The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-25
ANECDOTES OF GREAT MEN.

The late Professor Blackie was once
standing in front of the fire at the lodge
of Balliol and shoutig out. with roll of
the famous plaid and atoss of the equally
famous wild white hair: II should like 10
know what you oxford fellows say of me
behind my back" After moments pause
Jowett. the master of Balliol replied mild
ly: I'VE don't mention you at all
--. -
There is q story of 4 wealthy New
Yorker who presented Il number Uf notes
at the Bank OF England for exchange inlO
American money. I'VE don't know yOu,"
said the teller. you must be identified
II shall not be Identified" said the New
Yorker. You must cash your notes or
! shall make trouble
@ The cashier came forward and spoke of
me-hOnored custom. ctr." At least" said
the cashier. I'VE shall require you to pat
your name on the back OF the notes"
II shall do no such thing vocifrra ed
the New Yorker. IL am solvent AMI IN.
treiy responsible. ! shall not endorse
your paper and taking ont his watch
unless YOU accept your notes in five min.
mirs shall send them to protest" and
he whispered something in the cashier :
ear.
Honor those notes almost shouted
the l'anic-strickcn cashier
The New Yorker was Jay Gould's .;.c-
retary, Morosini.
Mr.. Sala shared the opinion of Sir Wal
ter Scott. who said thal he did not care
n curse about what he had written. in
regard To this ther" is II characteristic
story told of him. lie had supplied an
editor with an article and the editor
asked him whether he would object to ::
few alterations being made in il. Mr.. Sala
wrote in reply: Il have fulfilled my con,
tract in delivering to you the required
weight of raw meat. How you cook il.
whether you roast it. or boil 1t, or hash ii.
or mince it. | neither care nor want to
know"
Probably no man in wall street has
more sincere confidence placed in him lay
his colleagues than Deacon $. Y. White,
says 'l:omance." and here his ghilosop;iy
of life has evidence by the motto on the
curtain Overhanging his ofic" door:
II shall pass through this world hut once.
Any good thing that before that ] can do.
Or any Kindness that ! can show to any
human heinS.
Let me do ii now:
Let me not defer 1t
Nor neglect it,
For | shall not pass this way again"
The public is always hearing Of the
tribulatiun of authors, but never of the
woes Of the publisher A wcll-known Eng
lsh firm recently received from an az
srieved author the following note. Co.
gethcr with the statement that the writcr
Is a member of the Society of Authors:
'.rhe rejection of my story at the in
competent and irresponsible hands of your
reader-one of the literary blacklegs 50
admirably exposed and held up TO public
odium this months to me Il matter OF
supreme indifference. as there are other
publishers who will be only too glad to ac.
cept IT, 1t seems however. dissraceful
thing that the Ms. in question. which was
forwarded to YOU on july 2, should be i"-
tanned until the middle of September.
must not repine. however. as the perusal
of the story may harly have been the
means of enriching the sterile brain of
your literary blackleg' with u few ideas
lean only hope that he will not reproduce
them without acknowledgment"