, 1880-05-07
I'M. 0llAD.N

Special Correspondence Of The chftaeo Tribune,
DETROIT, Mich, May 4.-PerhRps the most
consistent, sustained, nnt witty OF all the
recent race OF American newspaper hunor-
lists IL tho Detroit Free Prcss nall, Mr.. Z. U.
Lewis. callell upon him this afternoon, In
l,ia elegant little lrn In the new Free Press
block, and found him busy over some new
wittIclsnl, aud writing ~ tllouEll lls yeryllfu
depended upon Ills making tifty lines Ut
manuscript q minute.
"I.ewis In the swlitest composer In tho
United States," the .GWs-edtlor hAd lust told
lne, "ile will grind out luoru manuscript to
the minute than you would think possible"
And rs stood, Int 1T hand, at tl8 door, I'M
decided whether my entrNnch would be the
n,cans Of destroying nectssHry Chnpter Ut
"Hilah" or not Mr.. Lewis looked lIp, aud
pleasantly bada inc e1ter,-at the salIlo tiniu
laying down his pen.
II fear / may be seriously interrnpting
you" remarked.
Mot at all. can take 1t up right where
leave OlE. All used 10 that. a newspaper
nun would be good for littip II lie were not"
While l,c was speaking hnd taken time
t0 luuk tho room OYER, and nofcGd That 1t
euriosttes, from q rusty horseshoe to hugs
buar-trup with chain six OF eight feet lbng
attuclinu. ....,.
"ls that a bear-trap9" askct, pointing to
the last9'n'nsa + tn artlfle' = a s
property, Of q, canadian, who, striking ollr
shoreg 'deaa-bruku,' WIS dtsls0us through
ttle sale Ut hlS trips u! rtlse the wind. liz
was ullcrLnK 1t for sa1u aionG, t!le hunks OF
tile river, when some uns stslt him, for tho
j0kB Ut tho tl!ln4, u u prominent Freshly
turIan minister Oi tia r!ty. Surfing briskIy
ulr, lte called u the Katurun1 grn.lainnn's
residences, ai!d made ~ Offer Of his property.
what essn4 eSs do ts Tt H. ~ asks1 * g. ts ns H.
p!lsd llls visitor. ~ mn 'ol!l Ten every tlms.
III warrant It. TllH minister explained, US
woll as llc could, TINT lle was
the disappointed y1Ildrr ret{rel. At lunBtli,
nunt ,ltroli q sale he ot1orad 1t upOn tho i,ll':
lie streets, In u sort Dt nsteisul. A crowd
gathered, and le was Showing tile lowvr Of
tho machine by Eprlnglpg It with q pole. ~
have l!sur.l tlla poor creature howl for u
mile. There WAS gencral confuston,--ln
tie midst of which sullln one hntcl III the
foreigner t]at he haA violated suat,e ordi-
a f is Il tras ~ Suitnd. 5 W ~ assriissI fur or Jill Hs
tu c0inH back Mld reclaim. t,!s property, but
ln was nsver suen aguIn. Tic ,trnp went
iMto the lla'ds Of seeond;liand dralur, al!d
frsw nnt hi fonnd its w9y up srr" "o,,to. ur
"The least possible. I takg very lIttls H.
turest in uTytliLuE Of that Kind, espuclniIy
local politiss. I / haye got cunipisieiy @ d.
vilste,l. generally votu nt nluctlo1i-lny, but
indulge MY procllv[ty fur, scratching tl,s
conslJ lJur ol,ieci!o1lntlu, 0fts,n tleyo ara llut
more tIian two or tl'rsu lcft," '' 49, '''
!" FOL, nrt, i,ot writing so iuucl, for Eastern
nn,mrs and n,asnxfies ss yol. ,iItl feW ysnrs
ass, % arc you. ST.. LAWS "' " e"'
rnrninrlv Contributed fnr tw.,nty.nitf, ua,,srs
nnd m inaslzines. Siy wifs was Sick, my ysIiI esiii:
~ Jill. So,ueI,nW lit m ambl,iuuH. II VIA sa a
s.ulista,it gr(nd. but kcpt IL up for consIi.
IVY! @Yoi, iItE must hayo made money in those
dayx ri
IYcs. l did, mn FREQ to confess: and thut
Is the s rcaso'. @ more tim a'thins eiss, % Wiz Wiz
rnIoy takins ii,y eass nav: l,aye Io,,se
mid lot paitI tgr, mid SONIC 1.unry in ihS
s"Tk k"inne H. ttvf, ~ 1i,r"" ,rl;,hs mi III ~
inir,. ar tvn nf,ti l}tr n n,tpi,,i HIM. ~" us
,v,'il NJ taen M AN n"rnsinnni ri,in n,,t ~ m m
..vpu,ns viii, mn viii hid s.il,ir"s. il, M ot,."r
,vnrtis snn,"nyc nj, INV !" % rcrtnfi, ~.
temt hSv. ry"ra n%", @ ~; fiw ~ ,invs ~ wriin
mi"va novn writtm, sny.rral snnmy ~ will,