Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-13

WE HOPE TO APPEAR IN SOME CHOICE |
READINGS.
question he had as usual blown his horn
at noon, when FIVE Indians, equipped
and armed for fight. presented themselves
at his door and demanded redress for
the insult he had given to the authority
of the association. y spirited and angry
discussion ensued, when they were com
PEELED to retreat from the premises to
the tune of the old Kings Arm Shell
''Smarting under this unwelcome de-
feat" says Mr.. Gould, "a second COM
pany was dispatched the following Tues
day to enforce submission, and with in
structions TO seize the gun and horn, and
if necessary mete ont to Mr.. Gould
salutary coat of tar and feathers. The
sun had Just arrived at the meridian
when. favorable opportunity present
ing itself, the signal whoop was given,
and the savage horde, springing from
their hiding places, and with demon like
yells, rushed up and surrounded Mr..
Gould, who was standing with his little
son in the open air in front of the house
I'VE We're that SON"
Here is where Mr.. Gould slips a gram
NAUTICAL cog. He for the moment seems
90 anticipate his own future and regard
himself as the president. board of di-
rectors, general passenger agent and con-
ductor; and, even if it be proper to use
the plural first person under those cir
cumstances, would it not have been more
elegant to have said chat son was us?'
1t seems so, we think, to the thinking
mind.
l.afsa V,,x- ~.
of my youthful mind as l expected every
moment to behold him Frustrated, life
less corpse upon the ground" In this
sentence he again resumes the singular
number. He also refers with much
vigor to the great lack of vitality so no.
ticeable in a corpse. In this, however
he is not alone. Others have noticed it.
1t only remained for a trenchant pen
like that of this virile young author TO
describe it,
Mr.. Goulds book cannot fail to please
those who love a turgid. clear cut style
such rs we find in little book by an
unknown author called the List of
Names and Numbers of Telephone Sub
scribers in the City of New York" There
is no surplusage in the writings of Mr..
O'uiA bllttil lutTt IL Ill Iit
treasury of his corporations after he has
drawn his salary. His language is di-
rect. forthwith and free from rhetorical
ruchings.
While he does not appeal perhaps SO
strongly TO the passions or the supreme
court as TolstOi does he writes with a
symmetrical, easy running style which
reminds one of the Proceedings of the
State Dairyman's Association of Yer.
mont"
Mr.. Gould's name VIII be proposed at
the fall meet of the Authors club. of
New York, "a social organization which
embraces such minds as my own and
that of the author of ".rhe Little Giant
Joke Book and Choice Songs for Circus
es." | shall offer Mr. Gould's name. and
shall ask to have it acted upon at once,
so that he may avail himself of the
privileges of our club.
Later on Mr.. Gould and myself hope
to appear in some choice readings from
our own works. We will give pure
evening of refined thought that will
take the taste out Of ones mouth after
reading Tolstoi. Nothing passionate
will be read at all Mr. Gould is now
getting an upper register part in his
voice, so that he can successfully hear
himself in Chickering hall
He will read selections from his His
tory of Delaware County" and also from
his map. He will by request also read
the following, which is one OF his com
positions, earlier than anything yet pub
lished. and which l saw in the original
manuscript this summer. | am not
thoroughly familiar with Mr. Gould's
earlier writings, but it purports to be
his. l give it below. II is on the sub
ject of Hope.
HOPE.
Hope is a real good thing. 1t some
times springs eternal In the human
breast for a little while and then with
ers. o what should one do if bereft of
uore! They would be so Respondent,
one would, if they did not have hope,
especially for the future. We can get
along without hope 50 far as the present
Is concerned, but in the future how diff
ferent, and the more we go on from one
thing to another, and still are here to-
day and there tomorrow. is it not bet
ter If we must TO do those things that
are inevitable with n CHEEKY smile on
each and all, econOmizing in every way
we can, especially in our operating ex-
penses and dividends, thus leaving more
to he used judiciously by ourselves
rather than frittered away on compare
tive strangers.
Hope, o Hope! He who hath not "A
tail hold on Hope is wreck on a single |
track. O bully for Hope! On the other
hand, how disagreeable Is despair!
There Is nothing more unpopular in the
world today than despair
''Then let us in our school life always
be hopeful, and eat only such yictuals as
agree with us, and which do not run too
much into money. Let us eat plain vic
tuals, be hopeful and friendly to those
who are generous to us.
Let us cherish Hope, and whenever we
get the means ahead we may buy a little
railroad, or at least enough of it to make
it disagreeable for those who own the
rest of it. Never give way to despair,
especially if you are young; despond- |
ent new born babe who looks with re-
greet on his past life is sad sight / |
hope all such who may read this essay
will take courage and do different So |
no more at this time, but You will hear
from me later on. JASON GOULD"
Mr.. Gould and | will read from our
own works in October for the Benefit of |
the I2fiammatory Hospital Fund of Lud-
low Street" We thought that would be |
a good way to rehearse our selections |
and try our voices. Mine is all right. |
but Mr.. Gould fears that in the more
pathetic parts of his reading he might
have to put some more pitch on the roof
of his voice. He is highly emotional in
all his work. and has brought tears to
thousands of eyes. Please do not buy
your tickets of Mr.. Gould. | do not
wish to throw any temptation in his
way. will furnish tickets to those who
wish them.