Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-05
GOSSIP ABOUT NOTED MEN,

DR.. Edward Everett Hale's story, THE
Man Without a Country has been repub-
lished. In a new introduction DR.. Hale
says: at was the intention of this parable,
which describes the life of one man, who
tried to separate himself from his country.
to show how terrible was his mistake. 1t
does not need now that a man should curse
the United States, as Philip Nolan did, or
that he should say that he hopes he may
never hear her name again, to make it de-
sirable for him to consider the lessons
which are involved in the parable OF his life.
The man who, by his sneers, or by looking
backward, or by revealing his country's Sc
crets to her enemy, delays for one hour
peace between Spain and this nation is to
all intents and purposes "A Man Without a
Country He has not damned the United
States in a spoken oath. All the same he is
a bastard child
The Chambersburg (Pa.) Valley Spirit
recalls the fact that it was at the Girard
house, Philadelphia, that Judge Black first
uttered the story which has since wendell
its way in and out of the highways and by
ways, near and remote, about democrats and
whisky. 1t was on a Philadelphia hot
night. The air was still and sitting. A
friend of the judge walked up TO him mop
ihb va olS oia SAPit Dlo bul pI .
that the Judge was not at Cape May sniff
ing salt breezes. The Judge assured his
visitor that such weather was OF incalculable
benefit to humanity. "Why?" well, you
see, If we didn't have hot weather We
wouldn't have corn; II We didn't have corn,
we wouldn't have whisky, and If We didn't
have whisky we wouldn't have democrats"
Governor Atkinson of Georgia tells this
story at his own expense: 1T was during
my recent inspection of the convict camps.
Among other places ! visited were the coal
mines, and in order to make a thorough in
spection 1t was necessary to go down into
the mines and see the c~onvicts at work.
Two guards accompanied me down into the
mines. They showed me everything OF in
terest, and finally took me where the con-
victs were at work. AS We approached them
one OF the ~eonvicts rushed over to me, cry
ing: Good Lord! Bill Atkinson, as sure as
l live! / never expected to see you here.
What on earth, Bill, did they convict you OF
doing? / readily recognized the man as one
whom / had known since my boyhood."
General Lee has been handicapped by a
great name. II has stimulated his pride
and ambition, but II has not inspired any
vanity. When he was asked If this heritage
had helped or handicapped him. he said:
1T has been a heavy load. ! have had
the reputation OF a lot OF ancestors as we'll
as my own to look after. Whatever good ]
have done has been credited 10 them, and
whatever of evil has been charged to me
and magnifed, because people said they had
a right to expect much better things OF a
man Of my blood and breeding.
"When / was running for governor CT Vir-
ginia, John Wise said that il my name had
been Fttzhugh Smith ! never would
have secured the nomination. l replied that
! had known a good many good men named
Smith, and would have been as proud OF
that name as Of the one ! wore. In thai
way / got the votes OF all the Smiths ir
Virginia, and a letter from a man who TOLD
me never to forget Captain John Smith
our hrst settler. who killed Pocshontas.'"