Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 28, 1889, Page 5

THE COMMERGIAL TRAVELER. Tragic Story in the Life of a West- ern Drummor. THE GRIP'S PECULIAR LICENSE. 1t Transforms the Bearcr Into a Gay Lothario—Pedro's Pertinent Query—Decline of the ™ P A A Drummer's Story. One of the commereial travelers best known throughout Nebraska and all the territory as far west as the Rockics, fs—well, the name does nov matter par- ticalarly. It isone which has appeated periodically on the pages of one Omabn hotel register for ten yeurs past and doubtless many of his conferees have heard his story awnd can supply the blank. Call him Wilson—Frank Wil- son—and imagine a well developed, erect, manly figure, nearly six feet in height, a clear-cut, close-shaven face, well-trimmed ‘‘kinky,” dark hair with aslight sorinkling of gray over the temples—a handsome fave and figure, though not at all remarkable among the many handsome faces and figures of the army of commercial tourists, were it not that the expression of keen buginess alertness which he wears seems a thin semi-transparent mask, eovering a haunting suggestion of— what ? Sorrow, pain, despair ? Something, anyway, which leaves you with the couvietion thut you have shaken hands with a man with o story somewhere on the scroll of his years. Youare right, Frank Wilson has a story—na tragically sad story, the mem- ory of which like a leaden, riftless win- tor’s cloud, perpetually veils his life's sunshine. Just across the Canadian border north of Vermont, walled in by towering maple-clothed hills, lies a beautiful little sheet of water, probably ten miles in extent at its longest part, known us Brome lake. Allabout 1t roll the pic- turesquo forest-covered hills of the eanstern townships with portions tilled by the descendan s of the Tories of the revolution, “N. E. Loyalists” as they called themselves. On the east shore nesties the quaint little village of Knowlton, where the grandsons to-duy *‘keep tho store or the tavern orthe postoliice,” cultivate the flelds and arve married and given in marriage in the puritanical looking, white-painted green-shuttered houses, justas did their grandfathers sixty years ago. Roman- tic wagon roads wind in and out among the hills and valleys or skirt along the pebbled beach. Here and there where the shades of the woods are deenest and the sunlight only penetrates in littlo golden flecks, the clear, cold water of a woodland spring tinkles into a moss grown water- ing trouuh, and r the side to the road below. The air isfall of the music birds, and the myriad odors of the forest. Twice a day, with a long drawn shriek that echoes and re-echoos from shore to shore, and from all the hills, starthug into a million voiced chorus the denizens of the trees, a train comes roaving and rattling down the valley and into the village. i Over on the west are fields of waving grain, and broad stretches of daisied and buttercupped meadow, with here and there a farm house,with its orchard and barn yard. 'The waters of the lake are filled with bass and pickerel, and ail the little streams which feed it have their brook trout. Here one summer day yOars ago came a party roystering campers, with the guns and fishing paraphernalia their tents and their row boats, their flannels and their panamas, and were dumped upon the platform of the little railway station, The staid old farmers just pulling in from the hay field with tho last load looked, and, taught by ex- perience, groaued in spirit as they thoughe of their ravished hen roosts and orchards, Next morning the villagers saw the white gleam of a tent through the dense fohage of Kagle island, and night after night for two weeks the ruddy glow of a campfire illumined the stately beeches wad maples. Every one knows what camp life is. Never before was there such cookery, such fishing, bathing and boating, or at least, thought Frank Wilson, who was one of the p: To be awukened in the morning by the mad jubilee of for- est birds when the eastern skiesare a blaze erimson glovy, to flunge into the clear, eool waters of the lake just as the sun peeps over the eastern hills, to lounge away the heat of the day with rod or gun or novel or,if the humor strikes you, in delicious, dreamy idlencss; * to skim along in your canoe at sunset just under the cool shades of ‘the wooded banics, suspended seemingly between a world above and a mimic world belo: to gather around the camp fire when it grows covler and smoke and talk till one by one you drop off to sleep,and then, best of all, to lie at night in the shelter of the tent where you can look out over the moonlit lake and be lulled to slecp by the drowsy rustling of the leaves and the mounotonous ‘‘swish swish” of the waves on the beach. l;ll'fll)’ life can offer nothing better than this. One night