Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-19

II was terrible scene and one long TO
be remembered The crowd surged to-
ward the door. and little children cried
A. they were trasnpied and crushed.
IL was then that came upon the stage.
and kicking aside the heliotropes and
tuberoses with which the stage had been
showered on my former appearance and
tossing back my hair burst forth into
song.
| sang ''Oh. Bury Ne Not In the Deep.
Deep Sea" till there was breathless
silence. and people came back 10 their
seats in wonder and amaxement. Even
the fire company came back and listened
10 II while the fire went out
II Is wonderful GIFT 10 be able thus
10 appeal 10 the hearts OF humanity and
make people forget other horrors by call
ing them to confront a greater one.
Last month we visited Kentucky for
short time. Ii was during the cold spell
which surprised and astonished one and
all. The Kentucky hotels are not made
generally for Siberian weather, and we
got very little blubber on the bill Of fare.
but every landlord did the best he could
II Is not possible. though. 10 warm q
large, airy room in such weather with .
little watch pocket grateful Of coal. You
might as well fire bottle Of koumiss
into tho heart OF a snowman and expect
TO get up healthy glow.
Our entire troop and the business mar
ager slept in the same room at hotel in.
West Virginia. and at 2.55 g. IN. we
arose, picked out our different clothes,
put them ON and walked across the Ia
nawha river on an elevated iron bridge
Oh, how cold IL was. The wind cut
like a knife How cold the sky looked!
'Shall perish here alone:" asked my
self. but could get no reply. only low
moan. The moon came out, but seemed
to retire that it might not see my suffer
ing.
i was so cold that the vertebra of my
nose cracked when tried TO rub it into
life Frost formed on my spcctacles so
that l could not see. Now and then
could see the light OF happy home
where tho husband had just returned
from his work at that early hour stag
gering. for he was trying TO support
Jag instead Of those who loved him. Then
frost would obscure my vision as my
breath lii on my glasses.
My patience." exclaimed with an
agonixed shrek, must l freeze here in
the south and be found here by strangersY'
Tho train was an hour late. Eight col
ored men. who were fully the equals Of
the white man in intellect-if you will let
me pick the white man-were slumber-
ing in the waiting ROOM One Of them
slnmbered like croupy elephant His
shirt was open. and could see his darx
throat where IL fastened on his massive
trunk | could also see his trunk.
He had . home near by. but he would
not 20 to II. He had been told many
times 70 go there. bat he still loafed and
slept IN the waiting room Now and
then tho agent would 20 cut and get
coal scoop fun Of snow and put 1t in the
color-d man s trunk. IL did not crack
the snow When ne woke mp he would
g-t on his feet. let the snow fall out at
the lower end q bis trousers legs. and
then ne would SEEK much needed rest. A
healthy colorrd man u not easily inn
tated The agent did this several times.
but the man did not say anything even
when h. went to sleep with his mouth
sssr and KIND friends put an icicle in H.
Al Paris. Ky. We found Colonel Grad
dOck lie IA unmarried. but would be
glad to hear from those who want good
hons and who belong 70 an entirely DIFF
ferent sex
He - the Editor Of The Kentuckisn
and Citizen. published in Paris. Bourbon
county. ky. lie dos not tell his age.
tut IL very active indeed. though he re-
members very vel about Daniel Boone
and has often been IN swimming with
aim
Cnlo1el Crssidock showed me where
Henry Clay made. - sn awkward boy,
his nrst speech. IL being ca "Emsncips-
ton VERY few know that Gays frss
speech 49, on this subject. Clay w2s .
good taiksr afterwsrd and spoke FIRE
qu@usly. turning many away sometimes.
Daniel Bone was not - good an OF
hNni speaker. bus rsed % kill Indians
h defiance q the ganls laws q Ken
tuckv NJ 70 the time q hts death.
Colonel C-aiiock i chiefly noted "a
being TIE first man % welcome Colaua- f
bus On his arrival II this county and %
suggsssi 10 possibility = brineing dagoes
% New York FER ths purpo>e q supply
ing policemen with freshly roasted pes-
nufs
- ~ = Identified with r1uch a the +
hisfsry = our country. ard vet seems -
= sinso~t IN his pr1uae He never misses
. s'csseie ~ r.oiisicsi convention. and
rink tes en- the Roe - Hanora n
Psrs never becomes 1prosricus -u he
casnaa
He = rs-.ainsv A r.rv interesting mar.
He writes = rooa 3esi for he ksntuckisn,
hs~asies inserrle~sBg al the great nsen
-Ao ns-s taronsh TIE CITY. Ks usmoxy !