THE OMAHA DAILY BEE SUNDAY , SEPTEMBER , 28 , 1890-SIXTEEN PAGES 11
FRIEND OF TH01IAS CARLYLE
Chaplain Mllbura Gives His'Impresjion of
the Great Writer ,
APPRECIATED FIRST IN AMERICA.
Ituxv 1'mcmui Got to Know Cnrljrlc
niul the llclntlont of ( lie Two IMill-
osuphcrs The Noble Character
oi' Jlrs. Cnrlyslc.
Frank 0. Cnrptnltr. ]
WASHINGTON' , Sept. 21. [ Special to Tun
llr.ihnd : ] n lone talk last night with the
Kov. Dr.V. . H. Milburn , tlio blind clinplnln
of congress , about Thoirm Carlj lo. Dr. Mil-
burn was Inllirmtcly associated \\lth Carlyle
during the six. jcars which ho snunt in
Kuropo. These jcars were scattered through
the most stirring jicriods of Carlylo's life , and
the doctor's acquaintance beginning in 1857 ,
when Carljlo was nt the beginning of his
prime , extended from tint time on until 1870 ,
ft few } cars before his death I asked Dr
Milburn how ho beeamu acquainted with Cur-
lyle. HereiilleU :
" 1 hail a letter of introduction to him from
Judge Michael King of Charleston , South
Carolina. King was n fellow Scotchman , and
ho tinJ Carllo hnd long been friends. Very
many Americans \isltlng Kuropo took letters
to Curljle , which were often plven rather in
discriminately. Xowjou must know that in
Scotland a letter of introduction moms much
more than It docs with us. It Is in the nature
of a ihaft drawn by one person upon the
courtesy and hospitality of another. It must
bo honored by an invitation to at least ono
meal nt the gentleman's house , with presenta
tion to his family and n few hours of social
Intercourse. Htrovo give letters of Intro
duction to anybody and ever ) body , and few
of them luuo more than a mere passing signi
ficance.
"Mr Cnrl > lo was then famous as a man of
letters , and ho was deluged \vith introduc
tions. Like Thaekeraj he had been n long
time In securing public recognition , nnd It is
a singular fact that ho was appreciated and
honored in America before ho was In Enplnnd
Hero his popularity was almost boundless ,
and this fact explains why so many going
abroad sought the personal acquaintance of
ono whom thov so greatly admired
But the truth Is Cnrllo tired of it.
so imuy called uxm | him from little apparent
motive sa\e sheer curiosity. Heonco wrote
of the United States , 'ft nation of 20,000,000
of people , ihlelly bores.1 'Iheso Americans
who Intruded thenisehes upon him were to a
largo extent men and \\omen of ono Idea
people with 'Ism , ' vegetal-ions nnd enthu
siasts uix > n ono subject or another. They
thought to get a hearing from Mr. Carlvlo
andllnd In him an encouraging and sympa
thetic friend. But they -were disappointed
in this , for ho was not in any broad sense a
philanthropist. These
WtAFTSUPON HIS min .CB
tnndo him boiocwhat irritable nnd gave to
many of his American visitors the Impres
sion that ho wns brusque and testy to a most
unpleasant degree.
"Mr. Cnrlylo seemed tg feel that a letter of
introduction from his old friend , Judge
Ivlng , meant something , and both he nnd his
\ \ ifo received mo with warm-hearted cordial
ity. My welcome could not h.ivo been moro
sincere and hospitable. They worn very
kind to me , nnd 1 passed imny pleasant and
profitable hours under their loot 1 bollc\o
ono reason w hy ho seemed to llko mo was
thnt I smoked with him a thing which most
of his piiests from Doston and other parts of
New England did not do. You know thnt
Is I presume you do that a pipe Is a wonder
ful promoter of sociability. I was with
Carlyle many times , and I never saw even a
sign of the brusquencss of which I had heard
Americans cr.inplaln.
