Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-11

dead these ten years, but in his time ht
was one of the most brillian. frCelancers
on the New York press. j knew him we'll
and a dozen instances of his wit and au.
dacity fit through my minG as l write
One Ct them will bear repeating: Philip
was in the habit Of writing sketches of one
or two acts for q Broadway theater man
aged by Josh Hart. He was short of funds
on one occasion, and having the previous
day received an order to write sketch,
presented himself early at the managerial
office. Hart was expecting him. Unfolding
a big roll Of what appeared to be manu-
script, Philip began to read. Hart wal
delighted and rubbed his hands In glee a
the thought OF the money the skt would
bring him. AS the reading proceeded Hart
went into ecstaces over this, 10 him,
Philips greatest enort.
The reading occupied something over an
hour. At its close Hart wrote for the author
a check for large amount ard then the roll
of manuscript was handed over and Philip
made his exit Then Hart rang for the
stage manager and instructed him to cast
the sketch with the full strength of the
company at the same time handing him the
manuscript. The stage manager promised to
comply and withdrew, but returned mo-
mont later with the remark that Hart had
made a mistake and instead of a sketch
had given him roll of blank paper. On
examination such proved to be the case.
Philip forsa an hour had entertained Hart
with a sketch that had never seen paper.
To keep up the joke he had read" sheet
after sheet without pause or any other in
dication to show that the paper before him
was not manuscript Brilliant? Well, yes, |
should say Sc The moral OF the story, how
ever, leave tc others.
,BURCHARDS BREAK.
The Campaign of 1884 from the first
abounded n the most scurrilous abuse Of
the two aRsSiipates, who were personally as
sailed beyond any previous presidential can
didates | remember, but the card which gave
the election to Cleveland was not thrown
until well TOW ard the end OF the campaign,
and even then was unlocked for and acci-
dental F1fly in the last week of October,
1854. Blaae reached New York City after
an EXTENDED stumplng tour In the west. Two
fatal biuu5ers marked his stay in New York.
One of shcse was the great meeting Of
preachers. at the Fifth Avenue hotel on the
afternoonl of October 20 and the other was
the feast of New hork mlillonalfes ON the
evening df the same day. The meeting OF
ministers, was attended by about 1000 cler-
gymen ol all denominations. who had Sc
iected a. their spokesman Rev. Samuel D..
Burchard After Blaine had been presented,
Burchard made brief address in the
course al which ne said: I'VE are repub-
licans ar do moi propose to leave our party
and idsi IA ourselves with the party whose
antecef fsF9sS nave been rum, Romanism and
rebelli6n."
'rhe de,norra llc managers left no stone un-
turned 10 isprcad Burchard's speech where
It would do the most good. The whole
countrY was placarded with it, and It has
often Il -n said that the last four words
OF II olscd the defeat OF Blaine Dr. Bur
chard hhc awoko the morning after his
speech 10 1nd himself famous, promptly
wrote dt o;en letter In which he said that
his Hoids had, been misunderstood and
wrongfhly Interpreted. and that he alone
was r8ponslhle, for them. But the mis-
chief Vas aone and thousands OF persons
who ntsen knew heir author will always
remcnll<r fhdssfxsfds and the part they
played1f josEnpAgn of 1854
ffsD siL. .tR NILSSON LETTER,
The ~ ssiA.lh the campaign of 1885
was tES 5t lirchison letter written
| by Lad - M ~ And which resulted In
| his xk3 HtNsh minister to this
eount4*y u detA Cleveland. George