Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-01-25
AN ANGRY INSPECTOR.
Mrs. Helen Hunts Experience In Museum
in Copenhagen.

Mrs. Helen Hunts Experience In Museum
in Copenhagen.
One of the sights Of Copenhagen is the
Rosenberg castle collection, officially
known as the Chronological Collection
of the Kings of Denmark" When Mrs
Helen Hunt went to see it she bought
"full ticket" so as to insure the entire
attention Of the museum inspector He
was handsome man, fifty years old or
more, and when he began TO speak Eng
lish the visitors delight was unbounded.
What an afternoon she should havel
~ am sorry she said, 'that we have so
short time in which to see these beau
tiful and interesting collections. Two
hours is nothingw "Oh, shall explain
to you everything" he said, and he pro-
ceeded to throw open the doors of mys-
terious wall closets. Says Mrs. Hunt:
The first thing he pointed out to me
was the famous Gutenberg horn, said to
have been given to Count Otto of Olden-
borg by mountain nymph in a forest
one day in the year 900. As he pointed
! 10 it / opened my catalogue to find the
place where it was mentioned, that l
might make on the margin some notes
Of points that | wished 70 recollect.
might have been looking at :. for per-
| haps half a minute when laundering
from the mouth Of my splendid Dane
came:
"Do you prefer that you read it in the
catalogue than that | tell your
! am not sure, but my impression is
1 actually jumped at his tone. | know
| was frightened. / explained to him
that was not looking for it in the cata-
logue 10 read then and there, but only
to associate what | saw with its place
and with the illustrations in the cata-
logue, and 10 make notes for future use.
He hardly heard a word l said. Putting
out his hand and waving my poor cata-
logue away, he said:
1T is all there. You shall find every
thing there as | tell you. Will you lis
tenn
Quite cowed, 1 tried to listen, but
found that without my marginal notes
| should remember nothing. | opened
my catalogue again. The very sight of
it seemed to act upon him like a scarlet
flag on bull.
Instantly he burst out upon me again.
In vain l tried TO stem the tide Of his
J angry words, and the angrier he got the
less Ineligible became his English.
Perhaps You take Inc for a servant in
this museum" he said. perhaps my
name is as good in my country as yours
is in your OWN
"Oh, do-do listen to me one minute!
} | said. IF you will only hear me
t think | can make you understand. | dc
5 implore you not to be angry"
Il am not angry. | have listened e
: you every time-too many times. have
not time 10 listen any more"
. This he said 80 angrily that 1 felt thu
tears coming into my eyes. was in de
e spair. / turned to Harriet and said
7, VERY we'll, Harriet, we will 60"
. You shall not go" he exclaimed
. Twenty years | have shown this mu
scum and never yet was any one befor
! dissatisfied with what | tell them.
4 have myself written this catalogue yol
carry. Now win nothing say, and yo'
2 can ask if You wish / should explain any
thing"
C He folded his arms and stepped bach
i the very image Of a splendid man in
7, sulk. | hesitated what TO do, but at las
} / gulped down my wounded feelings an
!, went ON looking and making notes.
Presently he began to cool down, I
see his mistake. In less than half an hou
e he had ceased to be hostile, and befor
r the end Of the hour he had become friend
Il ", and more. He seized both my hand
in his, exclaiming:
u 1--WE shall be good friends-good! 70
must come again to Rosenberg; 20
must see it all. will myself show 20
n every room. No matter who sends
re come in, they shall not be admitted.
u 20 alone with you"