The Nevada Democrat., 1860-03-07
THE TYPE-sTICKERs.

The editor of the Albany Statesman, being in
reflective mood, recently, gives the world the
following story:
Twenty-three years ago we "stuck type'' In
the same alley in the printing office Of the New
Yorker, edited and published by Horace Gree.
ley. George Wilkins Kendall (the protector OF
the New Orleans Pioayune), Morgan Bates, 1--WE
think since partner in the publication of the
Detroit Advertiser,) 0. A. Rowe, (who was q
fellow apprentice with Greeley,) stood at the
case In the same Office. Rowe and Bates are
now dead. Kendall is still living, but has aban-
doned the chair editorial for sheep-raising on
the plains of Texas. He left the Yorker office
to commence the Pcayune, having acquired
the capital for that enterprise in way that
would hardly be considered orthodox In NOR
al community. Before leaving New York to
settle at New Orleans, Kendall had tramped
the South as jour prlnter-traveled for infor-
nation as he said, through every principal viii
lage and city In The Southern States, sometimes
on steamboats,, sometimes on stage coaches,
(there was but one railroad in the South. then,
from Charleston to Augusta,) aud not unfre-
quently on foot. with his baggage on his back,
pendant In handkerchief from his wakin 9
stick. Sometimes he was "hush" and well
dressed sometimes strapped" and seedy /; but
always witty, genial and gentlemanly. In his
adventures he had frequently been boon COM
panion Of the most eminent men in the country.
The Astor House then was but just opened, and
extensively visited by Southerners 1t was
fashion with Kendall to patronize that estab-
lishment after working hours. Strolling over
there one evening" after having "washed up"
he was agreeably surprised to meet several gen
tlemen whom he had known as merchants, law
yers and doctors, at Matches, Mississippi, AZ.
ter juleps all round and sherry oobler apiece,
some one proposed to close the night with a
little game of poker. Kendall had but about
five dollars in his watch fob (there was no
watch there,) but he assented among the rest.
to the proposition. Excusing himself for mo-
ment he made a rush down Ann street TO the
Office, where he hoped to find some of his fellow
printers with money to lend. Bates, as fore
man of the office, had been detained making up
the forms. lie had eight dollars and we had
two hundred and seven cents. Kendall took
the dollars, Qeavng us the cents) and thus
made purse of $l5. With this he sat down to
play the play went on till daylight. At 7
O'Clock Kendall came into the ONCE. paid nm
the $40 he had borrowed, told Greeley he
would give up his situation, aud asked all hands
to partake of a "pious gorge" that afternoon.
All hands were but TOO happy to do that same,
and still more happy when their fellow-crafts-
man announced that no was the fortunate pos
SCISSOR of about $7OO, won at the little game of
poker aforesaid, and that with the $500 he pro-
posed to "start paper at New Orleans" In
due time the Picayune appeared, was success,
winning reputation for Kendall as a polished
writer and brilliant wit, and what was better,
giving him princely income. He has had
many hair-breadth 'scapes since that; was
among the Santa Fe prisoners, and given up as
dead, but afterwards released ; he went through
Mnwi00n War has -.
travel, until satisfied with enjoyment, and tired
Of the excitement of city life he retired to Tex.
as, and is now the master of thousands of acres
OF land, and reckons more than hundred
thousand sheep cattle aud mules, as his indl-
vidual property.