River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-29
PROGRESSIVE AUTOGRAPHS.
An Awful Job which Can Not he Executed

An Awful Job which Can Not BE Executed
Second Time
The autograph collector occasionally
rises to heights of boldness which in a
better cause would be truly noble. Last
year Western boy entered the ranks
with scneme which one can only COM
pare With please make two copies"
abomiaation. The venture was a sue
Tess, but collectors are emphatically
warned that the waste-basket awaits the
albums OF imitators.
| Upon the first of a little package of
sheets of paper was written in boyish
hand:
To the person 10 whom this letter is address
ed:
Dear Sir, Madame: inclose you a portion of
my autograph book and would be very much
obliged il you would sign your name on one
| page. and then, addressing envelope 10 the
next person after you on the opposite page. in
slose the letter and the book, IL 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. Clements, c.
d. Warner and Mrs. II. B. Stowe, Hart
ford, CT; L. p. Morton, General w. T..
Sherman. Rev. Howard Crosby, T. De
Witt Talmage. George William Curtis
and Theodore Cuyler, New York City;
General and Mrs. Hayes, Fremont, O.,
and Francis Willard, Evanston. Ill.
Upon the third page began the auto
graphs:
WILLIAM T. ADAMS, caret.
Stat nominis umbra.
(ouver Optic.
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
| "a firm hand)
| I am glad to do what you wish.
EDWARD EVERETT HAZE
ION the note DR.. Hale adds
"Dear Eggleston: The above was forwarded
/ to me by dear Doctor Holmes. now forward
/ TO you. Please pass il on till the tuck shall
come higher-higher.
HERE'S MY HAND,
Sincerely yours.
EDWARD EGGLEsToN.
| Dear Clemens: Pass the thing along.
hope it'll get back TO him safely
Yours, truly,
MARX TWAIN.
Pass the damned piece OF impudence to War
Yours sincerely.
CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER.
PASSED on in an unruf1ied spirit to Mrs,
owe.l
Yours very truly,
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
| Passed by Mrs. Stowe 10 Levi p. Morton.
Please pass the little boys book along)
Very truly yours.
LEVI p. MORTON.
W. 7. SHERMAN.
General
| Passed by General Sherman TO Rev. Mr.. Tai.
mage who will please pass 10 Mr.. Howard
Crosby, whose address is unknown)
With wishes for your happiness,
T. DEWITT TALMAGE-
PASSED by T. Dewitt Talmage TO Rev DR..
/ Cuyler. Behold the inclosed.)
Yours teetotally
THEo. Z. CUYLER-
Dear Mr.. Curtis: hope you will add a name
that all men honor)
| GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS.
! By Mr. Curtis to DR. Crosby. I follow my
leader.) HOWARD CROSBY.
dear President Hayes: Keen up the boys
ball)
| With best wishes,
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES
| LUCY W. HAYES
| Passed by Hr and Mrs. Hayes 10 Miss Fran
| pes Willard, with kindest regards. The good
| thing about il is that such busy persons as have
/ here given their time 10 make boy happy seem
to have made themselves happy in doing IT.
| You will, am sure, go and do likewise. r
3. H. FRANCES WILLARD
Miss Willard returned the book to the
owner, so made no further comment, but
speaking of it to friend, declared that
after reading the plan, like the Queen
Of Sheba, there was no more spirit with
In men. Y. Tribune.