IL
n beautiful. . great ides."
| "A - \
wringing the shcpman's honest hand, |
started for the tomb Of Shakespeare in hired
fly ltl0oksd, however more like spider.
"And ,shis," said. - | stood in tho old
church>yard Il Stratford. beside tomb
stone, "ihis marks the spot VI ere lies VII
liam W. Shakespeare. Airs and this is
the spot ~here--"
you've got the wrong grave" said .
man-a worthy villagcr. "Shakepeare is
buried inside the church,
"Oh," I said, ~ boy told me this vas il. ]"
The boy ,laricd and put the shilling I'd Civ
| en- him into his eye In ast iuglosious ma6nes
and commenced movin' back wards towards
the stseet
4 puesood and captured him, and aisss
talkiM' ia him spell In asarcastic style,
let him y ent.
The old church WAS damp and chill. II
Was rainin. The only person there when
entered Was fine bluff old ssaslsmsn. whc
was talkin' in . excited manner to 4 fash-
nibly dressed young man. mo, Ernest
Monstrcsser," che old gcntlcmAn soid, III
is idle to pursee this subjsck ~ ftathos.-
You can never marry my daughter. Yes
were seen last Monday in Picosdilly with
out an unbreller, said then, - I ~
now, any young man ~ venturs out in I
uncertain climit like this without umbrel
Ter, lacks forcshuught, caution, strength o.
mind end slahiNiy; cad be 10 MOI tho prop
J Or person to entrust daughters Happiness.
TO-"
slapt the old gentleman on the shoulder
and said, "You're right! You're ono .
those kind Of men you arc"
lie wheeled suddenly round, and, in o.
} indignant voice said: "Go 'way-go way
thu isY peiSlt intervoo"
didn't step 70 enrich he old gentle
man'e mind WitA ny convsgesoion. I sor
Of inferred that he was Mt inclined to liste,
60 me, and 40 went on. But he vas RICH
about the umbrellsr. I'm really delighted
with this grand old country, NJ hnei, bu
you mus admit that L dece rain rather mn
msrously here. Whether this 10 owing to
moncrksl form Of gov'men, or not, ieav,
oil cae1id sndpuprejodissd perooda v say
Willism 0NAsp6aro ~ besu In QraefoSt
ia 1854. All the esnmcwsators, Shdlsps'
sian scholars. etsstery, are agreed on this
which V about ths only thing they q,
agrsed upon 10 regard to him, xcspt cha
his mantle hasn't fallen onto On poes o.
dramatist hagd sueugh = hurt said pest .,
drama let much And there II NO douhl