The times., 1898-06-26
This was my last mule" And Jimmy
wilted on the spot

this was my last mule" And Jimmy"
wilted on the spot
George Broderick, too has his troubles.
He may be able to read his name in let
tiers nine inches high all over town, but
during his tour last year he had press
agent who embittered his life, and LEFT
a taint that has not yet worn away. Or
dinarily the press agent is the stars best
friend, and is valued pearl beyond
price But this pearl was too valuable.
Broderick was talking about him the
other day. and he disclosed a few OF the
many evils with which he had been lofc-
ed 10 contend. He said: Il suffered from
an excess Of activity on the part OF my
representative. AS you know, l am q
quiet sort of a chap, who doesn't go
in for many OF the frivolous pleasures of
life For some reason. The press agent
has taken 1t into his head 10 represent
me as a wholly different sort OF per-
son.
when We last played Boston, i read IN
a paper there that was one OF the most
pronounced OF the Browning enthusiasts
that / had the most valuable COLLECTION
Of data and mementoes pertaining TO the
poet and his works in the entire country
and was in correspondence with Brown
ing cubs and societies everywhere that
nv especial delight was TO gather round
me- persons Of that cult and cNr0und TO
them my views regarding the deeper
IL, aningS o. the writers verse. Wen, Just
about the first thing ] knew ! was being
besiecod 10 make an address before the
browning Society and I couldn't go into a
club without being C0rral8ed and pumped
on th- subject When / tell you that l
know no more about Browning th2n
do of Sanscrit you viii understand how
necessary il was for me 10 so IN hiding
crE1Od. who tried TO see me Oh the stage
In Philadelphia ] was called upon al
my hotel one Gay by committee OF
three Young fellows who Introduced thefn-
selves as members of - country club. ana
invited me 10 so 10 golf tournament
They said they had read IN one OF the
local nauers that ! Was an expert al the
game and held the record on the various
links all ua and down the New England
coast from my home AT Rye to Larch-
mont on one hand and Bridgeport on the
other. They said they would be glad TO
have me participate III the open Journa-
utrt that was abouT 10 begin. | needed
no second hint TO know that the press
agent had been at il again, and began
af avasive line Of talk. They dragged me
back 10 a discussion OF the teclnicahtles
OF the sport which Were all Greek TO me
as 1 had never set foot on golf link
They were deep in the mysteries of top
ping the ball. fooZling the drive, put
ting hazards OF the green. and lot Of
such STUFF. when I broke away by plead
ing a rehearsal For days 7 hardly dared
show ms face. and the boys made nay no.
lei their headquarters and hung around
as thick as huckleberries in marsh.
Il Ventured 10 demonstrate with the
representative. and for quite a while
he did nothing more harmful than to tell
folks through the press Of my rare and
rfsrrra fFse-l fTIlss
and barbaric rings, gathered from all
over the world. my thirst for htera Jure
treating OF buccaneers and pirates, and
how I had the finest and most complete
library on this subject in America. en-
bracinE the life Of every famous villain
that ever lived. from the days Of the
Barbary rovers down 10 La Fitte. and a
lot more Of such tales. These brought
me only occasional visitors, whom ! read
lily disposed Of
But when we ventured into Canada h=
broke out again. According TO his vivid
tma ginat50n ! was the greatest trick and
fancy ice skater in the United States, and
had a standing challenge Of $1,000 10 any
one who could equal my feats; that ! had
advanced so far beyond the writing ai
names on the frozen stuff that J would
engage TO write in shorthand with my
skates as rapidly as anyone would talk
and that my relaxation was TO do Egyp-
tian h.e-oelyphics. having studied up tina.
language. Well you know Canada Is d
place where they grow skaters. and
hadn't been in Toronto tweuty-fOur hours
when I was being besieged to make a
match. There was quite a contest as ID
who should win my $1,000 and if we had
STAYED thera more than three days / sup
nose ] would have had 10 pay a forfeit 81
go ID jail. As II was I had 10 leave town
on different train from THAI taken by
the company. and don't know how ! viii
ever dare set foot on Canadian soil again .