"Thomas Curljle had , " continued Dr. Mil-
bum , "a number of Americans among his in-
tinmto friends. Ho liked Longfellow nnd ho
was esDCclally fond of Emerson. Longfel
low noticed his work In the English reviews
long before ho had gained a great reputation
as an author. The lint copy of Sartor Kehar-
tus that came to America was brought by
Longfellow , it was made up of clippings
from Frnzer's Magazine In which a part of
thfl book was first published. Longfellow
cutthcso out , had them bound and broucht
them over to America with him. Ho once
told mo that it was ho who called Emerson's
attention to Carlyle and through him Emer
son began to read these strong renews which
emanated from Carljle's pen. He ho.il learned
toadmirohlm before he went to Europe nnd
while nt Homo ho fell In with a man \ \ ho
Imcw Carlyle nnd pot a letter to him. Emer
son took this letter and went to Scotland
and railed upon Carlyle nt Cralgcnputtock.
Ho spent sometime herewith Carlyle and the
two lay out uptfn the hills among the trees
ana overlooked the country w here Words-
woith walked. They became quite Intimate
and Emerson loft Scotland with an increased
admiration for CarlUo. I think , but am not
sure , that ho took ti copy of Sartor Kesartui
In the extracts from tno magazine homo with
him and that he published these in Boston
and that this was the
FIIIST lunurtTiov OF SUITOII KESUITUS ,
It was certainly better appreciated in Amer
ica than in Kngland and it was not until
after our literary circles were talking about
it that the English took it up. I have chatted
\ \ Ith Carlvlo about Its writing end ho has told
inoof the troubles ho had in getting a pub
lisher. He carried the manuscript from ono
printing house to another In \nln and
llnally got the editor of Frosor to publish It
us n seilui. The editor found it not nt all
popular w 1th his subscribers nnd ho at once
ixgnn to reecho protests against the contin
uance of Its publication. Finally ono of the
noblemen wrote him and asked him whether
ho w as going to keep on publishing the writ
ings of "That dnmnod tailor through all eter
nity. " You know Sartor Kesni tus Is a boon
on the philosophy of clothes nnd it was from
this thnt the nobleman gave it Its title. The
man \ \ ns nn influential man and this settled
the question , Upon this Frazcr's Magazine
stopped Issuing the work ana it was thrown
back into Carl ) la's bands until Emerson took
it to America
"Sartor Kesartus was the first work of
JL Carlyle In the style la which ho acquired his
fame. Ho had prior to this written in the
"classical English of the day and his articles
possessed high literary merit nnd were ac
cepted by the reUow-.i , He got his latter
stj lo largely through the reading of the Ger
man , and cut himself onttre.lv free from the
hidebound restraints of ordinary classical
English.
"What was Mca of '
your Cnrlylo's appcar-
nncol" I ashed.
' 'Carlylo , " replied the blind parson , "was
tall and rather gaunt in appearance , grow Ing
thinner in llesh with luhaudng years. Ho
had
A HE VB I.JKE n ANIEt. MTBSTEB1 * ,
covered with a luxuriant growth of shaggr ,
iron-gray hnlr.whlth hung down llko n fnnjo
uxcrhU broad forehead. Ho was , somewhat
careless ns to dress. Hlshousowas inChelsea ,
twenty stops from the bank of the Thames.
Hero ho lived from ISM until his death In
16M. Itas his habit. In the summer o\en-
Ings. to go out into thoyanl and sit under the
awning. Under such circumstances I had
manv long tales \\lth him.
"To ono % Uiois Jillud the volco is the only
means of recognition. It stands for the
uholo face the entire bodily presentment ,
No doubt I appreciated inoro than could a
person w 1th sight Carljlb's wonderful voice.
