The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-11-10

New TORI Coz. Intos Oco4n.I
l dropped In on . friend the other
day, and his occupation was another
illustration Of the truth that usually .
man can get living by doing the best
work of which he is capable, or in
which his ambition ID involved. This
fellow il clever writer. He Is almost
. genius for literary invention. On Z
desk in . corner lay some manuscript
for q book on which knew him to
have long been ensaged-a work OF
mingled research and fancy, in .
branch Of science quite removed from
the comprehension Of ninety-nine men
in 100. He is perfectly we'll aware thas
the book will not only fail to profit him
pecuniarily, but that no will have to
risk money loss In order to get 1t pub
lished at all. Nevertheless he spends
two or three days out of every week IN
writing and rewriting it.
However, he was not at it when !
called. He was earning q living. He
was making matter for one of tho story
papers. Detective tales are in popular
demand. He prostitutes his talent to
produce them in bulk. In two hours he
earns $5Q-that being the pay he re-.
ceives for each installment of five COL
umns. His skill lies in the origination
Of tho plots. Tho outlines Of 4 story
being sketched, he dictates the words to
. shorthand writer, careful Is to style
only 80 far as to keep well down to the
mental leve, of his readers. He Is .
stickler for his price of so per column,
but l doubt il for q hundred he Mould
attach his name to one of his tales
You may remember time several
years ago when the journals Of cheap
fiction were full of stories by sporting
celebrities whose accomplishments were
presumably not Of literary character.
This friend of mine wrote good share
OF those thrilling works. Nowadays he
figures as a detective relating personal
adventures. He disgustedly obtains an
income of 800 . week in that way, with
a 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 the reading public.
Andrew Johnsen's Industry.
ben: Perley Poore in Boston Budgsel
Andrew Johnson has had few equals
in industry in the White House. He
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. Application;
for appointments, promotions, dis
charges from the army and navy, politi
cal advice, petitions for executive
clemency and innumerable other sub
jects were disposed Of; but, before hall
completed, the visitors commenced te
flock into the ante-roOms and thrust
their cards upon him. Pardon seekers
swarmed on every hand. Former owners
of confscated property paced up ant
down before the door of the president
room, and females, with indescriballt
etfrontery, insisted upon immediate
| admittance.
After the most important business O.
the morning had heen disposed of, tn,
visitors were admitted one by one, ant
the president submitted himself to thu
artesian process. This lasted till abou
1880 or ., sometimes o'clock, when tn
doors Of his apartment were opened ant
the whole crowd admitted. At sucl
times Col. johnson, son of the presi
dent, or Col. ROWING, private secre
tary, stood near the president and tool
memoranda Us dictated by him on tn
cases of the visitors who succeeded
each other with subjects for executive
dction, like the dense throng at a 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 tn
president learned in half dozen cour
teous words the final decision.