Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1901 — The Weekly Panorama. [ARTICLE]

The Weekly Panorama.

'Retuard of Heroism. By a display of much courage and ingenuity Edward Mullvehill, a baggagemaster, saved the life of Mme. Schumann-IJeink in New York the other day and at the same time prevented her from falling into the hands of the police who wished to detain her as a witness to a runaway. When; the danger was over and she was safe on board the steamer on which she sailed for Germany the famous prima donna rewarded the hero by throwing her arms around his neck and giving him a kiss. The question is at once raised whether the ordinary hero would consider himself properly and sufficiently rewarded for saving the life of an elderly song bird by a single, kiss from her ruby lips. If the value, of a prima donna’s kisses is to be computed on the same financial scale as her high notes the most unmercenary of heroes might be excused if he preferred to take the equivalent of the kiss in cash. Such an equivalent in the case of so famous and highly paid a singer as Mme. Schumann-Helnk might well amount to a sum sufficient to allow the humble baggagemaster to retire from business and live thereafter on the interest of his money. At any rate it is to be hoped that Manager Grau will not prove ungrateful. He should at least send to Mr. Mullvehill a check for a sum equal to what Mme. Schumdnn-Heink would earn in a single evening.