The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1906-10-16
MISS IDE's BIRTHDAY.
Robert Louis Stevenson Gave Her His
MIR. Roosevelt Has the Reversion.

Robert Louis Stevenson Gave Her His
MIR. Roosevelt Has the Reversion.
Miss Annie II. Ide. who will become
the bride of Congressman Bourke
Cochran of New York. is a daughter
OF Governor General Henry Ide OF the
Philippines. Gen. Ide was the Com
missiooer OF Samoa some fifteen years
ago while Robert Louis Stevenson re-
sided there
Miss Ide complained to Stevenson
that she had been born on Christmas
day, and was defrauded of her right
to have a very own birthday.
Thereupon Stevenson wrote the fol
lowing letter, the original of which
is treasured by Miss Ide:
Nailima. Samoa. June /. 1891
Dear Mr.. Ide: Herewith please find
the document, which | trust will prove
sufficient in law. II seems to me very
attractive in its eclecticism: Scots.
English, and Roman law phrases are
all indiGerently introduced. and a quo
tation from the works of Hayes Bal
ley can hardly fail to attract the in.
diligence of the bench
Yours very truly.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
|, Robert Louis Stevenson. advocate
OF the Scots bar, author of THE Mas
ter of Ballantrae" and Moral EN-
blems,' struck civil engineer. noble
owner and patentee of the palace and
plantation known as Vailima. in the
Island of Samoa. a British subject. be-
ing in sound mind and pretty well. |
thank you, in body.
In consideration that Miss Annie
II. lde, daughter of II. c. Ide. in the
Town of St Johnsbury, in the County
OF Caledonia in the State of Vermont.
United States of America. was born.
out of all reason. upon Christmas
Day, and is therefore out of all jus
tice denied the consolation and profit
of proper birthday.
And considering that |, the said
Robert Louis Stevenson, have attained
an age when we never mention it. and
That ] have now no further use for
birthday OF any description:
And in consideration that | have
met II. c. Ide, the father of the said
Annie II. Ide, and found him about as
white Land Commissioner as l re-
Quire;
Have transferred, and do hereby
transfer, TO the said Annie If. Ide. all
and whole, my rights and privileges
in the 18th day of November formerly
my birthday now hereby, and hence
forth, the birthday of the said Annie
II. lde, to have, hold, exercise. and
enjoy the same in the customary man
ner. by the sporting of fine raiment.
eating of rich meats, and receipts of
gifts, compliments, and copies of
verse, according to the manner of our
ancestors
And | direct the said Annie II. Ido
to add TO the said name of Annie II.
lde the name Louisa-at least in pri-
vate-and | charge her to use my said
birthday, with moderation and human
ity ct tamquam bona fila familia. the
said birthday not being so young as it
once was, and having carried me in
very satisfactory manner since | can
remember
And in case the said Annie H. Ide
shall neglect or conUavene either of
the above conditions, | hereby revoke
the donation and transfer my rights to
the said birthday to the President OF
the United States of America for the
time being
In witness whereof ] have hereto
set my hand and seal this nineteenth
day of June. in the year of grace
eighteen hundred and ninety-one.
(Seal)
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
Witness, Lloyd Osbourne.
Witness. Harold Watts.
Philadelphia North American.