Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-05-31
A Prostirution OF Talent
New York Cor. Inter Ocean.

lNtW Iofh Nof. tuttf Ot-.hi
dropped in on q friend the other
day, and his occupation was another
illustration Of the truth that usually
man can ct living by doing the best
work Of which he is capable, or in
which his ambition is involved, This
fellow Is q clever writer He Is almost
a genius Tor literary invention IN
desk in a corner lay some manuscript
for book on which knew him to
have long been engaged-a work OF
mingled research and fancy in
branch OF science quite removed from
the comprehension of ninety-nine men
in 100. lie is perfectly well aware that
the book will not only fail to profit him
pecuniarily, but that he will have TO
risk money loss in order to get II pub
lishel at all. Nevertheless he spends
two or three days out of every week in
writing and rewriting 1t.
However, he was not at it when !
called. Tic was earning living. He
was making matter for one of the story
papers. / elective tales are in popular
demand lie prostitutes his talent to
produce them in bulk. In two hours ho
earns SiU-- that being the pay he re.
ceiyes for each installment OF five col.
umns. His skill lies in the origination
of the pots The outlines OF story
being SStiched, &c dictates the words 10
a sh0rlhan writer, careful as to style
only so lar rs TO keep well down TO tho
mental Hyel OF his readers Le is a
stickler for his price Of $40 per column,
but doubt IL for hundred he would
attach his name to one of his tales.
You may remember q time several
years agO when the journals Of cheap
fiction we're full of stories by sporting
celebrities whose accomplishments were
presumably not 81 literary character.
This friend OF mine wrote q good share
of those thrilling works. Nowadays ho
figures as a detective relating personal
adventures. He disgustedly obtains an
income OF 800 week in that way, with
fraction of the thought and ability
that he is putting into the scientific
book, for which the only possibly re-
ward will be fame, limited to very
small portion of tue reading public.
Andrew Johnson's Industry.
Ben; p-rey ro"re in Boston Budgstl
Andrew Johnson has had few equals
in industry in the White House. lie
rose at six, and until breakfast, which
was served at half-past seven, looked
over the newspapers. Immediately
after breakfast he went to the executive
apartments, and commenced the labor
OF the day. First, there were bundles
of letters TO be read and the replies
dictated TO the secretaries. Applications
for appointments, promotions, dis
charges from the army and navy, politi-
cal advice, petitions for executive
clemency and innumerable other SUD
jects were disposed Of; but, before half
completed, the visitors commenced 10
flock into the ante.rooms and thrust
their cards upon him. Pardon. seekers
swarmed on every hand. Former owners
of confscated property paced up and
down before the door of the president S
room, and females, with Undesirable
effrontery, insisted upon immediate
admittance.
After the most important business of
the morning had been disposed of, the
visitors were admitted one by one, and
the president submitted himself TO the
artesian process. This lasted till about
] 80 or ?, sometimes o'clock, when the
doors of his apartment were opened and
the whole crowd admitted. At such
times Col. Johnson, son of the presi-
dent, or Col. / rowning. private secre-
tary, stood near the president and took
memoranda as dictated by him on the
eases of the visitors who succeeded
each other with subjects for executive
dction, like the dense throng at post
Office window. The presidents man
ner at such times was always pleasant.
and gave confidence to the most timid.
His decisions were quick, and each in
dividual who laid his case before the
president learned in half dozen cour-
teous words the final decision.