The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09
land. It was very deeply appreciated.

land. It was very deeply appreciated.
too, by the nation, as we'll as the uni
yersity. The friends OF mine who went
to the geysers were lying off Reykjavik
in their yacht. and were asked to the
reception given by the university on
the occasion to Professor Fiske, and
described 1t as "a simple cake and cor
fee affair, conducted with delightful
cordially, good breeding and intellect
ual charm" The rich and distinguished
people OF Iceland were there. of course:
the respectable middle class the stran-
gers In their midst. but not only these
their wives and children. all Of them
In their high-holiday best
The Small World of To-Day.
Railroads, steamboats,. cables tele-
graphs and telephones have not quite
annihilated space. but they have mate
rally reduced the breadth and length of
the world. to all intents and purposes.
In the days when 1t took Southern
planter q month to gettto Philadelphia
from lower Virginia by private convey
ance. and two to reach Boston, and
three to cross the Atlantic. the world
travel and commerce have flown back
ward and forward SO constantly, quick
ly and closely for a century that the
whole world Is rapidly becoming one
small country. We hear from the
ends of the earth now in few hours
whenever anything Of Importance hap
pens. If you went to Kamchatka or
Korea or the Friendly Islands or Qua
temala or Patagonia or Greenland, your
relations would hear of your safe ar
Europe. Asia and Africa, you would
meet some one who had gone to school
with your Aunt Fanny, been ordained
with your Uncle William. or knew your
were born" It Is truism to say that
we live in wonderful age-a plati-
tude.
After my friends left Iceland they
sailed around the habitable globe. and
coming to New York harbor one fine
morning, standing on deck. the wife
exclaimed: Well we have seen moth
ing finer than. this. have we? But it
is forlorn to think that we don't know
so.oo0,oOo Of EN-. or is it 10000. 900 ooS -
man5we met in Iceland at that RECEPTION lon
the .l university gave" said the husband:
yon reme g r. 40 Then we have one
piled the wife. Yet Professor Fiske
was the very first man they met as
they stepped off the gangplank on to
the pier! And he was immensely COR
a an " ana M Ki NJ and good to them, and
hospitality. a hospitality which thev
say themselves has no parallel.
A Confederate officer, who took SER
vice under the Khedive, used to be
Very much surprised by the conduct
OF one of the servants at the palace
He was a great big, black, Imposing
creature, dressed In spotless white
He Wore an enormous turban and
sported a gorgeous sash. He stood in
a long line Of Oriental servants. and
Smith Pasha, being military man
was elose observer: so on the occa-
sion when he was Officially presented
to his new sovereign. the Khedive he
noticed an ,earnest. Intent expression
in this mans eyes; an eager little inn
pulse of body toward him; a tremen-
dous smile that showed all his worries.
Every time he went to the palace he
observed this man and these facts.
Finally he was convinced that the mani
wished to speak to him. for he always
showed UP and lowered near him,
though he was dumb as fish In the
presence of his superiors Finally he
made the opportunity, and said: "I
have noticed that you seem to take an
Interest In me. Have you ever seen
me before?' Lord. YES, Sir cunnle
Pasha! IS. / amt no Egyptian mig
ger. Use "A Maryland niger, and I
seed you that time You come to Lew
ellen Fill courtin' Miss Polly, and il
knowed you the minute I saw you
by de wart on dat side Of your nose.
sir 'scuse me namin' IT mast dad