The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14
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4 49,
rvom waiting the annonpcen ~
dinner. 1t was oHeot ti,ss tiisk dinlss
parties to which IsNas iryik9A fosl
had not been .tUulK more klihn two
weeks. The diuns Was given tose
distinguished chemist lard Holmes
Ph. D., and ! expected a,ivpfy SLOW
time; but, looking about pni,I wa
much relieved to see that among the
guests there were many young people,
| I was assigned as q dinner companion
| to d, young fellow apparently not much
older than myself, 10 my disappoint'
ment, for l was quite ambitious to as.
socate with older men. The hostess
brcugh, him UP TO me. said something
which / did not hcarand hurried away.
As the dining room doors were opened
at the same moment knew he was to
take me In to dinner.
"Where is the liony' 1 asked as soon
as we were seated at table
.The lion? What llony'
THE lion of the evening. Jared
Holmes. Phi. d. so 1t read on the invi.
tations. l suppose lie has been study.
ing SO hard all his life and is so filled
with learning that he can't be depend
ed on for such frivolous Affairs as din,
ner. Perhaps he's forgotten all about
this one"
us he an old man''' asked my com.
panion.
sold? He must be. How could he
have ACCOMPLISHED SO much IL he Is not
old? They say his income Is thou
sand dollars a day. lwish had some
of 1t"
.'You might marry him"
~ marry him? Why, I'm only eight
cen"
Young girls often marry old men FOR
their money"
mo rich old man for me. thank YOU
better n young one with poverty"
At that moment a tail. grizzly head,
ed gentleman OF Intellectual appear
ance entered. There was n hush In
the conversation till he was seated.
when the chat was resumed.
Il suppose that's hep said.
"The lion you have been talking
about:"
"of course"
Il can't see il lie has a tail, hut he
certainly has no manc"
This comes of being placed With a
hoy" grumbled 10 myself. suppose
the remark was intended for some
thing especially brilliant. maintain
I'd n reserved silence. did not care
to encourage him In such talk by up
! pearlng to he amusedat it. But, MS lie
did not appear anxious To resume the
conversation. did 50 myself. have
always been fond OF talking, and on
this occasion ! tlattercd myself that
Mlkel well. first took up such topics
us would interest boy-football. ten
mis-, loconobiles. etc.-lntendins grad
ually to lead him on to more substan-
tidl subjects. When got TO aulomo,
biles, | happened to remark that
liked the electric Vehicle best. but
didn't think l would want one till they
were nude lighter.
They'll not soon be lighter" he
said.
why not:"
"The electricity Is generated by
/! means of lead. and lend Is very heavy.
Indeed" | remarked. my breatl
quite taken away by this sudden dis
play of cruditlon. ARE you In col
lege:"
"oh no. What made you thint
that"
hYou look about the college age
Besides. from your remark ! thought
you might be attending lectures on
chemistry
"lou 1latter me rs 10 my youthful
| appearance. am Older than look.
"rhen you must be graduate"
"Oh, yes. ESCAPED from classic
walls several years ago"
"Why do you say escaped?' asked
"Wcll. colleges are impractical. The
oretical places where no one knows
anything except what he learns from
| books"
| We'll, / never! The gathering young
idiot! To think of the conceit of him
setting himself up to know more than
the professors!
"What did you learn from when
you were in college,"
81 learned the rudlments from the
professors and the books. Tie rest !
got from mingling with n promlscnous
lot of young fellows"
1.-THE rudIments! A number OF my
girl friends are in college. ] don't
think they consider what they are
learning the rudiments."
TO this he made no reply. He was
listening. very impolltely, to something
that was said by the lady seated on bis
left.
During the rest of the dinner 1 made
up my mind TO let him do the talking
1t was some time before got him
started bur when succeeded he talk
ed delightfully."-. Everything he said he
made so clear and yet without making
IT appear that my intelligence was not
up TO the mark that ] not only under.
stood. but was charmed with every
thing he said.
Doctor" said a gentleman opposite,
"will you kindly give usa brief detini,
ton OF the principle OF spectrum analy
sis?'
"A glowing gas gives out rays Of the
same 'refrangibiIity which ii absorbs
when light passes through it,
One could have knocked me down
with a feather. When caught rly
breath said.