The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-10-02

He is charged with taking, keeping, re-
tanning and clinging to $4,000, which was
deposited with him TO bind the bargain in
the purchase Of the Pontiac Oxford &
North railroad, Michigan line 100 miles
in length. which Mr.. G. T. Gregory began
the purchase OF about two years ago
through Dsngerfeld.
The trade held fire, believe, and so the
depostors one day asked Isaac TO return
the $4,000, but he had putt into team or
something. and SO claimed that the money
was forfeited. He has had the money now
two years, aud was hoping that someone
else would come along and forfeit like
sum before cold weather came on.
Isaac at one time published the speeches
of Emory A. Storrs of Chicago in book
form, but the widow did not get anything
In return except social recognition py Mr..
Dangerield. whose manners are easy and
fluent.
Later on he published book for me in
an unguarded moment, and has CORE
sponded with me ever since in q light, airy
and graceful style which has been q greaI
help to me. When 1 began to correspond
with him my style was rather heavy and
labored but after the first two years people
noticed that was getting a command OF
language that indicated deep thought and
mobility.
Socially Mr.. Dangerfeld is ambitious,
and he may be found at all times hobnob-
bing with his supporters in bright and
CHEEKY way. When he began to publish
my book got the refusal of 8 good cow
here where live, paying 50 for the option
and promising to pay the balance on re-
ceipt Of Mr.. Dangerheld's check.
We are still without milk
Mr. Dangerfield is well fitted to shine in
society, but in q business way he is err
ratio, conservative and past finding out.
He entertsins with lavish hand, mussing
. ~ 1,a rlrs~ Il
wait style of msyonnsise dressing that
should teach US not TO cling too closely to
life, but rather to be ready at all times to
accept our doom, such as it is, and give q
receipt for same.
DangerfeId is not his real name, but
have il on file for the use Of those who con-
template dealing with him.
Branscomb Ruth of Mudhaven, Mass,
writes to ask for information. "Can you"
he goes on to say, tell me if you ever
travelled among the people of Beled FL
Mehgrebi am quite a student of those
and kindred races and am also passion
ately fond of paleolithic and neolithic re-
mains. Tell me all you know regarding
this people and their country. am teach
ing this season, hoping to get the means TO
visit that region in q few years. God
knows that would not teach q summer
school here at Mudhaven and try to dc
right at SIS per mo. ii / did not have hopes
Of seeing the world and writing book
upon IT,"
You will succeed, Branscomb if you
press on, and you will no doubt see the
a. least. / have taught summer schnoi
myself and know how tedious il is At the
age of eighteen years and three months
taught country school composed largely
of youth and middle aged people. taught
in the English language, and tried at even
tide to learn the violin by means of o
Pamphlet. | am still proficient in the Eng
lish language, and last month while paying
visit to New York, remem bering what q
great violinist once did, / took the bow
from the hands of blind musician at the
depot who had been permitted to play
there. but who had not heard the PUNK OF
penny in his poor old hat all day.
With great gulp of Joy took the bow
from his trem bling and as / may say Sob
bling hand. AS he could not see me. of
course be did not know that a considerable
of a virtuoso had the instrument In fact,
as he afterwards told me, he did not know
me from Adams off OK. Running my
fingers carelessly along the fnger-board to
see II the gamut was all right, | put some
rozzum on the bow, meanwhile looking
about over the sea of upturned dry goods
boxes with stern but beautiful aide ex-
preston. and then sweeping the strings
with long, earnest strokes l soon struck
into the smooth cadences of s.n Trovatore''
and "Come, Thou Fount Of Every Bless
ing" arranged for me by Chubb, the fish,
ing-rod man.
Business began to show signe of conges-
tion. Carts and wagons stopped and
blocked up the street. Some knew me by
my truthful and faithful efforts to look
like my cartoon. The blind man held his
hat. and pennies were ever and anon
dropped into it by smiling hands, as it