Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-09-04
THgN A MAN'SSINGLE
...,,,,led from Seventh Paqe. |

Iu'1 p,b and a few OF them, who spoke
So ~ their connection with litera-
Ial@0 Borrowed fiIe shlllings from him.
u - disappointment Noble Simms did
o",au though he sometimes sent
NO. .,rss 10 Rob suggesting likely art
w. and the proper papers 70 which to
send them. -
s.rns wrote. "but 1t is the glory OF
1-,rvmous journalism that names are
a-,biog and good stuff everything. /
lo.- Won that on the press il is the
ybo have itfn them that succeed,
NJ ,bs best Of them become editors. "
a. s5vised Rob TO 20 to the annual sup
~ owen by a philanthrOpic body TO
t-.bercpd criminals aud write an ac-
u-.,rt M the proceedings, and told him
.tsr when anything remarkable hap
...,5 &, London he should at once do an
p-.,eIs lin the British Museum) on the
.l-,ss the same thing had happened be-
80 Don't neglect eclipSes, he said,
i,oor heavy-scoring cricket matches any
more than what looks like signs or the
tines. and always try to be first In the
fs-d." He recommended Rob TO gather
-.s-is-frs OF all kinds, from the number
~ -rsrdchildren the crowned heads Of
T--ons had TO the jockeys who had
laden the Derby winner more than
&c and suggested the collecting Of
S-s,dotps about celebrities, which
a-rs-vb1dv should want TO read il the
osls6-ities should chance to die, as they
~,pst do some day; and he assured him
,bs- there was a public who liked TO be
,ord every year what the poets had said
sbort Nav. Rob was advised never TO
Ist a historic house disappear from Lon
5on without compiling an article about
Ia associations, and 10 be ready TO run
a5,sr the fire brigade. He was told that
an article on fag-stOne artist could be
made interesting. But always be sure
~ vour facts" SimmS said. Write your
srt.eles over again and again, avoid fine
,vri-ipr rs much as dishonest writing,
and never spoil a leaderette by drawing
n out into leader. By and by you
NAV be- able 10 choose the kind Of sub
iacf that interests yourself, but al pres
ent out your best work into what eXpe-
r.eBced editors believe interests the
general public"
Rob found these suggestions valuable,
and often thought as he passed Simm's
door. of going In 10 thank him, but he
badsDuncOm .ortable feeling that SimmS
did not want him. OF course Rob was
wrong. Simms had feared at first TO
saddle himself with q man who might
Droye incapable; and, besides, he gener-
sUy liked those persons best whom he
saw least frequently.
For the great part OF the spring
Simms was out of town; but one day az
Ter his return he met Rob on the stairs
and took him into his chambers. The
sfttlng-room had been originally fur
rlshed with newspaper articles; Simms,
~ his younger days, when he wanted a
new chair or an etching having written
an article 10 pay for it and then pasted
the article on the back. He had paid
series on wild birds for his piano, and at
one time leaderetteS had even been
found inside Of his hats. Odd books and
MAGAZINES lay about his table, but they
would not in all have filled library
shelf; and there were no newspapers
visible. The blank wall opposite the
fireplace showed IN dust that a large
picture had recently hung there. It was
N oil-painting which q month earlier
had given way In the cord and fallen
behind the piano, where Simms was let
ling it lie.
Il wonder" said Rob, who had heard
from many quarters OF Simms's reputa-
tlon," that you are content to put your
best work into newspapers"
cab, " answered Simms, II was am
bilious once, but, as l told you, the
grand book was failure. Nowadays 1
crafty myself with the reflection that
l am not stupid enough ever to be a
great man."
81 wish you would begin something
really big" said Rob, earnestly.
81 feel safer" replied Simms, "fnish-
lng something really little"
He turned the talk 20 ROb's affairs as
Il his own wearied him, and after hest
tatlng offered to "place" q political art
ic,a by Rob with the editor of the Morn
eng Wire.
u don't say he'll use It, though" he
added.
This was so much the work Rob hun
gered for that be could have run up
stairs and begun it at once.
"Why, you surely don't work on Sat
urday nights?" said his host, who was
putting on an overcoat.
Eyes" said Rob, "there is nothing
else to do. know no one we'll enough
70 90 10 him. OF course l do nothing on
the Sab mean on Sundays
"No? Then how do you pass your
SUndays?"
II 20 to church and take long walk,
or read"
"Aud you never break this principle
when q capital idea for an article
strikes YOU on Sunday evening, for in
stance?"
"Weu," said Rob" when that hap
pens I wait until II o'clock strikes and
then begin"
PerceiyIng nothing curious in this,
Rob did not look up to see Simms's
mouth twitching.
"On those OCCASIONS" asked Simms,
"Bhen you are waiting for 10 o'clock
does the evening not seem to pass very
sow'y?"
Then Rob blushed.
"a, all events come with me to-
night said Simms, ''tO ny club. lam
going now TO the WIgwam, and we may
meet men there worth your know
ing"
The Wigwam is one Of the best-known
literary clubs ia London, and as they
ratified % it In a hanson, the driver OF
which was the broken son OF a peer,
Roo remarked that its fame had even
travelled 20 his sawmin.
Ut has such a name" said Simms in
reply, shat I feel sorry for any one
Woo is taken TO IL for the first time. The
oast way 10 admire the Wigwam is not
TO g0t0 it,"
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