The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-02-14

withoss ssts1ectS pss nssnsd "
would be 3th WI. psperI Or
which va prinsed. his ct is nppss-
cia,ed Do1e bet>er tAoh by ,nsse
geRGlsnAeA. tipnselS and Aences St~se
is ~ stou rivalry as TO whom most is
which. Mr.. Curtis thinks he Is Harpers
Weekly, and Mr.. Mast thinks the same,
and between them there Is tho deuce to
pay. With tho proprietors Mr.. Curtis
evidently has the inside track, but Mr..
Nest 10 IN, awkward customer TO keep
Nilhia. tho boundA of dictation. He
knows that he can do about as he pioases,
and he 10 determined to do just as he
plsases. '-7.'
During the recent political campaign
Mr.. Curtis was inclined 10 eepOusc The
cause o. Horace Greeley, but Mast would
= cartooner on taa, side. The Aag always
wins. / shall go with the flag"
Curtis would frequently say, after some
particular diabolieal, side-spliiting car
toon on the old philosopher. "Mr. Mast,
this won't do; MIR. Greeley is gentleman;
he Is too we'll beloved by tho people to be
50 ridiculee; you must hereafter submit
! your cartoons for inspection"
submit as he WAS told on the contrary, he
warmed with the fight, and neither Mr..
Curtis nor the Messrs. Harper ever saw
I the political ske. ches until after they APP
pcared in print.
After the election Mr.. Curtis was quite
| willing TO accept the honors, and receive
the com plmeni., which the partisans of
tho administrator believed were due to
has al ha cd
Several months ago, 50 the story goes,
the rivals bad occasion to visit Washing
ton city together. They put up at the
same hotel, and while Mr.. Curtis did the
honors Of the white house, and was cheek
by jowl with senators and cabinet officers,
poor Mast minded his room, and nobody
knew that the great cartoonist was In the
city. Meanwhile Mr.. Curtis took frequent
occasion 70 tell Mast that on the next day,
aud alter that again on the next day, he
would introduce him 10 the president, but
he always failed in coming to time.
1t so happened one day that ono Of the
presidents private secretaries dropped into
the hotel, and seeing Nasts name on the
register, sent up his card. On meeting
the great poncilist he expressed his sur
prise that he had not called at the white
mouse, and concluded by saying, "Come
right along, my carriage is At the door,
and I'll drive YOU over; know the presi-
dent viii, 10 glad to see YOU" Mast tried
to excuse himself, but tho secretary would
none # it, and 50 they dove to the white
house, where the cartoonist was received
with marked attention, and invited to din
ner. In fact, the president made quito
lion Of him. Toward dark he
was again driven to his hotel
An hour or two later Mr.. Curtis called
upon him and again remarked that he
would present him at the white house
on the following day. Mr.. Mast then
in formed him that he had been there.
" When ?" asked Mr. Curtis. "This az.
ternoon," answered Mr.. Mast. "Indscdvn
said the puissant editor, very much aston.
ished, and even moro chagrined, chow did
YOU come 10 COZ 1.-THE presidents sec.
rotary called for me-, "Ah, eb, EN-, Mr..
Mast" rejoined Mr., Curtis. az am sorry
YOU went; YOU should not have gone;
consider yocr position without a formal
ntroductiou. aud in that dress. too ;: in.
deed. indeed YOU should not have ronen
n,S ho l. "A hoo, sho-o c,n. ~, AL g 70