The Yale expositor., 1902-06-06


write story that would create a sen
satlon. | have that much confidence In
myself Speaking OF confidence | re-
member when | was "A struggling stu
dent In Chicago | was living on so
small a margin that frequently ] was
unable 20 get anything 10 eat, but |
was so fun OF confidence that | never
really felt hungry. My confidence once
persuaded me that | could write. but
after taking a course In Journalism
crowded waste-basEots with manu-
scripts without getting out OF them
(the manuscripts) enough money TO
pay back the sum had borrowed from
friend for tuition while learning 10
write
have n diploma real sheepskin
affair with the golden seal Of college
Of journalism thereon. certifying that !
am bachelor OF journalism. a b. J.
Yes. Big Jay. Later | became a chem
lot and hieroglyphst. A chemist Is
one who can analyze chemicals or COM
pounds aud hieroglyphist Is one who
can analyze hicroglyphics and con.
POUNDS. ! am both and latter myself
rather my confidence natters me into
believing myself good embodiment OF
the principles 81 both.
Well my inkling 81 journalism was
sufiicient To suggest 60 me the idea that
lthou"h | could not pick mp my pen
md dip a story ont OF my ink bottle.
here was one In there and good one
90. that suggestive head could take
M and spread all over sheets and
heets Of paper. ! wanted that story
or prize story contest. hat my head
would not draw IL out through the me
'ium OF pen. Accordingly | brought
ny knowledge OF chemistry into play
reduced that bottle OF ink TO sulphate
u copper. gum acacia. copperas. ok
ract Of lockwood and HsO. every In
-redlent OF which bore traces OF for.
IGN substance that ! concluded was
he story ! was after. Proceeding
eliminated the HlO by evaporation
oping that the story would not also
'yanorate, reduced the remaining in
Rodents to a fine powder. spread the
owdcr on a plate ~ glass. suspended
be glass IN glass con'cal rctort bv
cans OF piece OF mandolin strln"
NfausiCd the air. set the thing IN
'ront ~ me on MY desk and while
y0tchod II. allowed nv thoughts 20
well on a little love AFFAIR OF former
lays.
10 not believe IN spirits but the
ilwder on that plate actually got up
nd danced all over the plate for abou'
do In
-rorps 50 arranged as 20 present many
lleroglyphlc shapes. exhausted my
nowledge Of hicroglyphics In trying
20 read them without being able 90
lecipher a story After ponderiug n
"hile a happy thought struck me.
made wax impression OF the forms
The hlerog'yphlcs-an constructed q
photograph register and sound.
producing machine. Placing the regis
Ter In position and receivers in both
AIRS | turned on the current and lis
ened ! was surprised nj what heard
In fact ~ hearing anything at all.
This Is the story that heard and II
'Cundpd as though the heroine was
whispering Il TO herself:
Yes. | remember our FIRST meeting
u was on the front steps on July even
ug Mr Hogan introduced as. Then
lack asked me 20 20 TO church with
Rim. ! had just recovered from Sc
we're illuers and could walk only few
blocks he called a carriage and. oh
how tcndcrly be assisted me In AID out
nd babe me lean on him In church.
owed him from that hour. This is his
photograph
Dear old Jack wonder II he Is still
N Chicago and does he ever walk by
hat boarding house and think of Au-
gusta? Can ever forget how kind he
vas 20 ne the year following. How
be bought me books. candy. fruit. took
me 20 the thcater. banqucts. and away
out into the country on pleasant
drives. Dear old fellow. The park
how it used TO delight him 90 take Just
me, board an electric car and spend an