The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-10-29
SKETCH OF I'M. QUAD"
ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE AND
GENUINE OF OUR huMORlsTS.

tiers Of His Creation-In His 'Dcn
or ''sanctuna."
c. B. Lewis DIETER known as IN
Quad is perhaps the most unique AM
J genuine humorist this country has pro
uuced, excepting only Artelnus Ward ant
Hosea l.; Flow.
m. Quad" il not humorist "artist"-.
boss mechanic who manufactures jokes al
a carpe II er does packing.boxes, with saw
and jacA- plane and much emulation o.
prespi ton. He is naturally and spon
taneou..y funny. Humor gushes from
him like champaign from an uncorked
bottle ubbling and effusive, and drench.
Ing US, whether we will or not, with
laughter. And there is wisdom with his
wit-strong, homely common sense mixed
with q racy, unctuous humor which
makes his wisdom a. grateful to our taste
as whale oil 10 to the palate Of an Esqui-
mau. He 10 not q product of the soil, /"
with local flavor. He IL Of universal
relish, as r. witnessed by the wide popu-
larity OF A newspaper contributions.
BIZ MING OF HIS CAREER.
1t 10 no ',nerally known when or where
he was IN, nor Is it matter of much
consequence since his career did not begia
Till he was blown up, some fifteen years
ago, on an Ohio river steamboat. He is,
perhaps. the only example of man who
has been lifted into fame by being tossed
. hundred feet into the air, and coming
down, more dead than alive, to tell the
story. He did this. Standing at his print
er's case, when he was so far recovered as
to limp about, he put into type "How It
Feels To Be Blown Up," and the whole
west burst into laughter. That laugh
made IN. Quad" famous. He was then
transferred from the composing room to
ehe editorial department., and ever since
short extracts. from his writings have
been copied into every journal through
out the country. =
About ten years ago he invented-or
rather created-"His Honor" and "Bijah,"
aud "Brother Gardner" of the "Lime. Kiln
Club"-characters totally dissimilar, but
each a. natural, original, individual, an6
!odicrous as any in American literature
His Honor" presides over police court,
and makes sage reflection. upon men IN
Things as they come into his field Of view.
Brother Gardner" is shrewd and quaint
gentleman of color, who has all the idioms
and characteristics of his race, but is not
burlesque on our colored fellow citizens:
ne handles his own people gently, but
satirlzes the foibles, frailties and weak.
nesses OF the whites inimitably. His say
lngs might be termed explosive wisdom
the reader Is sure to imbibe wise thought
put 1t Is certain to explode with him,
"ArteMus Ward" created one character:
m. Quad" has given birth to three, and
each one has, during period OF ten years.
given delight to millaens.
The man 10 precisely what we are led to
expect from his writings He Is by turns
His Honor" "Bljah" and Brother Gard
ner." with the dry humor and quaint wis
dom that Is peculiar to each character.
III there Ia an odder man than he in the !
country" said Detroit gentleman to me
not long ago. I'VE would like to have him
sent along with the circus" His looks, |
MS manner, even the tones of his voice,
are peculiar and eccentric. He talks as |
ne writes. and always without any seem. |
Ing generalization.
AT HOME IN HIS sDEN."
His @den," a. he calls his asanctum," in
an upper story of The Free Press build |
Ing is a curiosity shop filled with odd |
mementoes and nick-knacks. Here Is a
bit OF rope that helped to hang a mur.
derer. and pair Of shackles of the old
slave time; there are bullets from Gettys-
burg, powder TASKS from the Merrimac.
and swords, sabers, muskets, and shot
and shell from a score of battlefield
while around the walls, side by side with
PORTRAITS OF Sheridan and Custer and
ousts OF Grant and Lee, are pictures of a
OF the most noted criminals. But
the oldest thing in the room is q slender
man OF about 10. with close cropped gray
hair, heavy mustache, keen, intent eyes,
ana an earnest, somewhat eager express
on, who sits at an old-fashioned table.
and looks up with smile of welcome as
Stranger enters his apartment This
y M. Vuad," known among his personal
as G. B. Lewis; and he
works away at that table eight hours in
lay, writing at high pressure, and now and
'hen seeking relaxation in a little merri.
nent with "Bijah" and "Brother Gard
ler," for his best work is done as a relief
rom the daily drudgery of journalism,
The revtsers have not been able To
amend the text: "Woe unto you when
Ill men shall speak well of you," and il it
{ Is to be taken literally, IN. Quad" is in
bad way, as all his acquaintances unite
n saying that he is temperate, social. do
nestle, kind-hearted, q lover of his friends
md q hater of nobody. He is, also. thew
'ay, open handed, and so given to charity
hat, though imposed upon seven times in
day by fraudulent mendicancy. he
'gain seven times in a day empties his
pockets to the pleadings Of distress. He
also said to be modest, and not at ali
'ufied up by the fact that he has weekly
audience Of million, nearly ons-half Of
whom are matter-of-fact Englishmen.
Who take him with their beefsteak and
lie, as sure help to q healthy digestion.
he u spoken Of a. odd and eccentric. anal
hat he may be. but incline to the opin.
on that this popularity is due to the fact
nat Nature produced him in one of her