Show Tricks of Autograph Hunters Some autograph hunters tricks are rovealed In tho Connoisseur George Eliot was taken In by a lady who enlisted i en-listed her sympathy In fictitious coclal work Another wrote to Ruskin a i touching letter of supplication which elicited no reply Sho wrote again in I a tone of almost piteous entreaty but still silence Then sho adopted another name and address became tho bogus secretary of an Imaginary art club for young students In a provincial prov-incial town and Invited Mr Ruskin to comedown and deliver an address Tho simpleminded author wrote back a long delightful letter asking to be excused from giving an address until un-til the club had made some progress but Imparting much admirable counsel coun-sel and useful rules of guidance |