after the visitors had been ou the island about o weok there was a *hop” atthe village hotel, given by some ity people who were ‘summering in quictude, and our party was invited. Among the dancers was a dainty, little, black-eyed French Canadian upon whom Frank Wilson looked once and was lost. An acquaintauce soon formed ripened into “friendship” atv an alarm- ing rate, The boy went mad, Never were there such glorious black eyes, such ripples of sillien hair, such dimplos, such gleam- ing teeth, such ) finger h bewitching little feet, such ungelie iness in the world. He thought of nothing else, drenmed of nothing clse, talked of nothing else; in fact, he was hit, and hit hard, “But his angel, An- nette they called her, was good deal of "airy Lilian,” and kept hum in , now turning his head with a little curessing pure, and again answer- his passionate appeals with ripples s laughtor, veryone could see the outcome of the lilile comedy, however. Wilson had evidently met his fate, and the lit- tle Canadienne’s laughing eyes wore sometimes a look of wistful tenderness which others saw, if Ivank did not. . Visits between the party at the hotel and the party on the island became of frequent occurrence, and one glorious night, when the whole purty took to the boats, it huppened in some wys- teviows way, as such things alyays do, that the youug lovers had & cunoe bes tween thew. Such u night as that was! wasu sheet of about twelve of rollicking, \ The lake glistening silver. The little tents and paioted farm houses stood out ugainst the dark folinge with ghostly clear- mess. Distant voices floated across the wuter and mingled with the musical lapping of the waves inst the boats, %cfin\mnll a snateh of song or.a musical peal of Ilasughter would be answered by the tremulous hoot of an owl which the echoes took up and tossed back and forth till the world seemed to be filled with the cries of a hundred hooting domons, Such a night breeds love, and whether or not it was the moonlight or Frank’s persuasive tongue, eertain it is that there was a _softened light in the Canadienne’s dark eyes and Frank’s face was radiant with tri- umph when the island wnas again reached, “Thank the Locd, that's settled,” fer- vently ejaculated an unsentimental member of the party as he grasped the situation, and everybody joined in the laugh,which brought the blushes to An- netto’s protty eheek. All that night Frank heard wonder- ful voices in the rustling of the leaves, and the little waves that ran tambling over each other along the beach kept whispering to the winds the old, old song ot love, lave, lov They werc all coming over for a day on the island the next morning and while the others lounged nbout the tent Frank took his rific and began fiving ata blazed spot on a sapling toward the interior of the island. In a short time the village party arrived. They had came roand unobserved on the south side of the island and stealing up upen the little camp, burst through the un- dergrowth, in a cloud of white dresses and laughing faces. Presently some one noticing Wilson’s wanderving eyes inquired **Where is Aanctte!” ‘*She left us a hittle back ran around the other way,” one. With a bound TPrank was away through the thicket and the whole luughing troop seattered after him in vursuit of the truant. Theun o terrible stillness eame grad- ually over the wood. One by one the laughing vowes ceased and with a strange fear ereeping over each heart they gravitated to a little holiow back of the camp. The rustle of the leaves wns a shiver and the very birds scemed to hush their songs in dread. With trembling hands and paling cheeks they pushed back the leave: and pecred into the clearing. What was it? Thera bending forward, with one hand grasping asapling and one clutch- ing at his throat. stood Frank Wilson, his cheek blanched with horror and his starting eyes fascinated by something hidden in"the tall ferns which carpeted the glen. Anuette was found. There she lay in the ferns, with her glovious eyes, gluzed in death, gnzing blankly up mto her lover’s face, and over the creamy lace of the dress she wore streamed tho red blood from the eruel wound of a bullet from his own rifle. here and answered Why Is It S0 ? CENTRAL CrTy, Neb,, Oct, 26.