The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-29

life. He was gentle and courteous 20 even
the humblest with whom he came I'm con
tact. and yet none would check insolent
boorishness more promptly or more effect
lively than he. He had the happy faculty
OF being self-respecting without being I'M
the smallest degree aggressive or self-as-
sertive. keenly appreciative OF weil-meant
kindness. however trifing. his eyes would
now and then grow moist as he expressed
his thanks for some trivial act OF courtesy,
but when he knew that he stood face to
face with the king OF terrors he was cool,
dry-eyed and unfaltering.
His devotion TO duty and TO his work was
absolutely touching. To him work was a
sort Of religion. Long after he was con-
fined to his hotel. and even TO his room.
when lettering upon the very verge OF the
grave, he chung 20 his work. and his by
the Bys" continued TO reach the office reg
ularly up 10 within only three days OF his
departure. He understood their value. ana
IL was as III he had determine. To devote
even his last heart-thrOb 60 his work. En-
treaties and commands 60 take absolute
rest were of no avail. and II was pathetic
&C. see him wrapped I'm a loose dressing
gown. and emaciated until he was a mere
shadow. but with bright and sparkling
eyes, still working az though duty or ne
ctssity demanded IL. writing paragraphs
which gave no him that the brilliant men
tally behind them, which illumined their
every line. was burning very low In the
socket. ready at any moment TO Kicker ana
go out.
Mr.. stein rarely spoke of himself or his
affairs. but those who knew him best VIII
not soon forget the tone OF mingled pride
and tenderness with which he was won't TO
to refer to his mother and sister. IL took
no expert I'm the language OF the heart 20
know from his tone that they were hit
hope. his all. and that they pcopled his
heaven.
In May. 1898. he came 10 New orleans.
where. Immediately upon his arrival, he
applied for and secured a position ON the
stan OF the Times.D Democrat. lie introduced
himself by submitting an article which he
himself had cievcry Illustrated. aud since
that time his connection with this news
paper has been uninterrupted, lie specially
requested the privilege of writing the NY
the BY column and thereafter no one
wrote a line for the column but himself
Az already intimated, however, this de-
partment represented only a compafhtlNclN
minor portion of the work performed 10y
Mr.. atein until his failing health confined
him Co his hotel, In addition To hiH other
accomplishments he wnr u decidedly clever
sketch artist, his work on chalk plates be-
Ing notably good, lie was well known IN
the newspaper profession. especially
throughout the West, ono Of his intimate
friends being James Whitcomh Riley.
Mr., Stein was the last OF hir rnCc, u ram
ily OF clever writer's, lie had three nnelcH,
but they were childleaH, and he leaves a
mother and an only sister, Miss EVnleen
stein. who, with his mother, was nj hts
denthbed, N u ~well.known poet and prose
writer. Like her brother, she ~ OF a mod
est and retiring disposition. eugscntivc OF
the taciturn, hut underlying this II the
same keen sense Of humor which conrti-
tutcd one OF the charms Of q, W, STEMS
writings aa well "a of his conversation,
Thus passes, with his life work scarce
haif completed. u brilliant journalist. ana
a gentleman ~ rare culture and refinement