It had 1 think greater compass and tlexlblllty
than any other volco I have known. From
the soft tender How of pithos and sympathy
It rose to the full \lbrant tones of force ana
eloquence and still higher up to those of in
dignation and rage. When drcply Interested
ho would unconsciously fall into the chanting
or Intoning stjlo of delivery so often beam
uniong the Scotch people. It Is a character
istic of all classes , VVhen I Jlrst heard It I
was nonplussed to understand the origin rj
Kuch a custom or perhaps 1 should aay h'.llt ,
I learned upon a'subsequent visit UJ Scot
land that eor since the days of J&n Knox
the ministers of that country bsvo intoned
their sermons. It bccutnn tlxfci in the ears of
the p .uanU until the whsio ixxjplo fell Into
that way of bpcakicj , All the strong
emotions of the hnruan heart lo\e , grief ,
rage naturally tVo cadences as they liudcx-
prcbslon in rjords. This universal manner of
oncech lu that country illustrates the jxw er
hf the Scotch pulpit over the popular ear and
icart.
"Carlylo , who sprang from the peasant
lassc3of Scotland , was
A MOST riSClSilIKO TiLKKR.
. Ho drew around him lu Intluiato soclarv
latlon the brightest and best people of Great
Britain , to say nothing of other countries :
Cicnerally speaking , literary men its England
at thnt tfmo were only tolerated by what wo
may term the upper cliwes. They wcro not
welcomed In society except as 'lions,1 o to
speak , On this account Cnrlylo often refused
to accept Invitations from Juke ) and lords ,
'If ' they want to see tno let , thorn como to my
house , ' ho was wont to sav. Ho oven carried
this feeling so fur 03 to decline an invitation
from the queen toislt Windsor castle.
Knowing his peculiarity In this respect the
queen took no offense nt his refusal , hut she
was so earnest lu her dcslro to meet him thnt
she Invoked the aid of Dc.m Stanley , who
was Curlyle's warm personal frlona. Ho
arranged a mectlnir nt the deanery of West
minster' w hero Carl ylo was presented to the
queen , or the queen vt as presented to Carlyle ,
whichever way you cheese to put It. Uailylo
was a commoner in the fullest sense of the
word. Ho hud little reverence for mere roy
alty the person w ho w ore the crown must bo
worthy to command his respect. I do not
imagine that he considered it a great act of
condescension on the part of the queen to
meet him. At this Interview \\evo present
also two or three Indies of the court and Dean
Stanley nnd his wife. In the pre encoof the
sovereign etiquette requires that nil remain
standing until the queen gives the signal to
take scats Let me tell you how Mr. Carl j lo
managed It , The Indies and gentlemen of the
company were in the draw Ing- room , the pre
scntatlous had been made and the queen gra
ciously expressed her pleasure nt meeting
one distinguished In letters. Carlyle thinked
her for her kind words and added : 'But I am
getting to be an old man now ;
St'l'I'O'B WE U.ti SIT DOttS
and talk It over,1 himself setting the exam
ple.
' In eolng to and taking scats nt dinner
precedence , bated ujwn otllclal rank or par
ticular grade of nobility , is n most important
and delicate question The rules governing
such matters are adhered to with scrupulous
care. Hen General Grant , unless n dinner
was given in his special honor , would have
been compelled to sit at the foot of the table
oven below the American minister , for when
he was In Kngland he was only a private
citizen. The fact that bo had been a great
general and president of the United States of
Itself counted for nothing. All the lords and
ladles , the dukes nnd big-wigs pass to the
table and take seats In thdr order , the place
being nn index to the rank of the person oc-
cupjlng It. Carlyle attended few dinners
3ut when he did accept such an Invitation ho
nlwajs led the march to the dining room , A\as
recognized as a king and so took preccdenco
of everybody.
"This lioni/lng of Cailjlowas indirectly
ono of the chief causes of
1119 Wll'C'3 UVIUPP1 > E .
Lady Ashhurton concehed a great admin-
Lion for Carlyle nnd ho bccatno n part of Iho
literary circle w hich surrounded her. Ho bc-
came faclnuted with Ludy Ashburton and ,
though 1 am sure that ho was sure to his wife
and that Lady A hburton vtas true to her
husband , still the fact that ho was invited to
many places where his wife was not , was one
of the causes of her misery. Jane Welsh
Carljlo was n most extraordinary woman.
