The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-01


SOntenporary 10 ravernier. He Was uas
husband 81 Stevenson amsntIensis and a
real bohemian II there ever was one
lie was dining one night IA a cafe and
at Iata hour di.cuver-d that he had no
money and neither had his companion.
Joe wasn't worried. he thought a minute
then frightened mp.
Wat here he -a,d. and IN 90 get
some money. know plenty of iinancers
3 around here.
In half an hour he came back Rlum
| can't fnd n soul h. announced.
and then he frightened up again. An
| I'll 60 down to Sutros Office in Mont
| gomery STREE. It's opcn day and night
and one of his secrrtarIes down there
owes ina $40 Out he went again and
was hack m half an hour.
Excuse me- he began. It took me
some time We got O. figuring II out
and found that owed hun six dollars and
a quarter. now it's siNtecn and a quarter
Waiter where's that check
Then there was Harry Larkyn. gentle
man clear through and To the end Eng
! lish OF good birth and adventurous organ
ism. he came To San Francisco To- seek
adventure and found u An Indian ruler
had once given him a principniity because
81 his personal charm. but HAIRY "mptied
all the prisons. elopcd with the Crown
jewels to London and made grand opera
out u his experiences
In San Francisco he was dramatic
critic OF the Morning Lsdo,r ana was well
loved and we'll hated. One evening he
was called Ia Ihe door Of a hous" where
he was visiting and shot through the
heart lie turned back into the room
which he had Just left
Please pardon me for dying IN your
halt he sald. and staggered back ont
INTO the hall and fell dead
Harry Larkyn was a gent leman TO the
end and game 4 poem found after MS
death and written only few DAYS before
and called Who Can Tell explains as well
a. words can the spirit he represented
Tho chronicler OF CALIFORNIA; old DAYS
hunts up the verses and reads them
How do We know what hearts have vile-,
sin:
How do we know
Man Lac sepul,hres are foul within
nose outward sarb j. -potless a. the snow.
Md many ma he pure think not 80
How near tn God the souls Of such have been
VIA mercy secret penitenCe may win
lioW do Ne know
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God help "a all
And wbila wore on r---,try baro.s ,
s,nris ~ The rial hing ,Ioaouin Ni,Ier'.
God bv. Bret Harte" which originally
anneared in the OrsrlIRd u~pfhIy for
September. 1877. an issue devoted q the
memory 81 Bret Harto and with reprints
from much ~ his best work. What do
YOU think ~ this for pOetrvs- and Mr.
Davis having brought forth the poem
reads II ia turn the picture 80 tho spTbr"
ship Of Death at sunset travelling sllertly
out through the Golden Gate.
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