New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-29

place to be either satirical funny, caused him to
look at asksnce ont OF the corner OF bis eyes rs
though he thought wu5 not an - nohcs1 lnJun'
And he remarked:
"Well, you know-aw-we shall bave-aw-you
things, You know. as we have no means or KNOW
edge Of our Own-aw-t0-aw-lou understand.
assured him that had not in those sketches
even taken the license OF the carlcaturlst; that
they not even exaggeratloDs II,
"Well-aw." lie said / do not tb'nk could
veB ture TO use these. The fact. you know. is-aw
that people ars not prepared 10 DeiieFe III
such a state OF society"
As far as business was concerned found him
very frank and fair. lie fixed my poslllon on tne
paper and did not see him again, save once or
twice driving about the city in a Hanson CAP
which by the way was a great weakness OF MS.
so much so that Lemon and his Hanson can was
by-word and Joke among his friends. They used
to say that obliged to take policeman
about with him to compel the cabmen 10 drive mn.
which thew generally refused to do except uhuor
compassion, unless he agreed to pay speclal rales
Dy The ton One day, walking with blanchard
Jerrod, we came across Hanson g, CAP whdIu n.i
broken down in the street. HOLD. ne eAcla,ieu'
4" Mark Lemons been here. see 10 realty pe
leve he was a perfect boon to the caD-stanus' anu
the men used to tight lor MIN.
CHARLES KEHNE AND KENNY MEADOWS.
Twas introduced to Charles Keene, ono of Leechs
colleagues on Punch. 1 found his studio with one
or two Others in kind Of betterclass shanty which
ran along one side of yard paved with cobble
stones which you entered by Il small door IN
large dour like the porte cOcheres IN french
houses. His studio was workshop pure anu
simple. There was no attempt at style, elegance or
communication 1t was cluttsred up with easels,
drawing boardo portfolios. sketches casts, and all
other kinds of artists tools. The walls were kali
somined a streaky blush gray, and there was
large skylight in the roof. 1t was very quiet aud
retired, and a capital place to work In, as he could
bring in any kind of a model, from tramp to
donkey, without trouble or notice. 1t was Just the
.l.1oo oil
his method of working He told me that he always
had living models and posed them for his Punch
sketches just as ne would do for a painting. He
said he would rather paint pictures than draw IL
lustratons even if he did not make one-half the
amount of money by IL. He was an enthusiastic
admiror of Leech, whom he considered the greatest
caricaturist the world had ever seen.
He is CHARLES Dickens with the pencil, and quite
his peer in genus aud what is more If he chose to
WRITE AZ wers to devote his time 10 it, believe be
would stand second to none writer Why just
look at his few lines of writing under his sketches
the inscription or caption, or whatever YOU choose
to call them With what skill they are written
They are not dashed off as many foolish people
imagine but require great deal OF time ana mink
ing to get them right, as know to my sorrow"
Keene was q tall, handsome, gentlemanllke Young
man, dressing handsomely and in admirable taste;
He was what they call III England quite swell
III the best sense OF the word %
Kenny Meadows who illustrated ghts Shake
speare, and who made the design Tor the hIsi cover
OF Punch and contributed many other designs OF
rare fancy to It's pages, / often met IN London:
when | was youth ana he grlzzled gray man oil
mature years. When told him that had fancy
to follow his calling, he tried to dissuade me from
1t. as being career where there was great heal
of hard work aud very little profit II had us
pleasures. he admitted "but, after all he SAID,
athcre is no pleasure that washes and keeps Its
butter. and the butter pretty thick. / assure you
that after time there is not much fun in fighting
wolves from the door with one OF Windsor n New
toms four ii pencils. There no other metal which
does not make better weapon to fight the battle
of life. The steel of the surgeon. the butcher ana
pewter of the pnblican-brass TIN. nicKel everyone
is better but above all gold, gold; that is the stun
to drive away wolvcs-lons, tigers, snakes and
human duns." FRANK btLLEW.
Netp- York July Is, 1888.