She was Intellectually the peer of any woman
of her time but the English no
bility who feted Cnrljlo merely
tolerated her and she felt that
her admittance to their society was only
upon sufferance. Mrs. Carlyle was far the
superior of Thomas Carl } le in culture and
rcmiemuit. He was a peasant with thoideis
of a peasant in regard to woman His mother ,
whom he esteemed , was aa ignorant woman
\\hohadwashed the clothes of her family
and brewed and baked for them Mrs. Carljlo
came from the professional classes of Eng
land. Her father had been possessed of a
good income and she wus brought up with
plenty of sen ants about her. She was de
licate in frame and remarkably sensitive In
feeling. After she was married she discov
ered that Carlvle expected her to do the same
things that his mother had done , nnd she
murmured not but attempted to do them. In
the daj s of their pov orty she did all the w ork
about the house nnd Carl ) lo unconsciously
imposed on her. He was very h ritablo , and
his stomach vas such that ho was often in a
Dad humor. Ho would eat no bread but that
vNhich his wife baked , and ho said no murma-
lade agreed with him except that -which sbe
mudo vt Ith her own hands Ho often wound
ed her feelings without knowing it and ho
\ \ as tilled with remorse when his ojes were
opened by her diary which ho first saw after
her death. Ho authorized the publication of
thedlarv moro from a wish
TO DO ; LSTICE TOIIEII MEMOIIT
than from nnj thing else , and ho gave it over
into Froude's hands with the injunction to
publish it if ho thought that lustico demand
ed It , but if he published It to pi hit it word
for word and line for line as it w as \ \ rittcn
"Thomas Curly le , " Dr. Milburn wenton ,
"was a vciy hard worker. Everjthingho
produced cost him great mental labor , and ho
did all his \\ritinc with his own hands.
When Mrs. Carlyle married him it was ono of
her ambitious to bo able to aid him in his literary -
erary work. She appreciated his greatness
long before the \\orld took htm up , and she
had herself one of the brightest minds of her
daj\ The two did work for a short time
after man lage. Uhej- did some translations
together , but Carljlo found that ho must DO
alone to do his best work. Tno law of genius
is solitude , nnd as hewent on with his liter
ary labors the distance between the two in
creased , and he gradually came to do all his
woik himself. Ho was a'flno talker , and his
conversations could they ha\o been stcno-
graphlcallj- reported would have read almost
ns well as his \\ritinw. Every sentence
sparkled i\UU intellectual brilliants , and I
once asked him why ho did not dictate his
thouchts instead ofwriting them Ho re
plied with n mournful shako of his head that
such a thing would be Impossible for him ,
nnd that it was too late for him now to
begin.
"I have said that Carljlo was wonderful in
conversation , fascinating bejond any other
person I have ever known. I think I may
say that I spent more time with him than
any other American. I saw him very fro-
qucntlj in each of inj * three visits to England ,
and ho talked volumes to me. A close friend
ship grew up between us. which I ha\ono
doubt was as sincere on his put as on mine.
I lost saw him 1877. Ho was draw ing near
the end of i long life and old and feeble. His
right hand was crippled by pen paralvsls ,
and ho hud learned to write with his left ,
but that too was fulling. Ho read with his
book supported upon an Iron frame , turning
the leaves with a paper-knife. But his men
tal vigor was unimpaired , and
HIS FICUI.T1E3 SLUMKI ) ALL THE BRlOHTm
In his feeble body , I well remember thnt
during one of our conversations nt that time
mention was made of Touissleut 1'Ouverture.
I told him I was not familiar with the history
of that man and asked him to give mo nn ac
count of him I used to get him started in
that \\nv. For an hour and n half bo talked.
telling the story of 1'Ouvcrturo's strange uni
eventful life In the purest diction and a stjlo
as brilliant as any e say ho ever wrote. It
was a complete biographical sicctch and an
alysis of character , with dates and citations
from authorities a recital fiom the lips of a
man nearlj' eighty j ears of ago which to me
was amazing. If a stenographer had taken
down his words they might have gone to the
press almost without correction and made ns
striking a piece of literary work ns over
emanated from his pen His great power of
mommy was shown by his answer whei
I asked him how long since ho had read
VOu\erture.
