Millard County Chronicle | 1911-04-27 | Page 7 | Bret Harte Was Dubious.

Bret Harte Was Dubious. j ISret Harte at one time used to i plunder people from the rostrum In ' tlie way of to-rent lectures. Iiurlng a i trip over the Pennsylvania circuit h found himself one evening In a small town, the very atmosphere of whlci was depressing. Turning to tho committeeman who awaited on him at his room in the hotel, llarte said: "Is this a healthful climate?" i "Passably,' responded the committeeman. commit-teeman. "What's the mortality of this city?" "About on a day." "About one, eh?" said Hart. Com this way a minute,'' and he drew the committeeman into the re-jcess re-jcess of the bay window ond then aid to him solemnly: "Is the man dead for today? I am going to lee-jture lee-jture here tonight and It would b a great relief to nio to know that I J could get through alive." San Francisco Fran-cisco Chronicle.