Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-01-29
The story of a Successful Edi,or.
The Albany Salesman, in a leading article, tell
the following story:

The Albany Salesman in a leading article, tells
the following story:
Twenty years ago We -stuck type" in an alley in
the printing sffice of the NeU Yorker. edited and
published by Horace Greeley. George Wilkins
Kendall. (the proprietor of the New Orleans Plea
yme Morgan Bates, 1--WE think since partner in the
publication Of the Detroit AdUstiSer), o. A. Rowe
(whO was fellow apprentice with Greeley, and af
terward published paper at Little Falls) stood at
the case in the same Office. Rowe Bates and Paige are
dead. Kendall still living but has abandoned
the chair editorial for sheep raising the plains Of
Texas. He left the Yorker Office to commence the
Picupgle, having acquired the capital for that
terprlse in a way that would hardly be considered
orthodox in a moral community Before leaving
New York. Kendall had "u8mped" the South as a
jour printer-uaYeled for information. as he said
through every principal village and city in the
Southern States, sometimes on steamboats,, some
times in stage-cOaches, (there was but one railroad
in the South then from Charleston to Augusta and
not unfrequently foot, with his baggage on his
back. pendant in a handkerchief, from his walking
stick. Sometimes he was flush and well dressed
sometimes strapped and seedy-but always
witty, genial. and gentlemanly In his ventures, he
had frequently been boon compgnon with many of
the most eminent men of the country.
The Astor House was then but just opened,
and extensively visited by SOutherners It was a
fashion with Kendall to patrOnize that establish
ment after working hours. Stroling over there one
evening" after having washed up" he was agree
ably surprised TO meet several gentlemen whom he
had known as merchants, and lawyers. and DOCTORS
at Natchez Miss After juieps all round and sher-
~ cobber apiece, some one proposed to "close the
night" with little game OF poker. Kendall had
but about five dollars in his watchf0b (there was
no watch there) but be assented among the rest to
the proposition. EXcusing himseffOr a WOment he
made a rush down Ann street to the Office, where
he hoped 10 find some OF his fellow printers with
money to lend Bates as foreman of the office, had
been detained making up the forms. He had eight
dollars and eve 1--WE were helping Bates) had two
hundred and seven cents, and thus made purse of
SIS. With this fund he sat down to play The play
went on until daylight. At seven o'clock Kendall
came into the Office, paid up the sic he had borrow
ed, told Greeley he would give up his situation. and
asked all hands to partake of ''pioUs gorge that
afternoon. All hands were but too happy todo
that same, and still more happy when their fellow
craftsman announced that he the fortunate pos
SCISSOR of about $500 won at the +" little game of
poker aforesaid, and that with the 500 he pro-
posed 10 start paper in New Orleans In due ]
time the Pic9ytne appeared-was a success-win- /
ming reputation for Kendall polished writer and
a brilliant wit, and what was better giving him q
princely income. He has had many hair-breadJh |
escape since that; was among the Santa Fe prison
ers and given up as dead. but afterwards released
he went through the Mexican war; has passed i
years in foreign travels until satiated with enjoy
ment tired of the excitement Of city life he retired
10 Texas, and is now master Of thousands of acres
of land. and reckons more than a hundred thousand
sheep cattle and mules bis individual property.