Deseret Evening News | 1903-04-14 | Page 6 | Kipling and the Bookseller

Il AND ANI Ii t There la in II a n Vermont bookseller who never nevor tires Ires of repeating the retort that th t the he lie once made to Rudyard This bookseller lives in and Aft Ir during luring Ills rell In II Vermont visited his hll hop one ono day tay He HeIs HeIs Is Icu a thin rl snarl and amId the poet poet tak takIng log Ing an Interest In him questioned him about his hi hu here lucre How OI many books do you r u sell sel a n day clay What Is the of or bookselling In Do 10 0 they the read lentI me hereabouts The and other othor Mr r Kin Kinling ling Hn asked eke Finally he ice hl took lip up Ut Pell eel bates a work of George Moores Is 11 1 this good goad he lie said saidI 1 I dont know sir You dont know Why Wh you 01 rend read It No sir M Kipling frowned at the little man manA manA A bookseller he lie said and anti you dont road your own books The fhe other very much enraged cd tI 1 hotly hot If It I I were a I druggist dru would you ou ex ox expect me mc to take my 1 own drugs