Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-05
HELPING A HOPELESS CASE

Il VA 4 bottle or so OF laser n our rS'nl'
anI tysst Twenty-frst street We botf
u ~, serry for MIN and were putting oul
s,s5s together In order to devise 9
ns@" college. all three OF MS Were
Az 49, az .The College Yell" In those
e.'9 NICK and / have tried our hand
uss .c,ibbIing verses. but Scrawlcr had
ht n in ever since To the best OF
ksptnowiedee and belief he never had
~ ~ his manuscripts accepted by
Az nsrIodlcals to which he increasingly
ma ny scrawler said he was satisfied
w ~. ,yas NOT due to any lack OF merit
W ~ want OF pull" He said he felt
praient that II no could only get
eosnsfhing printed he would be able q
aim of all his future tommy rot az
Xxi as he could grind IL out.
Il Is hardly necessary Tor me TO 'ie-
| seribe scfawler: he Is what one girl OF
~ anouaintancc would call hopclessly
n ~ uud what another would per-
| Mans dispose Of with the phrase "shoclt-
WIN Bohemian" 1t must be admitted
.hsf he rather oultivates the ncgligee.
M that his greatest delight seems to
- 10 shock the mothers and bore the
Sepyhters Of his limited calling ao-
we were discussing Scrnwler as ]
.sv. said. VIXEN We were startled by
| ~ npparltion OF that individual.
ssstted roll OF copy" in his pocket,
M Knew instinctively what was COM
How are YOU boys?" said scrawlcr,
4 .Glad to see you, Excuse me for lock-
4 nr IN rclr and putting the key in
mv pocket, but the fact Is I brought
] AVER the last chapters Of that story
m don't want to be interrupted
TAile reading it by your vacating be-
;necn pnragrapna.'
After ooolly pocketlug the key, he
Ised glass, lit a cigarette and re-
Emed hts discourse az follows
,fBefcre begin. 1 would just observe
IN nass!ng that the easiest part of a
siory Is the beginning, 1t Is really sur
rising how effective much descriptive
natter is ut the start. 1t has an easy
~ md bnoyant dash about 1t. but 1t
soesn't last II always ends In a
Il prudlgals return to slow music. 1t
seems such simple natter after
rxading Il story by De Maupussab, or
Kpling, TO sit right down ana do it
yourself. But It's the finish that tells.
EIhe aspirlnt begins to grow doubtful
b the second page; 1t Isn't 30 easy as
e thought, he becomes discouraged,
oses enthusiasm, and his work ceases
d b. eilervosccnt II was not SUP
:tfdently charged with patience and
N bought beforehand. I started al least
dozen before finished this one.
"a Having made this preliminary state
: neni, Serawler unruilod his neatly
fntten manuscript and l .rAligiously
5ndeaYored TO interest myself, II was
En- a bad story The idea was orig.
[&nal, and It showed traces OF imaglna-
Atom, but upon the whole 1t was crude.
mateurlsh attempt
~ be asked me what / thought OF the
ofk
q u think you have improved IN your
X3Uls." / said, but don't like the cad
III Il may be perfectly natural for
ban, when his best girl throws him
ia to monkey with his revolver an
careless, absent-nindcd sort OF way;
|al to have 1t accidentally go Off and
pye fatal Is bad art; besides, the
III wasn't worth IT.!
You think tben.' Scr 3wlcr replied.
hat the conclusion Is forced. and the
rry should have ended differently.
erording TO your idea, he should have
N we'll Ia urder to wander back
sme day and bless the girl who had
Nn false 10 him. and make Christmas
essnis 90 her chldren2'
Look here Scrawlcr,' said l, you
iow and know that II your story
ateseds, Il win be because 1T Is sub
euye- because You lave put your
IN It. As for the plot. only
llrrel with Il on the ground that 1t
breed and unnatural / admit there
passion IN H., and perhaps little
faniiy; send II TO TORY"
III fhen scraWler had gone, l re-
*fAked 10 Bronson:
iss a pity, DicEry, he can't get that
W founded girl out OF his head or out
hs stories, either. lie almost sue
rs IN embracing her in his verse,
~ fometimc5 he kisses her in his
rR but It's always the same Girl.
wv tel you the story, but 1t mustn't
my further He met her last summer
Beach Haven, They were together
great deal Scrawler was very de-
"a and the girl didn't object to be-
NofAhiped-thoy never do--and SO
aa@ gradually drifted from a mid
nmers Irritation beside the sad sea
.'ss to ballroom monopoly in town.
course the girl had other admirers,
very naturally Scrawler grew
spsely Jealous, They quarreAed once
Vt'en, and Serawler has been writ
seises ever since. II was only
summary everyday sort of Irritation;
ara i, Dlckey, have had lots of
but the mischief OF u Is that
ssler shouldera all the blame, and
uHw IN idealizing the girl BY this
y mas made OF her a saint with
w pie-lointed halo. Proximity
~ alspcl the illusion. and. by dove,
man. 1 have an idea. It's too bnd
V Ryor duiler should be breaking
UP for foolish girl. and he
~ after this, II / can help it," And
IA q, and filled our pipes and
ed y over.
Mes olnsr day Bronson and walked
serawler's rooms. In Twentv-
~ street. We knew him SO well
K,,e opened his door without
en-, noticed that he hastily
I,s,,.in,. 'eiesram IN his pocket as our
sounded on the tuffcd floor"
IN ,''aneed TO meet us with a face
s, W. radiant with happiness. /
= -u avoided his rye as [ lit
49, instead OF taking the pipe
al.,ta me- Tolstpi says that a
Y. ~ solace for a bad cousci-
n, N VIZ. said Bronson. carelessly,
y 4 ro,,s haven't had time to hear
VIZ, yes" said scrav,iar ,,,,,, 4,
Y fseel,es OF half bored manner.
tdl,o. = letter this morning from
ud az % Blanks. Here It is. IL
4, 70 read IT," and he handed
b. rrr,n su me ashes OF my cigarette
INA ' ~ While Diclkey proceeded
2 ~. ..ie missive aloud.
2 DS, sssIaglsr, ESD.
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