St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-01
PROGRESSIVE AUTOGRAPHS.

The autograph collector occasion
ally rises to heights of boldness which
in a better cause would be truly no
BILE. Last year Western boy enter
ed the ranks with scheme which
one can only compare with the
please make two copies" abomina-
ton. The venture was a success,
but collectors are emphatically warm
ed that the waste-basket awaits the
albums of imitators.
Upon the first of little package OF
sheets of paper was written in boy
ish hand:
To the person to whom this letter is
addressed.
Dear Sir, Madame: l enclose you
a portion of my autograph-book,
and would be very much obliged II
you would sign your name on one
page, and then, addressing an en-
velope to the next person after you
on the opposite page, inclose the let
ter and the book, if you will, and
greatly oblige,
Your obedient servant,
On the opposite page were written
the following names: Oliver Wendell
Holmes, Oliver Optic, E. E. Hale and
E. Eggleston, Boston; S. l.. Clemens,
c. d. Warner and Mrs. H. B. Stowe,
Hartford, Conn. L. p. Morton, Gen
eral w. T. Sherman, the Rev. How
ard Crosby, T. De Witt Talmage,
George William Curtis and Theodore
Cuyler, New York City; General and
Mrs. Hayes, Fremont, Ohio, and
Miss Frances Willard, Evanston, Ill.
Upon the third page began the
autographs:
WILLIAM T. ADAMS, caret
stat nominis umbra.
(Oliver Optic.)
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.
CA firm hand.)
l am glad to do what you wish,
EDWARD EVERETT HALE.
(On the note DR.. Hale adds)-
Dear Eggleston: The above is
forwarded to me by dear Doctor
Holmes. l now forward to you.
Please pass it on till the tuck shall
come, 'higher-higher.' -
Here's my hand,
Sincerely yours,
EDWARD EGGLESTON.
Dear Clemens: Pass the thing
along. l hope it'll get back to him
Yours truly,
MARK TWAIN.
Pass the damned piece of impu
dence to Warner.)
Yours sincerely,
C1<Dr I>S DIrnI Nv w ADNED
Passed on in an unruffled spirit
to Mrs Stowe0
Yours very truly,
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE.
Passed by Mrs. Stowe to Levi p.
NJ orion. Please pass the little boys
book along.)
Very truly yours,
LEVI p. Morton.
w. I. SHERMAN,
Passed by General Sherman to the
Rev. Mr.. Talmage, who will please
pass to Mr.. Howard Crosby, whose
address is unknown.)
With wishes for your happiness,
T. DE WITT TALMAGE.
Passed by T. De Witt Talmage to
the Rev Dr. Cuyler Behold the in
closed y
Yours teetOtally,
THEO. l.. CUYLER.
Dear Mr.. Curtis: | hope you will
add name that all men honOr.)
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS.
(By Mr.. Curtis to DR.. Crosby: l
follow my leader.)
How ,Dn CDnSDU
Dear President HAYES: Keep up
the boys ball.)
With best wishes,
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES,
LUCY w. HAYES.
passed by Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes to
Miss Frances Willard, with kindest
regards. The good thing about it is
that such busy persons as have here
given their time to make a boy hap
py, seem to have made themselves
happy in doing it. You will, | am
sure, go and do likewise. B. H
FRANCES E. WILLARD.
Miss Willard returned the book to
the owner, so made no further COM
ment; but speaking of it to a friend,
declared that after reading the plan,
like the Queen of Sheba, there was
no more spirit within me. y New
York Tribune.