The sun., 1880-12-12
THE MAN OF THE WORLD AND THE
WORLD'S MAN.
A. the I.o,n, Cinh, a Literary Indy.

last. because when they consume Spirits they
do so for their own diversion. and like to re-
member 1t as long as they can. But snobs COM
monty take tho water last. since they often
drink for the qualification OF their friends. be-
cause they dare not decline and. they like to
get the taste of their mouths.
He was a literary gentleman. too. and being
OF the first water rs demonstrated of course he
worked for the World He was addicted to the
use OF kid gloves. and wore pointed shoes. with
variegated upper parts His waistcoat was
specked with bright-coored silk spots; his
trousers were OF n costly fabric. in blue stripes.
OF British manufacture. and he wore them
habitunly to kettedrums. He was at the Lotos
Club reception. THE Sun reporter. who had
been investigating some recent Italian carving
in a tenement house in Mulberry street. was ON
his way up town. and remarknP. as he passed.
the agitated appearance OF the Lotos Club he
stopped to SEQ what was going on. He knew
the man ut tine door. and was let in. There was
no one else OF his acquaintance present. except
Gen. Grant Mayor Cooper n policeman, and
the representative OF the World referred to. who.
| in company with pretty young woman in
fashionable clothes. was looking at n picture.
and endeavorng to prevent his lovely COM
panion from having any ideas Of her own about
| 1t. He seemed to be having good success. The
| young woman beamed ut him. and the picture
| had become an unconsidered trifle, when an
| elderly lady OF imposing appearance bore down
upon them. smiled severe dismissal on the
| Worlds man. and said: Come. my daughter"
| Then THE SUNS reporter. who had been talk
| ing by turns to Gen. Grant. the man at the door.
and the policeman. approached the lingering
| beau and addressed him.
Good day." we said. "How's the Employ
ment ofllce2 That was pretty girl; was she
| looking for q situation 2"
| No." was the reply, but am"
| "You2 Why. so is Gen. Grant. You ought
to advertise for him. by the way: Objections
to the country. but the best Of references l
suppose he could get Judge Dittenhoefer and
Parson Newman. couldn't hep Merciful heav-
ens" we continued, observing the gorgeous
| ratment OF q lady near them, what clotheSl
you carry, the details Of attire like that in your
| head. or do you have to take notes 2"
On. hang this newspaper business anyhow"
said the Worlds man, suddenly ducking his
guaintance; IF / had anything else to turn to
would be out OF itso fas,t TINT you could play
cards on my coat-tails. Wouldn't your"
Certainly, not replied the other standing
on tiptoe and stretching his neck to see who was
You sG so3s m!f1t o do it ali your
| mo, suppose not. expect TO be President
OF the United States in about thirty years. Don't
"Of course; but doubt II the ladder OF Jour
nalism is the one shall finally elect to climb.
| You see the hungry horde who started ahead Of
| you have left so much mud on the lower rounds
that there is no getting up with clean hands" -,
| We'll. mud is rather wholesome sometimes" !"
replied THE SUNS man. They say IT'S good
for bee st ngs. 1t doesn't stain; you can wash
itoff. and none OF the superhuous starch goes
" That may be so." said the other: it sounds
beautifully philosophical. but all the same l
get Jon once in a while that is a dose. Ihavo
Just got through one that would have been great
sport II ther. had 6een any one hqt the mourn,
me to do"
As he spoke he took out OF the pocket Of his
| a1 n Gmull N nf nnI " a
handed to his companion. THE SUNS repre-
sentative read it. It was an advertisement to
and sketches were prepared and manuscripts
revised TO order by "a lady ,of literary reputa-
was scratched out. Anal" exclaimed The
SUNS reporter. smiling hIandly; Il seem 70
think have been there. Well. did you work it
=. I did," said the Worlds man. signing; l
iowa It WAS oe too thin e to aet @ Sa and
have letter written. and thought essays and
too consumptive OF time. so 1t seemed the best
scheme to have some manusrrpt revised.
and succeeded in finding long manuscript
poem ofwhich had been guilty in early youth.
bss bsd @ % ss spd 20 0cf eve
1t had not been revised and was full OF errors.
and as it was not truly meritorious pr3duc-
ton at its best. thought il would do. So put
it in my pocket and went to meet the enemy.
She lived up one flight of stairs, over q
restaurant. fronting on Broadway L pulled
the bell aud she came TO the door and admitted
me into her place OF business. which was q small
pose. she lived; On the window sill were three
glass receptacles filled with water the EN-,
begun to sprout. There was desk at which
this person sustained her literary reputation.
when she let me in. Two chairs and book
case took up what remained OF available space,
vsSss IN the csa
some idea OF womans character from the
| "a ippk nj WAS n
| general appearance OF wear on the books and
the particular r yr2lumes no,ce6 I, ana rrsmem, r
Poetry and four or five OF Charles Dickens d
novels,
dressed in back-black satin, n little furnished
n seemed to be-with hair, streaked with gray,
parted smoothly and arranged with tolerabe
neatness. Her face was plain. but frank. in its
expression. As took my seat she closed the
'' NO. not ia % love let letter % this tine n said to my
self. and aloud as she sat down TO her desk.
Madam believe you revise manuscripts do
She said she did; that she read mGanuscript
sary. and prepared it for publication.
AT this took out my literary property, casu-
ally producing at the same time reporter, q
which replaced promptly and with some con-
:" Here said l. is some work which ]
would like to have you read and form IN opin,
ion upon. have my doubts whether il is good
son. i w Who viii viii Know. % to decide for me- ''
She said she supposed did not want to go &c
an editor or publisher with it the first time
which modest reluctance she perfectly under.
stood. while she agreed with nae that where
literature has been produced 1t is utterly vain
for the sufferer to try to md out what his
| friends think OF his work. Either they praise
to please him. or, at best they Judge It not on
its merits, but upon what they know OF The
me by no ties OF blood or affection. and being
moreover a person Of ability and experience
would rend my work. and might find out wha
she thought OF 1t 10y coming the next day. Hel
working hoqrs were from, 9 I'LL 4; so the mex
morning at about 10 called for the verdict
''As rang her bell again she came down th'
entryway with a pail OF water. and let me in
She said that the restaurant below her used 81
much water that she had difficulty In gettinl
what she needed. / agreed with her that water
was good thing to have around but. OF course
like all luXuries, II could be dispensed will
upon occasion; and | explained that 1t was ml
custom to wash quite free y in the morn inl
when at nome. but that when | travelled o
found myself ont in the morning and merely
smoked IA cigarette before breakfast iounC
that my health suffered no detriment.
"Of my work She said that my sy e was some
thing ike Bret Harte's. and wanted to know i
I al oh nft