—Hav- ing promised to write THE BieE n letter the first time the ‘‘spirit moved me,” I take this opportunity while the rest of the boys ave playing “Ligh five,” to talk to you a little about one of the pe- culiar charactevistics of a traveling man, and ask you why it is. Be he married or single, it is the same thing, only they sny married men are worse than single. But to the characteristic. Hotels througkout the state employ girls and young ladies to wait on the tables, and good looks are verhaps the greatest recommendation a girl ean have to eutitle her to a position as waitress in a first class house. Other qualifications, of course, are auly con- sidered, but certaunly a good looking girl stands the best chance. The result is we find in almost every hotel on the road a bevy of pretty and coquettish do- mestics, with whom the festive drum- mer is ever on the alert to maie acquaintance, and if he succeeds, the honor bestowed makes him a hero among his fellows, and the seif-zon- sciousness of his own superiority in this line shows itself in every feature, in every movement. When he conde- scends during meal time to engage in conversation with his own sex, it is with o patronizing air, a3 much as to say, “Don’t bother me now; I will at- tend to you after dinner.” As I said before, married men court the smiles and friendly recognitions of dining room girls as much, if not more, than the unmarried. Thesé very men of both classes referred to ave perhaps rigidly correct in their deportment at howe, and would rather go to jail than have their wives or sweethearts know they ever bestowed a smile upon any other than the one they had sworn to love always and only, but the grip and sample cuse seem to give license to an innocent flirtation. Now,I ama mar- ried man, and I give warning to all you *fellers™ on the road that if you ever meet my wife you had better keep your moutks shut, for she will not believe a word you say. I have explained fully to her that traveling men ave mwitially obligated uever to tell the truth, except when selling goods, and then if they are caught deviating a hair’s breadthr they are liable to bo shut out of every gnme of draw for the next six hours,” What I want to know is, why is the pract of flirting in the dining room so uni- versally characteristic of traveling men? PEDRO. The T. P. A..Declining. Dawson Meyer, an old time and well kunown knight of the grip, is sojourning temporarily in Omaha, Having retived from the road, he thinks seriously of locating here, though has doubts about his ability to settle down and appreciate private life. Nincteen years’ exper- ience as a commercial embassador so firmly establishes one’s habits and in- clination that he finds it a hard matter to adapt himself to any other channel, In a pleasant chat with Mr, Meyer at the Millard lust evening he spoke of having been a regular visitor to this city sinee it was a mud hole and was instrument. as vice president of the National Traveling Men’s Protective associution, in organizing the Nebraska division. *I understand, however,” said Mr, May er, *‘that 1t is not intact now. The fuct is,” he continued, ‘‘we have gone ever since the inter-state commerce law, which 80 seriously ef- the chiefl aims and objects of the ution, went into effeet. From a membership of 23,000, our number has dropped down to less than eight thous- and, Nothing else didir, Wewere banded together principally for the pur- pose of geliing better ratés on excess baggage from the railroads, as well as cheaper hotel accommoditions, than the geueral public, but the inter-state com- law checked the first and most important feature so completely that our organization virtually lost all its support, The state auxiliaries and city clubs ‘went to pieces nad 16,000 members said by their action that they hadne further interest in the T. P. A, **But we have been reviving matters recently, and I believe that in less than two' years the association will be stronger than it ever was before. If the traveling men would form a com- pact, similar to that maintmned by trades vnions, I am satisied they eould accomplish much good. Last June the association appointed a general man- or, something it never had before, whose business it is to visit wholesalo merchants everywhers, explain to them the advantages of the Travelers Protective association. and induce their salesmen tu‘jnh\‘ 1 understand he 1s meeting with great success. D. K. Kling, enairman of the railrond com- mittee, is also doing an immense amount of good.” How to Get The Bee. Traveling men say they have great dificulty vory often to got copies of Tae Bee from train boys. It is not be- cause these youtnful merchants have no Bees to sell, but because they first attempt to force other papers upon peo- ple who eall for Tnr Beg and want no other. Henry Haworth, n well known representative, while near Fremont and five or six besides him who travel from that town, have said that they fre- quently experience opposition of this kind from the news boys. “On nearly all the roads and every train in Ne- braska,” st Mr. Haworth, “when we ask for THE OMAHA BEE, the boys tell us At flest thav they are out of ™R BEE, then try to palm off copies of the World- Hevald, which we don’t want and won’t buy. By making a vigorous kick and threatening them, however, these boys gencrally manage to find a BEE on the