Show I George Goulds Favorite Story I dont believe George Gould ever told a funny story In his life said an old friend of his to the writer but I dont hold with others that he is utterly lacking in appreciation of humor There wore certain stories that were favorites of his and his altitude toward a story was the same as toward a friend he never grew tired of either 1 know in college there was a young f low who once tQld a story about a German running to catch a ferryboat The student told it with the German accent and with great particularity He related how the German went tearing down the street knocking over baby carriages car-riages all stumbling over dogs In his effort to catch the boat before II pulled out Finally the man got to the pier just as the ferryboat was six feet from the dock and with a superhuman spring leaped out over the tide landing on the deck and knocking over the captain Veil py chlmmlnles I vos make dot boat ann s cried the delighted German Ger-man all out of breath But the captain picking himself up and brunhlng his clothes swore like a pirate and exclaimed I You crazy idiot the boat is just coming it i Ten years after George Gould left college this same man told the same story one night at u banquet at which Gould was present George laughed as heartily at It as he did the first time he heard it I always did like that story said he Brooklyn Eagle |