Telegram-herald., 1888-05-06

83=kk<--z consider the price
- lsss do1ry Of inn
mortal wealth. BE-
es>~fhsd "a by "vhosssr invsated
fsookzL" Oas Of tks msny whose
rsspoass comes with indirsrsncs or
mechanically. there ara q fen Who
ere sntbaIzstis and at in the front pew. %
% SPEAK. and shout 'halislujah. glory,
glory snsn" during responsive servics the
Salvation Army OF The great religion Of
books. - is we're. They are look sorms.
The sooksorm does not come from any
particular wAlx IN life. but may be found
among al occupations and profsssiona
Nor dsss lt always follow that he sxpsnds
much money Ia books. II bis financial
circumstances are such that he cannot
afford % ffequsatly pstronize the book
stores. he win make his occasional visits 10
thsns. 81 least. ADD IN . measure appsass
his sppstits By reading the backs
Of haatrsds. and here add thsFs pages Of
many Of TIE volumes on the shelves. The
non-bookworm viii wonder st the pleasure
20 Be had By such occupation. bat that Il
because he does not contain the essentials
Of he rus bookvorm-
The crucibls IN which to test the book
wormnsss Of . person Il the bookstore or
library. Tarn him loose in either place
and ho VII unconsciously declare himself
befors ave minutss has elapsed Straight
for ne shelves be goes and begins 70 read
the bsGxA He does not take up books in
Discriminatory. bat goes on scanning and
pesrins hsrs sad there until one Is reached
which svaksns Q responsive throb within
him. Than ne taxa iE from its place and
runs rapidly ever the pages. looks a. the
puollxhers imprint, contents. authors
nznzs and reads here and there q line. par
sxraph. psxs. "a he Is pleased and interest
Ell. and rsturns Il % The shall Along the
line he continues much altar ths same
fashion. But OF the many volumes he has
s1sminsd some enc vin prove to be the
ons he has been waiting for . number Of
yssra To this one be viii return once,
twice. are. aad perhaps . half .
bis mind % boy A. He may
not buy 10 that day bat lust a. sure ss
preschiSy be viii % the owner Of that book
II e necsszltatss going without an actual
necessity % do it. The latter, Of course.
only applies 70 TIA bookworm who Is IN
Fortunate enough not 70 posses wealth and
the Lord knows there are many 90 situated.
It offsn occurs that one OF tness odd
creatures will make the roends of . store
without 90 much ss saying . word 70 those
connected With ths establishment Again
be VIII enter into . conversation which
would astoDish one Who vas not acquainted
vita him Let the subject be What it may
the bookrorm q familsr with IL aud can
tell ycu things that hours OF hard study
and rsseAeh would not make good.
They all hsvs thess hobby aud II you
vsns 10 see q dull sys fash or quiet face
become ~ minated caususlly mention 10 and
note The Transformation. have in mind
nov an acquaintance Who IL by nsturs
quisk. unassumtng and not 81 al laxative
who wonld talk from now I'LL doomsdsy.
and snssrtsiningly and instructively too, II
ron Will lust turn the Conversation Ia the
dirsctiuu OF The history Of ancient 0rsscs.
The subject Of religion acts a. Al electric
bsttsry on another. The history Of Amsrica
IN tns sine Of Clay. Calhoun and Webster
on snothsrs the secretion theory another.
Ard 60 on.
0rsad Rapids contains quite Q number Of
these psepls. With msnv q vhom 4 have
the Aenor and plsasGrs OF being acquainted.
Some Of them 1 Intend 70 immortslizs Ia
this srticls 0y describing the manner ia
which thsy act While looking over or buy
ing SookS, their literary tastes and hobbies
"a which 1 more or less cater. IL divulgs
say secrets ths editor Of this payer alone Is
responsible. bang minor add having
has one fssher-in-lsw and mothsr-in-law,
on whom 1 am dspsndsnt IL will Dc use
less Tor than to seek settlement with me,
Tor snail tsks q vacation until such tims
- the memory Of this srticis hss ceased 70
srkse the hearts Of thoss msntionsd herein.
Mr.. John Lawrsnce rsrsiy passes q day
without paying visit 70 the book stores.
ds NO sooner sutsrs The door than he d.
reefs his sttsntion 70 ne counter OF new
fiction. Over this AZ bends and closely az
smines tho titlss aud then handles = tsw
volumes 5ust 70 x-t his hand IN. he sell
dsun buys snything Ia fiction. bat passes
on % The heavier snd more serious reading.
Al this oountsr he d~elis long aud iotentiy,
more psrtic1iariy with books 81 economies.
r,minisc-nc~s and autobiography. Tia
manner whiis in the vicinity Of uew books
- nxious. e. X hs would not Hnd the
book ~ as tssis. Wosn be does iind one
40 grabs it up and closes il viih
sscsy. hin and hen ~slks quickly 10 the
shelrss containing he miscellaneous stoc (.
along which he runs bis ere hurriedly an
III ne poet corner . reached Here be
sfups Tor White and thsn returns % ths
csunter Of nev socks sgsin. where he gives
information q having found . book. He
never hse tire 70 bsvs Il wrapped up. but
makes dsnk movement and brings up ~
tae osp~r BOOK counter. Hers IA eli Sc
az cid classic dons NJ IN modern form. ssd
-ifh = rrii ;sks this TOO slides cut Of he
docr. Re hssn't spoken n halfdczen words
during he tine he hae heen IN the store
Undke most hook buyers be never Expresses
an eDinfon saont sn snthor OF BOOK, md
fhouxa I have known him for some line. I
hevs nsvsr been shis - wriug his hobby
rem hirn or discover whst ara his literary
Asstss. Que thing = certain, and thas =, Il
q nev book en- wbist comes ollt. he aot Gully
Ese~s ent wants IL
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r~@ters IN ths city. While tha rsnx. Of is
Gar rssching. yst 80 has decided penchsns
cor hiogrsphv. sssavs and history. The
rrst and last subjects ars his hab-
kf-ss Ihere = nos wrtter IN knE-
LIS utefsfure. aor an American srate--
nan 81 Thcra he Dos n0t possess an an.
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thst hs SIS not hfs 81 And tne sauls
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r~sn ais ~-ii ssianced vii pe-pr r.rucs
withszaad fhers az h1t fs- countries
ksvsnx nsticna3 aistorv thsf he = not
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