The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-10
GEORGE AUGUSTUS sALA.
Cosby Talk About His Work and Il
Work of Other Hen.

| GEORGE AUGUSTUS SALA.
| A Cosby Talk About His Work and the
Work of Other Hen.
New York World.
At the New York Hotel later in the evening
Mr.. Sala was found enjoying himself hard at
work. He had found heavy mail awaiting him
from American friends and he set at work
answering one after another of the notes, for
getting entirely such trifiing matter as dinner.
he was still clad in his seafaring garb-a pea
jacket, fitting at no single joint, gray flannel
shirt, with white collar fastened on, and
clumsy scarf to emphasize rather than hide the
junction. Age has skipped him in the count. for
ne is as sharp and active as ever in every move
ment. with mind clear and ever the alert,
and tongue quick as a lightning flash at repair
| tee. His eyes are not fellows, but each has an
individuality distinct enough for pair. His
stubby iron-gray mustache is very stubborn in
deed, and dominating the whole sparkling,
kindly face is a rubicund nose which marks the
owner as one of the best diners and cookery ex-
perts of the whole of Britain.
Mr.. Sala began by talking Of himself, of what
he had seen and heard of whom and with whom
he had talked what he was doing and what he
had yet to do. He continued in the same strain.
and finished up after the same fashion, and We.
with the subject barely touched upon,
Il have come" he said, because think there
IS chance of making dollar or so. / have been
grinding along as journalist now for twenty
seven years. and want cash as well as glory.
The Telegraph wants me to go to the Australian
colonies to write them up and have COME by
way OF America to drop few waysde talks pick
up few coins, or many of them, as the Ameri-
can public may determine, and then fit on my
way from Frisco. Mrs Sala will meet me in
Melbourne. / tried to coax her to come along,
but she dreaded the custom houses. just think
of two of them, and she with gowns and bon
nets and foldelolS of all Sorts for years stay in
the colonies for it will be fifteen mouths before
| am back to the Journalistic grindstone in Lon
don. She was here once and had rough expert
ence In having dinner dresses and reception toll
cts shaken out by uncouth hands, and she did
not care to try the thing again Our English
officers used to be so courteous that it was al
most pleasure to be overhauled by them. but
now, with the perpetual search for dynamite, it
Is just the reverse. Every music-box is regarded
as an internal machine, and so the farce goes on
in forgetfulness of the fact that the greatest
rogue always travels with the cleanestpassport"
But of politics abroad What outcome do
you look for and
Now, not word of politics will 1 speak
Bear in mind left journalism in November and
remained at Brussels for month preparing my
four lectures. will say that left my country
in very bad muss and hope it will get out
The condition of the people could not well be
worse, and the only relief can see is in emigra-
ton, not to this country, for should judge that
you have had enough of it, nor to Canada with a
climate which drives people over to the States
but to the colonies of the South Pacific. Austria
lia New Zealand, Victoria, New South Wales,
DC. This is the only outlet can see for the
poor laborers of Great Britain"
What will you talk to US about?"
myself and what have seem 1 have two
lectures which will use in the States. One on
Rare Shows and Pageants,' speaking of the
work of the special correspondent and tracing
my trip to big affairs, starting in at the funeral
of Napoleon at the Invalides, and thus down to
the presentation of Wolseley at the Court of ST.
James, taking in all the royal funerals, corona
lions, reconciliations and such. The other lect
ure talks of war and experiences at the front, of
the revolution of 1913 in Paris, of the times
have been shot at and chased, and, worse STILL
nearly kicked to death by the wooden shoes of
the French peasants, who took me for a Prussian
spy. Me! Briton ont and out and the talker
pointed to his ruddy face to clinch the remark
In addition, for Australia, have talks on Pull
pit, Press and Stage" and again on Culture
Costume and Cookery" Then, to fill in my time
have a novel on the stocks to be called "A
Party in the City," for you know it is not days
work to jaw an hour or so of an evening""
What of journalism abroad and hereF
"Oh, what subject you open in halfdozen
words! seize upon everything American 1 can
get and am never tired of looking over your
papers. You do so much give promise of so
much, and yet fall short of so very much more
We cannot take kindly to your method of inter
viewing public men, Not as yet, at least. We
have had editors who were near perfection,
Delane, for instance of the Times He was a
real editor, read every line in his paper, even
uOWu W Uue prizes Ol green's III SOVenL CdFQen
market If Yates had done the same he would
not be in his present pickle. Why bless you,
he is as innocent as babe of any real blame in
the matter he is charged with, into which he
was dragged by that woman whose name 1 am
glad have forgotten. Yates has yet the Court
of Appeals to hear from, and then the Lords to
go to, and as for the Lords, the Lord above only
knows what the Lords below will do or are capa-
BILE of doing
Il am a bit in doubt as to my abilities as
speaker" said Mr.. Saa, relighting his cigar and
pushing glass of wine from the heap of letters
accumulated before him and coming back to the
subject nearest his heart and pocket, 'but
shall remember my first instruction in oratory
which got from Lord Brougham at his rooms
in Grafton steeet, Piccadilly. He said When
you speak, always mentally punctuate your
phrases, and be specially careful that you see
after the semicolons BY this means you will be
enabled to separate your sentences into coherent
parts, and you will not come to the disastrous
and premature full STOP With that advice be-
fore me hope to get along in some fashion, and
then when have a few dollars ahead will try
not to repeat poor Archibald Forbess experience,
who dropped f8,000 in speculation and now has
his life clouded by an incessant shower of letters
asking for more margin. think money sailed
down IN per cents should satisfy any man-that
is if he only has enough of it.
Our Best Society.
NJ