The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08

languages, he found that by extending
the jaw and going into slight trance
! he could appeal TO the hardened tutor
in such a way as to escape the usual
punishment for inadequate study and
thus give himself that much coveted
! leisure and out of door exercise and po-
biological research which his system
seemed TO crave.
In the summer of 1857 ldr. Taylor
was publishing The Journal at River
Falls, Wis. There were five good stam-
merers in the village, each in an active
state of eruption. Each had style of
his own. They were a little jealous of
each other, but each claimed TO have q
distinct stutter that was characteristic
of himself and also 70 have created the
part. So you see they did not clash much
after all
Taylor's stutter was offered in such a
gentle sort of a quizzical way, with an
upward curve of the mouth at the cor
pers and such luscious twinkle of the
eye, that you sort of felt flattered by it,
as though he had been doing it to please
and entertain you. But D. e. Levings,
house, sign and carriage painter,
grainer and glider of River Falls, al
ways looked mad about something when
he suffered, and wicked glitter came
into his eye, such as you will witness in
the aggrieved and outraged hen.
Mr.. Levings was school director in
1857, and Mr.. Taylor was clerk of the
board. La conversation Mr.. Levings, ac-
oording to Taylor, worked everything
about his face except his voice and did
everything but talk.
Mr.. Henry Z. White was also good,
competent and earnest sufferer, consid-
ering what meager advantages he had
as child. He put less emotion into
the business than the others, but he was
more even and reliable and could always
be depended upon to work very faithful
ly and say mighty little.
In 1859 the foreman of The Journal
was William J. NcMasters, first class
printer. He was one of the plrest, sweet
est and kindliest printers that ever
squirted the Juice out of an open column
of dead matter into the eager eye of
novice. Mr.. McMasters could set up
whole paper easier than he could con-
verse eight minutes. He hated to SHUTTER
and had an apologize way. 1t was
known that the editor stammered, and
SO when Taylor was gone McMasters
could be the understudy, and many
people to this day think they met and
snapped conversation for consonants
with Taylor when it was really McMas-
tiers.
Strange to say, MoMasters was not on
the school board. He did not come till
after the regular annual school meeting.
There was also fifth man, living over
about where the Junction mill now
stands. He was called the Atomizer.
Most everybody got cut of the way when
he began to scatter dentals and labials
around over the thirsty earth. He hap
pened TO be On the street when George
w. Witherill rode into the village Tor
the purpose Of securing the job of tutor
izing the River Falls public school. Mr..
Witherill was young and put together
in sportive mood, il one might be per-
mitted to use that expression. He in
quired about the school board, ana the
ktomiEer began to spray the western
hemisphere with information and cover
George W. Witherill with facts that
could hardly be called dry facts. With
Grill took few of these facts and has
tened down street with his umbrella
still up.
At the corner he asked again about
the location Of The Journal Office and
happened to inquire Of Henry K. White,
the earnest stutterer. Henry did the best