" 'I do not think T hive read anything on
that subject In fotty ve.irs , ' ho said. "
FIMMC G.
Dr. Birnoy , nose and throat , Ceo
Female Lnbor In Oi * Vs.
A recent cnnvns of twent > cities jieltls
some intoiesting data respectin femnlo
labor. According tp iho rcpgrt made
the avornRo ago nt u filch nirl begin to
work is fifteen \eixrs and four months.
Chin Icbton , S. J. , Rives eighteen j ears
nnd seven months , the highest avemfjo ,
nnd No-wik , : \ ? . J. , fourteen jears and
eovoii raonthb , the lowest. Of 17,427 in
terviewed 14,120 weio native born , 030
rroro Irish nnd 77o Mormons ; 12,007 hnd
foi ulgn-bora iuothors l5,387 were single
women , 745 uiairied und 1,030 widows ;
8,75 1 supported themselves and helped
to support others ; . 11,818 helped in homo
housekeeping : The statistics show Unit
the health win impaired by work ol
12,822 who reported ; 373 earn less thivn
8100 n year.
In Atlanta the wages nro the lowest in
the twenty cities , the iivcrngo being only
? 4. 05 per week. In Sun Francisco they
are the highest , reaching f 0.08 per week.
In Now York the average vvaces in $5.8o ,
In Boston $ o.H ( , in Chicago S5.74 , In St.
Puul $0.02 , and In > 'ew Orleans $4.3 L
Dr , Blrtioy cures cat an h , Bco bide.
A RO\Y \ OF BOTTLED S11NS1I18E ,
Cheering Rajs from the Bright Minds of
Witty Writers.
VERY CONSISTENT IN HER PIETY.
\Voultl lln\e Onljnn Upright Piano
OrcRort I'liilosophj Another Gas
Victim Cleveland an lOvccp-
dun Htlicl's Quick Work.
Indlanipolls Journal : Simmons That Is n
rather peculiar stone you are wcarlnp , Tim-
mlns. Must ho something rare , is It not !
Tlmtnms Very rare stone , indeed , my boy.
That is an 1SOO pcich-stonc.
Just the i'tauo Cor Him.
New York SunI.ltsrary Man I can't
write tonight. 1 hivcn't ' a solitary idea in
inv head
His Wife Well , then , como with mo to the
little party the BJonescs are glv ing.
I'ut It. There Himself.
Philadelphia Times : "You advertised to
sell genuine milk , " said the customer , re
proachfully , "and I discover unmistakable
evidences that thcro is vvnter mixed with It. "
"That may be ; hut the genuine milk is
there ] ust the same. " was the reply , "I know-
it U , because I put It there mvseU. "
Xo fjoonl Application.
New York Sun ; "Coffco Is strong , " re-
inarUed McAVirtty at the brcnkfast table.
"Is HI" replied Mrs. Small , pleased. "Let
wo put some hot water Inour cup "
"Thanhs , nol I referred to the market. "
Banter.
New York Sun : Chicago Hotel Clem
( after Mr. Blossom of St. Louis has regis
tered ) Don't blow out the BUS , Mr. Blos
som.
Blossom Gas I Haven't jou got electric-
it ) in this show town jctl
Consistent to a Decree.
American Stationer : "A very strict -woman
is Mrs Yazlcy. "
"Sho has and deserves that reputation "
"Yes , 1 saw her buy today even au upright
piano. "
He Had the ItoekH.
New York Woild : Susle-I heard , Fan
nie , that Sndlo Lornly's husband had plenty
of "rocks. "
Kannlo That's right Ho owns a big farm
In New Hampshire.
The Boston Stjle.
New- York Herald : "Somo ono has cer
tainly Insulted jour daughter ; I heard her
out the back way Just now crying out'Vu- ,
cato this Inclosuro w Ithout delay or I'll hurl
this missile toward jour cranium ! ' " "O ,
that's Hypatia scaring the chickens out of
the garden. "
A Bail Scare.
