Gaston Alexander, who the heck is he?
Well, I don’t know much about fancy folks, but I heard tell of this Gaston Alexander fella. Sounds like a big shot name, ya know? Like them kings and queens in them stories. But this ain’t no king, I reckon. This Alexander guy, he seems like a real… adventurer, yeah, that’s the word. A go-getter, like my old man used to say, “always gotta be doin’ somethin’.”
Now, some folks say he was in them plays, actin’ and such. Like pretendin’ to be someone else. I ain’t got no time for that, myself. Gotta milk the cows, feed the chickens, you know how it is. But I guess some folks like watchin’ them play-actors. Gaston Alexander in acting, huh? Maybe he was good at it, maybe not. Don’t make no difference to me.
- Heard tell he went underwater, too.
- Not like swimmin’ in the creek, mind you.
- This was in some contraption, like a metal fish or somethin’.
They call it a “proto-submarine”, whatever that means. Sounds dangerous to me. All that water pressin’ down on ya. He took some animals with him, too. Crazy, right? I wouldn’t take nothin’ but a good luck charm down there, if I had to go. And some lamps, I guess. Can’t see nothin’ in the dark, can ya?
This reminds me of somethin’… there’s them old stories, about Alexander the Great. Not this Gaston fella, but another one. They wrote poems and stories about him way back when. In France, I think. Them French folks, always makin’ a fuss. But it just goes to show ya, this “Alexander” name, it’s been around a long time. Maybe this Gaston fella was tryin’ to be famous like that other Alexander. Who knows?
I also heard whispers about another Gaston Alexander, a real patriot, they said. Came from Ireland, way across the sea. His family, they were called “Huguenots”, whatever that is. Sounds foreign. This Gaston, he fought for his country, I guess. Brave man, maybe. Or maybe just stubborn. Lots of folks are stubborn, ‘specially ‘round here.
Now, this underwater stuff, it ain’t just for show, see? This Gaston fella and his team, they went down deep, real deep. Like, deeper than anythin’ I can imagine. And they found all sorts of critters down there. New species, they call ‘em. Never been seen before. Imagine that! All them creatures livin’ down there in the dark, and nobody knew about ‘em. Kinda makes you wonder what else is hidin’ in this world, don’t it?
And they even had them TV folks come down and film it! Live, from the bottom of the sea. Can you believe that? I barely get a signal for my radio, and these fellas are broadcastin’ from underwater. The world’s gone crazy, I tell ya.
So, this Gaston Alexander, he’s a man of many stories, it seems. An actor, an adventurer, maybe even a patriot. He went to the deepest parts of the ocean, explored the unknown, and brought back tales of strange creatures. He’s like them fellas in them books, the ones who explore the world and discover new things. Makes me think maybe there’s more to this world than just chickens and cows and fields. But then again, chickens and cows gotta be fed, so I best get back to work.
If you want to know more about these adventurous types, there’s a book out there, somethin’ about “exploring the world”. Written by some fella named Maitland. I ain’t read it, mind you, too busy livin’ my own life. But maybe you city folks would like it. Full of stories, I bet. Just like the stories they tell about Gaston Alexander.
And I tell ya, this depth of the ocean thing, it’s somethin’ else. How deep is it? I heard it’s real deep, on average. Can’t remember the number but it’s a lot. Makes you feel small, you know? Like a tiny ant in a big, big world. Or a big, big ocean, I guess.
Anyways, that’s all I know about Gaston Alexander. A name that gets tossed around, seems like he did a lot of different things. Maybe he was a good man, maybe not. But he sure left his mark, didn’t he? Just like that other Alexander from them old stories. Maybe that’s all any of us want, in the end. To be remembered for somethin’. Even if it’s just for goin’ underwater in a metal fish.
