The Portland daily press., 1896-02-07
PULITzER's CHAIR.
Agent Haynes Has New Theory of Its
Loss.
An Ancient Farmer of La Moline Thinks
He Bought 1t of Some Small Boys and
Gave 1t Away for a Wedding Pr esent.

An Ancient Farmer of La Nome Thinks
He Bought 1t of Some Small Boys and
Gave 1t Away for Wedding Pr esent
Bar Harbor Me-, February 6.-The
hunt for the $500 armchair which
vanished few hours after it left Joseph
Pulitzer's palace here is likely to become
famous 1t isn't every day that $500
chair gets off it's legs and strays away on
the Maine coast and particular attention
and distinction attend this particular
chair from the fact that i'll it sat the
ruler of the World during the sum ner
months in Chatworld-that great pile OF
queer architecture which greets the
traveller as he catches the first glimpse OF
Bar Harbor on boat journey from the
other sidesof the island. This chair has
history. 1t was secured from the castle
of the cratic Prince Rudolph of Bavaria,
who threw himself into the lake near his
quaint castle among the hills. In 1T NJ r.
Pulitzer lolled through the long summer
days with the world shut OUT from his
sight, while he awaited for return OF
strength.
From the depth of it's soft cushions
came to the invalid those startling feat
ures, doubtless, which have since
yclept the owne of Chatwold, the ruler
not only of the World, but also the regu-
lator of the universe, director of govern
national disputes. Consequently, if any
one has this chair in his possession
wroncfully let him beware, for the World
will reveal it's whereabouts. hide it as
they will. Since October 9Th. the day
following the departure of the owner Of
the chair from Bar Harbor, no trace of it
has been found.
Horaoo Haupor official oS tho
American Express company has decided
to take new tack. He believes that the
chair was stolen from the freight car at
Mount Desert ferry and that it is now oo-
cupying parlor place iii some farmers
house on the coast. Mr.. Haines was here
few days ago and made a search OF
Chatwold for the chair but got no trace
of it. Mr.. Pulitzer has sent him piece
of the covering of the chair in order to
aid him in the search. Mr.. Haynes is
now going round match ing coverings of
chairs with the hope that he will find the
wonderful chair reclining in the home of
some farmer who bought it of the thief
unconscious of Its great Importance.
Perhaps the story told by man who
drove to town today from Lamoine will
cast ray of light on this mystery. He
was typical Nathaniel Berry, right frGm
the scene of 'sShore Acres and he related
this yarn, refusing to tell any names:
my wife got An invite t'other day to go
tn weddin' anniversary of friend of
ourn. | objected tn goin' t. fust caus It
cost tn blame much fur suthin' tn give
'um as sort NV thauksgiven'. yu know,
but 'Manthy cum tn the rescue Nv The
tinanshil questin' by suggestin that
t'would be a mighty good chance tn get
red NV pesky fine arm cheer tibet l
bought of a cuple' o. youngsters tibet KEN
tn my place last fall one evenin' with n
oil fi,.ad oh hot how cod ~
found longside the railrud track which
they sed must hev fallen frum load Nv
furniture NV them rustikaters. l gev 'em
a dollar md half fur't besides some
garden truck. 'Thot then they wus lynn
bout it. but / know good thing when
It Gums my way.
Sum days arter, our hired lad says:
be hear'n tibet tibet ere cheer cum out'n
railrud car, md tibet them ere young
sters stol it. Thet kind o. sot me Uneasy
like, n d frum tibet day till the day got
red of it / ne, or sOt easy like in it. Yu
know, tibet l've he'd the goldarndest
dreams when l sot in tibet cheer at night
and dropt off tn sleep. I've ben readin'
bout this Venswelan boundry business.
md heow the gold bug wus eatin up all
the dollar bills in the nation, md heow
sum sindyate wanted stu go bonds fur
the hull kit md Doodle on us, md sum-
how 'Manthy and me argified it, but We
couldn't make beds nor tails Nv is. But
when fell asleep at night in thet arm
cheer / allowed thet / wus bout two
miles over the heds Nv Urinary people,
I'D l cud see thrugh brick wall Why
that ere Venzwelan business nd the
finanshal difficulty were's plain as the
nose on yure phiz, and l seemed AS il
owned the world md wus direotin' things
ginerally both Dove and below. Allus
suspected that theere was sum darn
SPLEEN powders Or suth1n like opium in
tibet cheer. Enyhow 'Manthy sed thet's
how never wus the same man since
hot the pesky thing md so when we got
the invite tn the weddin' party Manthy
suggested tibet we give UNI the cheer nd
fur present. So we give UNI the cheer
nd my mind feels so if had taken big
lead off it. Amt he'd no more o. them
Nightmares ridin' over cereation md
directin' affairs since enyhow.
"Since heard that this yer editur lost
his cheer | was thinkin' % the cheer we
had to hum, but mebbe faint the same
cheer tall. Eneyhow i am glad gev
it away"