Now York Sun : "Wo were held up by
train robbers. "
"Wcro you frightened } "
"Awfully. Onuman who had dlsgorgsd a
hundred dollars found out that he had a hun
dred dollars more In his fob pocket that had
been overlooked , and ho was so scared ho
went hack and gave it up "
Oregon 1'lilloHOpliy.
Portland Oregonian At Astoria there is
un original and unique sign which reads :
"Jeff's Kfstaurant. The Place to Live Well
While You Do Live. You Will Bo Dead n
Long Time " Here is the philosophy of Epi
curus , ns set forth by Lucietius , commended
to the moderns and turned to business ac
count.
Another Gas "Victim.
Chicago Inter-Ocean : Tomdick That was
a vcrv sad accident to Frakshus.
McClammy I nadn't heard of It.
"lie was overcome by gas last night.1
"You don't tell me1' !
"Yes ; Cubbage talked him to sleep at the
club. "
Tlie Usual llntc.
Now York World : Irate Visitor ( in attor
ney's oftico ) What is jour opinion of moany
way !
Attorney Professlonallj !
Irate Visitor Of course , sir.
Attornej- Well , you arc a liar and a scoun-
diel ; t > 23 please.
An Appropriate Title.
New York World : " \Vhy do you call your
saloon the 'Mosquito Bar ! ' " Inquired a
stranger in Jersey City of the man behind
the counter.
"Ihat's easy enough , " was the confident re
ply ; "it's because a roan can alwoj's get a nip
oi Jersey lightning here. "
Graver Contradicts ttic IItile.
Chicago Inter Ocean : "Idon'thellevo this
statement that beef loses 25 per cent of iU
vveichtbybeingroastcd ! " exclaimed Keedick ,
looking up from his newspaper.
"Dou'tvou ! " asked his wife.
"No , I doa't. Look at Graver Cleveland. "
A Pcnst of Reason.
American Grocer : Bettson Crane ( meet
ing his literary friend In a restaurant. )
Hello , Titchley. I thought jour author's
club vvas going to give a banquet at 8 o'clock
and here it is a quarter to 1
A. Tennj onFitchlcy I know it , Bettson.
I am just getting in a condition to enjoy
mj'self.
Quick Work.
New York World : Last call nt the sea
shore. Ethel's Mamma Havejou met the
j'oune stranger who arrived lost night !
Ethel Yes , mamma. Harry and I are en-
raged.
Ethel's Mamma Well , you haven't ' lost
anv time.
Ethel I couldn't mamma. Harry's going
back to Albany this afternoon.
A Source of Gain.
American Stationer : "Blobson , " said the ,
millionaire , "here are twenty hogging let
ters Gi70 them all a refusal. "
"Yes , sir. "
"You will note that a two-cent stamp is en
closed in each for an answer. "
"Yes. sir. "
"Well answer them all on postals. "
An Unfulllni : Proceeding.
American , Stationer : Author I want you
to dive my book , "Dieam of Love , " a good
notice in jour columns. I want to see the
book in the hands of every woman in the
countrj- .
Editor-Wait two minutes while I write It.
Editor reads two iniuutcs later--No
( ) - - self
respecting woman would open the p-iges of
"Dream of love , " the latest erotic novel. It
is permeated with filth. What do you think
of that.
Auther-Glorlousl
At the County Fair.
Ar.ienchii Grocer : "Bill , have you dusted
turf pics ! "
"Yes Url"
"Sponged off the candy ! "
"Yes. "
"Washed the gingcibrcad ami flnvoied the
roarshmallowsl"
"Yep. "
"Dug the flics out of the lemonade ! "
"Ye , "
"Hi ? la's an'gcn'lcm'nl Ycres' jcr nice
fresh confoctlon'ry , yer lemonade and jcr
homo made pl-ces , jcrol"
Dr. EIrney , nose nnd throat , 15eo bldjj.
WHY THE STOVE WAS SO HIGH ,
San Francisco Argonaut : Thcro were
fUoof us in the party six , counting
LOUR : Tom , the guide. After two dajs'
hard climbing , which the btmoa en
dured with exemplary fortitude , wo ar
rived nt the little valley high up In the
mountains , through which threaded the
trout stream.
