The Iola register., 1884-05-16
Joe Interviews Anna,

with Anna Dickinson ourselves, but
We hear fragmentary reports Of one
between her and our esteemed towns.
man J. H. Richards that will do as
well. When Joe went to call upon
her, he took the precaution to take
along with him as body-guard the
sturdy Chauncey DeClute. and it
was well he didn't venture into the
presence of that awful eye alone.
They ascended the stairs of the PENN
sylvania Hotel shoulder to shoulder,
aud knocked timidly at the door of
Annals room, and were considerably
relieved to hear no response. They
knocked again, and again no response.
Chauncey said, "Richalds, I guess
we might as well go; Miss Dickinson
don't seem to be inn "Yes Miss Dick.
inson is In" came a voice so sepulchral
that it made Joe and Chauncey in
voluntarily catch hold of hands.
There was nothing left now but igno-
minious retreat or the lioness' den, so
i'm response to a command that. Anna
had propably practised in the charac-
ter of Joan of Arc at the head of her
armies, our interviewer and his faith.
ful body guard opened The door and
peeped Ia. Anna was at first nowhere
to he seen, but a more diligent search
revealed her stretched at the full length
of her five-foot-two on the bed.
IL beg your pardon, }" said Chaun-
cey, "shall we retire:
"What for:" said Anna.
("Perhaps this is Chicago etiquette
whispered Joe.)
Chauncey murmured something
about intruding, but seeing that Anna
wasn't at all broke up, he said, "Miss
Dickinson, permit me to introduce
Mr.. Joseph Richards, distinguished
attorney of lola"
Joe bowed low. Anna pulled down
her eyebrows a little and stuck to her
pillow. She had seen distinguish
ed attorn eys before.
We all know that Joe never lacks
for words. The bees come to sip honey
from his lips like they did from the el-
oquent Greek of old. But this cool re-
ception completely stumped him
knocked his little speech end-ways.
So he said as he would have said to
Mary Jones or Susan Brown, "This is
a pleasant day, Miss Dickinson"
"Is it?''
1t sounded like she meant, :'Prove
it,"
Joe thought she might have been
little more expansive, but she wasn't,
and he went on, still to Mary Jones
or Susan Brown: "Is this your first
visit to Kansas ?"
NO"
("No wonder she never got married.,
thought yoe.l He had evidently not
struck Annals hobby yet, and the
threatening snort with which that
mo" came out warned him that he
must face about.
well, Miss Anna-I beg your par
don-Miss Dickinson, upon me hasbeen
conferred the high honor(-the speech
was coming back-)apd exquisite
pleasure, Of presenting to the people Of
lola tonight the gifted and electric
well, in short-you-yourself. And 1 |
have come to consult your wishes as
to the length and elaborateness of
that introduction. Now
"The less said the better-byJoe. -
This was shot IN like a slice ofgreased
lighting and nearly took Joe off his
feet. There was something 80 ex.
tremely personal about it, too, that
a less gritty man than Joe Richards
would have abandoned the attack
then and there. But Joe is proverb-
iai for carrying out what be begins,
and 90 he proceeded, little ruff1ei.
but with characteristic suavity: "Now
in order to present your remarkable
career, must have few cold facts.
When were you born, Anna?n
None of your business.r
This was diseouraging and Joe put
his note book in his pocket. The
body gaurd whispered Lets 20 JOE. ~
But one point had to be determined. IL
and Joe continued: 'tNow about this {
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