The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-27

! the object of which is to determine the
influence of different varieties of flesh
food upon intellectual, and especially upon
creative, power. Do you. for example,
work most easily on beef diet? Or upon
lamb chops or veal outlets? Which meat
do you find best for the delineation of
character and which for the description
| Of natural scenes? l enclose q printed
| form Of questions, such as l am sendin..
! to ali the great thinkers of Europe and
L beg you to have the goodness to fill out
| the blanks, adding such additional re-
marks as your experience may suggest.
and return at your earliest convenience.
AS the holidays are approaching, you will,
! trust, find time to write the few
hundred lines necessary. especially in
! view of the fact that the subject Is OF
world wide Importance
Markiewicz bounded from his seat and
| Snatched the letter from his wifes hands
| eXclatming: "Oh, that | might kick him
| downstairs
My dear Ferdinandm
'Oh, | apologize! What comes next q?
! Read, read, and let US get through With
! them"
Hadn't we better leave the rest until
| tomorrow"
NO! Read. I tell you; read!'
! She read:
q L know that each of your minutes Is
! pearl in the crown Of genius, and there
| lure L VIII make little demand your
time; But it has been the dream Of my
! youth and Of my ripper years to see you
J face to face and with this sole object I
have come from my country home.
| dare not come to you lest 1 disturb your
! inspirations, but if you would give a
moment of happiness to a wretched, de-
! spa1ring woman let me see you, l beg you
! If only from affair. l know not at what
! hours you are free, so for the next three
! days, from to in the afternoon, I shall
! walk up and down the Cracow avenue, be-
| tween Zygmuntowska and Krolenska
! streets. VIII you be there, or would you
/ prefer another place and time? For [ will
not believe that you will fail me alto
gether' for a great genius bespeaks a
Il hope she'll walk her legs OFF,
! growled the author.
His His W wife s, SAID Ferdinand" again. This
Forgive me, puss!' he said. But just
picture me running up and down the
street from to 6-like dog"
He was pacing the room and working
himself up into a fury. Throw the rag
/ into the waste basket and read the next
one" he said. "Or, no! Read no more
know the others. They are all from ed:
| within q week"
He counted the remaining letters.
>, Eight he cried. Did you ever hear
the like? Put some butter on them and
give them to the dog. Eight lettersr'
At this moment the servant entered
with box and note. that had just been
Aniulka opened the box whats thfs?"
+ she exclaimed joyously
Frogs. Beautiful. green, rubber frogs
4 that can be wound up-for here is a kew
| Who can have sent them, I wonder? Oh,
won't Zofia and Marynta be delightedr'
Read the note her husband suggest
| ed: There may be some mistake
The note ran:
Beloved Master: I frequently meet
! your charming wife and your dear LITTLE
girls at church. don't wish to flatter
| but | must say that I never saw lovelier
children or a sweeter little mother"
That's the first decent letter TODAY"
said the author smiling. "a good. honest
I send your children two mechanical
frogs-from Paris, and the latest thing
out. 1 hope they will amuse your dar-
nn Ing and So, SO give pleasure to your dear
! That's the right sort of a letter. ex-
| Claimed Marlliewicz, much affected
|. Read on"
But you can get nothing for nothing
| IN this world you know. Do you remem-
! Der the promise you made me at Misia.
+. PupaWska'S wedding, four years ago? You
! promised to deliver a lecture for fhe hen
! eht of the Association for Improving the
/ conditions OF Young Soaks. Now knock
! at your door. The holidays are approach
ing. you will be at leisure, and the Young
| Soaks are freezing. May one trust the
word OF a poet? Have you forgotten !?
WI you refuse my requests? -
Who-who on earth wrote that2" ael,
! ed the author, in a tone of detection
Aniulka read the last lines. " With hest
wishes for you and yours, your little
friend. STRAIGHTFORWARD -
sure; perhaps did promise" 40 iiol
lie rubbed his chin. Yes I did prom
Use. the little thing teased me SO. And
now, these toys. and that nice letter
we'll can surely hammer out some sort