The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1866-11-03

tnat way. i said, Don't be angry, fell
ler-citizens. / exhibited him simply as
a work ofart. simply wished to show
that man could grow fat without the
aid Of cod-livcr OIL" But they wouldn't
listen to me. They are Il low and grow
elm set OF people, who excite feelin OF
loathin in every breast where emotions
and original idoe5 have biding place.
! stopped at bennington few min
utes on my way to Stratford onto The
Avon, and very beautiful town il is.
| went into shoe shop to make q pur-
CHS, and as | entered ! saw over the door
these dear familiar words, "By APP
lpointment: III. II. III. )" and L said to
the man, esquire, excuse me, but this
is too much. l have seen in London
four hundred boot and shoe shops by
appointment: III. r. IL. and now
you'rc at it. 1t is simply impossible
that the Prince can wear four hundred
pairs Of boots" "Don't toll me-"
said in voice choked with emotion
"Oh, do not tell me that you also make
boots for him. Say slippers--say that
you mend boot now and then for him !;
but do not tell me that you make 'em
reg lar for him."
The man smilt and said / didn't un-
derstand these things. He said L per-
hapS had not noticed in London that
dealers in all sorts of articles was by ap-
pointment. l said, "Oh, had1y I?"
Then sudden thought flashed over me.
81 have itp' said. "When the Prince
walks through the street, he no doubt
looks at the shop windows"
The man said, No doubt"
| "And the enterprsin tradesman," /
continued, "the moment the Prince
gets out of sight, rushes frantically and
gets a tin sign painted, By Appoint
mont: II. r. IL 1t is beautiful, q
crate ideew
then bought pair of shoe-strings,
and wringin the shoemaker's honest
hand, l started for the tomb of Shakes
peare in hired fly. 1t lookt, however,
more like "spider."
"And this" said, a5 I stood in the
old churchyard at Stratford, beside a
tombstone, this marks the spot where
lies William w. Shakespeare. Alars !!
and this is the spot where"
"YOu've got the wrong grave" said a
mana worthy villager; " Shakespeare
is buried inside the church."
"Oh," l said, "a boy told me this was
it," the boy larled and put the shilling
Pd given him into his left eye in inglo-
rious manner, and commenced movin
backword toward the street.
Ipursood and captcred him, and after
talkin to him spell in n sl1arcactic stilc
| let him went.
The Old church was damp and chill
1t was rainin. The only person there
when entered was fine, bluff Old gen
tleman, who WAS talkin in an excited
manner to fashnibly dressed young
man. "No, Earnest MOntrcsscr," the
old gentleman said, cit is idle to pursoo
this subjeck no further. You can never
marry my daughter. You We're seen
last Monday in Piccadilly without a
umbreller! said then, as / Gay now,
any young man rs venturs ost in un-
certain climit like this without q UNI
brcllcr, lacks foresight, caution, strength
of mind, and stability, and he i5pet tho
proper person to intrust a daugAfer's
bhappness TO-" u
I,slapt the old gentleman on the sho osl7
der, and said, "You're right. Yo1ste
one of those kind of nlea6T you 500"
lie wheeled suddanLS1r sadin~
indignant voice% %sAid, $50 2y-g5
way! This is Il RTvit iptervoo& H.
didn't stop to enrich the oldSxeptle-
mans mind with .aaysonveraals s4:s@I
inferred that he |Fs6't ielined tsslfst-
en- to me, and 50 l went .on. BIT "
was tight about tasNfhbrcller. istS
really delightodswith this grand $ld
country, Mr.. P,fhch, ,buE YOU must as1'
nit that it doesNraiB ri ,hof no6mek
ou9y hers,-' Whether this is owing to 3
monerkSI fornfNpf gov'mentSer n5t I
saye all candid and u9prGju9dIc0d pur'
: William -sfakespe,sre wast born In
STAFFORD in 1904, All tho .commenta-
ters, Shakesperehn hslars, etsetry, are
agreed on this, Which'iS about. .ete7 only
thing they arcSagrccdssp' IN rcSafd to
him, except that his mantlcdl l,sn'tt tllfen
onto any poet or dramatist much, YAStsti
There is noSdorbt if these commentators
and pursons contipper investigating
Shakespeare's carHrs, we shaIlSnot, ip
doc time, know ahyhins-about7it all,
When a mere lad adtlitt&W.illiams9 tend
cd n Grammar School, because, as hs
said q the Grammar SchoolSwouldn't at.
toad him. This remarkable~femarh,
cQp4iaa fron'ono SO youngHlid ihexpeFi-
enced, set Reoplp'to thinkih there migtd
Be somothln in this lad. He subsequent
ly wrote Hamlete and" George Barn
lI,Yell, ,".@When his SSkind teacher went to
LONDON TO accept a position in the Off
ces Of the Metropolitan Railway, little
William was chosen by his fetiow pupils
tosdeliveNa farewell address. "Go on,
," heesnid, in a glorus career. BE
iike d eagle, and soaF, and tho soarcr
you gststh tho more ws'shiIl all be graft
Red! Mats so..t''S II
SNIy young readers, Who wisif'to know
about Shakespeare, .betterA get these
vallyablarcmark5 SfrSmed.S
i retnrnedSto the hotel. Meetin a
young married couple, they asked me
, If | could direct them to the hotel which
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