Evening journal., 1907-07-24
Personal and Pertinent

Mr.. Henry c. Robinson a witty lawyer who used to
live In Hartford Conn, told the following anecdote
a Hartford audience
The first famous Englshman whom ever saw was
Charles Dickens who ectured here in Hartford when
was young boy. / had read of the stories of
this great writer. and was most anxious 10 catch a
ne was expected to arrive walked up and down the
street In front OF the hotel where he stay
THE hotel was built close TO the sidewalk and the
long windows of the arlor were so low that the
by could easily into the room.
Il soon realized that gentleman sitting within.
reading paper stepped close up under the window
and pressed face against the glass, eager 10 get
good look at the stranger. Yes. it hel really
was! had seen his picture often and couldn't be mis-
taken. / stared and stared anxious impress every
turned ana saw me there the htue eager Yankee boy
gazing at his face; and then the man. lay
ing aside his paper actually spoke that really heard
the voice of the great Charles Dickens himself and he
really talking 10 mer
Here Mr.. Robinson paused impressively and some one
on the platform inquired What did he say, Mr., Rob
insong
"Ie said" replied Robinson in subdued tones GO
away little boy 80 away'-Youths Companion.
When Richard e Gallienne first visited this rountry
he introduced of the clubs to a gentleman
who delights in elaborate fun making and does it all
with intensely sober face After the first formaltles
were over the humorist asked the poet abruptly:
"Well Mr. e Gallienne how the poetry business?"
Mr. le Galenne surveyed the face his questioner.
and seeing nothing in the countenance 10 enlghten him
replied with dignihed seriousness.
Il should hardly speak Of poetry as a business"
why noty' said his interloeutor "The grocer sells
groceries, the merchant dry goods and you sell rhymed
stun The market rates you obtain vary with condi-
the quality of the article sale The
grocer complmented when inquiry is made to the
condt8ns of the grocery trade why the poet when
asked about his business-his sonnets, lyrics ballads
and other FORMS which often sold at ruinous
rincegn
MIR. le Gaenne stared st perplexed this harangue
when the hasuppressed laugh of the listeners cleared
the the humorist himself smiled The poet
up and said with air of great relief:
oh see, you are joking Judge.
Ripley Hitchcock critic. said criticism at the
Century Club i'm New York;
much OF criticism seems crude because q takes
the work before will be popular II should only ask
itself whether the work is good.
These crude critics with their wrong criterion re-
mind me of an old man in New Hampshire tavern.
1.-TWO tourists entered this tavern afternoon and
asked for bottle Of whiskey TO take with them on
fishing excursion i'm the Sunapee waters.
"The whiskey cheap The tourists, before
accepung it, debated whether such ow-prceG brand
I could be good
las they argued the question an old man rose from a
bench In the and reeled toward them.
Not good whiskey he said i'm patiently You're
/ -hc-mistaken. Look at me for 20 cents. "-Washng-
! ton Star
There is a doubt in my minda said an official OF the
State Department apropos of recent examination OF
candidates for consuships. whether the best consrls
will be secured, ultimately, by the entrance OF these
young into the service permanent members Of
/ H. No matter how desirable they may be- personally
help feeling that with long service abroad
less in countries positively repulsve, they will become
denatonalized Americanzed and willing expatriates
only sight OF this country will be during brief
infrequent vacations. and imperceptiby their
divdual interests win become bound up those OF
foreign countries. may not take the right view Of IT,
and my appear not 10 worry my superiors, but
that's she way feel about H. and can't help it"