Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-09-21

mos perfectly nttlnB VWceub' AZ Iu'
country, Of course. Rides. Shoots
Sings. Plays golf and the banjo. Blu
perhaps you were about to say that yor
don't know poor DickyT
II was"
you shall know him, though. It was
to introduce him-and some other deal
people--to you that l called"
you see," she said. showing her daz
cling teeth, I'VE are all so poor nova
days, aren't we? There's Jerry Hark
ms and little Kitty Mackney. HeI
losses at bridge" '
Billy stirred restlessly on the very
uncomfortable chair to which he had
been so unceremoniously condemned
what thought was this" she went
on, breezily. Il thought 1t such an
awful pity that poor Dicky or Jerry
wasn't Harold Farsyde."
May / request you. madam"
ITO come to business? OF course.
Well, what | have in my mind is a
scheme-the most perfect scheme imag-
inable-for rendering people appropri-
ate. We might form a company, and
call II The Impersonators, Limited. Z"
81 think hardly follow you"
1T is quite simple, really. My idea
is to make poets look like poets. To
give an artistic tout ensemble to art
lists. Lecturers should look profound
all forehead and eyebrows and Jaw
and not as II they were only interested
in some small suburban chambers
shop. Positively, you know, these
clever people injure their own reputa-
tons by mingling with their fellow
creatures You literary agents ought
not TO allow your authors to appear in
public; they damage their own sales.
| am sure they do. And painters are
always so In need Of decoration them
selves that you cannot possibly believe
In their genius. And as for your reputed
wits, have listened to more epigrams
at a mothers meeting in one short half
hour than ever heard at fashionable
gatnering OF ceIeorlI'eS'
Aou inueI na'o noA 0ol'e in'O'
fortunate experiences. Z.
mot unusually unfortunate. fancy.
Other people quite agree with me. /
was talking 10 ou'-as you 81
courteousiy 40 mol Say--your 'l"e ~
valuable ana l am oy way Oh pecoh'nS
nuisance ! Will hurry Oh, 'nen' "
my remedy "ny' mr.. boswell snou,u
all tnese famous people ever appear III
public az all' ,u.y,-.,s.sS,aA.,,..
why y -,
Yes. Would 1t not be Detter Iol all
concerned II they were 10 employ o'nei
people to impersonate them! lhere are
plenty OF nice young men VINO "ouiu
look far more ike the authors OF sIea!
works than the real authors oo' anu
many Of them would be only 100 gao
to earn a rev guineas Dy wearing .ns
nantes OF the great at recepuonS anu
balls and dinner parties ana aicernoon
teas. They would. am sure, Stimulate
sales enormously instea0 OF re'Aruins
them"
You forget, madam' tnat tne person-
alities OF most OF our Famous people are
already well known 70 the pubic one
moment How would II De possible "
Introduce an altogetner unknown per-
son as the author oI-snaii we say '-mr'
Farsyde's book, elmer 10 hostess Vi
the casual reader! Mr. Farsyues pOF-
trait has appeared III
And you SAID you were q cyuic' sne
sighed.
Pardon me, SAID Billy II was W"
who said that
Anyhow" she rejoined, you ought
to know that the memory OF the common
herd is the most snort-llved tnlng IN
the world. And then there are Always
new men and women coming along
They, at least"
II have not quite done. HOW, TOT
Instance, could l mint TO my pest autnor
that he-is not altogether handsome!
How could l point out to one OF my
artists or poets that he was essentially
not picturesque-that his wild hair re-
sembled rather the stufing out OF a
cheap sofa cushion than ambrosial
locks? 1t could not be done, my dear
madam. The thing is not feasible.
And my brilliant wits! What In the
name Of all. that is improbable, would
they do to me If l told them, no matter
how delicately, that their funniments