The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-04-29
The Handsome and Talented Young
Managing Editor Of the New
aap7 New York Sun. llsaa z
Mr.. Smiths Experienoes ~ . DrA-
matic Critic OF tho Courier
~ Journal. as expounded by
} the Dramatic News. 3ft

H. the Oramatto News.
Mr.. Ballard Smith, of Kentucky, I
the de facto editor OF the Anli-Fraud
ulent sun. He is u very mild youn:
man, whose greatest JOY IN life 10 th'
opportunity to wear a full-dress suit
aud publicly identify himself as th,
superior, of Charles A. Dana, Esq.
the learned de jive editor OF the sam,
Journal. Mr.. Ballard Smith, of Ken
lucky, Is peculiarly susceptible to the
tender PASSION. He falls in love NOR,
frequently, and with less success
than any young man of his years. 4
AS soon as he has known a young
lady for three days, he becomes VIC,
lently, not to say rapturousIy, attached
TO her, proposes himself as suitol
for her hand, gets rejected with sur.
prising rapiuity, and then begins al
over hgaill with some other girl. 4
The last person to renouncc nis ad'
dresses. and decline 10 have anything
to do with him, was Miss Sara Jeweti,
the guileless young creature Of Whose
affection for him little Mr.. Will Stuart
has been ungentlemanly enough L
boast.f0a eHf y0 a. 63lis'r1Hf 'fW
Several years ago, Mr. Ballard
Smith, Of Kentucky, was the drsmati,
critic Of the Lou. sville Courier
Journal. He Joined iis staff, Just
fresh--yery fresh--from college. Hi
criticisms were remarkable, not &C
much for the soundness or acutencss
of their judgment as for the verbosity
In which they were expressed.
A party Of witty fellows we're once
discussing the criticisms OF Mr.. Bal
lard Smith, of Kentucky.
"Ahl7 said one of them, "in the
bright lexicon Of Ballard Smith,
youth. there's no such word rs fail !
allows that9y quoth another.
"because said the first, .'in the
bright lexicon of Ballard Smith
youth, there's no such word whatever
OF one syllable" q 47r
At the time he was writing ih0st
powerful aud sonorous articles, Mr.
Ballard Smith, OF Kentucky, was dcs,
peraiely enamored Of q Miss Alic,
Ga ylord, OF Louisville. The tact tia
Miss Gaylord was rich. whereas Mr.
Ballard Smith, Of. Kentucky, was i'm
pecunious, might have partially ex
planned the zeal with which he court
ed her. But he felt no little appre
hcnsion all the time, lest Miss Cav
lord should consider the supcriorit.
of her fortune, and, ike every otheI
girl whose affections he had sought
throw him over.
So, one day he called upon her will
marked copy of the Courier.J Journa
In his pocket, which he soon sho owet
her. ~
"IIavc you read this article ''he in
quired.
.sFo, for Tso not had time" sal
Miss Gaylord. ~
"Ahi You have missed something,
remarked Mr.. Ballard Smith, bliths
ly. at is ono of the best things
ever wrote. Mr.. Watferson is i'm
mensely pleased with 1t. In fact, h
has raised my salary 500 q year Of
account of it,"
Miss Gaylord expressed her pleas
ure, and Mr.. Ballard Smith left.
Three weeks sfterward, Mr.. Ballar
Smith, ofKentucky, again called upo
Miss Gaylord, this time with anothe
marked copy Of the Courier Journa
"This article OF mine," he said, a
hc showed it to her, "has really a,
tonishcd Mr.. iWatterson. He think
It is the best thing ever done In III
same line, in Louisvillc."o gH
"Ah !" sententiously observed Mis-
Gaylord. =,
@Ycs,n said Mr.. Ballard Smith, o
| Kentucky. ut has had such an effec
upon him that ho has increased m,
salary $500 year. d
"You don't say so," observed Mis-
Gaylord, as o pensive smile stol
across her features.
| ..f "a 4rf. n.V..
a mon;n a'.e,wara m,. Dai,ar'
om,'h, 0! heh.ucky' paia MISS gay
'o.u M'o'nc' sisN
with q meaning glance, ''anothe
piece o', g9ou, Inews y. YOU ~
" a..e,son aSc'aaes ,S III ,ae most use
'ul hian on VIZ papI.' o 'a, 'ne, .,
never nas oeen suen aIa'hahc cr'.i
clsln ~ y, '.o ooah.sy Us n',ne; ~, y
- soou eno.s" - uso,s'o .s 'na. n'y ~
.ic,ss nav i.oreaseu .hv v'Iu'a,,ol ,
OF 'ne paper ,ola osSree 'ha' oorder
on ,nc .nsrne.ousi ~ ~. c
nuscu qponn niss usyivru.
hnu wha - more, sAia MT Pa
'ara on,.n .; nen'ucky, WIN priu
anu sa'is'ao',on ooa,lns ~ nis oyt
nS mas thlSou ny sa'ary Soova year.
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wceks m'. 49, IA'sna u,, o,", ,. =. neI,
lucky, wouio ca.i 9pou miss Sasioro
snow ner Y harkeu copY =, 'no Oou
rle.-so.tha'' vAps.'a'S vn 'nc eA'fc'n
sa'isiacIion OF Mr. Wa''erson, an
snnounre " ~. .nss M sa'ary na'
peon very cohs,aerap,y increased.
a. 'as,, MT; pa.,A'u on,'n, VI ne'l
.ucky, arrived NJ .ne conclusIoh y Una
y was ume ,or mn, W nake anna
cail upon miss Uay'org uhm ms op
porui'y, naa ripenea, ana shst .
snoulu mase : D .; ;ornal anu , osnnil
proposal o. ,mar.,asc 70 ner, WIN a
aoSo'ule cet'Ain,y VI ooing accepIee
90, WIN ano.ner marked copy q
'ne Cousier-JosrnnI ~ eis pockoI, a
ass,n aaTtes'su Sa !, n,.ass,, 70 ner res