The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-11-05
Interesting People.

Interesting People.
There are some people so interesting that
to bask in the warm sunshine of their pres
ence and listen to their conversation is the
greatest pleasure life affords.
First of these is the man who favors me
with his confidence on short acquaintance.
He boasts of feats of work he has done. of
how his advice in certain instance was re-
jected by the superintendent, and the con-
sequent disaster that followed. He is an
interesting person to me-in tin pan.
The next person that affords me untold
pleasure is the professional globe trotter
who has been in every place and city of
note in the country long before tie town
was moved there. He talks of Tucson,
Bombay and HOng-Kong as if they were
places to him without distance, and only
just over yOnder. We ask ii he has been
through Algebra. ''Oh, yes" ne replies,
''went through there on a stage COACH"
No one could help being interested in such
person.
Then there is the omnivOrOus novel
reader who has read every book of any con-
sequence on it's first appearance. He re-
gales me with vOluble discourse upon Cow
lev, Milton and Darwin, but his long suit is
''DeadwOOd Dick" and Calamity Jane"
He talks Haggard by the hour ard is lavish
in his praises of Dora Thorne" and "A
Gilded SIM" Inquire about our old
acquaintance Henry EsmOnd" and "Jane
Eyre" and he says it is long since he read
those books; and then he just ''skipped'
through them. We discover an antipathy
to Dickens. Straightway he informs us
that he knows Dickens by heart. He criti-
cises DOnnelly's Shakespeare. and AYERS
the Bard of Avon would have more last
ing fame had he introduced some American
characters in his novels" We ask him
how he likes Lambs Tales" He replies,
with look of disgust. that he "don't like
mutton in any FORM" But" ne adds,
while you are speaking of something to
eat, iii tell you dish that's -" Pm
afraid the fool killer will one day deprive
me of this mans company.
There is another, to me most interesting.
person of whom l must not forget to make
mention. He is the accomplished parlia-
mentarian. He is usually found in our
small clubs and debating societies. Of
course he has Roberts Rules of Order" by
heart and Gushing" at his finger tips. He
can instantly resolve each motion to it's
proper source; can tell whether it is debata.
BILE or not; or out of order; and what vote it
takes to decide it. He is a stickler for
form; and insists on observing the exact
difference twiXt tweedle dunn and :veedle
dee. This man is pronounced interesting
by unanimous vote.
And last but not least interesting to me,
are some landladies with whom in my time
l have sojourned. One. on learning that
am fond of books, Immediately places the
family library at nv dismissal. piveS mo tho
history of each particular work, and re-
quests me to read it. Here" she says,
taking up volume. lis rare edition of
curious and out Of the way book" We look
at the title, and read Cats Lives in Nine
Volumes" Here" she continues. ''is
another valuable book, The Sun. Moon
and Stars The agent of whom bought
it told me it would sometime be worth
thousands. There was but fifty copies of it
printed, when the house was struck with
lightning and all the plates were Destroy
ed" She. ''good, easy SOUL" little knows
how interesting to me are herself and her
books. LACON.