The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-26

other, Frederick Greenwood and Justil Mccarthy, Of whom the former. m hi capacity as editor of the CcyaifX .Hags sfaf. had accepted the first contribution
 ever dared ;o send io periodical. th, Latter had ma ie a l" Starlight Reading
 of the first paper l submitted 10 dail, lournal nave often wosdere. wheihe
 MT. Gfeeuwood regarded the chrome yellow drops as a species of voucher to the authenticity of the parrAck-fooGa orl gun of the article he accepted ~i,h word, of encouragement that l can never oe4s. gratefully 10 remember.
 bu, iilheaith GU; short my so.dierin, days, and hsa ,o lay down ,he s~otc for the pen. iae pen has sept me anc
 n.ne eve. sinCe, .e, indirectly the s~ore has fafn.sned the greater share Of ou, railens. In the early days lived goo1 de.I on military sketches contributed ic the s;tish;s column Q, he paper which Mir McCsr'hy thea ,oaduc,ed Later l stasco my fortunes on a ra~ long forgotten Journs winch itIcd ;a prosper under the U;,e oi FSe kos.:as >1eis.sas
 ihis paper ~as rnS osa n every sense was proprietor. and nc seir contributor
 
 work from the ITS, leader 10 he compilc1 [" Buths. deaths, ana marriages imme- dia,ely preceding the advertisements some oi winch. too, had gathered m Sketches, shot; stories. tevie~s. reports. each and all. such as they were, came ] iIon my pen wrote 4 novel in IS pages to till up space military novel. oi course, a ,ale ot the Indian mutiny ! had no, participated Tn the mut,ny cam paisn. nor had ever been m India. but that was matter of detail Some read. CTS may yet remember Sislwart mcG- alled soldlet, wearing too the Nie;ons cross, ~ho dld duty As l prtsaie eons;a- I bic outside Moses x Sons read y-male clothes shop in Oxford street This was Hollosell of the deadly rt.e." one ot the nine heroes of Dhoohe square Ho.lo~eA IS lons deaa and Moses no longer exposes hiS chtaF soods .u the windows Of the commanding corner over againsi Mudle :. iioilosell had been a soldier of the gallant koss-shfe Sas>. who played so valiant d par, "a Have lock advance on t2wnpofe and ntsi re- lici ot Iuc know. One aay iell into talk wi;h hifu, and found hum man ~ath 5, singular memory ioT picturesque details. such as give local color and teFiStmili- ta 1r 10 descriptions. Eveit week leased two hours of HalloSeil tune and talk. a d tariii oi hve shlllings the interview then AS fegulaiy nne ofpaTated @ha, he toit me into the week ensta.lmeut oi my novel n the London .Sso!sm4n. regarded II AS m 4 sense compliment when long 4(ss.rt .f. II lock, as ,he resdii oi a peruSal oi the story in book form, expressed to me his nrm eenvie;ion thA, mus, be deserter from the koss-shirc Baf.s. since no man who had nol actually made lhe camp .Ign Tn that regiment could have glxen the story tie local color winch he Was please 10 aszribe II.
 Anyhow t was the descriptions of bat ties, Tn ,hi, poor hand-to mouth story. which has long sunk into deserved obliv Ion, tha, earned for me my iIst CommIs sion as 4 wn correspondent. In those days the la:e Mir. .mes Grant was the ediinr of the .Royn!ng dd,'e,htc,. have heard men laugh A, Mr Grant. but II would III become inc ,o have al. .nt but kindly memories for one ~ho was to me q elghborhood, where In cat.y he some Of my people had been able To show hum some favor, and thIs he remembered on my behalf. 1 never was on the staff oi his journal, but ne gave me good deal ot Casual work some oi winch was scarcely n my way, aithorgh l made a struggle to compass II without iiagrant failure. The most trying commissions he gave me were tu write nouce, oi mi nor mas.Cai affairs, saCh as concerts Now of music knos absolutely nothing -IaGfe had gwen me no en, ana ! nes CT was able ;o whistle d tune Tn my lite. fancy Mr. Grant knew litle more abou, music than aid his critic. nor probably were his readers very eensorl- oGs so 1 WAS abte to wrIggle along some hoa, earning my half sulneas until an unfortunate mlsconCeption on my part put an end to mY work m the musical department of the dspf,fiJsy was sent to music esiao.Ishm-nt n Bond street to write abou, q gentleman aho performed on a new instrument nj he { alled q "pedal-pianeforte. lie p.ayed no; lees with his ice, than wiin his n .nds and hs physical eSerlous were 4. once arduoas and grotesque. l. seemed 10 me iha, II vas of his d-x;foas agility of which ne oesired 10 make exhlo,uon, and l ~rote ot nm more n the cbaIacter oi an acrobat than of musician, without the falatest idea that wAs noi dolng hum the ,ailcss justice. My pTalses o' his phenolnenai sr,isI,y were duly printed. and ud. ins oy the ;one Of ms remon- s;raae- nature had Dei Doaas3fai!y endo~ed nm with the eaetion oi sran- tlde. oo strenuous .er- h., eSpt-sssons tina: they e.Ised an arrestmehs oi rny .nusical commissions.
 Oa laas day oi yaiy. 70. on which isAaee dec.ased war -salnsI Grrnazy, Mir tr9..a, zen: i,F me, and startled me ~.sh h. A,sapt 44csnon whether l shon4. are Q so abroad tor the fave,- is5ey as .,s N4r correspondent. hasIng been moved Q .ss ,nr .,aesuon. ne sad. because ot tae o.,t,- pc = ht ac read n my s,oT, n ne Lan9.n Necktnan. Far of, as a ehiio a.-- It sisn iDr sh- IT oon. this work had oeea inc dseaia ct