Telegram-herald., 1890-04-05

Il literlssrs. / refer - Lafcssllo Hearu. f
the aafhor Il s.Cnfta" zad '-HoaDa.' shs .
Iasszf ksseiF puhlished la serial form "a I
Hs1psrs MasrAzins. This authors tai F.
satz Ia uxesrd romance are universally &C /
kao. edged kzd l fnd myself ~en-
a-rinr Los many n his shaTmsd read I
srs have any SIT q eorrecs eoncsPtaoa
q ~aat The aatAer himself may be. For
LIZ Heara a. . nan = ~ ~idsiy distinct
from sf1s gshex types Il mankind sfth
whirb hs ulfrlfies a. ais romance - pscs1-
EartY = wye u Is own snac0g the hnul-
Nfdsciry q STYLES Ia story telling as t
.xists and = prseticed today.
ara one u Ebres neHspaper Enen now
hgiag in New York who anew AT Hearn
whs-n be sfFsaggied a. a reporter, making
his stars Ia she ~orld Of letsers. The
oth-r 40 are CoL John A CoekeFell.
sditor Il The Se~ York World, and II.
+. Krehbiel, tie Distinguished musical
crirc q Ths fribuns. What desire
herein 70 say q Nr. Hsan viii no doubt
bs coucarrst IN bY both the gentlemen l
have named
First. wish % say that the creator of
"Chaas md ~Youme. while mental
Apollo. Al intellectual samson. il and
slsays has been pauper N personal en-
dowment8, and wholly devoid OF any ex-
tsrnd charms whefewith he could win
the fsvorof those with whom be came in
daily contact
As I knew nina fifteen years ago. Mr.
Hearn would attract attention anywhere;
not because Of superior presence. but
rather on account of his oddity among
the multitude II the streets. he was a
Ettie nan below the medium height,
with a stature stiA further shortened by
. habit II rounding his shoulders and
beading hss head forward, whether walk
ing, sitting or standing. He seemed 70
bo painfully conecious-over conscious.
indeed d-of hLs appearance. The sight OF
one eve vas entirely DESTROYED. and the
glazed surface constantly bespoke the
lo4s. The other eve was near sighted,
and az a consequence Mr.. Hearn never
read or wrote line which was not within
four inches or less OF his face. His
imperfect sight being confined 10 one eye
caused his head u follow the line from
left % right and back. ike the motion Of
The typewriter.
have often thought that it was this
compulsory habit which caused Mr..
Hcarn's constant curve OF the shoulders
aud droop OF the head. But he dislked
% face his fellow men, aud why should
he nor he could not look upon them
- admire their physical perfections, ana
there was no reason why he should let
those more favored by natural grace look
compassionately upon him. He went
upon the street during the daytime no
more than was necessary. and then chose
the most secluded tho-oughfares. Bat
late az night, when his reportorial duties
we're done. when the paper had gone TO
press aud the city was asleep, this home
" genius and gentle souled dreamer
would walk the streets till dawn, weav-
ing IN his tropical brain the most faDci-
ful pictures human mind could put to-
gvther.
His nature was as timid as n woman's;
hs had a habit Of approaching with a
step ~ Light "a felt and ghost ike mo-
ton. His words were uttered in a low
confidential tone which frequently sunk
10 something only few degrees above a
NliSLfEs AAtt AAtSth " afhvVttN0 bttCot
whom be liked, until STAGE was almost
in contact. while conversing. l doubt no,
still cliogs - this wonderful weaver OF
fceion. And while ne talked in thoss
cooing. purring. confidential tones he had
ha.it % smoothing the nap on yOur
overCoat. twisting a button gently as II
70 test its fasteuiars or slyly insert fin.
ger Into button hole. while be "a gently
ininuated his eon6ding soul into Tn.
h-art of his vls-a-vis.
H.s first newspaper triumph was wor
IN descriptive work upon what IL still
known i1 Cincinnati ~ The Tan Var
hgr,ler.~ wbich occurred in 1S74. Pre-
vious b that time knowl~ige Of Mr.
Tearn's exEtsnce - a possession Of hi
own almost exclusively. Col Cockerell
of Tho World. was at shat time manag
irg sditor % The Cincinnati EDquirer
The Sunday EDITION was distinctive be
cause - is sensational feature tendeu
ciss A tew weeks previous 70 The Tar
Yari Murder - Mr Hearn caols to The
EnqHirsr Office 90 seH a manuscript. IL
app6ed st the counting room, mad,
knqvn his wants in v0icescarcelv audi
bla ana vas sent upstairs 20 sea Nr
C0ke-eL Upstairs be vsaslrsd. buf
thsre his courage failed him. rt was not
snruzh CD induce hiu 90 brave the avf1
eiitor.al presence TIE door wnics sepa-
asi him and che mighty mar of manu-
cripes was to h.m as the gate whicl
-erherus guarded. So be paced up and
down the bah with bis velvet. res.les.
treat until ths awrsl door opened and
the ernh.s giant came forth Hsar-
v~ou.i. ro dauer. have r1n away bad he
not been AT tha Tesr az fhe bali when
Mr Coeksrel came one into the Other
snf snd -he stairway wa har wern
T1us is occurred. thas the suthgr a
-Chita" soid his FIRST manuscripts or hat
it suhr1 itted. lle came wi-h more or
fatn-s occasions. buf never could ne per
shade hin'sslf fo knock ar Chat editorial
6cr Pc admission Un ard .own. ur
sn1 d,,vn rhe hall Pc would race or glide
unaf l,L Cocsarel came forth whether
tha tua consumed i1 waiting was ter
usinueas or tNo hoHrs
Uowever 1.r Hssru finally was rn'
upcn tha regular staE et The Enquirer
srd borg iii <ccd vorz there
Ar H-nrn ard ia'o~ed together m
der Cci CocksreHs eii crship Ger some
years thereafter. nr Cd tfs time Pc ver-
e. Nsw Orleans Ha was ccnauuailv
tar'sinx ~ tbe tropics ar.l t.ia bands e
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