The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23
TOLD OF FAMOUS MEN


The late Charles Reade was something
of q gourmet and had heard SO much
about canyas-back ducks that he de-
sired very much to taste them. Howard
Paul. Of America, sent him a Drace py
quick steamer, with explicit lnstruc-
tons how they should be prepared and
cooked. ard sent b. the same messenger
bottle OF bay rum of fine cuahty,
thinking Reade knew it as toilet ae-
cessory. He did not. for he wrote back
10 the donor:
My Dear Paul-The ducks were ex-
celient; l enjoyed them exceedingly; but
the bag rum must be an acquired taste
and didn't go at all well with the wild
I fowl. so / substituted champagne.
liked the bay rum better made INTO not
punch
In an extract from one Of Hans Won
Bullow's letters an amusing glimpse OF
his character is given. He said: Ihere
were two basscocists in the orchestra
imagine, amateurs-they We're my dread
and kept me constantly on tenter=hooks
If they had nothing to play, then was
in a state of terror that they might come
IN, and | was constantly warning them
Not yet, but If they really had TO come
in, the;. ! had not the courage to give
them the sign-and. warned them as
before. An amateur. kettledrum player,
on the contrary, who received honorable
mention. must have been a perfect marvel
of t.me-kee9er, for when he had very
long .lauses he counted them inwardly
ing cafe without endangering the en-
sembie. as he always got back punctuaily
to his post in time for his next entry,
James T Fields. the Boston publisher,
had knowledge of English literature
that was extensive and accurate. Once.
at a dinner party, a man thought ne
informed the othe. guests that he had
written some verses and. intended to
submit them to Mr.. Fields as Southeys
and ask him in what part of that au-
thor's works they could be found. The
programme was carried out Il do not
remember having met with these verses
before said the publisher. land there
were only two periods in Southey's life
when such lines could possibly have
been written by him..
! When We're those?" asked the inter
ested audience in the plot.
Somewhere, said Mr. Fields. ''about
that early period of his existence when
he was having the measles or cutting
his brain was softened. The versification
belongs TO the meaS-es period, but the
ideas betray the latter one.
A soldier who had lost a leg was given
a position by Governor Rusk. He had
been used 10 hard work There was not
a great deal to be done in the place ne
was assigned to- and he thunped his way
into the presence of Governor Rusk and
entered complaint that he didn't have
enough 70 keep him busy. Without smil-
ing the governor said to his visitor: so
you want more TO do. do you?''
Yes, sir would like enough to keep
me out of mischief"
Maybe YOU would like to go back to
the farm and resume your old duties?'
mo, governor, l can't earn enough
there to pay all expense. like the salary
here. but would like more to do
We'll. | see you are dissatisfied" By
this time the soldier concluded that he
had put his head in a place where il was
likely to be cut off, became alarmed and
stammered an apology
do YOU know Baker and where the
committee room IS that he has charge
Yes. sir
Well. do you know what Baker has
Yes, sir. I was up there yesterday
and he told me he didn't have nothing to
Well; sir. you go upstirs and help
Baker do his work"