"Jefat you nil go over into the cabin
there nnd inuko jourbelf coinf'blo , while
i 'tend to gcttinf this stuil unpacked , "
said Long Tom ; "there ixln't no ono
there. My pardnor , he's clown belpw. "
"Tho cabin nppcnra to bo two cabins. "
said the colonel , ns wo approached it.
"Thnt is for economy in ridge-poles , "
said thodoctoi'5 "Bleeping apartments on
ono stile nnd kitchen 6hrlho * other. In
, ho space between , you kx-op jour flsh
np-tflcklo nnd worms.-
Wo entered the rlpl nnd section of
ho twin-cabin , which proved to bo the
{ ilchen side. There Trti-tnot much fur-
nlturo attibloof liQttt logs , a chtilr of
bent saplings , mul n rough bench.
Hovsover , wo did not notice such furnl-
: urons there was. for each member of
; ho pirty , ns ho stopped over the high
threshold , hnd hia njLUnitiun instantly
attracted by the stove , nnd n brief roun
delay of ejaculations ent along the
proun.
"Well , thnt staggets ; ' mo,1' , snld the
stockbroker. ,
"ll'm , " snld the profe or , in n mys-
; erlous tone , ' nnd rubbed his chin.
The stove was n , plain , sinnll cooking
range , rather old and ru ty. The strange
ihlng about It was Its position. Its
abbreviated legs stood upon laigoccdnr
posts , which were planted in the floor
ind were over four feet In height. This
brought the stove way up In mld-alr , so
that the top was about on u level with
the face of the colonel , and ho wiis n six-
footer.
AVe formed In a circle about the &to\e
and stared at It as solemnly ns tv group
of pi lests around a sacrlllelaltrlpou.Vo
[ oil of the posts thej wore firm and
solid , showing that the mysterious ar
rangement was a permanent , not a tern-
Dorary one. Then we all bent our necks
and opened our mouths to look up nt the
hole In the roof , through which the
stovepipe vanished.
Suddenly the stockbroker burst out
into a loud laugh.
"Oh , I understand it now , ' ' said he.
"Understand whaty'uskedthe colonel ,
sharply.
"Why LongTom has his steve hoisted
up so high from the iloor. "
"So do I , " said the doctor , but I biis-
pect that my explanation is not the same
thnt any one else would olTer.1'
'Well , I will hot that I nm right , "
said the stockbroker , "nnd put up the
money. "
"I am in this , " said the judge ; "I
have a clear Idea about that stove , and
will back it. "
"Make it a jackpot , " aid the colonel ;
"I want to take a hand "
The stoekbrokei drew a small yellow
coin out of his pocket , und dropped it on
the table.
"Ho has the stove up theic , " ho said ,
"to get a better draught. In this ran-
fled mountain air theio is only a small
amount of o.xjgen to the cubic inch , and
combustion is moio difficult to secure
than in the lower altitudes. I have
heird that if you pet high enough up ,
you can't cook an egg that is , I mean ,
water won't boil or something like
that , " ho continued , tin own into sudden
confusion by the ui&covery that the pro-
fesnor's eye was fixed upon him with a
sai castle gaze.
"Is tint supposed to bo bcicnceV" de
manded the profewor.
"Well , " said the , stockbroker , dog
gedly , "never mind the leasons. Ex
perience is probably good enough for
Long Tom. He finds that lie getb a bet
ter draught for his stove bj having it up
in mid-air , so ho hna ittheie. "
"Tho light explanation , " began the
professor , -'is the simplest. Mj idea is
that "
"Excuse me , " Interrupted the stock
broker , tapping the' table , "aio you in
this pot ? "
The piofesbor made p deposit and pio-
ceeded :
"Ha\o you noticed that our host Is a
very tall man ? Like most men of his
height , he hates to "bCAd over. If the
stove were near the llodr , ho would have
to stoop down low wlfcn ho whirled a
flop-jack or speared lasher of bacon.
Now ho can stand up and do it Hh ease.
