The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-04
MR. DEPEws INDUSTRY.
Ecjuvcnatirg Eject OF Iiia Presence on n
liStlrsS Lot of Mon.

Tcjuvcnatrg Eject OF Ifia Presence on n
l.iStiess Lot of Mon.
have often heard people express their
wonder that Chaunccy Dcpcw can get
through such an extraordinary amount
of work every day and still have plenty
of timc for dining out at night. llc
boasts the complexion of sixteen
yoar-old girl, and his eyes are bright,
snappy, and full of life. Doubtless n
great share of the details of his work
are taken of his hands by Mr.. Dnval,
who is the most sagacious and energetic
of private secretaries known to public
life since Colonel Lamonts retirement.
Tho rcst MIR. Dcpew does himself. saw
an illustration of his methods this week
On ono Of tho hottest nights of tho
weck-and there wore some Scorchcrs-
happened to miss a train on tho Cen
trail road by tho fraction of q minute
and as had forfeited my dinner in tho
wild hope OF catching the train felt IL
depression of spirits which was in in
verse ratio to the height OF the ther-
mometer. l dived across the street to
the nearest place and entered long, mar
row and low coilingcd cafe. Twenty or
thirty detected looking mon with thoir
waistcots unbuttoned, their collars
loosencd and their legs stretched out,
sat hopping their faces and endeavor-
ing to cat. A crow of frowsy walters
Jagged to and fro and the cashier leaned
back in his chair tanning himself Ian
guidly. l ordered something to eat and
sat in the stuffy seclusion OF corner
trying to summon up enough energy to
go down town and attend to some inn
portant work had in hand. 1t was i'm
perativc, and yet made up my mind to
let it go by tho board, and was sitting
there fully resolved to do no moro that
night. when the door was opened brisk
~ and strongly built, squarc-shoul-
dcrcd man strobe in, glanced rapidly
about, selected table that stood apart
and taking of his hat. revealed the
domc-likc forehead and thinly matched
Uranium of Chaunccy Depew. A small,
active and alert young man who accom-
panied FIR. Dcpcw dropped the valiscs
he was carrying on the floor, handed tho
famous railroad president big bundle
of papers. and, whipping out big note
book, revealed the fact that he was a
stenographcr. He was good one, too
from the book nor asked Il single ques-
ton. His pencil moved with machine
like regularity from one side of tho
page to the othor until the book was half
filled with notes. AS for Mr.. Depcw, no
offered picture of energy, intellcctu-
atty and health which was wildly
accentuated by the groups Of tagged.
listless and somnolcnt men in the samo
room. He sat perfectly erect, with his
papers in one hand, while he OCCASION
ally passed his handkerchief over his
forehead with tho other, debating with
indefatigable cvenncss and emphasis.
Tho play of his features and the con-
stantly alternating series of expressions
almost gave an index of the character
of the letters he dictated. One paper
after another was disposed of, and in
exactly an hour tho correspondence was
finished and Mr.. Depow arose, handed
liberal fee to the waiter, bowed court
cously to tho cashier and strobe out.
Hisexhibition ofenergy and vitality were
not without effect. The waite braced up,
the cashier began balancing his books,
number of tho diners buttoned their
waistcoats and Strengthened up in their
chairs and l lighted large cigar, climb
ed on the bow of Fourth avenue car
and went down to tackle the work / had
decided to shirk before Chauncey Depew
had set us all good example. -Blakely
Hall, in Brooklyn Eagle.