Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-10-09
N AMERICAN NOVEL.
A Few Suggestions for the BENEFIT Of
Writers Of Fiction.

A Few Suggestions for the BENEFIT Of
Writers of Fiction.
Arkansas Traveller.
When GraysOn, the editor, called on
the minister he was shown into the
library, where the minister idled away
most Of his time. The minister greeted
him, not bOisterOusly, but respectfully.
oAIr. Grayson, have You SEEN"
''Ah, 1 know what you are going TO
say You want to know If I have seen
your last book Of sermons"
''Yesi have your
81 have"
"Vhat do you think Of the ideasY'
"Good, but they viii not be under
stood outside Of Boston"
''That is a fact"
They sat for a time looking at each
other. The minister Eneszed, excused
himself and sneezed again. ''Teu me,
GraysOn. is not something on your
mindY'
'Wel, not particularly"
"COme now, GraysOn, you know there
is"
'Well, I am bothered
'eTell me-"
"NOt row."
'sHave you spoken to your wifs?'
"NOt directly"
aDo you intend to tell her?"
tPerhaps."
what are you writing nOWI"
"a treatise on the tricornigerous ami
/ mails Of the third century.
"Ah, a splendid idea. How fortunate
1t is that all great writer's live in BOs-
ton"
''Why sog''
Because if they did not they could
not find publishers for their works"
''You are right. By the way, L read
a novel the other day in which a man
was killed.
''PrePOsterousl'
eyes, and it had a plot"
"HOw Rbsurdr'
and worse than all, the author made
his characters converse in an interesting
way"
aThe aimEletonl Who wrote it?''
"a very [ d writer, now almost entire
ly forgotten. Let me see. His name was
was Dickens.
81 have heard Of him. He was easy of
expression, but he had no art"
'.WOrse than that, his books contained
q moral"
Foolish! Such books are not real.
There are no real books outside Of this
town"
'Vow, for instance, if a reporter were
to take down what we are saying and
were to embOdy it In a book, it would be
art, and art is truth. don't believe that
any Of Dickens conversations ever oc-
Cured, consequently they are not art,
sfv-7r,FzT i'm rrfr1 aAf1r. Haaraf1
fellow named Collins. Do you know
what his aim is?''
mo-
"He wants to entertain people"
He must be crazy. Did You ever read
any of his boOks?''
ST tried to read one which he absurdly
calls .Armadale,' but it became SO thrill
ing that 1 had to throw it down. Such
writer's are positively annoying. I should
think, or at least don't see why there
is not real life enough in other cities to
furnish some man with material to write
, a book"
SIT does seem strange"
The minister gently scratched his
shoulder, and Grayson passed his hand
over his face. The milkman stopped at
the door and rang his bell A servant
girl went out and got the milk. She
smiled at the milkman. She would marry
the fellow, but does not like the idea OF
leaving the city.
GraysoR arose and said that he must
go.
so soonE'
ST have been here quite awhile
''Oh, no; not very long
Eyes, quite awhile"
ssWhat makes you think sor'
tVVel, because I believe it"
'aCan you not tel me what Is on your
mindf 2"
'1NO, not now"
"Wish You would"
saCan not to-day"
Coming TO church Sundays"
eyes"
Gravson walked slowly along the
street. He could have walked rapidly
{ but he did not. Why? He didn't want
J to. When he reached home he opened
P the door and went into the house. Why
y did he open the door, Because he did
not care to go through one Of the win
. dows. When he entered his Wiie'l
room she spoke to him. HenOdded and
passed on. He did not sleep any thai
/ night, and the next day he sought the
. minister. He found the reverend gen
? tlaman in the library engaged IN blow
] / ing his nose on a silk handkerchisE-
, "Si5 down. How are you getting
: aIonRf
isN0t very vel"
'sEhab somafhing SIN On your mind 2
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