The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-08-27


miles. He said he did not mind to wall;
after hearing the play.
There Is more humor about Mr. Booth
than had thought after seeing him rs
Hamlet. Hamlet, he says, does not give
him much chance that way. have Of
fered to brighten up Hamlet Cor him on
royalty and he is going to think it over
for a few weeks. As | wrang his hand
at parting he said he might not do it the
coming season and possibly not the sea
son after, SO will have plenty of time to
do it in a satisfactory way.
Mr.. Booth, have no doubt, is reserved
and quiet with strangers, and on short
acquaintance does not seek to be the life
Of the party, but when he is among old
friends he is at his best, and his fine eyes
often twinkle in way to make you for
get the Cordelia affair and the bad break
made by Hamlet's mother.
With Mr.. Booths consent could put
into Hamlet" scene which would Of
fer opportunities for bright dialogue and
Sheffield puns that need not detract from
the dismal character of the play at all.
but still give modern color to it.
Mr.. Jefferson is good host because he
is not host at all. He does not restrain
you by taking You in charge constantly.
His air Is that OF one who gives you the
key to the premises and then says help
yourself. The etiquette of being host
cannot he learned from books or bought
with money. Kindliness of heart and
unselfshness of purpose are the spinal
column Of hospitality. With them fried
mush and molasses are toothsome, and
without them magnifcence is misery
and pomp and pie are powerless.
Good hunting and fishing occur near
the Jefferson and Cleveland homes.
Deer are plenty, and we ran upon bear
while out walking. "Hist" said Charles.
Il will creep up on him." l said why
not 60 home and spend the evening
pleasantly at baccarat? Why kill, per-
haps, a parent bear whose little ones
might come to want? At this l started
toward the house, deftly bounding over
q sassafras bush and carroming on q
tree by means Of my head. At that
moment the crack of Charley's rifle rang
out through the gathering twilight.
saw the head Of the low, coarse brute
droop and fall from the log over which
it had been peering.
Then we all rushed forward to see
him, though hung back a little, being
only guest, of course, and SO little
reticent, also remembering, too, that one
Of my ancestors who once went up to
take the temperature Of wounded bear
never came home any more, though over
one hundred years have now crept slow
~ by, Lorena. When we got there we
saw that the bear was dead.
We also saw string-a long, white
string-attached to the bear and leading
off toward q large tree It 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 man
who has bright little son of his own,
but who is compelled to laugh at the
humorous remarks of another boy as
given by his father.
Buzzard's Bay is destined to be 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, cama up timidly, turned
30 that the occupants could get good
view OF the group, kodak lunch box
clicked and then they drove reluctantly
away. At such times it was amusing to
see Mr.. Booth and Mr.. jefferson appar.
emily take it for granted that they were
the objects of the visitors curiosity.
allowed them to think so. They still
think 30.
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 q distorted Pinch photograph and
q happy heart. The American people
are certainly pushing people. They
viii some day become so confident and
50 self possessed that every country
home will have its drawbr;dge, 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 viii
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