Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-02


supremest modesty evinced throughout,
the words of wisdom uttered BY both are
sure to be hung up in people hesrts-" bor-
| derS OF gold with studs of silver
a young physician of Philadelphia, TO
whom | had sent the two volumes of
| Spare Hours, in remembrance of pleas
ant days in Havana, knowing my great en-
/ thuslasm for the man who wrote "Rab and
his Friends" and one or two other sketches
IN those famous books, sends me this state
ment concerning him which will surprise
MS admirers wherever these lines are read:
On Sunday last | dined with Professor
Gross tthe medical Sampson OF America
and during the dinner | asked him if he
had ever read 'Rab and His Friends oh,
yes, he said, n most charming book.
When was IN Edinburgh last summer
year, Professor Symme (of whom the
author of 'Rao' said that he never wastes
word, or drop of ink, or a drop of bloo6N
called upon me and asked ME if had made
out any programme to be followed DURING
my stay. | answered l came only to see
Professor Symme and DR.. John Brown.
Very well, said DR.. Symme. come and
dine with me-mcntioniug a certain even
lug-and will have John Brown there to
meet you went, and at the table sat
the author of Rab' He was but lately re-
1 leased from an insane asylum, and by his
conversation gave no evidence of that
brilhancy OF mind that his writings so
everywhere display. l came away disap-
pointed with him, and so was Mrs. Gross
and my son Haller." Ny friend adds.
thus you see my dear friend of the Moro
Castle, how different man NAV he when
you bring him from the realms of Thought
down to the every day level of a Dime
table,
Had | not already oyerrun my snsca
would love to lot down my tbourhts ana
some curious things | have from time 10
time picked up of nearly all these writs-,-
and these assorted little gems of theirs in
the volume I particularly smoke of ever
author is thoroughly known a--srr il h.
Benjamin f.. Taylor-a Chica.r1 man # :
remember correctly, whose Grammar NJ
Life is as bright and spark ling as Inc ver--
best thing between the covers. Ola men
who studied Murrays Grammar. who
reColleCt how firmly ii was bound and the
printers names, II. and h. Pb.uupv am
the year 1900 aud sometbinE. who can shur
their ewes and see every page OF II nov
just where the noun began, and the verb
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twenty-five, exactly twenty-five -uIes-wirI
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with emotion of some kind. some VIII.
laughter, some with tears. The comin-
Sabbath you will hear nothing. dear reade-'
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