Evening star., 1902-08-23

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did You ever feel like kicking YOURSELF"
asked the well-knowu antiquarian book
seller. Mr James Guild located on Pennsyl-
varia avenue near the Peace monument, of
an old journalist. on receiving an afIirma-
tive ansker, the o,d man continued: Yes.
| reckon you have, but / am sure never as
much as l. Sonletin when ! think of an
experience / had a few years since l sit
down and laugh about it, and ask If the
other man did not laugh at me. Here are
the facts: Somewhere round the city a
church was being improved. and some one
connected with the choir called TO see me,
and said there were packed away in the
organ loft hundreds of Old music books long
since relegated TO the past. which l might
send for. II they were worth anything l
could pay what l chose. and at any rate
they would thank me for moving them.
sent a man with a wheelbarrow, but it re-
quiTed a wagon, and not a small one at
that to remove them. l was sorry enough
10 see them but did not go back on my
promise. and they were piled away at the
back of the store. and were. as l believed,
dead stock. Well, they lay there some
months. and though one or two samples
were in front. / do not think ] sold any or
y
"One day an old gentleman stopped and
asked. Have you any old choir books, such
as were used in the old days? / reckon L
have. says l. Go right back and see II
there is anything you want The old gen.
tIenan disappeared behind the stacks of
books. and / suppose he had spent couple
of hours there when he came out with a
hook in his hand and asked, How much?'
oh, a half dollar will do l answered.
He gave me a dollar remarking, Never
mind the change and as | was wrapping
mis- book he remarked, Had you asked me
ten dollars, nay. hundred dollars, for tina [
book l would cheerfully have paid it. L
have been on the search for months for
something / have found in it. | have
have searched the secondhand book stores
of New York. Philadelphia and Baltimore
tor it, and came here for the purpose few
days since L found one other copy in a
music store, and ! suppose the owner sur
missed that l was ready to pay big sum
for il. He asked me $3.50. and had / not
found it here | should have gone back and
bought it. The book appears to be worth
put little. but it Will be my defense in a
suit and save me thousands of dollars for
I am being sued by a party who claims a
Copyright
We'll" said Mr Guild. eff ever I felt
like being kicked it was then. Why didn't
the fellow say something about how bad he
wanted 1t, or give some intimatiOn? He
WAS very prOfuSe. however, in his thanks
and paid me more than | asked. With
trouble.
You never can tell continued the old
bookseller. what will take place in this
business. There was a mechanic boarding
III this neighborhood several years ago who
left with me Sailors Song Book to sell
on commission. saying it was worth five
dollars i put II on pile, and for months
and months it was handled by callers. AT
last an old gentleman called for 'Dryden's
Sailors Songs and l handed out the book
He was delighted and as ne paid the price
he remarked. 1 would have paid twenty
five dollars for it had you asked it, for
have been on a hunt for il for years
Much / have looks like trash. but there
IS no man can tell what may be called for"
An occurrence OF a few days ago in which
my little cocker spaniel dog figured as a
principal opened my eyes very wide re-
gardius the power Of CANNES TO follow the
trail of human beings remarked a man
who lives in the suburbs. 'One morning
recently my wife left our home. which is
about six miles from town, and boarding
car of the Ten-eytown line and transfer
ring 10 the F street road. journeyed to 14th
and II streets. From that point she walked
TO the residence Of 4 friend located near
the intersection of 18Th and o streets.
klser. the dog, had never been over the
Ieh4eytown road and was never at the
mouse to which my wife had gone.
About an hour after my wife left home
the dog disappeared and two hours after she
arrived al the town house the animal put in
an appearance there. To my mind, the feat
was remarkable one
Detective Trumbo is said 20 be the only
resident of this city who is the possessor
or bioodhounds- He owns two animals of
the man-chasing variety. Every morning
before breakfast he takes his dogs out for
run in the country. The detective re-
Gently returned from a trip to Orange
county. Va. where he put the dogs on two
trails every day for a week
They took up every trail without max
Ing mistake said the detective upon his
return home, although l never let them
make run of more than three miles be-
cause of their youth. They are not Vet six
months old
The proud pOssessor of the animals de-
MES the published statements that he hopes
his dogs will take the places OF the mem
bers of Capt. Boardman's detective corps
During his Virginia trip last week the
detectives dogs came near getting him in
trouble Fortunately for the sleuth and
his dogs they were accompanied by a native,
or orange county who was well known
about the county On this particular occa-
Sion the dogs picked up a scent and led
their master and his friend to thicket on
the mountain side, where the voices Of