New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-03
EARLY DAYS OF THE TRIBUNE.

New-York. Nov Is. 1874.
My Dear Ransom: Yours OF the "a FOUND me
some days since overwhelmed IN business ana poll
tics I have conquered fifteen minutes at last and
hasten to answer yours
do hope you will continue to write and to write
verge too though that is a matter in which you
must rely more your own judgment than mat
Of others If you not in the spirit don't write.
IL a theme does not open Itself before you, IL ap-
propriate thoughts DO not rise up unbcden. DON'T
write whoever would persuade you otherwise !
speak frankly you. as ever ! think you have
poetic capabilities and that hizpan especiahy
sordes and your thoughts and studies that
way. have submitted that piece tw'h dwU OF
seconds mine 1 think 1t will appear in The Poets
of America" superb. sterling octave, wnich ID t0
Spbes ons or St MS Of W surely be in the
Gems of American Poetry when appears soon
NAE 10 not know whether "Rzpah" Is Ia
Keeses American poets or not though Ir ,n,nt
have taken Some interest in these matters, think
ing you might be ENCOURAGED you n,scss I Ris
pah' would give you decided ronk among Ameri'
can poets .,.,.r oxoon, %,
bread TO five 1t must be poetry, only unmarked
by rhyme nave written acres Of II IN my 're St
mill way, and sometimes good paragraph ouS
It never live year; and a go2d prose "c ~.
hardly survive lifetime Where wS ARE s sns
the British noyelists before scott Yet Shakespeare
and Milton live forever En-, Enough vd arc 90 asreeably
situated: surely yours hos been fortunate career
You have attained at once on completing your
studies what | struggled twelve years fora po.
sition in your chosen profession above the fear OF
want ! do not IKE your trade. but you might
well return the compliment, as J. fear my heatn
will not long withstand the excitement turmoil
late hours and intense application of my business
For weeks together my hour Of quitting Work mas
varied from u to 2:30 a. M. This Is Killing, es-
pec!ally TO one whose hours have been regular
and solsonabie like mine hope 10 make 1t better
in time but not much. Steamships VIII come IN
as IL happens, and the announcement Great west
ern coming up only calls up editors at or q:
n, the same a surgeons may be called. II IS all
alike BY the way, burn an abomnaple prep
araton in our ofice-camphene by name-which mis-
il with smoke. Il this very prejudcia TO health!
Ars all gases SO? What least noxious! Drop
me- a hint when you write -
The Tribune Is now doing fair-just fair-busi-
mess with hopes of Improvement before spring,
If then | think shall realize profit next sea-
SON. hut not sangune l shall try TO GO moo.
erately well. and hope to take trip westward
next June. but not sanguine. II we have q
fierce political contest, shall not be able to leave
the city
Mrs Greeley Is In her usual bad health. Remcnn-
Der us 10 Mrs. Ransom Yours ever.
HORACE GREELEY.
DR. g. F. Ransom. Canandaigua. y. Y.
Mears was down here last week He appears to
be doing well Nothing new in Poultney DR.. Por:
ter Ghe elder is here, attending the lectures OF
the New-York Medical School attached to the uni
versity George Jones is settled In Albany.