The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-30

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certain acquaintance " his was 50
timid that he thought he would 10
afraid OF a mouse Mrs. Custer sand
oh. Mr.. Stevenson. ! am deadly afrad
of "A mousse Yet Mrs. Clusters ON.
%perience on the plains had given am.
pie proof that she was afraid Of ncl,b.r
Indians nor death
a the visitors in SaNnac Lake
were anxious to meet Stevenson. and
| think in order to relieve him Of III,
annoyance OF frequent calls I..oyd uN.
bourne gave nut that the great nr,.,
would see callers on Saturday after.
Moons between 4 and . o'clpck. On,
friends the Cooper ladies and Me,
Folger joined my wife and me or IN.
first Saturday after this.
When we knocked at the from. doo.
a voice from within called out. 'Yoy
canno come in this way. the worl 4.
up against the door. Go around o..
the Kitchen So we all filed
through the kitchen to tho n''f. -.
ting room with the big fireplace. whore
Mr.. Stevenson received Us Ar,r,
awhile Mr.. Osbourne asked tho lad.e,
If they would have a cup OF tea. ana
as they assented he departed ;ovs,F
the kitchen. soon he returned with
u broad smile on his face. I am
sorry. hut you Canrot have any tea
the Cook scouts the idea And w.
didn't have any.
W had a very pleasant call how.
ever. and I remained after Tho o'Ao,,
TO have n little professional talk W.
MIR. stevenson. The visitors all ~
but one enthusiastic lady who hsr
assed Stevenson with all sorts OF Que,.
tons: but finally hc escorted her 70
the door and bowed her ou'. noticed
he shut the door rather forc!hlv. and
then he strobe up to- M. put his face
very near mine, and said WITH mrr.
emphasis, 'Trudeau, il is not tho rrea,
unwashed whom | dread; IT 10 tn
great washed
MIR. Stevenson and 7 had many
interesting and At times heated DIS.
cussions 10y the fireplace in the sitting
room. II was really y great pr yi'egl
ia meet him IN this informal way. ana
even If we didn't always agree the
impression of his striking personally
his keen insight into life. his wonirous
idealism. his nimhle intellect and his
inimitable vocabulary in conversation
has grown on me more ana more a.
the years roll by.
1T is hardly TO he wondered At ira
We did not agree on many TOPICS, .or
our interests and our points % view
on many subjects were utterly a.
! variance. My life interests wer-
bound up in tho study OF facts. an.
in the laboratory | bowed daily 10 DO
majesty of fact, wherever II my
lead. Mr.. Stevenson's view was 20 8
more or avoid as much as possible u
a pleasant facts n live in a beaIL!Il
n ideal world = t.r
He didn't care 10 go to the san,tar.lH.
: with me or see the laboratory be-
cause to him these were unp.easat
things.
He evidently felt this. Tor a,'o' b.
y had written The Lantern Bearers
got him one day into the llu,ta..~
". from which he escaped a. 40 A.
: opportunity with the words. Tn
IT, deau, your light may he Very br. ~ o.
you, hut to m" 1t smells ~ 81 .t-
the devil On the other hand know
' quite We'll I could not Discus. .r'
d gently with him the th.u-s ~" ''o.
'. among and the mastery Wort 30 ~
u duccd because ! was iuc1Up"'. "' o.
n appreciate to the full tho vo'E Z
i situations his brilliant n.ri "vo.vn.
80 and the high literary mort ~ I'D
I" works in which he described q
flights Of his great genius
es ITO Il temperament lno seven
sons, who shrank from tie cruel at'
MEMORABLE facts of lite-d -rtSt sH'
'r, fer!ng and death which wy, par O.