The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-06-16
THE HUMOROUS WRITERS OF
 AMERICA.

[ lt is easier for camel to run needle into his eye than tor man to write hu- naorcus articles tor a newspaper and kecp t up for any length of time. Almost any dude can resanp a paragraph of wit. re- write an article that has euhhied out oi some man of hEains and then show his weakness by running about an office or circle ot aequainsances read ing wha, he would have them believe to be original with him when u ss only stolen and weakened by alteration. The man o( humor cannot be bad ! man. He may not be saccessfal as . business man or he may he. but he works harder. thinks more. ssudies morc. cb- serves more and is ever mose on the alert than people think fos. The humorous writer who can interest people and give them something to think of and to laugh over is more oi benefActor to the hu- man race than are a thousand of these old-style sermoniseu who preach total depravity, and a, funerals console the moarnen by . solemn. pulpi,-pro,essed statement that |, is but a short distance to hell. and that the gates arc vide open.
 There are but tew really humorous writers, or writers of genuine hamot m this country. There arc many slinEers of slush and boilers of elaekguardism but few ~ho are men of real clean VII. and it is good to know that they arc be- coming more and more appreciated.
 So few men of brains have ever been ~irty or oagsnal that the majority of mossbaeks having no vi, ,n themselves have for years been trying ,o educate people to believe that vii and humor in a writer or speaker are teliuling, when such Is not the case. In congress few men accomplish so much as does :. $. Cox, man of wit. power and ability. or Proctor w. Knott. who, when sufficiently stirred. once on a time. gave out tidal wave oi humor and sarcasm, that nearly washed Duluth entirely away.
 Among the regular humorous writers for the press, and we consider a, the head of the profession. or rather in advance of the line, IS Robert ]. Burdeue. bcuer known IS Bob Bufdeste, Of the Burlington | Ua.1 Xsssk<ye. He IS fountain of vii. humor. pathos. fcrvor and wonderfully inoisive magnetism. Loving and noble 1 in his nature, tcndcr-hcarcd as good mother. puck to catch m idea. he IS pre- eminent as vii and humorist whose fame will long ou,li,c him. and who by his points sowing seeds of good thought in ten thousands of mindx No brighter star has ever atlsen Tn the literary frma- men; of America none will shine clearer CT longer.
 lilll Nye. formerly oi the Laramie Hean;e, jumped at ono bound eleaf over the eaden wall and struck ngh, side up Ills wlt E of the broad guase, many .ro,ased. up.rcaching and down auvine kiad, Ii is broad. original gro. ,e.que. iu.sisi hie !, takes in men measure and ,nciodies. Nothing IS toa small ,o escape his notice no;hng ,o, large "a be eNemp; from inc flashcs o lightning that daG out from his hfain, te quivcr and to anshN whatever ohe.t ' struck Like cyclone t rses and gef, ngh, away te brsine<s tearing up n shams and eaing the flowers p bloom blossom and bcauiiiy.
 (. V. Lesis. oi Inc Detroit Free /,f11, ] IS ono os the most wonderfully gifted al writers. He writes as though has lie had been made sad and bluier d, some une by others aLd as [. oueh d great soul had eeen wounded aud ainio., crushed, but no, thc aea,.enlng ot pity oI ot charity. lie ,s ~iuy. kar, .stic. pa- ,he;ic and iemaikabl, clear m hN de- srf.p,,ors. He has probably written more oi seausnc humot than nas any other man n Ameuoa. iiis N '1uad
 af'icies, eour, reports and Lane. ki.n t!nb sketches arc all rare pictures of life and l,s results. iils reputation is world. ~i'.e, and though he IS hot so well knnxr is arc his writing. he IS loved aud re spected by he entire editorial iIaternit, as he deserves tp be.
 George W. pcek.- -oi P.s&'s -Nsa. rank, among the brishtcs; genluses of the Asc rom the tune ais Iertauoc MeCsan chapters. as puol. shed by hun in a l,l,ls paper a, kipoa, N onsin, aitssied the s',ea,ion of the editor oi the "a Crosse L1f1e. sa! ,e..rs ago. his CaiccI h.ls beeI upward. till no~ no humorous writer II 'Ae world Ia mote prominent Ills sut IS e,erna!iy aashlng. Eluh and death Pol'tes, business and pleasure, wedding, and '-netals alike excite II. and nis Ifs- gaaiion IS .o 4 as 4 SBpp.y mex hauslibie. What he has hot seen hss imagination supplles wlih"ai s;in, pF lfaI But lt,tle apes ias, notice. ~hllc Al krst that cp'nes lo h.s mi. In conversation as n hia writings he IS Inc same senla!. ~it,y ;hoaghi-inensng ans. m;fth-prosoking tnan w,h growing facni- lses. His paper has an lm'ne-.se eircu!a- l ton. buii, up chiefly by hts rec'als oi I'cek's Lad By. ~hsth n ehspters out ] Tank the doings of fefcival A>ene, as told by Mary Al. and which work d.a more 'o build up his reputation han any other that flowed from nis hfain ,o inc pap.f under his pen. Peek IS stronger in hts ~i, than hts i,a,hos o- sarcasm and morc than rugged IT his g'o,esquenes. oi Iespresson.
 | ". Hampton. of 'he i'vTum<y. ,, Cfnrfhhati. IS anc,her ready ~ii, 'erse 'ske'ch writer and pen photographer af moods and incidents. We have nG the pleasrre of his acquaintance. bu, know ,ha; h's writings are keer. wi.ty. brilliant, and are becoming glorc and more cght after
 l (. Il Hams, better known as :. Carl