The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-07-11
GOOD
Short Stories


Henry James was once pralsing the
work of a fellow-author "You are
very kind 10 him." said some one pres
ent, for he says very unpleasant
things about your work" "Ah," said
Mr.. James. but then, both of US may
be wrongp
When popular young author came
to see William NJ. Eyarts while he was
Secretary Of State. In behalf of a con
sulship for which he was an applicant,
Mr.. EYarts congratulated him on the
fame he had acquired, but FASTENED TO
add, Although you have laurels on
your brows, l suppose you can't browse
on your laurels."
The late Augustin DAILY took the
names of his plays from every eonceiv-
able source, and always had a string
OF them for plays and characters. In
her "Reminiscences" in Scribner's
Magazine, Mrs. Gilbert says: I'VE got
so that we were all on the lookout for
them, as we went through the streets.
and would often call out: There's a
queer name, GOVERNOR! He found
some very funny ones for Jimmie
Lewis and me. Dollars and Sense was
one OF his best titles. | think. | know
when he was trying to find a name for
that particular piece, he wrote a.whole
list OF titles TO US once at breakfast,
and | said: oh, like that one' Then
It was spelled Dollars and Cents and
1t WAS Judge DAILY who suggested the
change. Let the old man keep his dol
lars he said, but the old woman has
the sense"
When Thomas Hart Benton, the noted
Missourian, wrote his famous work,
Thirty Years In the United States Sen
ate" which every one praises and no
one reads, his publishers, ID. Appleton
& Co., wrote to him asking how large
first edition should be printed. His
reply was: "Sir: They can ascertain
from the last census how many per
sons there are In the United States who
can read, SIR" And that was the only
suggestion he would ever condescend
10 make Benton was massive In body
and muscular. No man In public life
was his equal in physical strength. en-
durance, and courage In reference to
quarrel in the Senate, he once said:
81 never quarrel, sir; sometimes fight, !
SIR, and when Benton fights. sir, there
is always a funeral SIR" Benton was
,turdily devoted to the Union; he broke
with many friends In consequence. He
bore the cognomen "Old Bullion" be-
cause of his support Of bimetallism.
1t Is said that once when Musln WINS
touring the United States at til bea
of a concert company, they ali 60,
caught In a railroad wreck which did
not amount TO much. When the Jolt
came, Musln himself was eating piece
of pie with the aid OF his pocket yuife
Naturally. the jolt made the knif SIP,
and Musin was cut-one of his precious
fingers was disabled. Nobody els vas
hurt, except the business manager who
was rather shaken up. but nevertheless
when they reached the city Muslu 4.
dered everybody TO bed, Cancelled their
and did his own injured
up In an immense amour II
The only person left about
was the poor business manager, Rho
had to do the work. Musin himself go
cured five hundred dollars on TIE
of that cut thumb, and every
member OF his company got three hun
dred dollars-pretty good payment for
a three-days' rest In bedl And in the
end they filled their engagements. too.
and SO got that money as well.