Show iva was a trial geo 0 o kemp the architect of the scott monument at edinburgh was a maa man who raised himself from obscurity by tho the sheer force of talent ind nd determination iio ile had a ret retiring ing i nature and a shy and shrinking manner toward strangers tho the habit of handshaking created in him an embarrassment and aversion which lie ile could scarcely control and one of his friends gives an amusing description of the manner in which ho he accomplished the deed when it became inevitable I 1 the two were walking along ono one of the streets in edinburgh Edinbur gli in tho the full tow of an animated conversation when kemp suddenly end oud denly became awa aware re of a W friend approaching pro aching them from the opposite direction instantly the current of his thought was arrested he lost the thread of coni and then became silent altogether A whimsically troubled espres a I 1 eion gion crept over his face and a nervous commotion developed itself in his manner extraordinary movements began in his right hand and arm which he kept dangling and jerking backward and forward in a helpless way as if ho he had entirely lost control of them gradually t the band hand appeared to stiffen and rose the arm until they were at right angles with the body with a powerful effort ho he shot out his band hand and grasped that of tho the friend who had approached and then the ordeal passed with a sigh of relief he briskly resumed bis his part of the conversation with the air of a man who has performed an unpleasant but merito meritorious lions action youths companion |