Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-16
Ballad Of the By-sone Heroine.


Where now the heroine of old,
That being delicately bred,
with azure eyes and hair of gold,
Who "trified," but who never fed?
Her apretite was limited;
Her fragile form was all her pride,
THE heroine of old is dead
'Tis little wonder that she died!
Down dewey lanes full oft she Strolled,
In airy frabrics habited,
And tiny slippers. thinnest-SOled,
she wore whene'er with fairy tread
Toward the trysting place she sped,
Where dripping boughs at eventide
Pained benedictionS on her head
1Tis little wonder that she died.
Her interests were manifold;
She loved to work with crewel thread;
she swooned with ease and grace, were
told;
And much of poetry she read.
Put OH ere she was safely wed.
with frowniilg fate at last defied,
How many, MAN, tears she she'd
IT'S little wonder that she died.
Prints of the past, her likeness dread,
The climax of her woes supplied;
Ry art and nature sorely beSted.
TITS little wonder that she died,
Jennie Belts Hartswick, in the Century.
49,
In gathering material for his novel
"Abner Daniel lately issued by the
Harpers, Will n. Harden met with
many rare experiences. He was be-
nichted once at mountain CABIN
where family of five daughters and
mountaneer and his wife ate and slept
in the only room the house contained.
With characteristic hospitality the
farmer said the stranger was welcome
If he would put up with things as they
were 1t was late, and there was no
other cabin in sight, so Mr.. Harden ac-
cepted the kind offer with what grace
he could summon. There were four
beds in the room and no curtains, and
the visitor wondered what they would
do with him. They all sat cheerfully
around the fire after supper, and about
nine o'clock the mountaineer said: Il
reckon men you'd better go down TO
the spring and git US a drink" At the
spring the host obviously detained his
guest for a few minutes, and on return
ing to the cabin they found it wrapped
in darkness. The two men went in and
slept in a bed together. The next
morning before dawn the author was
awakened from the most delightful
sleep he had ever experienced. 1t was
the mountaineer bending over him. Il
reckon" the man said, that me n
you'd better crawl out an give the
women folks chance to git up and
cook breakfast"
The creator of Sherlock Holmes, hav-
ing demonstrated in THE Hound of
the Baskervilles" that he could sue
cessfully revive his famous hero in
new story, is now engaged upon a
similar enterprise. This time it is
Brigadier Gerard to whom he returns,
contributing to the August number of
The Strand Magazine story relating
how that gentleman lost his ear.
Those curious as to what style this
author would adopt with the title late
" bestowed upon him are enlightened
by the editor of the magazine, who
states in q footnote, presumably with
the sanction of his contributor, that
Sir Arthur Conan Dyle" has in hand
several other stories concerning Briga-
der Gerard, which will appear in due
course.
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The following story about the au-
thor of a Double Barrelled Detective
Story" is told by the London Publish
Twain was connected with publish
ing house. he went into a book store in
New York. and. picking up a volume.
asked the price. He then suggested
that as publisher he was entitled 10
30 per cent discount. To this the
clerk assented. LAS | am an author"
proceeded Mark, lit would appear that
am again entitled to 80 per cent. dis
count" Again the clerk bowed. And
as personal friend of the proprietor"
the humorist modestly continued, Il
presume that you will allow me the
usual % per cent. discount" Once
more the salesman managed to produce
an impressive bow. We'll" drawled
the unblushing speaker, under these
conditions I think | may as well take
the book. What is the price," The
clerk calmly took UP his pencil and
began to figure industriously. Then he
announced the result with the greatest
obsequiousness. LAS near as / can
calculate said he. I'VE owe you the
book and about 35ta cents. Call again
copy of the first edition of Robin
son Crusoe" and a second edition of
The Farther Adventures" dates 1719,
We're sold last week in London for GAS.
On the same day Mr.. Grant Richards
published an edition &c Robinson
Crusoe' for a shilling. The Geographic
Universe!le" quotes a delightful story
OF Madame Talleyrand's appreciation
of Robinson Crusoe.'' Talleyrand used
TO excuse has marriage with woman
so lacking in tact and sense on the
ground that clever women might COM
promise their husbands, whereas stupid
women only compromised themselves
one day Demon. the famous Egyptolo-
gist. dined with the Talleyrands. NJ
Talleyrand instructed his wife to read
Demons books. She dutifully went tc
the library. but on the way forgot the
name. She could only remember she
wanted the book of famous travelel
whose name ended in on" The H.
brarian gave her Robinson Crusoe.'
Madame Talleyrand read the book
marveling that a great traveller could
write such an interesting work. A
dinner she astonished her guest b,
suddenly eXclaiming, Mon Dieu
monsieur. what joy you must have fel
on your island when you found Fri
day.