Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-02

Lawyers, as class, are the best hool
buyers IN the city. Talking OF lawyer rc-
minds me Of Robert @. insersoil met
him IN the elevator.
"'Nhy yes, my boy he said come rp
and III look at what you have. hut DON'T
think III buy II when we rcached his
ofico he said SIT down. II You've sci
something real good suppose l can stAnd
half an hour OF YOU This was said 10
pleasantly that couldn't possibly take
onanse. Some a,hor gcntlemen came IN
and general literary conversation cn-
sued ! remember that Colonel inetrson
made this statement NJ You win take
500 and invest Il iudiolously you viii get
The essence OF all literature, There are 30
many crystallised ideas properly oppressed
that Tor that amount YOU VIII get every
good thing that has been written or spoken
The talk turned upon stedman's Amerl-
can literature and he remarked, I thlak
the coirpilers showed nagsowicss In giving
a place 10 the writ.nga Of lot Of dead
bishops instead OF many fne things by
others. wondered u inrCFsol we're not
narrow himself-cspeclail as he refused
to rive s7s Tor my book
Il had disagrccahle experience AZ tho
Offices OF the Standard on Company. They
have a slEn which reads 'pcddlcrs, bog
ears and book agents not allowed IN The
building. | wont IN 70 see Mr., f;agler,
Tho ofncer OF no building. a big brute,
has little ONCE right by the elevator |
went Into an ofncc where thousands Of
clorks were working to ask for Mr.. Flaglor.
This 'honncer' followed me In and ordered
me out How he knew ] was book agent
Is more than | can tell.
81 called on two other gentlemen, whose
names have been coupled good deal u
late, tho two bosses Croker and Plat
There was not much dlfioulty In getting 70
500 Mr.. Croker. iie admitted me 10 his
N "a TansptanN ali a. a m
was presented. lilo did not seem 10 have
very much curiosity. | did not talk much
because he did not encourage me 10 and
seemed TO prefer 10 examine the book UNI
molested. When he had done this to his
hearts content he handed Il back and said.
4 don't want IT, That was all. | knew
there was no use urging.
"Aftor had loft Mr. Plat did not
have much trouble IN accounting for his
Aucceas In politics. ! saw him at his once
in the United Statos ENnrpsa cotnnany's
building. lilo came out personally In re-
hponse TO my card I have only ave min
u,es to spare he said. whom I tolt him the
nature OF my orrand. but he talked very
companionably, and left with me tho idea
that he was good fellow He said he was
living at hotel and could not make col
lection Of books. His refusal was moro
pleasant than some peoples manner o.
purchasing.
u tnlu htolNt AINNll Nnnhf Ah'l' ~
not the least bit OF annbbishnoas about
him, and he " very easy TO approach, but
he bought the book merely hegsuse he
thought Il good thing to have at home.
though he said; 4 suppose I'll mover read
H.
"Ths hardest nct Of people 10 Now York
10 approach aud TO sell hooks TO after you
reach thcm arc those who arc called the
Patrlarrhs. james lSernoohan u one ani
MacGrane Coke 10 another. Despite my
drcfs and card u waited IN the ante-ro9ln
on Mr.. Coxe's once thirty minutes want
90 nay right hero. that this ahcelation 90
oycluHlvenosg by New Workers. 10 hut q poQF
Imitation OF tho cxcluaiyonosa OF h9Hu,a
gentlemen. know, because Two sold hooks
In Loedon. Thure yuu cannot p9aflhl} hsl
To see men Df position unless your caro- u
well known or you boar letters ~ Introduce
ton from a friend OF the nerfon You Wish
to meet OF from some one or tltAi
name Herr you are Kept waiting
N an ante.rO0fn for half hour or 90 merely
10 imprrsH YOU with the dignity aud Inn
portanee Of Inc man inside u you are ls'
norani You are improased. II YOU arc not
Won Will do az / ala. The clerks. too ain
.nobs by proxy. After waiting twenty MN.
utea / got up and said 10 The elef.i Ini,
Mr.. Cnxo that ! 'annot wait any lonFrr'
Tho clerk came back and said that l w9elu
have To wait few minutes YET. ! tuld luin
TO toll Mr.. Coke that II he could AFFORD 70
niss me could AFFORD To miss him, ! start
I ,,l down the steps, but hadn't reached int
/ bottom before Mr.. Coke came rushing out
4 hlmsolf lie camo down the stair and In
/ sisted that come back ! told him thnl
/ Tomorrow s0uld do iuEt as we'll bui he
/ ,enk hold Of my hand and almost dragged
mo back with him. Then I pulled out my
book You ought 10 have seen his face
Dld he buy the h0oit7 Well. J Fuena not
lie ioll me what be thought Of mo and
/ told him What I thought Of him.
"Mf. C o. ifrlin who raced ylgllant,
dld not treat mo az n ! were gentleman
either. Hcriuenn udlrlchs. though u an
other eompanituable man. 70 h1bbod az
In hts shirt alrryoa FROM behind % curtain,
Ilo W very rnlito and geutlenmly. ana
quick at sOcinr things
senator Brioc and General 1hnmar nre not
buying ho7hs this year Both complainei
OF tho hard times. Henry ClFws told mo
In year Ike this ia soil booiG uiat u
was as much as he cluld do 10 keep thf
wolf away from The door. Stock brokers
wcre absolutely no good nj all ian' year.
However, they are never very much good
for our trade. az they nre more sporty
than literary I visited every club ~ New
York and BrooMyn, but rot ono bought
a book, AL pleading hard timcn.
"Tho oiairu wau almost always made thai
members were dropping out and that back
dues had not been paid,
oW u. Hornbl0wer and Frederic couirrt
are both. easy to APPROXIMATION you nm
tho 0fiire boys and few Junior attorneys.
They too. are book buyers. Ward NeAllla'
ter? Wei. you can't get 10 see him at all.
Al least book agent can't nui wrote
him and he was pe.ite enough 20 antwQr
In fact. New forlHers Will always ~ mat,
Here's McAlllstcra note scrubbed on 'ths
top Of tho famo sheet on which 1 wrote