The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-05
REID WITH WEALTH AND SMITH
WITH POVERTY
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS II BIxsELr
AGAIN
Augnstin Dsis. the -Parasof
Tor the Most Whimsical aud caprtcIous
woncn-tils Wheeler wilcox on
Nnrtiagc-the Fashionable
school Girl

poet lie wears biz blue glass goggles
over his eyes aud bis face is thin and
gives evidence Of much suffering. He Is
Just recovered from painful operation
performed ON bis eyes and while he can
hardly see a yard ia front Of him is ~
cheerful and county as a knight OF old
For thirty years BE has been n familiar
figure ia he literary ana club life of New
York In his young days he was dan
DIV. with an that The word implis In
his young DAYS. AS all he world knows,
he Was blacksmith, and tuning from
the anvil 10 the muse was rs easy for hin
rs for the chrvsalis 50 develop into the
butterfly. he Is one Of The b,s' known
mtmlcrs on The famous Century Club,
and usually spends bis evenings there
When ia good health be is daily seen In
Newspaper Row. ana mingles freely with
the Younger literary men who are rapidly
elboNing their way go ihe front. Ia his
home IN sixteenth rect. be IS as gracious
rs King among his subjects, and ms wife
is AS lovely a wOman and as agreeable a
companion as there 10 IN the length and
breadth of Gotham Town. There is no
private house IN New York, perhaps, that
contains so many books aud magazines
They AL, sl0Icd IN ihe Railways. In The
parlors, la ihe library. In The extension,
In ihs bedrooms, and even in the attic.
and are on all sorts Of subjeC s. aud have
come from all sorts OF authors. A great
many of them contain the autographs of
their writers and are dOubly valuable on
that account
While standing on the Tr.buno corner
the Other day 1 saw two men passing in
different directions. One was wei clothed.
gu, X Of stop. CHEEKY Of face, and apps.
renily rs happy as the day is long. he
o.her sidlcd a.Oug.and four days growth
of beard on his face, the iraycd trousers,
and he wtll-wofn irock coat told that ne
was having neck and ne. K race with
poyerly The first man was Whilelaw
REID, editor IF ihe Tribune, d millionaire
five times over Minister 10 France, ana
as nee A. lark 10 20 and come AS lac
pleases The other WA. COl0ue Nicholas
Smitb, formerly OF Kentucky, who came
cut of the bluegrass region al Il time
when Horace Greeley Was The editor of
( the Tribune ana Mr. hrid bis subordinate,
/ win The ayowed intention Of marrying
one of Horace Greel,y's gals In those
DAYS be Was as fine Il looking man as you
would find IN q daS' walk. Indeed, in
his own Stale he Was called the Kentucky
Adonis Bur Ia tine shaking OF the dice
of fate poor Sfeeiy Was pushed 10 tie
wall and Reid became his successor
Nicholas smilh did marry one Of The
gals, and good vile she made him;
but when The old editors estate wss SOL
tied up there was only atriile TO 90 round,
and the Kentucky beauty found that he
could not pay his bills ~ bis physical
charms. Reid became powerful. influen.
tial, and by marrying a wealthy woman.
whose bridal 4 20 Was hal million col
las, quickly became one Of The prOmi-
nett men OF this country These two
men passed eacu OtLcf on the street yes
terday SO close that their elbows almost
touched. yet neither gave sign of Te,Og-
milton. Tie Cast of la.e had Gee ded in
favor Of one and against the other. One
has more money than he knows what 10
do with. the other has hardly place go
lay his head. such is The irony of fate
These TWO round lit'e fellows, almost
as broad 40 they are long, VINO come
swinging down Park Row together. elbow
TO elbow, as clO.e AS ciamese twins. are
Russell Harrison, son at The President,
aud William Arked, the proprietor OF
Jedge aud Fruit Lssi,o : Newspaper They
ATE both newspaper men, ami stem 10 be
Ia the way OF making great deal Of
mooey. \ oung Afkeli mas made his mark
In The business, Harrison has his to make |
Arken Is a mOney.maker He spent
$2OO,COO In making Jadgo a success lhe I
principal assistant. Nj Gilman, the car /
,oonisi. 10 wnOm Mr.. Arkcii pays $500 .
week, The larges, salary perhaps .ey;, lid
10 30 v-Lss an ' ,s..s1 Is tool if t' 70 Sgree
.-p,,Isiblr f0r this sL.- -. e Is to |
,rewardtd further, Tor 1t ~ whispered
ibt he is to marry Afkehs beautiful
ster about the lime the June roses
oloom
1t ~i.l interest all the friends of that
able editor, charming ts-ayist, and per
sistent civil service retOfmer, George W IL /
liam Gurus, 10 know thai he Is himself
again. For some weeks he has dcYotei /
most Of his Time % nursing his Sprained I
ankle, but he is out low, aud Is able 10 /
pay ais weekly visit 10 The establishment |
OF Harper Brothers. lie Was 30 Oyeirun |
with visitors la New York that he was 4
unable 10 90 any work, 70 he removed all /
his books anu papers 10 his home, anu /
the 4" Uig room In his old fashioned /
house, with ais secretary ntar him, aud /
the portraits OF men famous IN literature
and politics loOAing down on him from
the walls, he sits daily, readiug manu-
scripts, writing editorials, reviewing
books, and suggesting topics for his us
sistant. 10 wTltc upon. lie y rarely seen
At public meeting these days. bat coca.
sionally he comes up fIOm Staten island
to y great first night al the theatre, OF
the frs performance OF great opera
He Is passiOnaitly iond OF music, aud is
one of the few eaitOfs.in cniei Who can
oil when his critics are Writing truth al
" about musicians lie mas made prsc-
ice OF Keeping his b0ay healthy. and has
thus been enabled 10 keep up the great
mental strain under which lie has labored
SO long.
just another pen picture.
IL Is = newspaper man, TOO. but he Is
out OF The Profession now, and Is known
a great thu AtglCal manager. Al his
house are given his own plays, his ONn
trans aliOur Of foreign works, and mis-
own company performs them precisely
as be dictates 1t Is one II the most
charming the dres in New York, and
people crowd II 80 iaal there Is very lii;le
use FOR advertising u lou hear This
man's name m nilOntd very often as hay-
ing wfi,t,n q new play, translated one,
~ dapied ont, but you never hear OF {
!. an ia the hurry -bufly OF social life, and
lis lace and figure l. hardly known 10
the great crowd II men ana women VINO
thfUng 60 see bis plays, aud Who psss IN
the great pubic Ia tnis city. Ii is Au- /
gustin Daiy. Years ago lac was dram
attic critic on The k1press at time when /
Jim BROOKS was a leader Ia Congress, ana
Efesius Brooks prominent pOlti ian In
he Empire Stale BOln have passed
way. ar. Da.y did p.owman's work
'vs the mesgre sun Of $40 h week then,
. nd was probably glad 10 getlt. BY his {
twn .iiOus lac has become one OF the
treat theatrical powers OF the world, and 1
Ie is constantly adding to hts alfeSdy (
kest foruUe by JudiciOus Investments d
De shuns publicity, aud Is never 30 happy Z
. when directing the management OF bis 1
ksce. or writing or adaptiug play. ne 4
nman Of few WORDS, aud seldom falls g
kto . reminiscent mood, bat he TURNED a