Logan Republican | 1903-09-12 | Page 2 | The Origin of "Slabsides"

If &U- THE ORIGIN OF "SLAB3IDC3." i? r i S, Burroughs' Home Named After Doy. , y hood Companion. ' During dinner tho othor day nt tho , rosldonco of Mr. Burroughs, Prosldont f ;, Roosovclt turned to his voncrablo host ' ' and remarked: 8jL "Burroughs, I wish I could Insplro ? as much Interest In any man ns you K do In mo. You know, I havo read all (S? you havo wrltton, nnd I lovo to hoar 9t jou talk; but I nm always asking ray- t Kk self 8omo now quostion about-you. I IK' . novor know until a fow years ago why IK ' you called your first book 'Wako- IfW Itobln,' and I can't sco how this do- Iw llghtful placo over got such a namo as 'Slabsldos.' " tM "Can't toll you, sir, exactly," Mr. ? Burroughs Is reported to havo ropllod. a "But, whon I was a youngster I know 'M man whom wo callod 'Old Slab- 'W Bldos.' Ho was n Prosbytorlan rain- M lstor, n tall, lauk, melancholy man, Mf" nd my father usod to lend me out ft ' to him to cut bait whon ho wont flsh- ! jKi, Ing. Ho had a glass oyo and a Wr ' chronic catarrh. Ono cold March day, J at- whon tho fish woro biting, ho was r' flf groatly annoyed by having to rosort I Kf almost constantly to his handkerchief. J? BJ Finally ho turned to mo and said, ' Bk 'Johnny, don't you know somo nlco K boy I could hlro on a small salary to I ' blow my noso?' "Now York Mall "' f ' and Express.