train, therefore those who are ac- quuinted with their little game and in- sist on getting THe Bek always get it. But we all very much dislike that sort of thing. No man cares to row with newsboys, and especially on a railroad train, in the presence probably of a car- load of people. For this ceason stran- gers are imposed upon.’” Mr. E. M. Hulse, of the mattress company, who was in the city, savs that nine out of ten times he finds it impos- sible to get n BEE when he asks for it. The_ boys insist always on selling him the World-Herald. ““I notice they always have plenty of eopies of that sheet, but invariably complain of having sold out all their Brees, though a kick generally finds one.” A Tourist's Mishap, D. W. Day, the enterprising and suc- cessful young man who represents Magor Broateh’s hardware houso in southern Nebraska, met with an acei- dent at Crete last Saturday which in- capacitated him for work, temporarily at least, though just how severe his in- juries ave has not yet been ascertained. It seems that he bad intended to hoard a west-bound passenger train, having just arvived at Crete station on a freight from the south, and while hurrying from one to the other fell into a coal hole near the turn table. He was car- ried to the Metropolitan hotel and made us comfortable as possible. surcided. A report from Burlington, Ia., says that Fred Jarger took his life Saturday afternoon by hanging himsell. De- tailed particulars of the sad affair could not be obtained, but rumor has 1t that Le was shortin his accounts and rather than face the consequences surejto fol- low an exposnre, preferred to end his troubles in the suvest, quickest way. Deceased was well known here as the representative of Blaul & Son: sale grocers, and was popular the traveling men of tho leaves a wife and several children to mourn him, Sorey He was w Bachelor. Tt was on the Northwestern train, one Saturday night about 10 p. m. The passengers had dropped out at the stations along the line until only ¢ few were left in the ear. An old gent’ man taking a nap in the end of the coach, a young lady who leoked like a seioolmarm, one or two commonplace passengers, a stout, good natured look- ing drummer, reading by the dim light of the ear lump, and a family, or rather part of a family, consisting of a mother and her two children, two little girls, the elder about scven years old,aud the younger, little Maud, aged three. From the couversation that passed between the mother and children I learned that they had been to ITowan spending the summer and weve just returning to their home in Nebraslka. Maud was a most bright and intelli- gent little givl and kept the p smiling during the carly p: evening with her bright sallies, which seemed inexhanstable. She had settled down at last to some- thing like quietude, when the train pulled into a small station, and a tall, sun-browned man got aboard leading a bright-eyed boy. As ha entered at the rear door of the coach, Maul espied him, and gave a shriek of delight, causing every pass engerin the car to look around. My bapal my papa!”’ And surc enough itwas er papi. He had gone down the rond nafreight train to meet them a fow tatious from home and bring them baclk with him. - The little boy went straight to his mother, giving her a hearty hug and kiss, and then sat down beside her to give her a glowing account of all that had transpived during her absence, Maud at once mononolized her father, ivi i ely time to nod to the ssed him over and over again, giving little shrieks of delight, interlurded with “T love you, papa!™ “I love you, pupa!” all the ‘while hold- ing her baby arms tightly around his neck, A}l the little tricks that a buby could be taught she knew, and now was oblivious to everything ' but showing them off for the amusement of her pupi. Bhe balanced herself first on one foot aud then on the other, throwing her head to one side in the most coguettish manner imaginable, all the while talik- ing una laughing gleefully, She tried her littlo lace bonnet on her papa and pat his large hat on herself, peeping out from beneath the brim in & reguiae “hide-ana-go-seek” fashion. ‘Then she played *wild Indian” with him, making clutches at him and shrieking *Wild Indian cateh you, papa! Wild lnaian caten you!” Her merriment rose higher. | higher and 'y puassenger was sitting ht now. The old gentleman rnor was wide awake, the schoolmarm had taken a seat facing the happy fanuly,and the drummer beamed with d ht. The news agen me into v, sct his basket of fruit down and showed his appreciation by grinning broadly. The mild little mother looked on smilingly, and the little brother and sister laughed to see the baby sister so gay. Finally the elder of the liitle girls, grown tived of wmting, crawled up on her papa’s inee, elung to one of his arms, and received a kiss of greet- ing, and her papa tound breath to ask his wife how she had been, and to ob- serve that she looked tired. Then the train drew up toa small station, and Maud, her papa, and the restof the family gathered up their luggage and staried out. he stout drummer drew along breath and said in an undertone, as he picked up his grip, “Well, if { haven't gone by my station; that's a protty goed one on me. Isuppose I'll have to Sunday in this sleepy town., It won't %0 to let this t out, though—WHut 1"l be d—4a if eee- ng such a happy fimily as that don’t make o fellow sorty ho's a bachelor.” Two Oased of Meannoss. HAsTINGS, Neb.,, Oct, 27.