The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-08

how when he attended school where the
penalty for marring any of the furniture
was payment of s. or fearful thrashing.
One day, while sitting in school thinking
OF the tariff, he had inadvertently whitfield
desk, and he was notified to procure the
s. or prepare for the whal ing. He had
laid the matter before his father, who re-
marked that his family could stand all the
beatings necessary through the proper
channel, and gave him the S. to pay the
damage. On his way to school he began
to think that 50 was a good deal of money
to pay for a spoiled desk, and by the time
he got there he had decided to take the
whaling and retain the money. He did so.
'And this,'' said Mr.. Nye solemnly,
'.was the first money 1 ever earned"
He was applauded and roared at to the
echo for all his efforts; half the charm lay
in his manner Of delivery, which is to the
last extent dry, quaint and unpretentious
The other features of the entertainment
were pleasing if not brilliant. Mr.. Dow
ney's piano playing and Miss Torbett's
violin solos both won warm applause. The
tenor had cold and was unable to appear.
MR.. NYE INTERVIEWED.
zone of the loveliest characters history
furnishes any instance of''-as Mr.. Nye
beautifully describes himself, was seated
In his dressing room alone when HERALD
representative was ushered into his pre-
sence. He had said that if there was any
thing more than another on earth that he
| liked it was a newspaper man, and no re-
luctance was felt in asking him for some of
his impressions.
There are many changes in Salt Lake
since | was here twelve years ago. said
Mr.. Nye. 1.-THE whole country is talking
of Salt Lake and there is no question as to
your growth from now on.''
You originally lived in Wyoming, did
you not?''
E"Yes, for many years. L practiced law
there for a long time in a quiet Wayne
one knew much about it, and then L gravi-
tated back to newspaper work. did you
stay at Lalmie and Cheyenne " "Oh yes
and had royal time, just as they woulC
for funeral, and there was brass band
in full uniform to meet US at the train.
"How do you manage TO write YOU
letters for publication and keep up youl
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swell it i. is very hard, and 1 shall dror
travelling after this season. There:
money in it, of course, but the..work is TOT
| wearing.
How do you dispose of your letter.
now ~
O"First to the New York World. Then,
instead of paying me as much as they
would otherwise do, l Jam allowed to sci
the same letters TO the American Pres!
association, of which l believe your pape
is member. This arrangement has beer
very satisfactory to me, much more thai
my former one was with Bachelor & Co
Mr.. Nye was asked the reason VIII,
Riley, the poet, had thrown up the tour
but he refused to be interviewed on tina
subject; he let fall enough, however, t.
show that the poet was given to regal fits
of the jimiams that untitled him for keep
ing engagements with his audiences. Mr.
Nye had hired the present company t.
help him fill his dates, and all was goin
well till the tenor took cold through hav
ing to tend the box office.
The company proceed westward thi
morning.
SHENANDOAH
drew an audience last evening larger thai
before. Hundreds were turned away
The sale for to-day and tonight has beer
immense.
EMMA JUCH'S
advance representative, Mr. Femessy, ha
, reached the city. The engagement ma
, now last four nights.