Evening star., 1904-02-27

Family feuds have wrought much dam
age in many communities, but perhaps
nowhere has artful Cupid been more soreiy
battered in the early rounds. although
coming out victorious after many years.
than In that staid and sensible old state
of PENNSYLVANIA In fact it all occurred
right among the Quakers, 50 famed as
men of peace and good viii.
When Senator Hepburn was elected to
the United States Senate and came back
to the east after winning fame and for
tune he went back to his old home In
Pennsylvania. where he found the sweet
heart of his youth and they were married.
All the incidents of the marriage are
known, but il is not so well understood
just how the young couple were separated
in their youth
Mrs Hepburn, in an artless way, when
among a company of her friends recently,
dropped the details of that story in Ian
guage so simple and In manner so en-
gaging that some of the ladies present de-
clared that they would have hugged her
on the spot had they not been afraid or
the effect on the assembled company.
Some one had known that the senator and
his wife had been acquainted when they
were little more than children, and ven
tured a remark in reference to that early
friendship
'Oh, yes" said Mrs. Hepburn I'VE were
engaged when 1 was seventeen years or
age. hut there a lawsuit between our
grandfa theirs. and families thought We
ought not to be friendly with each other.
They thought We ought to keep UP the
feud that had existed during two genera
tions. But We didn't think SO. We could
not see each other, and we corresponded,
but our letters were intercepted
we didn't think it was right them she
said with thoughts on the days of her
gIrlhood. but it's all right now
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'I once saw the art of successful story
telling exemplified in a very prominent
way" said Senator Foster OF Washington
a few days ago In company of friends.
During one of our political campaigns a
speaker had undertaken to tell a story that
was intended to bear upon Ignatius Don
nelly. who was opposing him. The story
was told laboriously and It was received
with all the solemnity that would be ex-
pected during funeral sermon. At Its
conclusion the story teller smiled and look
ed over his audience to see If he could de-
tect ripple of appreciation. but there they
all sat with solemn faces. 1t had fallen
perfectly fiat.
In a short time Mr. Donnelly arose to
reply. and referred to the story that had
been told by his opponent.
- That story he said. was intended to
reflect on me. but it didn't go. Now, my
friends he continued, i have little story
want to tell YOU
With that Donnelly retold the story that
had fallen fiat. 1t seemed to me at the
time that he repeated it word for word but
from the time he began the story until it
was ended the audience was convulsed.
1t was pronounced 10 be the best story
that had ever come out of the northwest"
Tell us the story, senator" one of his
friends suggested. becoming curious to
know more of that narrative, once funereal
in Its effect and then laden with the spirit
OF wit.
"Oh. no." replied the senator. ''T have
not sufficient confidence in my storytelling
ability. Now that have prepared you for
the story as a remarkable one it would be
doubly hazardous to attempt to repeat it."
Senator Fosters friends are willing to
offer reward for that story either dead
with natness or alive with wit, il any one
can deliver 1t to them. They are being
consumed with curiosity to know what it
Is. but the senator cannot be induced to
venture upon Its telling.
The photographer had listened to the sto-
ries. laughing at the proper points and
in other ways adding his share to the jolly
noise of the crowd, until finally 1t seemed
incumbent upon him to furnish a little of
the entertainment himself. Having been
without ambition as a raconteur he had
not such stock of anecdotes and inter-
esting incidents in mind as his friends. and
consequently was required to exert his fac
ulty of verbal fabrication in order to de-
velop a tale.
a short while previous during the day
the customary joke ~ about breaking the
lens had been cracked by a young lady
with auburn hair of whom he was about
to make negatives. notwithstanding hard
usage. this joke has thus far been only
cracked; ii Is probable that before long the
general body of photographers will band
together in an endeavor to accomplish its
complete annihilation.) The remark of this
lady left its impression upon his mind, and
1t suggested what seemed a good theme for
embeilishment.
Said he: Boys, let me tell you a story
Only the oldest Of you will remember the
time when wet plates were used In por-
traiture and, indeed. for every class of pho
topographic work, since. aside from the da-
Ruerreotype, they were the only medium
available for the mechanical reproduction
of pictures projected in the camera OBJ
scura- Photographers then could not oper-
ate far from their dark room for after
coating and sensitizing their plate 1t was
necessary To make the exposure and de-
velop the negative before the collodion be-
gan to dry. Whenever it was necessary to
go considerable distance to make an i'm
portant picture the entire Photographic out
fit had to be carried along. The exposure
too was quite different from that given In
these snapshot days. Where now we give