—To the Editor of THE BEE—A party of travel- ing men were talking of some of the very close fisted men we have to deal with sometimes. and the conversation drifted to stingy tveople in general, which reminds me.of two of the latter class who attended a very recherche hop given at the Bostwick, Hastings, a short time ago. _Alter the party had danced enough 6get hungry, they re- paired to the eafe, where an elegant oyster supper, including other conrses, was in readiness for the good appetites, On leaving the eafe they wore charged the exhorbitant (?) e of $1 per couple, whereupon one man doclarod it to bo an ontrageous price and kicked so hard, in tho presence that the proprietor dollar and he put it in his pocket with- out a word. In the other case the man was owner of several blocks in the city. He tossed down 50 cents with the re- mark. at is all_you will get,” and he and his lady watked The Sunday . At ths Millard—C. M. Baker, George H. Lenth, D. M. PFitzgerald, H. R. Royston, Chicago; A. B. Verindgen, A. B.Long, Naw York; Henry Hilbr onner, Philadelphin; William W. Booth, Al- toona, F W. 8. Crawford, City: G. C. Goodon, New Haven Smith, Chicago; J. Simon, Des Moines; John L. Amory, Minneapolis; H. Cald< well, Chicage; John Keennan Louis; H. S. Tompkins, Rochester Y.; 8. Voorsanger, Chicago: D, Drey- fus, W. F. Deitrich, St. Louis; P. A. Gerberizh, C C. Case, Cieve- land; W. W. Tompkins, New York; Henry Pallbery, Now York; J. H. Mc- Graw, New Yorir; A. H. Toollner, St. Louis; J. H. Sewall, Chicago. C. Edmiston, New : , Philadelphiag Wolff, New Yor Fred Green, New York; M. Atweil, Chieago; M. Hermann, George * ing, New York; S. B. Buek, St. Louis; H. Burke, New York; W. Pringle, jr. New York: R. F\. Ralston, Rock Island; John Ronaldson, St. Louis: K. P. Briggs, Philadelphia: William Warder, Omaha; L. I". Breesee, Syracu M. H. Beard, New York; W. J. Blair, Cincinnatiy James J. Wolf. Bosto R. R. I borough, New York; A. Monheimer, New York; Sam [sades, Chicago; W P. Carroll, Chicago. At the Barker—A. .. Overman, J. H. Granger, Omaha; H. T. Sherman, Chi- cago; K. C. Campbell, St. Louis; J. W, Midgley, St. Joe; N. R. Brown, Nor- folk; George S. Hammond, A. J. Mc- Donough, Chicago. At the Windsor+-J. H. Traynor, Mil- A. B. Treadwell, Custer, H. Morrig, Urbana, 11l.; C.W. M. Cheney, A, J. MeD Heinen, St. Louis: 'W. G. Pennington, Franklin, Pa.: W. J. Briggs, Chicago; J. S. Ullman, New York; William H. Chicago; Philip ¢, Kansas Citys A. Holzmark, erschetz, Chicago; Paul; B. L. Moll, ireen, Philadel- lem, O.; G. H. n, C i I'orks; C. A. Gardner, Topeka; C. 5. Hutehins, Omaha; R. A. Wallace, D. Bassett, St. Joe; Bd G. Rust, Grand Islund; D. M. Gould, Springville; H. M. Danne, Bur- lington; G. B. Scropps, Omaha. Sample Case Not-s, A. W. Courson, the well known buggy ont a few ds in Omaha last “Tony,” as he is_called by his ites, ulways receives a cordial welcome. George Rudio started out on the road ain the first of the week to work his “'soap game.’ A loeal photographer exhibits a mag- ni Nt v f the traveling men who took part in the Merchants’ day parade as they appeared on the court house hill. The picture is beautifully finished, member of the group being easily distinguished. It is an artistic and valuable souvenir of the occasion. It is reported that the genial, whole- souled traveling salesmen, S. V. B. Hol- loway. has resigned his position with the Omaha Rubber compuny, and will probably accept a more remunerative one with a large eastern house. ONE QF A HUNDRED. A Commercial Traveler Who Fought For a Copy of The Bee, VALENTINE, Neb., Oct, (o the Editor of Tng Bes: I uoti Tue Bee - a state- ment that newsboys and others had been suppressing Tue Brr sales along the Union Pacifie vailroad lines. This calls to my mind that the same trick has been played along ths Elkhorn railroad. I was traveling salesman foran Omaha house last May, and going from Omaha to tho end of the lme at White Wood, and on the main line to Casper, Tue BEE was not shown or offercd at all, aud when I would ask fora Bes the answer would be “All gone,” But after the newsboy (or newsmen some were) had passed all through the