The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-09-06
THE LIPE OF A NEWsPApRR
PRINCE.

NEWPORT. X l.. Aug. s.-when
came here more than q mouth act
everything was waiting for Mr. Ben,
nett. There could be no polo because
Mr. james Gordon Bennett was not
here. There were No college recep
tions because nothing could be done
IN Newport nutl Mr. Bennett comes.
Co'tagers. tradesmen. sports. bra,men
fishermen - the whole community -
seemed snxiously waiting for Mr Ben.
nett TO ipaugurate the pleasure and
business OF the season. / knew thai
the Herald man was no end of Q swell
and spent great deal Of money, pa
tronizing amusements and giving ex-
tensive entertainments, and that be
would naturally be o jewel in the eyes
OF the tradesmen; but could not quit.
understand why q community where
miiiionaires are ~ plenty AZ black ber-
ries should not enjoy itself and make 9
certain amount of business for trades
men. perhaps In . feeble sort of way
but still after fashion. without him
But somehow things did not seem 10
move. At last the prayers Of the trades
people wefs answered; the smoke stack
OF the yacht Polynis hove in sight in
the harbor, and Mr. James Gordon Ben
nett actually slighted on the wharf.
After that matters in Newport began
to mend rapidly.
Certainly there was perceptible diff
ference 10 the appearance Of things, and
ell because q sandy haired, thin faced.
ordinary looking, youDgish man sat on
the veranda OF large stone house in
the busiest part Of the town. and kicked
his heels against the leg of bis chair.
! could not see that he did much else
tor the first few days after his arrival.
but every ybody seemed perfectly salts
fed. Business did not exactly boom
with the trsdesmen and hotel propris
tors, because the weather was too cool
in New York and Boston. The dog
days OF the rest of the world are New.
ports haicyon days. and the dog days
were slow in arriving; but could see
that the people felt that the one great
requisite TO the success OF the season
hat been secured. and that with Mr.
Bennett and little hot weather all
would be we'll with Newport. l think
they were right. for at last the hot wes-
ther has come. the hotels are full, the
trades people are smiling. and / have
begun TO understand why it is that Mr.
Bennett is SO important factor in the
success Of the season.
1t is not at oil surprising that the
permanent residents here, who live for
the most part off the summer residents.
have a high regard for Mr. Bennett.
Whatever he can do to help their inter
ests he does. When he lands from his
yacht he does not go ashore in his own
boat. but whistles for one of the local
boatmen to come off and get him.
When he reaches the wharf people be-
gin to perceive that he has not had one
of his own carriages come for him, but
. carriage from the livery stable. To
supply bis table with fish, of which he
is very fond. he hunts up q young deal
or who is Just starting in business, and
buys of HIM. His patronage of local
tradesmen is very great. and is equita-
bly, distributed. And the good be does
them does not come so much from his
direct purchases 90 for the patronage
which he causes in others, so to speak.
His entertainments. for which the sup.
plies are obtained here ss far a. prac-
ticable. are emulated by other swells
and his way Of patronixing local deal
ers 10 emulatsd also. He contributes
to sports. offers prizes to boatmen. and
and stimulates activity of every sort.
The Casino 10 the great central inst:tu,
tion Of Newport. Il attracts many Wis
itors. and 10 place OF amusement for
townspeopls as we'll 90 for visitors. and
but for Mr. Bennett there would have
been no Casino.
think that do wrong. perhaps. In
Alluding to Mr. Bennett - q 'swsli,' ]
haven't slsng dictionary At hand to
give mo the prscise meaning Of that
term, but I think that swell 10 .
person who seeks TO make great dis.
play, either with money or without it.
and that word docs not necessarily sp.
ply TO q rich man. who. without max.
ing IN exhibition of himself, spends
his money lavishly for his own pleas
ure. Mr. Bennett may have been a
swell in every sense OF the word at one
time, but be does not appear to me to
be one now.
cannot better illustrate the differ
ence between the two sorts OF men than
by contrasting the appearance OF Mr.
Bennett the other day at the polo
grounds, with fellow Who is uumis-
takably . Tremendously heavy swell.
The latter individual. one Ely Goddard
by name, came down here last week
from Vermont. where his uncle or some
other male relative owns copper mine,
with the evident determination to to-
tally eclipse Mr. Bennett, Goddard,
who, - I have seen it charged in ths
Vermont newspapers. last year intimi'
dated his employees into elscting him
to the Vermont Legislature. and who
astonishes the natives up there by driv'
ing the most Extraordinary turuouts,
came down here with his Tally-hc
coach, evidently feeling that hs would
be 40 much an object OF admiration
here ss he was in Vermont. OF courss
he went out to the polo grounds with
his four. u hand. He was dressed In
q checked suit. loud In color and ol
the latest English cut. Upon his I'm
gers giittered nine rings and his dash
| ing tout en- ensemble was crowned VIII
tail white hat. He swung up at tho
most conspicuous place in the pols
grounds. and calmly awaited the ad-
vent Of Mr. 3ennett. Presently thu