Show was waa a trial george meikle kemp the architect of the scott monument at edinburgh was a ulm man who raised himself from obscurity b by the sheer force of talent and determination he had a ret retiring i nature and a shy and shrinking manner toward strangers the habit of handshaking created in him an embarrassment and aversion which he could scarcely control and one of his friends gives an amusing description of the manner in which he be accomplished the deed when it became inevitable the two were walking along one of the streets in edinburgh in the full flow of an ani animated abed conversation when kemp suddenly became aware of a friend RP ap preaching pro aching them from the opposite direction instantly the current of his thought was arrested he lost the thread of co con 11 and then became silent altogether A abi whimsically icalla troubled espre expression crept over his bis face and a nervous commotion developed itself in his manner extraordinary movements began iu in his right hand and arm which h dangling and jerking backward and ward in a helpless way as if U tie he haoen eu lost control of them gradually the hand band appeared to stiffen and ro sai with the tao arm until they were at rihei ris I 1 angles with the body with a powerful effort he shot out t ni hand and grasped that of th efriend abc had approached and then the ordea passed with a sigh of relief he brial ki az 1 resumed his bis part of the conversation with the air of a man who has berf an unpleasant but meritorious ac action tion 1 a youths companion |