Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-03
AN ANGRY INSPECTOR.
Mrs Helen II Hunt's Experience in a Museum
In Copenhagen.

IN Nnpehtinsen.
One OF the sights Of Copenhagen Is the
Rosenberg castle collection. officially
known as the ''ChrOnol 1gical Collection
of the Kings of Denmark" When Mrs
Helen Hunt went TO see it she bought
"full ticket. SO as 10 insure the entire
attention Of the museum inspector. He
was n handsome man. fifty years old or
more, and when he hegan to speak Eng.
hsh the visitors delight was unbounded.
What an afternoon she should hRvel
IL am so~ry," she said, THAT we have SO
short time in which to sec these beau
tiful and interesting collections Two
hours is nothing!" "0h. | 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 Oldenhorg horn. said to
have been given to Count Otto OF Olden-
borg by mountain nymph in forest
one day in the year 900. A. he pointed
10 II ! opened my catalogue TO find the
place where it was mentioned, that
might make on the margin some notes
a
might have been looking at it for per-
haps half 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
| actually jumped at his tone know
I frtF \ "a
that | was not looking for il in the cata-
logue to read then and there, but only
TO associate what | saw with its place
and with the illustrations in the cata-
logue. and to make notes for future use.
He hardly heard "A word said. Putting
out his hand and waving my poor cata-
logue away. he said:
ut is all there. You shall find every
thing there as tell You. Will you lis
ten."
Quite cowed, 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 scarlet
flag on bull.
Instantly he burst out upon me again.
In vain tried to stem the tide of his
angry words, and the angrier he got the
less ineligible became his English.
perhaps you take me for 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 minutev
l said. "If you will only hear me !
think can make You understand. dc
implore You not TO be angry"
II am not angry. have listened tC
you every time-too many times. have
not time TO listen any more"
This he said SO angrily that felt the
tears coming into my eyes. was in de
spair. | turned TO Harriet and said
"Very we'll, Harriet, we will 60"
"You shall not gof' he exclaimed
Twenty years have shown this mu
scum and never yet was any one befor,
dissatisfied with what | tell them.
have myself written this catalogue yor
carry. Now will nothing say, and yor
can ask if you wish should explain any
thing"
He folded his arms and stepped back
the very image Of splendid man in
sulk. hesitated what to do, but at las
gulped down my wounded feelings al,
went on looking and making notes.
Presently he began to cool down, d
see his mistake In less than half an hou
he had ceased TO lie hostile, and befor
the end of the hour he had become friend
ly, and more. He seized both my hand
in his. exclaiming:
I'VE shall be good ffiends-good, Yol
must come again to Rosenberg; yo
must see it all. | will myself show yol
every room. No matter who sends 4
come in, they shall not be admitted.
go alone with you"