Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-22
STORIES or THE DAY.
0'ea' MIND Occupied in Queting a FeabIe
One.

the s ~r,ler ~ n The Boston Gazette relates
| tra,.iiy 81 young woman vino No
i,kteilhS from Providence 70 Ios' az
t J.tn her weak-minded father. RefoTa
Of a fancy that he mus - ,ii n,, possessed
mnlIe was still in motion. tbat IAN
apsoIute duty called him. His daug 5o,iie
All, ", oreu 10 quiet him. but il was All
| ~ "" d ~ 10 u. ana she was lust giving NJ,
| u despair when she noticed 4 ver ri'is ~
| nan Watching the proceeding in.nnt77-
9 os ba the Top OF his newspaper. As soon
quickly NJ y ba, ner EYES he rose and crossed
| Stu; You are in trouble. Nav bat e
| Sou AS soon as he spoke she feIt nel
| , ,-., rust ~ MIN. She explained tia lii
man,. u nif nm what is Your fathers
s sne TOD him, and with an encourag ing
9ni.e IT. bent over the gentleman VIA
@as slttlng in front Of her, and said "
rev words in his ear. Win a sy,iio ''u d
gentleman arose, crossed the aisle anI
r uooh me vacant seat, and the next mn
HlelJ the large man had turned n,,ar -
seat, and leaning toward tba +rd,1 TEeL ne
lldiI, had addressed him by name sbal,
en- hahds cordially, and engaged hin IN :,
ly arranged ~ ~ interesting and 50 clever
Indt ne forgot his need to leave the treir,
anu anu, uIu not think Of it again until tbev
TerG IL Boston Here the stranger nut
ne iddE and her charge into a carriapa.
fFeceiNed her assurance that she feIt ner
Lectiy sale, had cordially shaken nor
ddI, and was about to close the carriage
GOor When she remembered that sba had
ieIi so safe in the keeping of tbie ~
looking man that she had not even asked
a aas name ,s Hastily putting her hand
put you have rendered me such a servine
may l not know whom | am thankinp9,;
~. ny Dig man smiled as he answered
hiiiIps BROOKS, and turned away.
THE COURAGE TO BURN.
~ ~. 'uies C,aretie is responsible for this
atbaS ~ Erckmann and Chatrain. Those
Mho nave studied the works Of these mon
~ tne original can appreciate how con-
sClehtous they We're. In the height nf
! tt ns rd Pupuiiarity they agreed to supply
IL is SAID that. the skeleton of the story
Always came from one and the giving ~
m li 70 u from the other. When the
WORK was concluded. the joint authors
sat in Judgment over il and read II al
over What do YOU think Of it?" asked
one OF them NJ, "C'est bien mauvais.'' said
with it., and so page by page NE mann
scrlnt was burned in stove The De
bats had to wait. In time, however a
t e novel was sent to the paper, and the
creased. 'i' III
PARD WAS ALL RIGHT THAT NIGHT
"A Kansas soldier in a letter home tolls
now General Otis came along one eve
nm" and when the men had stopped fir
ny, ng Tor minute, said: We'll. boys, how
knotr ~; ooHitnS ohIy rev OF the men
'lsnt; pard. how's yourself? Another III
ne boys that knew General Otis told
lim to shut up; that the man was Cen
raj Otis. The general overheard him
ma said: That's all right; pard is as
rood as general tonight
PROFESSOR MARsHs INDIAN SIR
PRISE.
TO his intimates the late Professor
equation, says writer in Forest and
'Iream, but also as a delightful compan-
3n, quick and witty, with keen appre-
latlon of humor, and a narrator of can
al Storles.One of these, which he used
2 tel OF himself with great effect. dealt
win small adventure had many years
go IN the Rocky Mountains
Inc first month or two of the trip had
cen spent on the plains Of Nebraska ana
yoming, at that time the hunting
round OF Sioux and Cheyennes, who
reSehce near the command We're often
'th. Inc whole party realized tnat they
.ere IN dangerous country, and all
anus We're constantly on the watch for
hemles and We're careful not to wander
ar from the command, or if two or three
psslI-gatherers did go off from the main
ody they took with them number OF
oidiers TO stand guard while they
'orked- After leaving this dangerous
seion the expedition moved on to the
az lands near Fort Bridger. where
rlendly ones, and the work OF gather
lg fossils went on.
one day Professor Marsh was hard at
'ork on his knees in the bottom Of the
arrow ravne digging away the soil
rom bone which stuck out of the bank
L. was entirely absorbed in his task
nd noticed nothing OF what was going
n about him until the brilliant sunlight
mich poured down on him, was cut off
y dark shadow, and he looked up 10
re standing above him a great grim In
ian warrior, holding his rifle at ready.
ne professors heart leaped into his
hroat. He forgot where he was. He
trove to utter a propitiatory How" but
is dry lips refused to form the word
nd he could only swallow. trying to get
id of the lump in his throat. Suddenly
he savage bent toward him and spoke.
Have l the honor Of addressing Profess
Or Othneu Charles Marsh, the eminent
aleOntOlogist of Yale cOllege?" he in
uired. The revulsion Of feeling was al
lOst too much for the professor. who
'as now even less able to speak than he
ad been before.
1t developed that the Indian as a small
Oy had been sent east, Christianized, ed
Gated, taught the elements of theology,
nd sent back to the West to civilize
is tribe; but he had not carried the civ
izaton far.