Telegram-herald., 1890-04-05

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dArs ~. exp-clsd ~ ever Eezr of klza
IA tos foresaass Fank sf nosesisss. not
5eezsss ws ald no< tAaak sAn eapasls
and worthy. sax sac44.> 1s al oslhessd
De soslld f2l a sioSsua ~ the ssaoi-trcp-
scSI eana@ts and disease. oB sec0aat Of
as aslicz1te constitution and effsminzts
Physiqu7.
BuE how true It - that the expected
seldo4a occurs Mr. Hearn lad scarcely
become aeesiaaated when the yellow fever
ss0sIrged New Orieazs ana almost depop-
ulAEed Memphis. For moaEhs nothing
49, heard Of him by MS frisnds and for
na-r ne~sDs per associates II Cincinnati
When the disease had run It's course Ar.
Krehbiel tllen a reporter on The ClDcla-
natI Gazette, received a Characteristic
letter from Hsarn. The writer expressed
bis i-Aabistsy - understand TIE workings
OK Providence because beautiful women,
manly, handsome men and lovely chil-
dren had been stricken around about
HIN on every hand. while hs. the un-
eouth Ia appearance, for whom no hu-
man heart would quicken its pulsation
az the announcement OF has death. had
been wholly ignored by the yellow reap
er Of deaths harvest. His letter ended
the subject by = suggestion that it might
be possible yellow fever drew the line OF
its mountaineering on the plane OF per
sonal appearance. and that he. Lafcadio
Asarn, occupied a position beyond the
line.
One incident in Mr.. Hearn's reportorisi
life on The Enquirer impressed itself
upon my mind 30 vividly that have
never forgotten it Ia the slightest.
al the time there was newspaper
train which left the Cincinnati station
every morning at O'Clock for Dayton,
Toledo and the north. II was necessary.
therefore, that every line Of copy should
BE- in the composing room by 2 o'clock
for the railroad edition.
One night there was a sensation OF no
small magnitude, and 10 Hearn and his
pen of horrors was assigned the task of
preparing II for publication. The facts
were all in his possession by II O'Clock,
and he got down to his task to prepare
the copy. He could not brook interfer-
ence or foreign presence while at work,
and il was his privilege to occupy a desk
in little back room, both OF which were
used in the day time by the late eccentric
/ G.. M d. Bloss, the only newspaper writer
I known 10 history whose manuscript was
more iIlegible than that Of Horace
/ Greeley.
The staff Of The Enquirer at that time
was filed with writers. every one Of
I whom had full control of his own manu-
I script. There was no "copy editor" but
each writer sent his manuscript directly
from his desk 20 the foreman of the news
room. Whenever an article OF column
and half or more was being prepared
late at night, it was customary TO send
the copy 10 the composing room as fast as
1t was ready, so that when the last few
sheets were finished the main body of the
article was in type.
On the night to which tave referred,
/ Hearn's sensation was 10 be the feature
OF The Enquirer. Three columns had
been set aside for it, and Hearn, though q
slow, careful writer, was expected to fin
iSh the task in the three hours from II
till 2 o'clock.
Mr. Cockerell, however, grew nervous
and anxious "a midnight came and
passed and found Hearn patiently bend
ing over his work OF love, casting words
Of wonder and rnolding sentences of
lingual liquescercy to express the phan-
tasmagoria OF his tropical thoughts.
The editor began to look in upon Hearn
soon after he had partsken of his mid
night lunch. First il was an inquiry
How are you coming up, Esarn? A
gentle, low toned word OF assurance
came in reply and the face dropped once
more above the task. Hurry it up,
Hearn," was the next interruption.
Hearn bent with a still lower attitude
toward his manuscript. Aren't you
nearly finished?"-this time rather anx-
iously. Hearn squirmed as he answered
but pegged away at word coming
Come. Hearn, close it up. No time II
lose nowr The editorial voice was
somewhat stern and indicated a state OF
mind which would brook no opposition.
Nearly done. Mr.. COckerell," came the
cOoing assurance, with nervous tremolo
IA the voice
Two o'clock struck and found Hearn
bent low over BlOss' desk. the perspira.
ton owing out on his r6re1e,-l, while
the most fanciful expressions ever coined
were oozing out OF his brain and trick,
Ing down his right arm through his fin
gers over his pen upon the paper. put
ting the finish 10 one OF the most mas
terly reports of a sensation ever written.
a half eaten apple lay hard by.
The door opened with jump. Editor
Cocksrell came in this time and walked
across % the desk. "Cut it right oG
there. Hearn. we must 20 TO press.
was his command. Only two lines
more, gasped Hsarn, as he picked uT
TIE apple and hastily revolved it clos
before his eye 10 select choice bite
BiT' ratGei Before the bite was selected
tbe editorial hand sent the half con.
sumed fTuir of good and evil across the
room. a0d Hearn vas forcibly informed
chat ir was no time for fruit while the
presses waited.
Cockeyei hsd his hand on the sheet oi
paper when Hearn made the cgrlique Al
the bottom to signify fnis.7 The pen
was no4 raised from the final ~ffort till
the editor had that last page Of manu-.
srrips in his hand and had started toward
- door 70 carry il 70 toe compositors.
hat it mi-'.t bo added 20 she rest of the
article. already in type. as - believed.
Mr. Cocksreil" TIE gentle voice stopped
1e chief. He turned. when to his hor-