The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-22

inc present day have been connected
with newspapers, and many more with
literature. Senator Pierce, OF North
Dakota. has been both journalistic and
literary. asked him what had hccome
of his novels. Peggy" and "Iachariah.
He replied: perhaps you will not be-
love il. but have not copy OF either
of those books, and their contents have
absolutely forgotten. Both were printed
by Chicago firm engaged in the rail-
road book trade, and were brought out
in the series which comprised The Red
Handed Ranger Of Roaring Camp and
sB,ll the Bloody Terror Of the Trail.
OF course. in such company, the books
soon died a natural death. a fate which
] think they did not deserve.
Theodore Roosevelt. another OF the lit
crory statesmen. is so fond Of writing
fl,af no sooner has he finished one thing
than hc is covering paper with another
Roosevelt just now is developing into g
compIctc ready letter writer Some OF
his letters are likely to live in history
Nothing gives the young civil service re-
former greater delight than to sat down
and write sharp. singing. sizzling let
ter to somebody who has criticised the
civil service board, or in some other man
ncr reused the combaiivcness OF Mr.
Roosevelt. Whenever saucy lettei
reaches the civil service commission
and iii tempered letters from sesf- ap
nointcd critics and disappointed as
pirants for appointments fairly pour in
il is turned over TO Commissioner Roose
welt for reply. lie is letter writer j.
chief 10 che civil service board, and Z
most industrious one. Scornihg stenog
raphcrs and typewriIers, he sits down
pen ia hand, and scratches, scratches
mctaphorically tearing peoples eyc
ont Often he copies his letter
two or three times in order +
reach that state OF perfection which Is IN
ambition and delight. The phrase
about which he is most particular are
those which cut the deepest and thes
bc turns and Returns, each chang
sharpening them, till they are like razoi
edges. To read R0osevelts letters on'
would think him sour, chOleric. disa
precablc fellow. I'm fact, he is a delight
lul companion-vivacious, sympathetic
entertaining. lie has merry, ringing
laugh. His teeth. which are perfect j.
form and Of dazzling whitencss, he show
a dozen times "a minute. lie is at al
times ready to run a foot race, put o.
the gloves or engage i'll bout with al
lcctives a~l stub pen with any and al
Corners
ingalls, is one of the most successful %
the literary senators. ] am told that h'
earns more with his pen each year thar
the United States pays him for his ser
vices as senator. Ingalls, can sell a,
GOOD rates everything he cares to write
and he finds time 10 write good deal
The senator, 10y the way, was one of the
noteworthy figures in the assemblag'
addressed by the chief justice. He D
picturesque, statuesque. Sitting next i'
an aisle, he was plainly visible from a.
parts Of the great hall. His arms wcrt
tightly folded, and for full hour he sal
bolt upright without the slightest chang
IF position. Ingalls, body is long an'
din. his head elongated, oblong. with /;
shock Of bristling, iron gray hair on tol
Of it. A newspaper man brightly sad
ingalls, punctuaicd the part Of the hal
in which he sat with breathing oxcla
nation point" WALTER WELLMAN.