Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-13

busy gentleman's time, Friday morning.
and that hour passed all too quickly. AS
conversationalst Prof. Robertson is far
ahead of Prof. Robertson, the lecturer, in
credible though that statement may
seem. In the lecture he has to confine
himself to the subject in hand in the
conversation the inquiring mimi of the
fortunate person conversing with him,
can lead him from one country to anoth-
er, from one religion to another. and
| from the politics of Russia, France or
England to that of the United States.
+ In this small amount of space. it will be
impossible to record one-half that one
would wish to write, so merely a brief
outline of the interview is given.
The first question asked him was with
regard to his plans for the next few
weeks.
After my lecture this evening. l take
the Pullman for Philadelphia. responded
Mr.. Robertson. MY next move is down
to Alabama, and from their / work across
to San Antonio. Texas. 1t is. of course,
welcome to get out of New England in
the clustering time of the year. but | do
not like at any time to move from the
extreme cold to the warm countries
1.-The Southern people are very cou"-
teous though, and their hospitality m
part makes up for the dsagreeable things
| have to encounter there. | shall not
visit Maine again uni the last week in
| April Then l finish in Waterville That
will complete my present engagement,
and for the first time in two years l shall
| have a months vacation. 1t is possible
| though that | shall not take the Vaca-
ton az / think a lecture on Spain, in Its
efforts of reconstruction, would be very
appropriate next fall, and | snail pos
sibly take the vacation in getting up that
lecture | can connect with IA steamer by
taking the night Pullman from Waterviile
on the evening of the lecture and going
| TO New York A month passed in south
ern Spain would be not only interesting,
but would give me chance to take the
pictures and to prepare my lecture.
| "But do you never tire?' was the query
of the reporter.
al never tire of travelling" answered
the professor. enthusiastically. l am
never so happy as when am boarding a
train or a steamer. The happiest hours
of my life are when | go upon the plat
form, to deliver a lecture and when
i board a train to leave the town. do moi
care so much about the leaving o! th'
4 town, but il is the pleasure of travelling
that SO pleases me. can go to sleep II
five minutes after entering a sleeping
car" o..
: "Do YOU not enjoy your home life?' wa
the rather pertinent inquiry.
Most certainly 1 do he answered
nuicl,iv." | enjoy thinking that have ;
home to go to and am also happy whli'
\ thcrc what little time that Is. For tn
m st II years, however, have known n
homo h,t the world, and my visits to m.
ra,.,ives have been very few. hav
nassed but one Sunday at home since
returned home from my trip to Mania.
..yo,, are a New Yorker, | shout
ljudge?' +. -,
r ..yos nv home is on the Hudson, in tn
town of Walden
.What led you to travel!
I 81 sta,ted ont Is years ago for a 81
weeks. "trip. in which 1 planned to trav'
lconstantly. 1t was over fve years be1of
: returned home. l was remarkably we
r,dentialed NY father was CLOS
fr;and If Thomas Bayard and also
caora,.rv Of War Proctor They provide
mo with letters which in my travels
ro,,,a were of great benefit to me- Anon
~ a;n,omatic corps of the various cour
80 E,,rone the letters proved to be OF II
.uaa,ast aid to me in securing me the o.
y. aut,,,i,;es Of entering the highest soci
ty." os s
And this led him to SPEAK u some
the experiences of his early travels +
talks of the former Car OF Russia OF t
e. emperors. and of the great ana histoI
men. in the same manner that one
speak Of the leading men Of the State