Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-21

of experience. but from book knowl-
edge, and Is u fluent conversationalist
OH almost any subject that might be
preached. In appearance he resembles
q Clergyman, with his blaek Prince AL
bert snow white standing collar and
white string tie. Years ago the col
onel' wore II plug" hat but this he
has discarded, and now uses as his
head dress q modest black derby.
"ColoneW Busby has probably
more intimate acquaintance with
newspaper men who have become
famous than any other printer In the
country. In the olden days his haunts
were In the big cities. and his WORK on
metropolitan dailIes. He has held cases
on practically all OF the large papers
of the country, but II was his nature
TO rove, and rove he has, not caring to
tie fnnself down to any one set OF
cases very long ut u time. Since the
days OF hand composition have been
thing Of the past In the larger places,
Colonel" Eusby avoids the cities as
much as he can and Sticks" to the
small .owhs. lie Is a veteran OF the
civil war. ana served turnout the
struggle IA II Kansas regiment.
One of the best stories the colonel
tells on himself and he has had exper-
fences galore. enough In fact, to fill a
large book happened years ago when
he was touring the country. Nightfall
overlook him as he was drifting thru
rural settlement one evening late In the
fall. The atmosphere was becoming
decidedly chilly, and the curling smoke
from the chimney of nearly little
red school house" was u welcome sight
to his eyes. He tried the door aud
found 1t unlocked. The place looked
inviting and he admitted himself with
out ceremony. The fire was bright.
and on the teachers desk was lamp.
He lighted it, pulled his ever-presens
bundle Of newspapers from his pock-
ct. and started to enjoy a quiet evening
reading. Presently there appeared Mt
the door two or three people, who en-
tered and seemed perfectly at home.
The colonel gave them a cool ans.
naughty .ylance. and resumed his read
Ing. She sly afterwards another small
group Of aople arrived, and presently
others came struggling In. in groups
of two or three. 1t was not long until
the colonel" guessed 1t Off as Il Utter
ary' or lecture, and his curiosity was
soon satisfied. One of the audience
approached him reverently, and gave
him to understand that he presumed he
was addressing the man who was to
lecture to them on temperance. The
Colonel" said he was. and the man
suggested that he guessed the aud
fence had about all arrived. The "col-
onel" told the chairman that when he
thought the audience were all there
he would begin, and begin he did, few
minutes later delivering one of the
most stirring addresses on temperance
that had ever been heard In those
parts. The lecturer WAS paid and de-
parted, and the audience was we'll sat
isfied. The real lecturer, 1t seems, had
been sidetracked by having missed a
railway connection, and the audience
did not know Of 1t until several days
later.
Colonel 'Busby left the city late
Thursday afternoon on his pilgrimage
afoot toward the rising sun. He has
been in Oklahoma. Aside from being a
lecturer and writer Of ability Col
onel Busby Is poet and has writ
ten some very pretty things. Colonel
Busby has worked on the Times-Re-
publican In years past, holding cases
fifteen or twenty years ago for as many
as three weeks at time--a long stay
for him.