Spanish Fork Press | 1905-08-24 | Page 6 | Saw the Feet of Clay

SAW THE FEET OF CLAY Charlotte Bronte Disturbed at Appetite Appe-tite of Her Ideal As a child Charlotte Bronte adored Thackeray long before tho author oi Vanity Fair became known to hell personally At last the two met and hero Is Thackerays version of that memorable first meeting as related by one of his blgraphers Behold a lion cometh up out 01 the Northl the girl quoted underneath under-neath her breath as Thackeray entered en-tered the drawingroom Some one repeated > re-peated It to him Good gracious said Thackeray and I am nothing but a poor specimen speci-men of an Englishman ravenous for my dinner At dinner Miss Eronto was placed opposite Thackeray by her own request > re-quest And I had said ho the mlserabla humiliation of seeing her Ideal of ma disappearing down my throat as ev eiylhlng went Into my throat antI nothing camo out of It until at last as I took my fifth potato she leaned across with clasped hands and tears In her eyes and breathed Imploring ly I Oh Mr Thnrip < < iv dont