The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-15
SARATOGA STORIES.


SARATOGA. Aug. 13-1he Hon. Thomas
Hoyne ox-Mayor Of Chicago. the guiding spirit
in her Board of Education and protector Of her
famous Public Library. sat flirting with n
hlonde-haired widow on the States Hotel bal
conv
why "a II that you don't put M ut Judge
Hilton's hotel this summer Mr.. Hovnef You
rso1 20 60 there in Stewards time" observed
Yes, | know did; hut my conscience won't
let me do II now Madame"
>, But how does 1t affect your conscience. Mr..
H2yWgc,f,n said tho oxuovor 10 no r,oooa n,s
hand over his heart and sighed. If were to 20
Ia MIR. Hllton's hotel couldn't sleep nights.
ID be- lying, awake all night thinking that If
John the Baptist were on earth to-day he
Couldn't stop in the same hotel with the Mayor
A little while aftcrward pulled Mayor Hoync
away from his beautiful widow AMI asked him
to tell mo IA" story of how they established the
Chicago Public Library.
Bit there's q iokc ahou, it, Eli, that I don't
want 10 get out " said Mr. Hoync. " | wouldn't
have the Chicago newspapers get hold Of tue
ION. they won't gct hold Of IT," said
"Ill ask THE Sun folks not to send the newspa-
p"f- contaihns ne s,gry to Chicago at all
Nell. then. NUNS the word. Hero It is
You know" continued Mr.. lIlyne, that
Chicago never had "a public library before the
Then it wasn't burned M"
NO: hut people outside generally think il
was. and "" li en- thinh SO.
Whit iorf' asked.
mol dirrctiypfi,er the creat Ere. the Mayor
Hughes. the author ct Tom Brown an ONinrt'
The letter was full 81 sympathy at our grnat
l1~S and In tho letter Mr. Hughes said psrurli
and n" had COLLECTED from English authors and
other sources 10000 books. and had ulreniN
Sout them ON 90 chi ago 60 r'' stan - our iun-
H. Library, which he took for granted had been
whit did Mein do2"
why he did not know what 10 do, Mcdill Is
\ 4 D. l &
have To- write back and c,ilir-- that w. never
had a public library. and thus los the books
IN nis dilemma he came to me ami asked me
"Why take 'em-don't send anything back
-" lut w. have NO library To- rc5-tablsh," said
"" Hm we can establish ono quick
"Mhy lu-t Tut this ear load Of books in my
" Now don't hr d fool. Hovnol Put tho
" 40; You don't und r-tnnd. I've got hig.
dry ri~l"rn. l'ut ."m all ia there. uul 4Ywu 90
h AR of II. and I'll run down To Sprln -il"ll f'-
day, t'u the boys how wore iiN"d. and rush tA'
library charter through. and az ! ii come VITA
| rotary - ana we'll writ, Tom llu-has ami
psra'li an awful oii 'nl Icy r arr.rli.nii t1'
books, and thanking everybody IN England.
20 your- Vs. dIii The charter won't
through inc Log stature like a train of -urs and
in tlrrr DAYS. the train having broken down at
| Grand Crossing. | walked into Chleago the
head and front of the great Chi ago Library. and
! showed the charter all covered with red seals
and tape to Medill."
" And the books -i'
"Wcll W. answered Tom Hughcss otter.
and then We lay low and lei the books stay IA the
! cstorn Tor six months tll W. gt ready 10 move
| in the matter and build "a LIBRARY
" And 10 il ALI established now -
/ " IS ant the b 81 library ont Of N'w York
n magnificent library A great many of the
! English hooks have the authors autographs IN
| front. We have Disrnrh's autograph copy of
| Lothair and other works. Cna- Readr'. fun list
| ot autograph hooks. Hoods books. lluNlrys,
| TNnlull~. renuy-pn'-. 3Ou English patent
! books and even Queen Nictnria's lilrof rriu'c
| Albert, with her own autograph on Tho iiy iont-
and all because w. Chicago fellows know when
| 10 be damned fools and when e. show good
| horse SENSE" ELI PERKINS.