HARRIET BEECHER STOWE How She Was Once Not Escorted Home From a Railroad Station. "Speaking of bad breaks," said the lawyer, "Jack Berkley", a friend of mine, was telling me the other night of an experience of his, which he looks upon as a record breaker. "He was attending college during the time that Professor Stowe occupied a chair at Bowdoin, and one stormy night the learned gentleman, being loath to leave his comfortable quarters, asked Jack if he wouldn't go down to the station to meet Mrs. Stowe. Jack didn't know the lady, but be willingly accepted the honor of escorting so great a celebrity as Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe and hastened down through the snow and sleet to wait for the train. After a time he presented himself before the professor without the expected guest. "Where is she?" demanded that gentleman. "She didn't come, sir," said Jack. "Oh, but I know she did. She wrote me she was coming, and Mrs. Stowe never disappoints me," was the very positive answer. "'But, sir,' protested Jack, 'there was only one person got off the train, and that was an old Irish woman.'" "'Strange,' mused the professor, 'What can have happened to her?'" At that moment there was a knock at the door, and Mrs. Stowe entered. "'Aha!' exclaimed the professor gleefully. 'There you are! I sent this young gentleman down for you, and he protested you did not come.'" "I think I remember seeing him, too," said Mrs. Stowe. "Poor Jack! The cold perspiration stood upon his brow. He had taken the immortal author of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' for an old Irish woman. 'He stammered out something and fled. He never could look Professor Stowe in the face after that.' "Mrs. Stowe never cared much for dress," said a woman present. "I dare say, as it was a stormy night, she had paid less attention than usual to her personal appearance." 'A friend of mine who knew her very well one day asked her if she preferred white stockings to colored ones. She spoke of it because Mrs. Stowe's white hosiery was very noticeable with her black gown. "No,' said the author, 'I don't know that I do.' 'You are wearing white today,' said my friend. 'Not at all,' said Mrs. Stowe, putting out a foot clothed in a black stocking.' 'But the other foot has a white one,' persisted my friend. 'Mrs. Stowe quickly investigated.' 'Why, so it has,' she laughed. 'Well, I suppose I didn't pick up mates,' and unconcernedly changed the subject.'-New York Recorder. Printed in BIG VALLEY GAZETTE - February 15, 1894. BIG VALLEY GAZETTE - MARCH 22, 1894 DEATH Geo. W. Long, formerly of Dixie Valley, died in Susanville last Thursday after a month's illness. BIG VALLEY GAZETTE - APRIL 5, 1894 MARRIED LAUFMAN - MOODY - In Susanville, Cal., March 18, 1894, J. B. Laufman and Miss Ethel Moody. BORN PENNIG - At Spanish Springs, Cal., March 18, 1894, to the wife of A. Pennig, a son. BIG VALLEY GAZETTE - APRIL 12, 1894 BORN Born to the wife of Fred Kasper, April 6th, a son. The babe died and was buried in Lookout cemetery next day. HOLCOMB - Near Bieber, Cal., April 6, 1894, to the wife of A. O. Holcomb, a daughter, weight 10LBS. LONG - Near Susanville, Cal., March 31, 1894, to the wife of A. J. Long, a daughter. RANKER - In Susanville, Cal. March 29, 1894, to the wife of E. A. Ranker, a daughter. DIED HOLCOMB - Near Bieber, Cal., April 5, 1894, Stephen Nathaniel Holcomb, a native of California, aged 41 years, 10 months, and 9 days. BIG VALLEY GAZETTE - APRIL 19, 1894 BORN FAIRCHILD - At Milford, Cal., April 9, 1894, to the wife of T. M. Fairchild, a son. DAVIE - In Susanville, Cal., April 7, 1894, to the wife of G. B. Davie, a daughter. LONG - At Red Rock, Cal., April 4, 1894, to the wife of Geo. A. Long, a son. RAMSEY - In Susanville, Cal., April 7, 1894, to the wife of T. A. Ramsey, a daughter. DIED WALKER - At Red Rock, Cal., April 9, 1894, David Walker, a native of Scotland, aged about 54 years. BIG VALLEY GAZETTE - APRIL 26, 1894 MARRIED SPENCER - RAKER - In Sacramento, Cal., April 15, 1894, Fred C. Spencer and Miss Hattie Raker, both of Susanville. ~~~~~~ Billie C. Reynolds Anita "Jean" Waters-Reynolds (Family Genealogy) http://www.rh2o.com (Modoc County Genealogy) http://www.rh2o.com/modoc/ --- Our outgoing mail is checked by Norton AntiVirus.