Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-22
A VICTIM OF FAME.

81 nm overwhelmed with regret, I Or
served stinly.
"Now, tina, tiger skinf" Oh, suggested
insinuatingly. I'm sure a tale hangs to
chat"
"of course n tail hangs 10 it." 7 replied
irritahly "Most tigers have tails."
Those oriental vorscsi l suppose enc
OF your ancestors brought them home
from
Bought en- Of Jcw in whltcchapoi. +"
"Oh, what love N cati Hos your
great companion and friend, isn't her I'm
euro he Is"
ITS the landlady's and kick tho beast
out whenever / SEQ t."
"Ah perhaps you suffer from ncrvesi
Most poets do, Of course. You must have
perfect rest and quiet to"----.
"l'n NJ strong MS a horse, thank you"
And you 1.-Two quito at homo In these
lovely roomsi"
Whom ! cnn command solitude mad.
am enjoy &c." Controlling myself with
an effort, | said IN u firm touo; ~ dis.
tinctly forbid you 90 put In a word about
mo"
"oh, thcrc'll be nothing you can post.
bly, object 20, Mr. Poitingor There won't
indecd. Donny Of your family write poetry
besides your"
"Do any Of your family besides You dc
Interviewing | rctOrtod. III 81, should
think you'ru an orphan"
She laughed Rleofuliy and wrote hard
for "a minute or two.
"Thorc, Two got that" sho observed
chcorfully Now, Ia thcru anything else
that you'd like to tell tho public through
moV'
1 opened tho door and stood with my
hand on the knob
about your books. for insianccf How
much you got for
NO, thank you, " said !, with emphasis.
"Or your iayuritC puruitsf"
Good morning said /, opening the
door wider.
"Oh, good morning, Mr. p0ttinrcri
Oh who's that over tho mantclpiccci
What q sweet fucul I'm suro Il must bc-
oh, secret Is itf Then / mustn't ask,
must II How charningly interesting,
thought Unjust Just refer 10 It."
III you do"---
well good morning Thank you over
so much. IN DO SURF 90 sond you n pa.
per"
The above IS full and truo record Of
what passed, Tho following IL an extract
from what was published;
"Mr POttIngvr, when he a. chez lui,
dwclls In the dainticst Of appnrt,mcnts.
AZ glance you can toll that you nra In
tho sauotum Of skilled collector OF oh.
jets Dart ant your hosts deep blue eyes
Hight up with q radiant CLEAN ns ho Low.
ingly fundlcs HE priceless oriental pottery.
The wall is dcckcd with the skin Of a mag.
nlhcont tlgrr. Tho pottingrrs have always
bccn mighty hunters and Mr. PotunRcf
himself can handle a ride as doitly a. he
can turn a sonnet On the cushions Of %
luxurious sofa thorc rUpuscs o splendid
POulan clt evidently tho companion,
frivud and psmporud pct OF rs gifted mas.
ter over the mantclploco hangs tho por.
trait Of beautiful Rirl, and it Ia easy 20
Hoc that this exquisite gem Is not the least
Of Mr. PuttingCr8 treasured Space for.
bids us 20 catalogue the thousand and one
delightful objects which ndurn this choice
retreat. The tout ensemble IL fragrant Of
loitcrJd onss and wide cultuu Nor r. tho
genius loci one whit Out uf harmony with
tho surroundings which hls matches
tasto mud uutirlug diligence In tho search
for curius have gathered together from the
four corners of Tho earth. Mr. potungcr's
slight hguu tells indeed Of "a delicate ply.
siquc and Of tho sensitive, ever nervous
promo poetic gifts But tho brain 0f tho
man imparts h1undlcss energy 10 its frall
tenement The soul looks out abort, pas.
sionato, indlmitahlr, through tho large
eyes, now 20 strangely keen, now 20 in.
efahly sympathetic. Sayings fall Of pom.
ctutlon, h.nis OF overlooking ympuu.S
with all the sorruws and troubles which
nilllct the world, mlnglo and alternate with
the most brilliant flashes ~ wit or the rn.
plOr thrusts u the most refined and cour.
tcous hadinngc Mr. pottingcr's indeed
Il % personality which must be- encounter.
ed 70 be appreciated, fHr, although ho may
10 studied Co some dUTrDD Ina his own prico.
less poems, yet che man himself seems
something above and beyond oven tho
finest Of his w0rk-h presence, an inilu,
encc-ln = word q soul, such as 10 Is TO
frcshing and Inspiring % meet amid tho
grnys and drahs NJ this prusnlO age, Never
shall we forget the precious hours which
Mr. Pottlngcr 30 kindly spared 20 us, and
We trust that we have not altogether fail.
cd 10 communicate tu our readers some.
thing Of what We wcro privileged % enjoy
whom Mr. Pottlngcr made Us welcome 10
his home"
This appeared ono morning In tho at.
ernoOn lstrollcd according 10 my custom.
down TO the club a circle Of mon sat
round the ilro. No sooner had I cntorcd,
which tried 20 do In an transformations
manner, than was greeted In this way.
Excuse my courteous bndlnngo, Pot.
finger, but huw's tho fran tenement"
Blue eyes of oolora bit ch, old mnn'"
Here come and be- incnably sympa.
thetlc Two como AN awful bowler over tho
Jubilee"
81 say, Pot, old man, you must have
made yourself dashed pleasant to tho girl
What did you say nowf"
"Out with It, Pot None Of your informal
rapior thrusts, you know"
Take care, Tom. Hos passionate and
indomitablc"
"Who's the party over tho mantolplecoi
Oh, you old thief"
Waiter, bring q cat for Mr. pottlngor.
He wants companion and friend "
And then from all Of them low chorus,
q Bubducd chant
"a presence, an ln1uonce-in word, q
soul"
Isupposo nothing can bo done. BLACK
and White,
pAlNTlES THAT WE RELISH.