Eureka Reporter | 1903-07-31 | Page 7 | Bill Nye to Major Pond

GILL CILL NYE TO MAJOR POND letter of the late la merited humor st more han ban one successful lecture star has had to thank major pond tor for his Us start he had keen discrimination and not infrequently sought out and dragged upon the platform an obscure genius who never thought to see him sell self before the footlights buch ucal a genius was bill nye when the ma jor found him he was acting as post master and editing the laramie boom erang over a lively livers stable wal down the alley tu the gray mules rl 1 all tale tal e the elevator dimmed ate ly pond persuaded him to try lecturing ing frig and as there proved to be bota money and reful publicity in it nye was mas grateful and used for years to remember the major with character is ls tic cie notes oi 01 e of which had the follow ing exhaustive signature yours with a heart full of gratitude and a system full of drugs paints oil turpentine glass putty and every thing usually kept in a first class drug store bill nye P S open all night bo DO ton transcript