The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-25

with during q recent visit TO New ork
city. was lad between sixteen and
twenty He is a Tarheel boy from
Sampson county. He has been in the
big town about six months, and makes
his living by drawing pictures for pa
perS. He used TO draw pictures for the
News and Observer, :lS may be @mem-
bored. Is some Of the statesmen n the
last legislature. His name is Norman
f. Jcunett. When he was on THIS pa /
per lie used to he affectionately called /
in the office, Our IIucliiehcrry frtan
Sampson. Many n father and mother
in North Carolina have their 'Huckle |
trying ito Get there, ami they, at least, /.
may read with interest q simple little
story which at the moment comes 10 |
me. And | 10 not know that | should
make too public, even Il glimpse Of The
thrilling six months panorama OF that |
boys life in New York But when | |
picked mp tie New York Journal. the
afternoon of my arrival and found I
across three columns humorous Skit I
and sketch by Norman l.. Jennett, | /
was anxious TO know just now il had
been done.
And ! hunted up his room he was out
finally saw him, and asked him, and he
told me. lie lives on the first floor
coming down from the roof-a neat lii
tie room. though, with 4 News and OBJ
server on the tumblcd bed and among
many pictures Of North Carolina friends
on the walls and bureau. was one in the
centre, gotten up With care, Of Col.
Julian s. Carr. | shall leave people to
guess why that picture was promi-
nent. | guessed. anh taking another
look at the North Calling look of the
empty room, | went out.
Then the first thing ] knew | found
his work in the New York Herald-in an
unambitiouS way. it is true. hut pointed
and clever, or. Of course, it would not
have been there Each one Of these lit
tie funny pictures people see in the New
York papers has generally joke of
some Kind under il. Wen, the picture
brings two dollars and the joke. one
dollar. provided Il stranger is lucky
enough To get the picture looked at an.
accepted.
1t 50 happened that Our Huckleberry'
was pretty nearly out of money and
without. Of course, any regular engage
mcnt. He would simply go to that little
room and draw something funny and put
Il joke under it and 90 out an,t try to
sell it. On the night in question, he
gathered up his repertoire of stuff
which altogether, if it should be accept
el. would amount to about SO or SO
And out he started for the New York
f,sls) l.i u l.i,. iai
way To the reception room He had
heard stories OF The gIamor about the
interiors of great newspaper offices
and 50 WAS not wholly unprepared for
ti!e first '-StuEGer' which he eacount-
cred.
Why. sir said he with beautiful
bOyi>h naivetc. that white polished
table IN the receipt ;nn room cost 81 ..JtU
and il almost upser me 10 he standing by
it while waited.
why didn't YOU go IN
'They wouldn't LET me in. just told
ne if | had anything. to send it along
and wait"
And 50 the jokes and pictures were
taken with IIondyke formaiity, and
though many processes filtered through
to the art-clitic.
And the boy waited.
The appalling $1,000 table. still star
ed him in the face. And $40 or $50
worth Of doubts stared him much strong
or in the heart
He had picked out his first newspaper
cut OF Sentor Butler in the Sampson
Democrat with Barlow knife on a piece
of wood what he had learned since he
had gotten for himself. And there stood
that lad with the fierce competition of
New York city pressing about his brow.
"Whcre is the man who sent in the
drawingsT asked return messenger.
''Huckleberry" almost tumbled over on
the 81 800 table.
Here he is
In an Icelandic dialect came the re
ply: - our drawings are accepted.
We'll. sir said Huck. 4 felt almost
like falling on the floor or jumping out
Of the window | was that glad
introduced Iiuck some days later to
Judge Mitchell. one of the Assistant
District Attorneys under the recent re
sime in New Ycrl city. Judge Mitchell
is the man who ably prepared and
managed the GuIdeasuppe case against
Thorn and Mrs. Mack. He is q man Of
wealth and Influence and learning and
seems never more gracious than when
he meets a young man from the South.
| showed Judge Mitchell some Of
IIucks work in the Journal and y@H
say added Judge Mitchell that ynH
have been here only six months. and
done that.
''Iou Will arrive .young man. he contin-
ncd taking Huck hv the hand. 1T is on"
Of the glorics Of New York that il not
only welcomes young Southern men: II
GOES after them inst rs SGOn as they