Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-09-26
MR.. pEPews INDUSTRY.


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Iistiess Lot Of Men.
Ihavo often heard people express their
wonder that Chhuncey Depew can get
through such an extraordinary amount
OF work every day and still have plenty
OF time for dininy ont at night. HIe
boasts tho complexion OF sixteen
yoar-old girl, and his oyes are bright,
snappy, and full OF life. Doubtless q
great share OF tho details OF his work
are taken of his hands by Mr.. Duval,
who Is tho most sagacious and energetic
OF private secretaries known to public
life since Colonel Lamonts retirement.
The rest Mr.. Depew does himself. | saw
an illustration OF his methods this week.
On one OF the hottest nights OF tho
wcck-and there were some scorchers-
! happened to miss train ON the Cen
trail road by the fraction OF minute,
and rs had forfeited my dinner In tho
wild hope OF catching the train felt n
depression of spirits which was in in
verse ratio to the height of the Their
mometer. dived across the street to
the nearest place and entered n long, mar
row and low ceilinged cafe. Twenty or
thirty detected looking men with their
waisicots unbut,onod, their collars
loosencd and their legs stretched out,
sat mopping their faces and endeavor-
ing TO eat. A crew OF frowsy walters
Jagged to and fro and the cashier leaned
back in his chair tanning himself lam
guidly. ordered something TO eat and
sat in tho 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 inn
perauve, and yet l made up my mind TO
let 1t go by the board, and was sitting
there fully resolved to do no more that
night, when the door was opened brisk
ly and a strongly built, squarc-shoul-
dered man strobe in. glanced rapidly
about selected table that stood apart
and taking OF his hat revealed the
dome-lilie forehead and thinly matched
Uranium of Chauncey Dcpew A small,
active and alert young man who accom-
panied Mr.. Depew dropped the valises
he was carrying on the floor, handed tho
famous railroad president a big bundle
of papers and, whipping out big note
book. revealed the fact that be was
stcnographer. He was good one, too,
For an hour he mover raised his head
from the book nor asked single ques-
tion. His pencil moved with. machines
like regularity from one side OF tho
page to the other until the book was half
filled with notes. AS for Mr.. Depew, no
offered picture of energy, intellectu-
ality and health which was vividly
acccntuated by the groups OF tagged,
listless and somnolont men in the samo
room. lie sat perfectly erect, with his
papers in one hand, while no OCCASION
ally passed his handkerchief over his
forehead with the other debating with
cyenness and emphasis.
The play OF his features and the con-
'tantly alternating series OF expressions
almost gave an index OF the character |
u tho letters he dictated. One paper
lfter another was disposed Of, and in
exactly an hour the correspondence was
inished and Mr.. Depew arose, handed
! liberal fee to the waiter, bowed court
,ously to the cashier and strobe out.
lis sexhibition ofenergy and vitality were
lot without effect. Tho waiter braced up,
he cashier began balancing his books, o
lumber of the diners buttoned their
vaistcoats and Strengthened up in their
hairs and I lighted large cigar, climb
'd on the bow of Fourth avenue car
md went down to tackle the work had |
lecided to shirk before Chauncey Depew
rad set us all good example. -Dlakely
lall, in Brooklyn Eagle.