Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1883-11-09
BOD BURDETrE.
A FERROUS View Of the Great Hunorist's
life.

from the Atlanta Constitutional
Bob Burdutse is known the country
over as the humorist of the Burlington
Iiawkcye. lie is the most successful
al oar funny men. His books have d
constant and increasing sale His sal
ary ron the Hnrkeye gives him q
l. 'ndsomc incoma, and his little sketch
IS command the best pr.ces from the
.a@a2.Ies, In addition he has $50 to
$50 night whence er lie wants to take
/, i,cturilc tonr OF one or two weeks.
Ills humpr is de i at, true and abun d.
at, and he il TN honor to the lighter
..n.eTrnu letters. because of his liter
az? a.! cIrnIen iS.
.I,' better and moro honorable than
al ....s IS the story Of his learth-stone.
;, A"n Le was a Young man OF 60 le
l"as . rpgcd to Mss Carrie Carrot, Of
Peoria. I'll. She was frail and deli.
"ate Z +, and one e.ening Burdette
vas Snmmpned to her beds de with the
3ag sn.c that Sic WAS dying. Little
20 ~ Vas eat,riained for her life when
" re- .choa her. II was determined, ut
Tie wish 81 both lie AMI she. that tuey
rrolid be married. even if death should
At o CO claim the Dr.tle. The ceremony
to"k place ia filteen minutes, the lit lie
lady ltilg abl. to respond olly by
mt ION OF the eyes aud gentle pressure
Cd 'le hand. In spite OF the doctors
predictions she rallied, and was finally
y. /. enough TO move to the quiet aud
cozy home her husband had provided
for her.
But she has been an invalid all her
life. More than once her LIE has been
slsspaircd Of. Usually she has been
confined to her room and unable to
walk Oue night at tiIeater in Phila-
,ic!phia the writer saw q pale and earn.
st man making his way to q private
box with q delicate, clinging woman in
his arms. Her gIriish face was full of
q pa.nos that passes description, bat
was wo.id, rfully pretty. And strangely
happy, tUo-full of content. Every
tOdy male way for the little laly, aud
her grva. tender eyes seemed TO send
t,ianAs To every gentleman VIII, moved
~ ide in cou. tesy. II was Bob Bur.
lie "a. AMI his inv..li wife. lhis is IN
h.dex OF his lfe. The temptations of
sLs world, the dazzle and gilt r of the
society that has welcomed lim-tie
cosye.se With l. i,liant men, the club,
tlt,trr, wealtn, fImr--all an et,e OF
IN IN Jailed 10 win hi, heart from the
1T lc woman who sat at his ireside and
E,ed Oh ais love n d sympathy.
N'r WAS there lacking practical re-
ward oi this devotion. Mr.. Burdette
his been the Inspiration OF her hus-
lnad's life At o.ce las spur and his
counselor. Sine frat discovered the
,icI quality and the spontaneity Of
lioLS m,m +, AID the ho,eIy flavor
,hat would cary il 10 the heart Ms we'll
a., the nut liz, nce Of t,e public. Im &.
IIe tire IA moi. re ding tie mos.
iInghal,lA stJrics ut the hedside o; lis
invalid wife. IL "a himself Of lrcw
The forced han 10 writ his first Lecture
IL ta'se word.:
son, day. slcn she was lying help.
less she said si. bai.oy,d th I con d
write l''e 80 and ueliv r /; SUCCESS
rally, AMI 20 D. he ,at me down to write
tina | ctur-, AID from time t. time l
Jeleled with tears ard groans aud
J. ayers. tod her IN { WAS too little,
Ma. h, d n, voice, n Il that couldn't
w.ite a ctIre anynuw. She kept me
AZ it, and nj due rnc we had lecture
IN orr hand Tie Rise aud Fall Of
the Mus achA.' Tuii wGs all right
cn Ii. hut now how to get a,
and cncs. thought would try it first
ut Ke1kuk If ] delivG al it first at
Bur ington, even though it were tame.
tanner, t.Inest, tLoupht tley might
pat me on the lack. But keolsuk hat Il
burlington, and l knew if il WAS fiat
t.le keokuk people W II d ray SO. Mrs
Burdetie sail, a, she WAS reslo lsible
for that lectu a, she was going TO hear
it delivered. so I car led her CARL
the cars. We went t. Ke kuk, and ito
pc pie pronounced il good"
From that day h has prospered
wherever his homely, las gEificant It'll.
AgdIe has been seen.