New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-03
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HERMAN DU BoIs. OR GENIUS


( HERMAN DU BOlS. OR GENIUS
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Hartman Nm Bois WIS 4 POOR young mar. II ne
As6n,t been poor he cou neyer have been TO hero OF
~. NJ nj ts h.A ofyered mo $40 for the privi-
-. r,e h.,e. =, I'll, oood novels are always poor,
~ ,,deetv 4 81, sh.s hesnx mo from telling the truth
$500. ~. ss, ~, s.rsnr thst I. is one of the good
- 49, $500 ,,v S,send Writcrscrans says about
= = 49,. Z, "a. 1870 :, .,t,,es oy and by you don't
s.,,..,. !. as, 500 what saw about his novel in
- - - .,.,.., .,.s.,.. privately, Iwin say that.
-. 80, - !. - -. - - .,,vht evidences Of inactivity
nm. suo.' = ~ - - nome around wrterscrsmp
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-. - -" 80. sr ,ptinatet was poor, but he
a. y. - ..s.s "a spel,ed hss name With capt.
rs,. ssshsr from whom 10 derived his
- ...- "a ,,ot He said he could SEQ no
IN osnor resp0o' ~ sn.,a brea ont and raise an In
rssson Wny '.e -snd,a ~ lac name rJs thought
suSrecuon Hsn. - ~ -, sor a. ~ or the % to
"ouM iva 49, :, 10 c.n,t.,,vsd a Il dd for the
roar Up ny s0s~.. - ,rt tAe elder Iu Bots
e 800 IA d,dn,t u,aerstnnd these things.
~ r.s-s ,ss h,v be ana wrote IL Just as
80 nj h.du,t ccnt IN As pocket as when no
49, V-~- 1870. 90 . ..,, .rd te,t eou,parstiyeiy
hsd oor10v'3 1'''~s -''A : 50. 49,
wealth. ry. ,r,.,r noth,nr
Herman Du Bois was muscAs' 80 s,- MY" .rS
but muSo ne nsa ppoa ~no ~ - - -,s .n,,r,o
vhon he was three years ola ne nso pan' ~,.s
Of extra holes IN the handle OF ms rssae oo]
nan and played quite tnne VIA w. ING o'.'. ~
eot the moro musical he grew Music became pas
sion With him. Herman was Hn,as $500 - ,s.rn
geniusos never combcd his har sno nsusoN ~
tho trade his father wanted MIN 70 wn0A -
saeops.au ,ss- s ,,.h ,,,,a "a this ss remote
'neH - :. -. .s 49, ,ss. .s,vrat,onx Human ex
~ possible nom tneir ioig ssp' ,aa",.. .s.s.s.,ss
n = ~ - rsr,rsss n,sanno,nte. I'm life
.nsn ~ $1,000 ,ssrs Me son. he poet vet
sxnAy surgeon, he leads mperaoie eAn.ence wn,'o
living and succeeding generations aorover po'n' .no
nnger Of scorn ct him because no oion Ano" suss
~ his SON never had his lessons ~ sonooi' woa'1n'
work and read the . Arabian Nights when no wss
two years old. that no was Ioct ana not ave!efnas
Poor man, how Was no to knew III How dd ne Know
but that the boy was simply lays Laziness ana
genius have tho Same symrtoms In yonth Laziness
h What the older Du Bok thought was the trouble
with Herman whom he utterly refused 70 take up tne
perfectly honorable employment OF tanning ana
dressing sheeppeits. And IT Is not bad business
this manipulating Of the sufculT covering OF inc
deceased sheep. and . man who can tan saecpskih
with the wool on IN good shape usually makes moro
money and enjoys life better then the genius But
Herman would have none Of it and his father turned
him adsifr on the wide, vide world There Is great
deal moro want to tel about Herman, but tho good
novelist (see writesscramp again for PROOF that am
one Of that kind, never ts MS otner cnarac'ers Tag
200 mnch. He hoops things nons win some SOFT o1
regular mont even ne uoes nave 20 eaSo ms nefo
adrift on tho cold woria WIN no v's'0i0 means u
support for while.
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cafas,fps Yoe,o vr.s be daughter Of jacob Roelof
Who livee1 ~ rcrtv tst hctxeen Fifth ana Sixth
svcs aons,dorahIv nearer Fffhn fact lust on Fifth
ava he bsi a iarpe xraystono structure plain but
massive, and be VISA gery wealthy. Cathsrine was
tau. viii haxel sves and dark hair. and was very
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