The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-04-16
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Lev waitars rslfs HEust HIa Tarnr g.
wrtts ths storF aI l-eu-flur.H
% ysa= Euirz down ere eI.-slesilr. rVsr
on l.at. alI al. "E UT
state ruUu Hl.. - 'r r w
slightly ai1E VA opened l.t .r-.ls.
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e. General Waus-.. a1a. r1 ta-k e.t-
@Is, me ~ tns ,sst and ru r.lk. 2
ulsurra.L
..Al Hslt' replied Iass-rl WIS, BE-
o.. D. tasre a Gadf- Oh asked 1I the great
uubali-Fer 1y WAY ~ p -clr
d" 4 don't know Dc gul.
u.ls there "a heaven
ID don't know. do E1uF'
HIs Christ the sJL 1t Hat aud The r'.
deemeT Of mauEudF
cd. 4 don't know. DO you.
o. Is there a deyilF
'. i don't know DO yuU-
Is there a helIF
tt.I don't know. DO TUE'
ssAfter a few more de-ultorT remarks
IngeIsol broke forth into sglh con
glomeratiuu OF blaspleuy Irony sarcasm
and pathos rs I have never heard E6
appeared TO be almost inspired and bsauti-
fully rounded sentences tglL from his lips
In quick succession. 7 saw at once the
power of this mans e}oQueuoe and or'n-
lon and began 70 think that I wGs not
thoroughly conversant with the questions
I had propUunded 10 the great uldel I
began TO study the Bible and kindred
works thoroughly and the result was Ben
Hur." This Is how 1 came % write the
book
A good story relative 70 General Wal
lace and "Ben-Hur is related. An Eng
ush firm Of publishers pt.stet tho book
and republished Ii under the title q The
Ben-Hur" General Wallace entered the
salesroom OF the firm iu London and pun
chased q copy OF the book. He then asked
the clerk Il the book sold wen.
sIt Is the best selling work that we ever
published " Was the reply.
i ann glad OF It." said General Wallace
sfor l wrote t.
He then asked the ast0nished clerk for
conference with the head of the firm.
which was reluctantly granted by the
latter
Il see you have printed my book and
changed the title said Wallace
Yes we thought il would sound bet
ter" said the publisher.
''You have also changed my preference
and signed my name toit'
YES we thought Il could be i--
proved"
Il also see that you have changed the
entire book and lett out the story 81 Ben
HuF"
ave made improvements which VIC
thought vUuId be heuedCill % the book
In EuZlaul."
The confused publisher r.-ssl 90
directly promise that De E,aulI make
financial amends for his piracy and the
author never again heard lugu him.
When Wallace left Cous-Hr-uHpIe n=
Uus presented with an elevHuJ FsiDtir--
entitled "The Greek Slave" When l=
arrived home Il became uoIsel about that
he had a Greek slave, Of great hc1Ury OF
form and feature in his house The
Hoosiers looked askant Whispered a.
scandals and the rumOr was soon on rIs
street that Mrs. Wallace WAS Jealous uf
the Greek maiden one Old citizen. more
uudacious than the rest. Appeared gt The
Generals UCsideuce one afternoon and
asked t1 see him He was given rusl. .ll
welcome and after a short eHuFar-st. .lr.-
cnr5uE which he appeared r0 be lI -
eHsC. he IeSltated, stGmmrTe. ell -aI1
General there IS considerable talk
f about You LoinE ON. The people say you
have Greek slave iu your house ana 3
I have been delegated % and OIL tEs truth
Of thc matter"
..h e~ ] have a Greek slave replied g. be
. General .'cu-ue into the Farl.r #rl J win
.--.nagCe LcE 10 You The blind. aeEs
-..a-a clseu and the heautiiu5 r.i.fHr., .ll
4ii IT'S lovGlilUSs dazEiei tHg eyes Ht ..H
. old L.au- 4e had nothing ...-. .a Say
J a..G soon She EIssips OF O.. .r'-a De
/ were insured that there WIS un rE-es igT
I jealousy in the Wallace household