Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-02-20
A GEM OF A LIBRARY
ITS WONDERFUL ScHEMs "a COLOR
TONE AND CLASSICS.

The DELIGHTFUL Harmony or the Scr
roundinEs Was OaIy ExceIied by
the Ingenuity or the 'T,rcise Vol
u'sc Edition or EnnIus.
a St Louis professor who makes a
specially Of the TLssic language and
Is particularly font or the Latin lit
erature was treated not Ions since TO
a surprise he IL not likely soon to for
get.
An old fricnl who ~ many years
resided in distant e,ltp ~. long AGO
moved 20 this city all .c.t 70 the pro
lessor notice of his arrival. The twain
met downtown by appointment. and
the new arrival invited. tie prorc ,~
To call at his home as soon .s We yet
things fixed NJ" After a Gec,ls in.
terval allowed for Tho fixing I'D the
professor called. AM IS H. gentleman
OF the house was momeutarilv eng3g-
ed the man OF much Latin was usher
cd into his friends library. where he
sat delighted with the eic-aut apr.,r.
ance Of the superb carved oak book
cases and the long rows OF Kit and
Russia. His chair was close II one
OF the cases. and. giancing round 10
noted with keen satisfaction the nomas
Of Greek authors who had b.cu his
lifelong lu,~,r,. co,,.,,.,,,l..,, -''S
noted that each b,ir 30 n..,. -. - -
the middle ar ,l,o A.. -. So ~
~ twelve Volumes ,r1 ,,,+ ....,. ~.
thor's works co,,s..t,,to.l 80
same nuuIor ~.
umes. Sonl,,,,ios -. III
Aeschvlus r,,,~i,,f1o. -. ~. - ~"
cydiies -nd oven rl,,,,.,.it,,., ,.,.,,. 49,,
its appointed n.,-,l,-.
This IS p,.,,l,a..- e,iI en-. ,,.,e..-.,-
to himself for d. know, 49, So. .
these authors v-,.. l,ttI. .nl -.
much. "Fyte,s-ve ,.,r,,,,..,..a.....'. 49,.
hans - WIS his roeo,f1,. 49,,
stepped 20 the next cose ,r1 ~, ,t,o
top shelf hero ,v,s F,,,,i,. T., -
volumes. heading q lo,y Ina % 49,.
Respectable Roman his+-.,..,. ''-.s,
poets. WHAT'S tbisr. ~, n~,ros.o-
gave 4 start for olt,o.,.,, no -.
perfcctly well that T,,,,i,,s ~. ,,a
first i'm time OF tho 1.t., moot. 10
knew also that t,are We. orI,. -.
a coupie OF dozen limo. of Din, ior, o,,1
that these had beo, r-.,........,., ~. -.
tations I'm ia, works or l,to,. ,,.,.i+,,-si
"Eunius ir twelve vol,,.-.,, -
heard OF s-,ch q tbino v-,o+ 3, 81.
world can II be-"
He glanced invoIunt,rilv NJ ,l-o ,oo,.
But there was no kc- AMI ,vh,Io bis
marvel greater c-p,, Tho do,, o,,o,,o7
and in came his rriond
Half an hour later alto, old ,i,,os
had been discussed and FORMER r,.io,,,.,
recalled. the professor VIII, .-.a,,. ,,o~o
and more curious 10 find out how. ,n,.
commentator coull expond twenty ~
thirty limos az or ola tim, 49,. 49,,
twelve largo volumes rroucht nm tho
subject.
BY the way. notice WON b,vo nm
Ennius here in twelve vol,,,,os N-,u.
remembering that only tvent, ny ,,,ir.
IL lines of lis Doens oro l-.,o,,-,, ., az
list have q urcot curiosity, ., l.,o,,.
what this can bc l. il , .or,,no,+or,.
history or. II nor what l. it."
His friend smiled oh t5ot.s = IA.
tie idea of NV wife You SOP sbo bos
"A taste for Latin and Grool, st,or lu,o
that. and whom we wont IN b,,,. hool,,
for our library she determined - bovo
a Greek ease and Totf, coso h,,+
when we looked NJ tho Graal. nm, .,,,,,
books she found tI,ev v,o., ~ mn si,os
some too bis. IN % IN Tho shelves ,,,5
some so little thar tbev lo,f,o, 1u.o 1,.,
bies alongside the others g., sho v,ul5
not take 'em.
But having her be,rr e,t d., flIirr
IN the Greek and Latin cases shn rcnt
,,-o,-.,-in., ol,,,,, a., -, c..
hit on a gre idea The Indies ai,vovs
do Won tno,v ~ ,or ,-;,-o ..,.,, -,
enough.
she took her ideo n tho b;rJo.. ,r5
told him The exact lcnrth 80 10
shelves ana their beiobt Tho L,,,Io-
crinncd n lit;le f. bimsclr ~, - NV
nloinad bpt IN ~ ,,,. .,',, -.
lose n lob so ba fool, . lot NJ t,i.l,
pine boards trimmed ono Silo g., tl,ot
il bulyed rerl,lorlv like tbo hacks or
books. and She went to y uhrorv some
where ana cot q list of names for him,
10 put on the hocks ana ne ca,na ,n1