Telegram-herald., 1889-06-16

as symmetrical a. Edgar A foes, and as
fast as the pea gets 50 bot that 70 burns
holes ia the paper and hls>es when she
sticks II into rae lax bottle, she pulls It out
OF the holder Dy means Of = pair u tongs
sad puts Ia new Que.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox writes with a pen,
and her M , quite PLAIN, that is, 10 - not
pretty She IL qufts pleasant ana genial
unless one treads on the tail OF her coat
she then writes or speak with flashing eye
and distended n0stril ia clarion tones. At
such time II she were 10 use the type
writer Il would sound like Ky iophOne try
ing 20 convince lawn mower Of the error
Of is way.
Rose Terry Cooke says she has written
with gold pen on lined paper holding the
clip on her knee ali through her literary ca
recr, and she has been writing for forty
years She says so herself How few Of
Us authors arc wiling 70 come out and state
over our own signature that we have been
on the road So long. Aside from Rose
Terry Cooke l may safely say that John q.
Whittier and l are almost alone IN freely
acknowledging our ages.
Adirondack Murray dictates 10 a typewriter
and has for fifteen years. he dictates from
twenty 10 thirty words per minute when be
Is feeling well and his thinker is frohcsoyle.
He does not require stenographer, but
pours his soul into the front teeth Of type
writer and receives his copy ripe for the
printer.
George III. Jessop, when hurried, has 20
call IN the typewriter and stenographer. but
thinks IL does not insure such good results
as the slower but surer pen. he thinks the
pen Is mightier than the sword
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mechanical contrivance To take the place Of
the pen. The noise Of the typewriter an-
nOys him, as one might say.
Edgar SaltuS says that the critics accuse
him Of writing my means of lexicon, but
he claims that such is not the case. He
writes with his nerves on plain paper
VI. lola writes: Il shall embezzle one
small moment from my diminutiye leisure
to say that 1 write my. what you shall call
opaque literary works, with my own hand
with the cooperation of q pen. The thoughts
are also my own thoughts. They pay me
first rate. They are not used yet so much
IS textbooks IN the schools as might wish
but they remunerate me first rate. writo
my manuscripts in French first. 1t i psrc
French; that is, it IS pure fer French.
keep ny vocabulary IN the basement with
chloride OF lime on IL when shall not want
20 be using IT, | agree with II Anthony
Comstock that the pen is smuttier than the
sword"
Richard Henry Stoddard says he has been
compelled 20 use the hand OF another in the
past, because % impaired eyesight. but pre-
fers the pen and his own right hand when
his eyes Will permit.
Brander Matthews does all his writing
with a stylographic pen, but all important
work ike plays and stories he puts in type
written form before n goes 10 the printer,
and revlses considerably even then.
Mary ! Holmes writes from Naples. where
she is assOciatiug with Vesuvius this sea
son. 90 say that she Is still old fashioned
enough 20 pafronize the steel pen, and by
that means has already succeeded in writ
ing truukfui Of blue covered books she
j. not proud OF her peumsnship, having been
compelled several times 10 cross the Allan
&c ia order 20 make out a word for the prin-
ter before tho work could 90 on.
Theodore Roosevelt uses pen. but IS
liable most any day 70 adopt the typewriter.
He iaterlucs great deal, but uses = Rem
iugtou in Illustrating his words
Nrs. ParunGtou writes that she has never
seen typewriter In her whole life. She
has been able 20 make errors enough with
her pen without socking her sentences full
of : and other typographical brick-or-
brack After the breakfast dishes are
washed. she salts the cow, sets the bread
40 that az evening il may come of the nest
with group OF little rolls, and then gives d