Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1910 — Kipling in the Herring Line. [ARTICLE]

Kipling in the Herring Line.

Senator Beveridge, apropos of fame, said at a Washington luncheon: “What is fame, after all? Kipling, when he lived in Brattleboro, Vt., took a trip to Montpelier. The first; evening he came down to the hot€l dining room he overheard this dialogue between two waiters: “First Waiter —Do you know who that is, George? “Second Waiter—No. Who is it? “First Waiter —That is the celebrated Klpperin. “Second Waiter —What’s he done? “First Waiter—Hanged- if I know. Fish line, ain’t It?”