Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-21
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adopted father. Theodore Rusevelt.
Washington. D. c.. after ate munths
Of suffering. Simpul Speler, belovd
foster child of Androo Karnagy and
Brandur Mathuse.i t
obseekwiz privute. Pleez omit fiours.
The above simpul obituary notis
was q severe shock to the many sor-
rowing friends of the little stranger
who was brought to earth by an edu-
Gated stork last March, and after a
painful. bottle-fed existence of few
months passed away without giving
any indication of the promising flu
ture that was predicted for 1t by the
wise men Of the East who were pres
ent when the waif was sent to the
Washington Home for the Alienation
Of Congested Language.
Messrs. Karnagy and Mathuse
wrapped the little waif In a copy of q
paper containing a complete report of
the proceedings attending the latest
presentation Of a library by the mas
ter Of Skeeboo and an expurgated edi-
ton Of Mr.. Mathuse's latest work,
Recreation of an Anthologist," while
a copy Of Josh Billings" was put In
the chubby hand.
Deserted by Foster Parents. 81
Then in the dark Of the moon the
foster parents of the waif went to the
White House and tenderly laid the
bundle on the steps.
'Mr. Rusevelt Is kind-harted
man." said Mr.. Karnagy, land he will
not see the little deer suffer"
Surely" said Mr.. Mathuse, "Mr.
Rusevelt viii take 1t in and nurrish
1t. He is opposed to race sooighside,
you know. and this Is such a little
deer he cannot help luving It,"
Then they gave the bell three hard
pulls and ran around to the corner of
the house to see what would happen.
The door opened and Mr.. Rusevelt
looked UP and down the street, as
though looking for Bellamy Storer,
but he didn't see him. Then the
kind-hearted man heard a little
squeak and glancing down saw the
little waif.
"Delited," said Mr.. Rusevelt, as he
took the infant in his arms and went
into the house. But the waif had q
very bad spell as soon as 1t was tax.
en- into the household and Mr.. Ruse-
welt said he would have to get nurse
so he sent for Mr.. Gillett, of Massa-
chusetts, who is very expert in hand
ling infant industries.
Put to Work Early.
Mr.. Gillett said he would have no
trouble in getting nice place for the
infant to work as soon as X got strong
enough to work, and he asked Mr..
Rusevelt to recommend the little fell
low for a place with the puhlik print
er.
Mr.. Rusevelt again said he would
be "delited"! and he did so. Under
the nursing Of Mr.. Gillett, Simpul
Speler began to grow and develop a
lung power that could be heard all
over the city. The naybors began to
make complaints about the noise and
said that Mr.. Rusevelt would do we'll
to send the squaller out of town or
else get nurse that knew his busi-
ness. But the waif got worse all the
time, and Mr.. Rusevelt said:
Here, this fellow is strong enuf to
work. Let him go and help the pub
lik printer"
The printer didn't like It, but he
gave the kid a place.
But the founding was attacked
with a rush of wurds to the he'd one
day. and expired suddenly. Nurse
Gillett used oxijen and other restora-
tives, but without avail, and 1t was
laid to rest Over the grave was
placed a stone, with this inscriptions:
Sakred to the memry OF Simpul
Speler. We morn our loss.
Brander Matthews Is now In rath-
er unpleasant frame Of mind over the
failure of the effort to introduce SIM
plified spelling.