The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-26
BILL ARP'S LETTER.
HE PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE La
MENTED GENE FIELD.
The Friendship Between Grady and
Field Recalls an Incident in
the Latter's Life.

Oh wha: pity of it: Eugene Field is dead.
When EVERYBODY loves Z man it does seem EarA
that he should dc. Jus; il his priin: and Se.-
; ting ripper. purcr, me!lpw.r "a years rolled OF.
We Of the south ha,i learned to love him for lie
was gentle aud klnl II u. H.: loTAl Grady
ana Grady loved linn. They a:c together n9w
Somewhere. wonder how their spirits he: and
what they said. 1t i; hard on tic south TO ios=
two such friends. They We're Of the same age.
| lacking Z few months. Love, kindno:s. tcn-
derne-s Of hear; arc redcminS traits IN h1!na"
nature, and they had them
was reading Wallace Reeds plea$'Et r>-
mniscence of Henry Grady in lust Sund l!'s
paper aul it ca r;rd nc back 10 he I,a.cd days
when Henry, lik" Field, Was rigging aGanS:
fac 10 make his paper L S,i'c:ss The lncr-
cllans had not 'i::u learned the value OF a'lver-
tisinS an!l Harrr pleaded in vain fur more
liberal patronage. \ leadlr: merchant who
cla med 70 be his friend stIl'bnrniy dci'ucl 10
give linn I big al and said il "o'ill l'e mon'I
thrown away. for Ech ,hr read ti,rtn.
-''Don't read them - cx"iaim q lIr!Tr. don /
read them. We'll, will silcw yCn.
Next mornings paper coI!a!n?lA a short edit
or;al on c,l;s anil 10 Il how cat fur hal recently
come into grca. demand in fashionable c;rcl's
il New York and how Tie loEG cuacse hairs
were eliminated and the real fir was made
! ia.c tippcts and mnffs and every fashionable
lady wore feline cr. Nor fa: of in :llI"' her
r"lumn was 4 diSplNyc'l aiveltis mcnt that
said:
WANTED --i.o20 cas-. for which 20 ctas
each will be paid
The merchants lame vas signed 10 il.
BY noon tht cats began 10 roll il! Small
boys white an | hack. brIH:;ht them il baskets
and bags. Fo: a while the m'rchant enjoyed
the Joke bat soon 80; tired airl wcu; AWAY Ia
dinner. Il tie timc h. returned thc boys anil
,iaI'lIcI from the sIbH.ba were coming III anil
lie sidewalk WIS hiorkalcd. Hrn:y la
iauc cllcl until he WIS exhausted and SAT 0a
window sill across tic street, Threatened he said.
. with u catalcjr!ic Il. NriShboriu& merrhant.
and taCir CLERKS gathered around end laughed
AMI shouted and ,'g:cd it at every NV arrival
rf cats. As IaS; Is ;lic merchant Grove OF cGc
crowd snn her filled their plsc S. He armed
himself with big stick. bu, at lat 1t: closed
his doors i'll SieGr despair and night relieved
! him from tic pra sure.
Bot tr II X norlIin. IN: catastrophe WAS
worse. Tie catalogue Wis not ended. fur t!a
rOuuIry pcu;,le la,l heard ihc cns a, b:Cu3lit
cats III on llIrIr wood wagons and T::'tc5 tlIr:
, b"-"y seats and i,d Up IN co;:"n has' Cts iik:
ch!rkcnS Henry took his stlu'! ucar by and
leaned a;anst IL telegraph poll: fr supper:
H.. aI.l ShAnkln--t:car ol! Si'aaEl;n-alld The
folks who loved iiIii. were 81! there au: Viii /
; WAS fun 20 tho bo:S and :inath 10 The !!CgS, J:
WIS such L rare and rncy joiG that the nrcr-
! chant couldcnt Get mai and finally Surrcn
! !creI. He made ali appropriate little speech
to the crow: and told H~nry that i lie woali
rromi-e rtTer to d, him 80 any nor" lie "otlL
give lin The bSg 5: ';ad" IL: lad ever hal II
Is paper. Henry rr1m sd aul the al was
gwen. That Illustrate the mischief tina: vas
in lis r"l.ic%icg natnrr.
Dr.; one evening Henry vas sick AMI icf. his
junior to make L? &c paper. Il was jlst Oh
he = r! 2H cXciI!uS municipal c.cc'lon and
som. bitter things Lad h Gil published al
more bitter ,h,nss had been saiG. IL wss
fear i tl!Gt some o. the con ending parties
wGll?d com" t. lows. j. candidate who han
LCrn sorelv maligEcd wrote bt:cr drHuncia-
:;or Of his cpponen, and took it 20 the jlnior
jas: c Gre The ra?ar went TO press. 1t was
J: ce!v:I and inserted and priil:c. IL about
iit:cc !!r;tral crpicS when Henry walked mo
he Off c /" see "ll:t the boys had done in his
4 <vuc'. lie re;l,i hc article and Was horror
stricken. sep that pcs - cied ne. ''S:op
il: s:"ri'. IWorlI mt har2 that article 60 IN
for Si.plG. Both those H!eii nre ny personal
! friends. and ;inr will .isi;t. There Will he
bioa;s:lcd ci hcr Oh tie SIRE; Of IN 4 duel.
