Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 111, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1911 — The Interesting Person. [ARTICLE]

The Interesting Person.

Is there! sweh a thing in the whole world as atniinteresting person? Undoubtedly. We have seen and conversed! with a number of them, and yet, to relate, upon a i close examination they disappear—melt awayi into that airy region of unfulfilled The interesting person is one who is peculiar, ,but whose peculiarities never conflict with our prejudices. But when we) have i checked him off, when we have /discovered the extent of his knowledge*and when he has imparted to us allwthe Interesting things that he has tollmpart—why. then he fades away. We tolerate him perhaps for his character, for his capacity to lend money. The factlls there is a limit to every interesting' person. After we have squeezed hlm\ dry he then becomes companionable I only on account of his capacity to say) pleasant things to us or to be silent—(Life. ■