The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-10-20
Three Georgia HumOrists.

1 corresponding OF courier journal
ATLANTA, Ga Oct. 15.-Humor-
lists seem to be indigenous to this
soil and flourish as the green bay
tree. The three most celebrated
humorous writer's OF the South have
their local habitation here and here
abouts. Their fame as delineators
of the negro character and dialect
is coextensive with the land. Two
Of them-SsLluel Small (Old SIP
and Joel Chandler Harris (Uucle
Remus) live in this city; the other,
Maj. Chas. w. Smith (Bill Arp)
makes his home at Carter5vilie,
sixty miles above, on the railroad
They have all been contributors and
editorial writer's on the Atlantis
Constitution from time to time, and
gave it a national name. Mr.. Har-
ris has a permanent post on the
Constitution, and Is contiD uing the
series of Uncle Remus stories in
Scribner, or The Century as its
new-lang led, illuminated name ap
pears athwart its cover-lid- Mr..
Small is now secretary to Fl. 1.
Kimball, president of the Great
Cotton Exposition, and is striving
to get surcesse from the strain of
daily journalism.
Mai. Smith pokes fun and fattens
on farm, but has hankering after
the fesh-pots OF the literary world.
He etcbes in ebony for tue Sunday
IA
bages and sugar cane the rest of
the week. He is an ex Confederate,
and the eldest of the tuneful trio.
They possess u qusint, piquant hu-
NOR peculiar TO that part of tn c
planet, and their position is unri-
vailed and pre- eminent. Humor of
the richest flavor fairly oozes from
them, like honey from the squeezed
comb. Ihsd the pleasure of meet |
ing the two-frst named gentleman,
and found them very agreeable and
entertaining. -"
Mr.. Smith is young map, under
thirty, with a wife and three or four
cherubs. He is a gentleman of
brilliant accomplishments, and has
a finely-shaped head and Intellectu-
al cast OF features, which bespeak
the student and thinker. His bear
ing is modest, earnest, and impress
esyou favorabty at first sight and
grows on acquaintance. He is
about the general mske-up of Ed. |
Trabue, of Louisville, and with
their glasses on, Old ST and Trib
are two of q kind aud a good pair
to draw to. Trib's locks and mus
tache are little more highly tine
tured with auburn-alias red-how-
ever
Mr.. SmalPs contour of face and |
form would indicate a quick and |
sensitive organism and the poetic |
temperament. He bears the traces |
of overwork, and his eyesight has |
paled so much that he wears glasses
He should step off
the tread mill Of daily journalism
and preserve his phenomenal pow
ers.
Mr.. Harris is. like his illustrious
of Rome, g plain, blunt
man. He is To all appearances a
catsup blonde-thst is the
only way l have of classifying him
and looks like his face had been
shUtted with dorchester sauce.
He has red hair. short, stubby
and imperial of the same
aod not lofty brow,
but one bullying with bumps of Wit
and humOr. His shape is short and
stout, with tendency to stHbbiness,
and altogether he is not unlike
'Frenchman from Cork" He is
slow of speech and wholly devoid
Of any mannerism or ostentation.
He and Brer Padman, the brilliant
1aragraphist Of the Courier Journal,
would make a noble .fratres team,
Ind, perembulating Fourth avenue !
they would evolve SEN
'ation. Mr.. Harris is a young man
lightly the rise Of thirty, and, like !
lis friend Small, is twiued for life
With little pomegranates. on his
-ine. He has published his Uncle
2emus and old folks lore in book
orm. The first edition was issued
asst November, and has reached
ale already of over twenty thous-
nd copies.