- Ii lave wives am! cil,!r n and i womb! be
q shame 10 widen ;I!c breach. How MANY have
:nu stuck Off
''.thort three iiunir, d, ;hey sail.
w gcs your h;lvcS int! SCI sDlS and wc
wiL ci.; II. CIT Of 'v..rY o.!c and print 10 more
with tila; E!oc!r rle"c III IN NJ.
All hands went 10 work ard soon hsi every
Paper perforated viii. I. hole XXI inches. and 81
they were folded and mailed. The town wna-
tcrcd Int Henry had sworn all han Is TO
secrecy and not more than five Of is eye: know
what hal been chi on. Long years after lie
.I-,n y 20 nftI I'm
icye sav.d L mans lie tia: nigh: and il mas
! a cuad spirit tha: moved me to Getup of sick
bed aii.I 20 tl3wn 10 Overin1k the paper.
Henry is dead and SIIaiik!il, Mnani he loved,
and Dwincll and John Riley and reckon cv-
c:yhoHv cisc who was connected With his pa
per: His brother is dead an his S's:cr. Onlv
his good old Christian mo. M@r remains Of that
familv. Il seems 10 HE tia: ol Father ii"ic
oIghl 10 r.kc us by ",l: scrs a:ri let the young
Eve on. E?,,rne Ficlt! was not oven SEX nor
rorcwHncd. This hear. failHro is getting
alarming. !; is a good text 70: Mo: dv. for no.
body Is safe nowadays.
There is another Of that trio-Gra;l?. Field
a.: J0a. Chandler Harris, all shoI: the same
agr. Two shit be tak.l AMI ihc other | f.
!iay ti COOL ,.rrd spare him III! he secs his
tir,r-torc rcar$ alIi ten: Yes. I'll tie red locks
:ir! 10 ,."ar. = Z dc pr :r'cf Tor tbo:,: 10
die WHO a:c i! tie piIc OF life and usefulness.
! ;ouug mother died here The other day who
all her life had been well and strong. 4 gcoa
daughtc: lGv ng wife. and oar hearts FIJI! OF
sympathy went ont to tl!c bereaved ones. Only
a year married aid full of hope and ioT am'!
love. The chi!,I is thcr.: and the IA hers tcar'
fall on it some:im s bit what is home withoH:
mo.ll.r! After all tha. VIC gay ahou: g :cl
o:!cc. the world is full OF sympathy ani one
;oirh of nature makes 10 all AKIN. The ~. ct
sSt poems that were ever written were follIi 'cd
Hpon love. autl shat j. why 'rr~vInd: loved
Field. HIS little Boy Biur' * csc it elf,
and even hiF prose wa full u i. That sNec;
little stor; Of :'Thc Old Man" will brin- vel
:onle tears from eyes unused a :!ic n''!tihc
mood. The pocms that Lave ;trl He ;'nT-
cSt and still iiv. in oET h'af ar no" ihs
stately mc.sure> d: Byr"l ai:l Snahcs care
and Pope, but t!cy arc from l." &. liT it*Aa
l:olcri,!sc ;nl Goldsmith and ION:
IIooI anI Er!ns ami Jean lnGci9":
] Was residing ''rhc Eishcrmans PRAYER
aloud tho other might and ha'l ia
stop before I got Through. for tic i''t!' SIX
vcer-"!A GranicEliiG ti:!cl ui' anl hogan 20 so3
like her haar: w"lil! !r,2k. ! learned tie
Hermit when I WAS vUnn" and ! lOIc tor PEA:
it. now. Hallcck and Br.aut arc grand. Long
fellow is beautiful and Holmes is delightful:
but they don't touch deep down like thoS"
have named. Gencvicve AMI The kermit and
The 5 ns Of tir Sili:t and the Caters Satnr-
day Nigh: vii! I've is lon. as CIR a|Sr1aGc.
COED hear! loves - weep som shines. a ma"
Who can't shed tear "vrr pn'r Rip Van WIZ
i!c as acted X: Joe j: ficrS0m i in . ha! Wa
for hcrvru. Walter Scott says that tic only
rinla Ic ever law Burns wa> in Il Ion'n whcr"
there was painting OF Young mother with a
babe in her arms who had just found bcr bus
band dead on d battlefield ant: underneath the
picture wnrc these lines:
Bent Ger her babe. her eye diss2lv'-d in dew,
The big drops minsInS with the milk he drt"'
Gave the sad story of his future years
The child Of misery Dapt zeA il tcals.
Scott says that Burns could not conc; al Ils
,n,otinn hrt wcnt like q child. 4nl We: there