Telegram-herald., 1890-04-25
OPIr POPE RYAD.

Born, Nashville, Tenn. 1883.
First newspaper connection vas with
the franklin (Ky.) Patriot" as
devil"
In 1877. edited the Bowling Green
(Ky.l ''Panssgraph."
In 1878, city editor OF the Little Rock
tArk.) Gazette"
In 1850. married Miss Ada Benham.
In 1881. left the Gazette and took
position on the Cleveland (Ohio)
Leader"
Returned to Little Rock, and in June,
1882. started the "Arkansaw Traveller"
Moved Traveller" TO Chicago. April,
1887.
Two children-Hattie Veronie, aged
Q. and Philo Benham. aged Z.
IL IS tribe difficult for one who
knows Opie ?. Read well to talk about
him thoughtfully. There appertains to
him a certain something which makes
those near him perhaps triae too fond
OF the monster. The story of mis- drift
ing early in life in the South is simply
tha. OF resoIuse youth OF good family
who got into the newspaper business
There AS no backing. much misadven-
ture. and infinite grotesqurie. The
condensed account above tells the
mechanical story oft all No need for
going into details. just n dab here and
there nc biography may give the best
idea There. FOR instance, was the
Prarie Flower newspaper established
a. CARLYLE in Kansas by Read and somc
wondering Bohemian TO whom he had
bloomed beautifully. but it did not de-
clare dividends with any degree OF
regularity. Read and his partner
boarded in Carlyie's ono hotel FOR nrob-
ably greater length o. slime than any
other two men could have done under
the circumstances Finally, the pro-
prietor announced himself gently. but
firmly. and even those two soldiers OF
Arkansas fortune felt that they must
leave They had no place in which TO
sleep. but Read. with great forethouzht.
had in consideration OF certain alleged
ADVERTISING. secured annual passes upon
therailrosd which ran through the place.
Il was wiater. but there we're great
stoves IN the cars. and the ears we're
warm. Getting upon them AZ Csrlyls.
a.. say ains o'clock , n. one might
ride in a certain direction until two a.
N then taking meeting train, reach
Csrlyls again az a. N
Read and his partner resorted 20 their
annual passeS TaeY slept on The trains
each nixha and 80 the winter wore
avsy The Prairie Flower" did nos
bloom in she coming spring. but 81 a.
man Opis Read can sit in = chair to-day
and sleep Ike BABE.
Another incidsns will illustrate The
vicissisudss of this one career There
cane tine when this young
man xn stranded hiSh and dry
In Memphis Tennessee. lie bad
no uoneY sad &c vas hungry. There
is IN Memphis Tennessee. Htsls
psrs ard IN this park 49, squirrels.
protected bY tbs municipality. They
rouao sui riot sbous IN al freedom and
al lswlessress Read sas looking a.
them aisrensoi Thsn Ia srose
wsnt % hotsi eHice -hs-e pzper could
BE- secured vithe'ss sxpendissre, Sled
several rsCes of manuscript vent -
shs nearest aevsrarer, sold N article
f-r Eve dsllars ard ass Next morn-
ing sprearsd n cne % tae Msnuhis =
journals ar srrcuat % The moss hlocs
tnfrsty s1airrsl rznS or al ures. II
fsct probably she onlT squirrel ssht 10
a histery
Aisser Incident nay. perhaps. BE 81 n.
teressinx by lts contrast
n recsns ysars. acs icnr age, TIE
"Askansaw Trzvsler vas ssrauxiisz 2
fer sxistsnee N Lisfls Reck Iss sdi-
trr had married. sad hsa hcnse.
81 assed slrez1v rits ens caild. hase.
TIE rarre 81 0uie Rsad VAS hegirrinz
tc "a knc~n. Tners wss srs2nd 20
~ wcrk. sna - retur- ass sd n
kolstsrinz ID the fersur- p tae rsr-r