The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-23
THE BEAR WAS DEAD.


We also saw string-s 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 a still day.
Several present laughed at this. laughed
with them, but it was like the hollow and
simulated mirth of man who has bright
little son of his own, but who is compelled
TO laugh at the humorous remarks of an
other boy as given by his father.
Buzzard's Bay is destined to be very
prosperous and well known locality-pos-
sihly 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 so that the
occupants could get good view of the
group kodak lunch box clicked and then
they drove reluctantly away. At such
times il was amusing to see Mr.. Booth and
Mr.. Jefferson apparently taking 1t for
granted that they were the
OBJECT OF THE VISITORS CURIOSITY.
l allowed them to 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 housekeeping 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 a pushing
people. They will some day become so
confident and so self-possessed that every
country home will have it's drawbridge, its
catapult and its shotgun.
Sometimes visitors get Robson and
Crane mixed up and so put them in the
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say Robson is raking up some OF his justly
celebrated lignum vitae seek no-further
apples. Seeing MIR. Smarty and his party
drive up to survey the grounds and enumer-
ate the servants, he turns his back on the
audience, hoping to be taken for his gar
dener. He is successful. Great men are
often mistaken for their employees. was
taken for my wife's coachman last sum-
mer, and may add that it was the proud
est moment of my life.
The visitor now begins to shed and
exude information over those in the car
riage. "This,'' he says, sis where Crane
lives. Robertson lives over in the red
house. They used to play the Merry
Wives of Windsor and you couldn't tell
which was which" While doing this
HE GENTLY RUNS ROBERTSON DOWN,
and then he goes over to Cranes house
and ruus him down, at the same time Civ
ing pleasant items of recollection and rem
iniscence regarding the drama.
He is generally one of group of people
who were present when the elder Booth
drove Richmond off the stage. Mr. Booth
says that if all the people were present at
that time who have admitted to him that
they were there, his father must have had a
good deal bigger business than he used to
| let on to his family that he had.
| Mrs. Cleveland called at the Jefferson
home while / was there. She seemed to
think that l was a good deal younger man
than she had expected to see. This will
help Mr.. Cleveland very much in the COM
ing campaign. People who find me much
younger and more attractive than they had
been led to believe will always find in me q
staunch friend
Mrs. Cleveland also looks more younger,
brighter and charming than had expected
even to find her She still shows the same
elasticity of step and straightforward
glance of sincere and unstudied welcome
that made her the first lady in the land.
| In closing, may add that whatever Mrs.
Cleveand's age may be, she doesn't look il
! by at least year and half.