Telegram-herald., 1891-08-23


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SosGiEx .rasen aud posssbly Let the SEA-
"a after. 50 | viii a2ys plenty II Ilas -
10 fE Ia ssrsfscsosy v1y
Mr.. Booth. | h~ss no donbt. u reserved
sad qalss with strangers. snd on snort
seaassst.ae do~e not se<K - s~ The life
u the party oat wien 10 = aInong old
trisa.is ne = Al his pest. aud MS nne eyes
oftsn twinxls IL a Nay ~ faAke you for
get the Corsieiis affair aud the bad break
sa.le by HzInlst's motner
With Mr. 6oolh's eensent eoald pat
lnto Hamlet scene whieA would og-
fer opportunities for bright dialogne sud
sheffield puns fAst nsei not detract from
ths dismal character Of the play At all.
out still give a modern color % il.
Mr. Jefferson Is good host because he
: not host AT ali He does not restrain
you by taxing yoa in charge constantly.
His air Is that OF one who gives you tho
sew To the premises and then says help
yourself. The etiquette OF being host
cannot De learned from books or bought
With money. klndiness of heart and
unseldshness OF purpose are the spinal
column of hospitality. With them fried
mush and molasses are toothsome, and
without them magniicenee is misery
and pomp and pie are pcwerleSs.
Good hunting aud fishing occur near
the Jefferson and Cleveland homes.
Deer are plenty. and we ran upon bear
while out walking. ''Histg' said Charles.
Il viii creep mp on him." l said why
not go home aud spend the evening
pleasantly az baccarat1 Why kill, per-
haps. a parent bear whose little ones
might come TO want. AT tnis | started
toward the house. deftly bounding over
a sassafras bush and carroming on q
tree by means Of my bead. AT that
moment the crack Of Chsrley's rifle rang
out through the gathering twilight l
saw the head Of the low. coarse brute
droop and fall from tho log over which
it had been pesring.
Then we all rushed forward to see
him. though hung back little. being
only a guest. Of course. and 50 a little
reticent, also remembering. too, that one
Of my ancestors who once went up TO
take the temperature Of a wounded bear
never came home any more. though over
one hundred years have now crept slow
ly by, Lorena. When We got there we
saw that the bear was dead.
We also saw a string-a long, white
string-attached to the bear and leading
off toward large tree. 1t was attached
TO Thomas jefferson also. The bear was
a taxidermed rug. which the reader may
see at the home of Mr.. Jefferson on Q
still day
Several present laughed at this. l
laughed with them, but it was like the
hollow and simulated mirth of a man
who has bright little son Of his own,
but who is compelled to laugh at the
humorous remarks of another boy %
given by his father.
Buxzard's Bay is destined to be a very
prosperous and well known locality
possibly too much SO to please those who
have gone there to make quiet home.
While we sat on Mr.. Jefferson's porch
several carriages were driven in over the
private drive. came up timidly, turned
view Of the group. a kodak lunch DO,
clicked and then they drove reluctantly
away AT such times it was amusing to
see Mr.. Booth and Mr.. jefferson appar-
entity take it for granted that they were
the objects of the visitors curiosity.
allowed them 70 think SO. They still
think so.
Pleasant people also drive up in front
of Mr.. Robson's and Mr.. Cranes and
Mr.. Barrett's homes at Cohasset; then,
having mentally criticised the house.
keeping and checked off the clothes on
the line in the back yard, they go away
with distorted 2-inch photograph and
happy heart. The American people
are certainly pushing people. They.
will some day become so confident and
SO self possessed that every country
home viii have its drawbridge. its cata-
pult and its shotgun.
Sometimes visitors get Robson and
Crane mixed up and so put them in the
wrong residences For instance, We will