Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-11

dead these ten years, but in his time hi
was one OF the most brillian. freelancers
on the New York press. i knew him well,
and a dozen instances of his wit and au-
dacity fit through my mind as l write.
One Of 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 a 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 waii
delighted and rubbed his hands in glee al
the thought OF the money the skit would
bring him. AS the reading proceeded Hart
went into ecstacies over this, 10 him,
Philips greatest effort.
The reading occupied something over an
hour. At its close Hart wrote for the author
q check fOrsa large amount and 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 a mo-
mcnt later with the remark that Hart had
made a mistake and instead of a sketch
had given him a roll OF blank paper. On
examination such proved to be the case.
Philip for san hour had entertained Hart
Mlln Il DhGlkD thal hoa w b1Sh PalNis
To keep UP the joke he had read" sheet
after sheet without a pause or any other in
dication 70 show that the paper before him
was not mspuscript. Brilliant? Well, yes,
should say So The moral OF the story, how
ever, | leave &c others.
BURCHARD'S BREAK.
The Campaign Of 1884 from the first
~abounded- In the most scurrilous abuse OF
the two easSildates, who were personally as
sailed beyond any previous presidential can
didates l remember but the card which gave
the election 10 Cleveland was not thrown
until well toward the, end Of the campaign,
and even then was unlocked for and acct
dental. Euily in the last week Of October.
1854, Blapie reached New York City after
an EXTENDED stamping tour In the west. Two
fatal b~iuuters marked his stay In New York.
One Of %hcse was : the great meeting OF
preachers at the Fifth Avenue hotel on the
afternoontpf October 20 and the other was
the feastlpf New Work millionaires on the
evening di the same day. The meeting Of
ministerst WAS attended by about 900 cler-
gymen 81 all denominations, who had Sc
lected ~ their spokesman RQy. Samuel d..
Burchard After Biaine had been presented,
Burchard{ made a brief address in the
course 0feNhic heD said: I'VE are repub-
licans Az do, not propose to leave our party
and idef lax ourselves with the party whose
antecefH3ss have been rum, Romanism and
rebelltbN,'
The deanorralic managers left no stone UNI
turned bpfspread Burchard's speech where
it would do the most good. The whole
countrE Nss placarded with 1t. and 1t has
often = en- said that the last four words
of II t3&cl Che defeat OF Blaine. DR.. Bur
chard, Nh awoke the morning after his
speed {lo lnd himself famous, promptly
wrote " oilellf letter. In which he said that
his dd{ds had been misunderstood and
wronufk 1y ipferpreted, and that he alone
was n <ponsihle for them. But the mis-
chief "a dono( AID thousands of persons
who n@>fp Knew heir author will always
remcn1 ~ fhdy<*<f dis and the part they
piayed& B 81 sca2np&ign OF 1884.
{tf<<1I B0HISON LETTER.
The W >f7&31 the campaign of 1883
was t4< \ ~ Xlrchison letter written
BY J1<& Ahnd which resulted in
his IXk3 - Hsish minister to this
eountX ff Hf3eptACleyeland George
oseok $50 Englishman and an