Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-23
NEW SENATE CHAPLAIR
Characteristic Anecdotes of pr.
 Edward Everett Hale.
NOVEL EXPERIENCE ON A TRAIN

How Four Travellers, Unaware of the
 CIergyman's Presence, Criticized
 His Abilities-NoveI Incident In the
 Doctor's Editorial Career-A Bank
 Cashiers Misunderstanding of n
 Remark About the Sun.
 The conferring of the honor of chap lain of the United States senate upon the Rev. Dr. Edward Everett Hale of Boston has resulted in deluge of com plimentary letters and telegrams, at testing his popularity on the two hemi- spheres, says the New York Tribune.
 Perhaps no person was more sur prised at the magnitude of this testl- monial than the aged preacher, and it is related that with the reception of inc first batch of congratulat ations he ex- pressed his great pleasure.
 man of the prominence of pr. Hale cannot avoid the association of many humorous and pathetic incidents that mark different epochs in the clerical life, and frequently they meet criticism of themselves and methods that are far from cheering or productive of mental exhilaration.
 Dr. Hale had this point forcibly illus trated to him on journey to a small town in the western part of Massa- chusetts where he was scheduled to de- liver lecture. The train bowled along to point one station distant from his destination and there stopped to take on board a small party evidently bound to the lecture hall This was made known by their frequent reference to the doc tor, and their criticisms were hurled about with a freedom calculated to make a less sensitive person than the learned doctor mentally refer ito the profundity of Gray's "Elegy." Finally the party which consisted of four mem bers, took decided stands upon the abili- ties of the victim, who was in easy ear shot behind, and, while one side upheld him with vigor, the opposing faction picked good sized flaws in him.
 It was a novel and interesting expe- rience, whatever the painfulness of the situation brought forth. One side de- clared that he was temporary idol and that his sayings would perish. FThey even declared vehemently that, though his works were copious, they lost in strength what they made up in bulk. Then the question that interested the doctor most of all was raised.
 'sBut what about the book, his book | The Man Without a Country?' ? ask ed his defender riumphantly.
 "Oh, we'll" answered the destroyer of | air castles, that's the only thing that l lets him out"
 There Is one tale touching upon his editorial career in which the irrepressi- ble office boy figures. The doctor had l occasion to send the boy on an errand to firm which for the sake of con- ventence will be called Black, White & NCo. The hour was late, and on the way l the boy tarried so long that when he 1 finally arrived at the offices of Black, ] White & Go. he found, much to his dis ! may, the place closed up. How to an nounce his failure to perform the er- rand as directed in satisfactory man ner was evidently the problem that confronted the boy. and when he en- tered the doctors office he had his lie l prepared.
 'The firm was out" said the boy as | he laid the note he had failed to deliver on the desk
 'very we'll" replied the doctor ''You may take it in the morning. You are excused for the day.
 l It would have suf1ced the boy had he left the office at that point; but, l finding that his falsehood worked ad- mirably and with a conscience working guildly within him, he could not avoid saying:
 Neither MT. Black nor Mr. White was in. Fact is, went to both their l places and was disappointed"
 The doctor wheeled about in his chair.
 What is that you say?' he demand ed.
 T went to both, places, and neither of l the men was in"
 pr. Hale looked the youthful pre- varicator over.
 "Um-m-my' he mused 'So you went to both places, eh? Quite interesting, my boy; quite interesting. MT. Black has been dead ten years and MT. White ! eight years. Er-er-by the way, which place did you go to first?" There is still another story that has the credit of originating with Dr. Hale, l which, according to the narrative, l pleased the doctor nightly. It seems f that she had occasion to enter bank to make q deposit and was well acquaint- cd with the cashier. who greeted him