Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-25

The subject of the above illustration is
h:oyn as the 'sQueer Wrinklen man of The
New York Sun. Mr.. Welch was born in
Angelica, Allegany county, n. Y, i'll 1919,
and now at the age of 81 years, and after but
five years of journalistic service, is at the
head of his special line of work. He was
commercially educated and for twelve years
was connected with the hardware business in
New York, eight years of which time were
spent as a commercial traveller through the
west and south. His entry into journalism
was through the last door by which q funny
man is looked for-that Of plain dry Stats
tics. Leaving New York through business
changes, he located in Oil City, Pa, and
thence quite by chance sent oil market re-
ports to Bradstreets. One or two other brief
connections with newspapers followed till
the fall of 'S2. But a little over
o year from the time his maiden
manuscript was printed Mr.. WEIGH went on
the Rochester Post-EXpress as associate edi-
tor. Here he developed his gift for humor-
GUS writing. In a short time "The Present
Hour department of the Post-Express began
to be largely quoted by the press. In Sep
TENDER, 1888, the Philadelphia Call wanted
and got him. He became a member of the
initial staff of that paper, and from the first
issue its Accidentally Overheard" column
was widely recognized. A few months later,
in the June following, the transfer to The New
York Sun was made, since which time his
"Queer Wrinkles have achieved a national
reputation.
Mr.. WEIGHS humor has a fine, dry flavor,
and the chestnut bell is rarely rung in his
face, His work is characterized by "a touch
of human nature which elevates it above mere
! j0liror and UiDas IL mona than n frorci+pru nf
feet. He possesses to a remarkable degree the
quality of conciseness of expression and
leaves enough to the Imagination of his
reader to pay him the subtle compliment of
penetration.
For something over a year MIR. WEIGH had
been troubled with cancer of the tongue, and
was finally compelled to undergo a severe
surgical operation. The greater part of his
tongue was taken out. The operation was
successfully performed last July, and while
his speech is somewhat impaired he can make
himself plainly understood.
Ihe following are a few of Mr.. Welchis
paragraphs that have been published by The
New York Sun:
A E HOUSEWIFE.
A woman was in a grocery store looking at
roller pins.
"You may give me two of them,' she said.
two of theme" queried the clerk.
eyes. l want to keep one of them clean
for bread.
TWO or A
A slim youth, accompanied by a pug dog
and chain attachment, met a young lady on
Fifth avenue whom he knew. He walked by
her side until her residence was gained, when
she invited him in.
"Aw-thawnks awfuly; much pleased I'm
suah," he said; "but-er-the dog, y'know
-n
ooh, the dog won't make the slightest
difference. Dear little fellow. Mamma will
be glad to see you both"
FORTUNATE FOR GEORGE.
"Do I love George" unused Clara, softly,
cor is it simply a sisters affection that I fee
for
Just then Bobby burst noiselessly into the
room and interrupted her sweet meditations
Sect out of here, you little BRAT SHE
shouted, and Selling him by the arm shot hin
through the door.
"Ah, no, y she sighed, as she resumed hel
interrupted train of thought, 'my love fol
George is not a sisters love. 1t is something
sweeter, purer, higher and holier."
ANXIOUS TO BE ENTERTAINED.
Bobby Ito young Featherly, who is making
an evening calD-Will you speak a littl,
French for me before you go, Mr.. Featherly
Featherly (stniling)-Certainly, Bobby, il
you wish it,
Bobby-Ido 10. Ma says your French is yer,
amusing.
An interesting point about Mr.. WEIGH
work is that he is paid by the piece for it
his pay being from 80 to 50 per item-nevel
less than g. Another illustration of the wa,
in which his humor is appreciated is the fac
that nearly all of his work is translated int
the French papers and published there a
original. Some American papers translate i
back into English under the title of "Frencl
Fun" When the jokes get back into Englisl
the second time ''then, y Mr.. WEIGH says, "the,
are funny "