The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-10
The Lost Chapter Of David Harum.
East Orange On. j. Gazette.

East orange IN. ) GdZellt
Everybody is talking about David Harum. the
shrewd old country banker end horse-trader OF
Edward Noyes westcctt's story. Everybody is
quoting his golden rule TO do unto the other
fellow what the other fellow 'ud like to do TO
you, and do ii fust." Everybody is agreeing with
the sentiment that "a reasonable amount Of heas
is good for dog; 1t keeps him from broodin
over bein' a dog" But not everybody knows
that the manuscript OF David Harum was first
submitted to publisher who lives In East Or
ange; that for personal reasons this gentleman
declined it; that in way one Of the chapters.
entitled when David Harum Visited East Or
ange." lost. That such. however. are the
facts we have on the authority of one Of our
c,ergymen, who recovered the lost chapter and
read 1t at recent meeting of prominent liter
airy organization The Gazette takes pride In
presenting 10 its readers this important feature OF
the most successful book OF the season.-Ed-l
John" said David. on one of their even,
ing rides, did i ever tell We about that
In Jersey?"
wall, twas some few years ago. had
as fine a pair O, sorrel horses as i ever
way, and l took him out for a drive with
EN- The Gent says he, David, dld ye ever
ee the boss shoe down t New York;.
=" No, haint,' says I.
it's just your line, and you'd like ii tremen-
dous And what's more, says the Gen,l,
get a ribbon for em sure; and if you'd
sell EN- says he. kind OF softly. you might
Well seq 1, ia like to co.
"Tn fix it up for ye,' seq he.
Wall. the Gen'l got it all fixed. and I
yalier building there, and swan they had
| more bosses in ii n they be in all Freeland
| county; and the folks-wall prob'ly you bin
tharn aud III 49, all J, it, tlar.s
it. But say. John, heerd more fool things
said bout bosses in them four days than
ever heerd afore In all my life, and I've
verse in the Scripture than that un what
fools these mortals be" And tn amt no
more likely place for human being. TO
boss. Why. those fellers. when they wanted
to make a boss start. hit 'em clip with
a great long whip, and the poor critters
That amt no way to start boss. Made
burned white pants, 1T did!
rels round the ring. The noise and all the
| stir made em stan right up, and 1 tell
We 1 was proud. They were as quiet as kit
TO say-'we aren't 'fraid of you, all you
| folks. but If we just had road here we'd
show you some hossesr
| Wall, after / got through, lot Of fell
| ers with long coats and plug hats come
round praisin' the colts, and askin' fool
questions I noticed one Teller looking at
| Wolsey come up and he seq see that ham
sum Teller with the black mustache?
"'WeiI, SEE the Gen'l, his names Brown:
he knows more bout iron than any feller
In the United States, and he don't know II
fer nothin' neither seq he. All right SEE /.
Pretty soon the Teller come, and seq right
out, ! want a pair of HOSES just like them.
know it's different drivin' HOSES over in
Jersey than It's up in the country, so many
trolleys and bicycles and things Wall.
says /. I'll tell you whatll I'll do. I'll meet
you over in Jersey, just as soon as / can
get out OF these diggins, and III drive you
all round your trolieys and things. and II
much obliged to me for ride. II they're as
nice az kittens its. you pay me 500 for en-"
minnit 1t, iii I'kh DO says ne after 'h'nkin
$50 we greed to meet at o'clock Sat'day
afternoon at the East Orange Railroad sta
ton. Early that mornin' started for Jersey
steam cars they'd hardly look at 'em. and
engine 81 oSa nf To- his
stick out when them bosses never moved a
muscle. Wall, We had fine ride, and we
I tell you! Then says he, Now Mr.. Harum
It's just our eatin' time, and you've got
to stay and have some dinner; and what's
more. you've got to stay over Sunday with
well seq. you're the driver now.
for l kind o liked the Teller and though,
Wall, come next morning. he seq. Now
Mr.. Harum. 1 allus 30 to church, and I'd
like fust rate to hev you go with me: We
and you'l like it
Wall, he'd been so awful good to me I
twas Methodist church. and nd then noI Wished bed
Ia spanked up and stayed at home. But
| was in for I. SO I shut my teeth. and
After ali t'want 50 bad. The preacher
sn psisst vs and had Sdn then
wear no billed shirt with, and after while
he got to talkin', and I swan liked him
He told EN- he was going to talk bout the
was going to be the Methodist Church oil
the Prohibition party. but t'want no sucf
peu ns Ind he io thos ESHd ana
self Of fellow. if you'd come up n5i to Il Home
do DaVids rule ' was TO ef go oef to eh Ure
every Thanksgivin day. IL he felt like it.
When We come out Brown asked the sam,
How'd you like the minister wall say
i, he's sound all right, and he'd make a.
good mile in the back pasture as he woult
fore all the folks of Freeland county fair
Come evening. Brown, SEE he. Now, Mr.
Harum, l don't alwus go to church evenin' S
a Presbyterian Church down here, and
want to CO. He said he want minister
so thought perhaps 1 could STAN IL. Wall
We got to great big church, and the,
was an old Teller playin' the all iredes
big organ ever set my eyes on. Prett,
soon he struck that piece you sing, 'bou
q Teller sitting one day by the orgn ans
not feelin' exactly right, Jest joggin' 'lonl
with loose rein for quite piece, and s,
on. an then by an by strikin' right int,
er. and finally finished up with an A-mel
|, that carries em quarter way round tn
track fore he en- pull up. Wall. they di,
, some fine sngin' and the minister praye'
, little, and then he said he'd been aske,
I to say somethin' bout bill in the legisla
, ture he didn't know anything about. an,
he wanted to int'duce a jedge that di,
know somethin' bout IL. Darn sensibl
minister, says /. Then the jedge got up. Ny
but he was a fine locker! Sixteen hand
! high, neck like Norman, and powerful
; In the shoulder. Wall, he didn't make n
2 great spiurge, but he talked an awful 10
o. common sense. about the poor fellers h
, sent to jail. and how he'd like to tx IT u
| so'se they'd come out better inste'd o
5 | worse. Then says he. There's a lady here
wish 'ud sing Where Is Ny wanderin
4 Boy Tonight
: 'Then the organ man played. and tn
. lady got up. real pretty and modest lookin
: | and begun to sing She hadn't more'n 60
| under the wire fore she began TO make tn
L women feel roun' for their hank-chiefs
| and swan / got out my bandana fore sh
| got through the fust verse / couldn
help II.