Your draught theory is no good ; the
longer the pipe , if it is straight , the
better the flie will burn. "
"Professor , " remarked the colonel , "I
regret to have to tell you that jour
money Is gojo. Long Tom told me , on
the way up , that his partner did all the
cooking , and ho Is a man of rather short
stature. " The colonel then paid his
compliments to the jackpot , and con
tinued : "Xow , my idea is that the btove
heats the room better thoio than on the
floor. It is only a cooking stove , to bo
sure , but when the winter is cold , it
makes this room comfortable. Being up
in the middle of space , It heats it all
equally well , which it could not do if it
were down below. "
The doctor greeted the theory with a
loud laufh. "Colonel , " ho said , "jou
are wild way off the mark. Hot air
rises , of course , and the only way to dis
seminate it Is to have jour steve aa low
as possible. According to your plan , it
would bo a good planjo put the furnace
in the attie of a house instead of in the
basement. "
"I think , " said the colonel , "that I
could appreciate your argument better
if you would ante. "
" Is mine " said the elector
"Tho pot , , as
ho deposited his coin ; "you will all adopt
my idea the moment you hear it and
Long Tom , who will bo here in a minute ,
will bear mo out. This room is very
small ; it has but veiy little lloor-spaco
and none of It goes to waste. Now , If ho
had put the steve clown where wo ex-
pctcd to find It , Long Tom could not
have made use of the area underneath ,
as you bee ho has done. On all sides of
the supporting posts jou will notice there
are hooks on which ho hangs his pans
nnd skillets. Underneath there is a
kitchen closet for pots nud cooking uten
sils of various sorts. What could be more
convenient11 ! Under jour ordinary steve
there Is room onlj * for a poker and a few-
cock roaches. "
The judge , who had been listening to
the opinions offered bj- the others with
the same grim smile that occasionally
ornamented his face when ho announced
that an objection was overruled , now
stopped foiwnrd and dropped a coin on
the table. Ho then rendeied his decision
as follows :
"It appears that nqno of you have no
ticed the forest of hooks in the roof just
over the stovo. They aio not in u o at
present , but they ar , there for some pur-
uo e. I imagine thuluiu Ing the -vvintei
huge pieces of vonittyn and bear's-meat
dangle over the stove , nnd arc dried for
use later. Now , if the steve were on the
Iloor , It would bo tdjffar fiozn the roof to
bo of service in thib wny. "
' Uero comes old 'fom/'bhouted the col
onel , who had stopped < to the open door
whllo the judge wa gponklng.
The old trapper puLdovvn thovmlous
articles of baggage with which his arms
w ere loaded and eaityd into the kitchen-
cabin wheio wo all flood. Ho glanced
nt the group nndthrm at the stilted
btovo In our midst IH u
"I see jou alrall.admlrln' my steve , "
so said , k'nnd I'll botvou'vo been a-\von- \
derin1 why It is up k/high. / "
"Yes , wo hn\e"sald the professor ;
' how did jou known ? "
"People most allus generally jest ns
soon ns they come into the place begin tc
nbk mo about it that's how I knoned. "
"Woll , why Is it up so high ? " de
manded the stockbroker impatiently ,
with a side glance nt the well-developed
jackpot on the table.
"The reabon Is simple enough , " said
Long Tom , with u grin that showed his
bicuspids ; "you see wo hnd to pack all
this btulT up hero from down below on
burros. Originally there was four j'lnts
of that stovepipe , but the cinch wasn't
drawn tight enough * on the
burro thnt was carrj'in' them , and two
of 'em slipped out nnd rolled down the
mountain. When wo got hero and found
that there wasn't but two pieces left , ]
reckoned that I would have to kinder
h'ist the steve to inako it fit the
so I jest In nnd h'lstod her. And tlmr
she Is jet. Say , wlmt's all this hero
money on the tnblo for ? "
Thcro was n dcop sllenco which lifted
BO long that Tom ventured to repent his
question about the money.
"It Is a jackpot , " said the doctor ,
sadly , "and as near ns I can inako out ,
It belongs to you. "
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