The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-07
WORKERS WITH THE PEN.
Productions in Rhymeand Prose Read at
Yesterdays Session of Writers.
Bill Nye Tells His Experience with an Eccen-
trio DOg-The Entertainment Given at
Plymouth Church Last Evening.

NJ. e. Banta, of Franklin read a poem, Hunt
ing Pawpaws;" DR. S. A. Butterfeld, OF this
city, poem, "The Devil on the Doorstep of a
Fashionable Church," Miss Estella Case, poem,
''To Priests Vestments;;" DR.. Cunningham,
city, an essay, Mental Hygiene" VIM S. Fitch,
Mansfield, o., essay, 'Lowell's Critica. Essays"
William Dudley Foulke, Richmond, prose
sketch, ''Dreams;" Mrs. Kate w. Ebbitt Terrc
Haute. poem ''Lucy's Calendar, October and
March," Jonathan W. Gordon, city, poem, my
Mothers Birthday" N. K. Trueblood, Kokomo,
poem, 'Sleep."
w. D. Hooper, city librarian, offered to shelve
all books and care for all scraps written by Indi
ana authors, and made remarks thereupon. j.
W. Gordon DIR. j. N. Taylor, W. H. Fitch, Mrs
Leavitt, Dewitt Wallace, Lee o. Harris and
others spoke upon the subject. Mr. Hooper pro-
posed that Indiana authors send their contribu-
tons to the city library, where they will be held
as trust and not as part of the library. The
proposition was accented.
At the afternoon session Maj. j. ". Gordon
read a poem, 1.-THE Pioneers Dream" con-
tributed by S. S. Harding, of Milan. Ind, who
is now blind Lee o. Harris read a poem
Dawn and Twilight" John Mahorney read a
paper on "The Cooperative SYSTEM" Mrs NJ.
B. Hussey, Brazil, Captain Rays Story" Mrs.
NJ. Fl. Lodge, city, 'Frankincense. a poem:
Mrs. NJ. A. Leavitt, North Vernon, Dreams" a
poem Miss Jennie s. Judson furnished a dialect
story, which was read by r. L. Dawson, en-
titled Mrs. Bishop and Her Boy" Dr. J. N.
Taylor, Charlottesville, Comrades" poem A
SKETCH by Dan L. Paine on the life and charac-
| ter of the late Hatty Athon Morrison, was read,
and the author given vote of thanks.
Remarks were made by Rev. 0. c. McCulloch,
E. W. Halford. and others. who had come in as
visitors. Letters were read from Rose Eliza.
beth Cleveland, of Holland Patent, N. Y, who
has recently become editor of Chicago literary
journal; Helen NJ Cougar, of Lafayette; Miss
Allyn, and others. A brief discussion was given
to the subject of Original Themes for Authors.
1t was decided that the next meeting of the
association should be held in Chicago, on the
last Wednesday in June, 1887
The entertainment given last evening at Ply
mouth Church brought out a good audience and
was in every way success, and furnished de-
hghtful evening. The first number on the pro-
ert Newland, who was followed by Mrs. Sarah
L. Bolton, introduced by R. L. Dawson, as the
pioneer poet of Indiana. Mrs. Bolton read
poem, "Reroofng My Cottage" W. D. Foulke
read an essay on Dreams" Mrs. Leon Bailey
and Joseph B. Cameron gave a waltz song with
cornet obligato; Mrs. Mary Hartwell Gather.
wood read delightful little sketch, Brother at
the Barn house." with quaint and naive end
ing; James Newton Matthews, a poem, "My
Guest"
Wis, was next on the programme. He began
Il want to say before begin my recitation that
am very much gratifed to appear in such good
company tonight. l would like to play yself
for Hoosier for this reason That Indiana has
always been thoroughly loyal to her literary
children. 1t is more thoroughly demonstrated
here than anywhere that it is not true a prophet
is without honor In his own country. That the
contrary is true. is shown from the fledgelng up
TO the pioneer who has demonstrated that she is
hmm dan liz ahl IN dlo har
II will try to give you little of my expert
ence with dog that l once associated with in
the far West When first went to the Rocky
mountains I did not own any dog / wasn't
poor enough. When / landed there / had 30
cents, but by course of lonecont;nued prodi-
gality IL spent it. I then decided it would be
perfectly proper | should get dog, and thus
herald my poverty to the world. l didn't know
but that ought to have two of them. While
was considering this question one evening there
was scratch on the front door Of the house-a
scratch in a low tone of voce-and | went to
see what it was. l discovered it was a tramp
dog. He came in. ] didn't ask him to; but he
came in. He came between my legs in such
manner as to throw me down. There was
plenty OF room about, but he was in hurry.
He was very thin dog, and didn't need to crowd
anybody at ALL He was also q very damp dog.
Somebody had thrown him in the river
as a slight testimonial of their regard.
He leaned up against the stove to dry himself
and allowed US to understand that he was very
hungry My wife brought ont chicken bone
and piece OF ple-we would have pie anyway,
even in those days. He ate the pie without any
difficulty. but dropped the bone into large
peachblow vase, or tear jug with narrow mou ID
made for eyed man to weep into and in
trying to get tho chicken bone out his head,
which he had placed within the vase, had
swelled. ! had to chase him over thes hou Sc
while his head was in this piece of crockery. At
last broke it, took him out and threw him into
the alley with considerable force. It knocked
the breath out of him, but he returned just
in. time for me to be thrown
put him in the coal barrel, turned it over, loaded
it down. This failed to keep him, and put him
in the refrigerator, and locked him in.
'He was there in the morning, but our break
fast was not. Shortly after that l took him to
the Boomerang Consolidated mines to SEQ if he
would stand our assessments. He wasn't beau
tiful dog to begin with, for he was brin-
die, where he bad any hair, and
very red where he die not have any.
His tail had been dropped in kettle
of boiling water and when he removed it, it
looked like new sausage. He was invariably
hungry when he woke up in the night, and could
eat any thing from ham to hornets nest. He
had habit of sitting down and watching people
while they were at lunch, and would pound on
the floor with his baldheaded tail
Il had some difficulty in securing name for
him. finally determined upon Entomologist
An entomologist is man who makes large
collection of rare and peculiar insects. This dog
had succeeded in accommodating great many of
these-especially fieas He introduced into Slip
perry Elm Gulch the large, early purple-top
Swedish flea, which was very popular there,
and most everybody got some of them. His ap-
petite gave me the most annoyance. He went
one night pear a deserted shaft of Dolby Abra-
ham and found a twenty foot raw hide lariat
Vt !, ""'--. Foat of il hnF~- = :;
lAv uau oaten uIt0su a~-- =. -v.v. q ns utecov-
cred that the other end vas tied to stake That
dog wanted the earth. After eating fifteen feet
he had moved to reconsider, but the motion was
lost. I therefore cut the lariat at the
picket pin. 1 purchased the lariat of the
owner, so each of US could have one. had one
and the dog had one
along towards the fall of the year / was
called to town to buy supplies for camp and took
little Entomologist with me- He a very
ambitious dog, always pining for something bet
ter-to eat When we got into town the dog
discovered some plaster of Paris which citizen
had mixed up to put upon his ceiling. Entomol-