Daily globe., 1879-11-02
'sEven So" I confessed.

Given so' confessed.
"Well, we are going to have first crop
whatever it is, and Jo-ann seems to fill
the bill.'
In spite of his asseveration, however,
my friend was not satisfied with the "5ill,''
for he shook his head sadly and slow, and
at last ventured, "Nothing brisk in it,
eh?"
"Rather the reverse" l was afraid.
"And she lived considerable while
ago. I reckon about 1916, want it,"
"Nearer five hundred than fifty years."
I explained to him.
"Well, now So long age as that Really!
Well! You see told you we're not
much for reading here. DO you mind
telling me whether Jo-ann was English
or French? And where is Ark anyway?
More surprise at the answer that 'Arc"
was a "myth." ''nowhere' the "mvth''
evidently being as great a mystery as the
"Ark'
A long pause, during which my liter
ary friend ruminated while stroking his
whiskers, and I studied a page of human
| nature.
II say"
"Well?''
cts just historic pieces'
'No more"
"Well, now," frightening hopefully,
"don't you think you could liven it up
by throwing in few Jolly stories and
ONE jokes, ,and-and-that sort Of thing?"
"Have an intermission about the mid
die of it? Sing a song? or, perhaps,
dance a jig?" I feelingly inquired.
At which with ecstacy the response
"Oh, if you only would, Miss Dicken-
sonr'
"Well, I didn't and was never hidden
back to that town.
I did not suppose that he could be
matched, but I found his mate a fort
night or so later at
Said the very pleasant presiding officer
to me as we wended our way to the hall:
"We have engaged Mr.. H--to introduce
you this evening. Mr.. lis the lead
ing banker here, and very rich, and he
wants to go to Congress, and is always
more than glad to make little speech,
and-as he does a good deal for our asso-
clation-''
He smiled and I smiled, and waited
| tor sensation.
And was not disappointed.
Elijah Pogrem in the flesh! Just as
big and noisy and pretentious, with a
vast expanse of shirt-tront, white vest
and limp white necktie. Just such
blue swallow-tall with shining buttons.
Hair brushed up in just such an 'sintel-
lectual" manner. Tobacco quid as hugh.
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breeches pockets.
No sooner did see him than I knew
I was in for it, aud was. After certain
little formalitles Of attitude and quid had
been gone through with, thus ran his
story:
"Fellow-c citizens
"Ladies -and-gentlemen
"It is my pleasure, my honor and my
pleasure to be where I am tonight.
"Hem hem!
"Anu one might rejoice in such pleas
ure and honor-hem!
"Ladies and gentleman, and citizens of
Eleanoize, and fellow members of this
community, the young woman who is to
address you toni ght has considerable rep
-hem-hem!
"In fact, wherever the English Ian
guage is spoken, wherever the American
stars and stripes waves, her name is like
household words. Listen to her, then,
and know you will listen to her, since
she always address herself to the poor
the MANNED, the halt, and the blind! You
will listen to her since she always ad-
dresses herself to the Ignorant, the down
trodden and the oppressed Of every col
or, cline and tongue!
"Fellow citizens of E-leanoize and
ladies and gentleman, you viii now list
en- to the Grafton of Miss Anna E Dick
enson.'
And he was through, merclfully, be-
fore had expired of slow strangulation
Beng under his very nose in full view Of
the audience-an audience that did not
stir muscle-I did not dare to laugh,
and so as nearly choked as was whole
some.
1t was worth going to-to see and
to hear. Indeed there are people and
their doings worth crossing State, not
to say continent, to behold; curiosit;es
not to be observed every day.
I should think there was a great many
such in the Missouri legislature al the same
time I was at. One OF the honor
able members desired that the hall of the
house might be voted to Miss Dickinson
to give her speech on Jonah's Ark there
was SO much talk about" He supposed
''It must be the lecture about aeAales, and
might 5e interesting as well as instruc-
tive and another said he would rather
hear her on ''female agitation" (the two
speeches under consideration berng ''Joan
of Arc" and ''Womans Work and Wages,'D
but as they proposed there should be no
tickets, leaving the speaker to pay her
own expenses she concluded that her in
terest in their mental growth and spirit
ual welfare did not demand the outlay.
A Fisherman on 2 Tramn