train with the Hera'-l or World, he would go back and return to we with one copy of Tig Bes only. Other \imes thoy would refuse and say they had none at all, but by a iittle cursing and getting on my ear for a BEE, it would finally come out. I cali to memory one of these men, but 1 do not know bis name. His run was from Omaha to Long Pine, and he had only onearm. But whether he was on the road in May or Juue last, I do not remem- ber. But he played this same trick at that time or before when he was news agent, for it wae bie who got the cursing and I guess he got stung with Tas Bi 1 spoke of it several times to other sales- men and I concluded that there was a con- spivacy to suppress Tz Bee, But I knew in my own mind that the fighting editor of Tue Bes would find it out soon. Yours, Kroxro Kicken, No need of placing my name to the but will make aMdavit to same if | tention to commercial men. Finest and largest hotel in the'west. Kittredge & Brainard, proprietors, U » Jervy in Parls. llence of ouragricultural ex- hibit in Paris goes far toward redeem- ing the inferiority of the American sec- tion. Asa whole, Uncle Jerry will have a larger proportion of gold and silver medals than any other agricultural ex- hibition at the exposition. LU Merchants’ Hotel. Large sample rooms. $2, §2.50 & 83 . Nat Brown. Uncle Sam's Indian Wards, The total Indian population is less than 250,000, Of these 21,282 live in houses, and 9,612 families are engaged in agriculture. And among these so- called savages there are 28,863 church members, There has not been a death from diphthe in Council Blufis or Omaha whore Dr. Thos, Jefferis’ rumm‘ly has been used indue season. 25 years' triul proves it infallible as a preventive and cure. ~As Is Our Custom At this time of the year, we will have for next few weeks our annual SPECIAL SALE of Suite and Overcoats. We always make these sales at this season, when people need the goods and the bargains will do them good. There is no need to explain whata special sale means WITH US. The big crowds attending our special sales tell the story, and tell it well, The people remember the grand values they got at these sales, last year and the year be- fore, We promise to do still better this scason, Our buyers have been hard at work the last two weeks, and we arc now getting in daily stacks of goods purchased by them at the immense reductions from values which manufacturers must submit to at this time of the year, and OUR CUSTOMERS WILL SHARE THE FULL SACRIFICES, BENEFIT OF THESE We want to impress upon your mind that the goods we are offering are first class in every respect, first class in quality, first class in work and trimming, and first class in fit, and our stock is worthy the attention of every person who appreciates style and quality in fabrics, trimming and making, The pres have displayee some of the bargains in our Douglas street window, traded with us call and compare our goods and prices, tomer-winning season, nt weck we will offer exceptional values in Men's and Young Men's Suits, We Let those who never We will make this a great cus- Nebraska Clothing Gompany, - Corner Fourteenth and Douglas Streets, Omaha, DID SARAH SINGE THE CAT? The Freuch Tragedlenne Denies That Roast Feline Story. SHE DEARLY LOVES MER PETS And Frequently Tells Her Oats and Dogs Things She Would Not Impart to Any Human Being. Bernhardt 1s Indignant. A Paris correspondent of the New York World visited the tragedienne in her dressing room 10 the Porte St. Martin theater the other day and inte viewed her abvout the story that she roasted one of her pet cats to death in a fit of rage. The correspondent says: Ifound her in company of the jeun premier of the Tosca troupe, whose temples were still running with the gore of Scarpin’s torments, a widow of so reccnt creation, was look- ing remarkably lively and younger than ever. Tsaid: “It’s about this cat story.” She said: “It's the most ridicaloys nonsense that was ever invented.” “Is there no truth in it whatever? Perhaps you singed a rug or some- thing—a catskin, one of those things youuse in France against rheumatism or something of the sort.” “Faugh! Just think of the horrible smell that would have made. No, there is notruth in it atall. I can’t imagine who gets up these stories against me. This is not the first tine I have been accused of ill-treating animals, About four years ago there was put into circu- lation a story that I had baked a favor- ite spaniel of mine (the dearest little dog you ever saw) in the oven.” “Who are these ladies who you?’ “Oh, T think they must be (what do you call them?) halielujah lasses, isn’t it; people belonging 1o the Sulvation army.” ““I'here is a story that you have in- structed the solicitors to prosecute the inventors of this accusation?” “Oh, no; I hear the story has been withdvawn, All 1 have done was to write to London to give it iy most em- phatic denial,” “I suppose you look at itall as a very good joke? “Oh,not at all. I think it a moest serious matter and am most upset ubout it. I know that for Mrs. Took, the presidentess of the Humane society, to have taken it up there must have been a strong feeling on the subject. The resolution passed by the Missourk ladies inviting the women of America to re- ceive me with coldness on my visit to the states, would be, if it were gen- erally adopted, the most disastrous thing that could happen to me both socially and as an artist. “In Americathe women are the abso- lute mistresses of everything. (Les femmes en Amerigue ment tout). The man does not exist in matters of this sort. You have no idea,”she continued, turning to a lady sitting in her dres ing rooim, **of the importance of the role played in America by the women. It is as if the men, having uno time to astend to matters of sentiment, relegate them into the hands of their wives and sisters. But I cannot think that this resolution will have any cffect, because it i y unjust, but is u quite under- f ‘e me tobe guilty of this wickedness, this piece of cold-blooded cruelty, they ghould be disgusted, because there is perbaps no country in the world where animals are better treated than iun the states. You should see how fat the horses are out there, I have often thought as [ have been travehing through America and have seen their splendid cattle, of the poor, miserable horses of Paris, which you know the Parisians themselvescall *I'he Woman's Paradise, the Horse's Hell.” So Fam most anxious to have that story denied. 1 assure you again and again that there is not & word of trath in it.” “You have the |'u,n:|lnlinu of being very fond of animals?” “Foad? But I adore them. Yes, that i not exaggeration, I adcre them, 1 have cd them all my life, A pet animal is such a good friend to have. It is faithful; it is foud of you; it wauts nothing from you but a little kindness, and it does 10t worry you as men do with iuterminable compliments and idiocies. Why, 1 look for- ward to the time when I shall be too old to play, and shall have ever 80 inany animals about e, accuse l I think that will be the happiest time of my life. Did you never hear I was with Pasteu nd the quarrel we had? T called him an old barbarian. I never can be without ani- mals. Idon’t think I could live with- out them. People thonght that I kept those tiger-cats to get myseif talked about. And that is what the pupers said. *1t was nothing of the sovt. 1t is be- cause [ have a real affection for them, and more than an affection—n most sin- cere admiration. The tiger-cat is the most graceful thing. We women who think ourselvi the most graceful things on God’searth, we can’t compure with it. Then there is my leopavd, the dearest of friends. Do you know that I feel that they understand every word [ say to them? I have thought this all my life, that animals understand all we say to them, but despise us and all our base intrigues too much to trouvle to auswer us; that is, to trouble to learn our language to answer us with. s all nonsense, know tha often when my it would drive me mad to uve to talk to Peter or Paul (you know you have seen me in that state) [ have the great- est pleasure in going and talking for hours together to my cats or to my dogs or to my birds. ILoften fell theni things that would never tell to any human being, and Lam sure they sympathize with me. “Thus when T heard about this story of my ill-treating that eat, I had all my animals brought into my studio, where my bird cage is, and I-told what was being said about me fover theve, and I am sure they nearly all died of laugh- ing. The birds were terribly noisy ull that evening, doubtless passing counter rvesolutions. = Ask Mme. Guerard, my housckeeper, if I am a woman who would torture an animal, She wilitell you that before I eat I see that the pots are cared for, that [often feed them myself when I am not too tived out with work and worry, but that always they are my firsy care.” “*You still have as many birds as vou used to have?"” **More than ever. I have now pet birds, and I know and love every one of them. Yes, 112 birds; and so if my reputation of baking my pets in ovens be true you nced never be fright- i ing of hunger. I have there the wherewithal to feed myself for a long time. One bird a day. Whj they would last me nearly half a And as they are of many differentkinds Icould vary my menu pretty oftén. But, to be sérious,please tell the women of Amervica that a cruel injustice has been done me, and that it has pained me much, Ithink Iknow them well enough to say that they will not let me suffer long.”” 12 Next a Tudor Exhib'tion. 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