The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-01-11
American Humorists.

We enjoy having new name to ad-
mire and laud, and after 8 little while
we enjoy equally Interpretation and de-
nuuciation, We all seem willing to. lift
person to certain height, and we rel
ish Sc ing him there as long as WI, can I;
delude ourselves with the notion that. We
aided to put him in the position. Hear,
ing others eytol him, we grow euyious
and cynical; fall to piercing him with
arrows OF satire, and are delighted when
he is down never to rise again.
A slight retrospect will prove the,
truth of the statement. We can easily
recall the wide popularity D,csticks,
(Mortimcr Thompson) gained as hu-
n'orists. His Damphool was in every
body's mouth, in many pnrs ,ns, char
acter. His sketches were laughed at
immoderatcly. He came from Detrois,
Michigan, to New York aud tho Ei5une
and scintilatcd for year or two. Theu
he was pronounced wearisone and ere
long he sank out of sight. II. wrote
for the weekly storppapers, but he lost
his attraction, and recently went to Miao.
apolis, Minnesota; to assist in editiasa
daily.
Artemus Ward followed From
humble local reporter on Clcavclsud
(O)journal he rose 70 more than aatiop-
al reputation. His phrases were q74sss=aA
by the people and his lectures drew
crowds. He suffered an eclipse. He
went to England because as it was said,
his jokes were all known here. He died
and the encomiums that had been suspen-
ded were revived over his grave.
"Nasby" (Locke) rose t. f,ns i,unc-
diately after tho war; had his ealminn-
tion and decitus. II se@rsnsl se@ hiss
badly spelled screods now, though ho tsc- |
lures with pecuniary profit; elits che
Toledo Blade, and is worth $3.50. 600.
Orphens G. Kerr R.5ert II. Newaii1
was highly commended f,r his clever
satires on the Army Of the Potomac in g
New York weekly put became invisible
with the return ofpeace He is attach.'
ed at present to the staff of the World
does the Social Studies" in the Sunday
issue.
Mark Twain Samuel L. Clemensr
was brought tothe surface By his "Jump-
ing Frog" and universally advertised by.
his extremely ludicrous "Innocents
Abroad" As the funny nan on the Cat
d.ry he was pronounced such a failure
that he retired from his department. in
confusion and panic. His s.Roughins
1t" is wholly in ferior to his other book!
though 1t has sold largely. The public
arc wearying of him a little and he mugs
arouse himself il he cares for his laul
rcls.
Bret Hart conquered attention by his
extraordinary tales in tho Ooeyland and
grew celebrated by his triae, '.The Heath
ems Chinee." Cities and publications.
bid for him and Boston and the Atktnf,f.
carried him off, Since then he hsS
been stiHed almost. We have had n5
really clever thing from him, according.
to the critics who consider his reign at ais
end. EnG
John Hay came home from EuroDg
wrote Little Brooches" and "Jim Biuif-
zoe" and was made the theme of couhy.
less paragraphs. His admirable book,
"Castillian Days" gave him reputation
among the cultivated but they are the
few. He is doing fine strong work ON
che Tribune, but he is slipping out OF
the public eye. 81
Even joaquin Miller the poet Of the
Sierras, has almost hal his day. His
song are pronounced monotonous and his
genius a manufactured article. t"
We await at this moment another cosii.
ing man-somcbody to put up and pull
down. He will be along anon. The
question is: Do our humoraist and liter
ry lights decline, or do we dec iare tligA
exhausted because they are such, OF be-
cause we are merely fickle?-N,,o F5Sk
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