New-York tribune., 1902-05-28
PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC EYE.

Here is of THE San Francisco Chronicle
stories told of Bret Hartes connection with that
paper. \ saloon TO be opened in Market
St, and Harte had the assignment The interest
did not become acute till after II p. m. and Harte
late in getting back to the office. The night
editor had gone. leaving word that Harte to
hand in his half-column u the foreman printer
without editorial revision Harte had taken par
tcular pains with his copy. which was really funny
Beginning in grandilOquent terms he described the
new premises accurately enough. Then he came on
TO the good cheer. then TO more good cheer, his
praise OF the refreshments ping up stage by
stage, till it wound up in incoherency- II was an
exact portrayal of the stages of mans mind
passing from exhilaraton to intoxication- Looking
fer his article next day, Harte found half column
Of descriptive matter as dull as ditch water He
made inquiries the fate of his story" Well
Mr. Harte" said the foreman, Il killed IT, You
must have had a terrible skinfuI last night. It's
lucky the OLD wasn't about when you got back.
for II there's anything he's down on it's drink
Poor Bret Harte, who expected San Francisco 10
laugh his little article. went sadly away
the more sadly as that time of his life he was
a teetOtaller!
1t is said that Bishop Taylor. of the Methodist
Church. who died May IS at PalO Alto. Cal. had
for half century slept with his head pill
lowed upon stone. He generally carried the stone
in a satcheI. and always laid his head upon IL at
night wherever he was. thus literally carrying
the words Of the hymn, My rest "a stone
Baltimore clergyman says tnaI on one pCtdSiOh
the Bishop visited him when the temperature was
far below zero and that the Bishop slept in the
room with all the windows thrown up and with his
head on the stone. This mode of life Is thought
to have accounted for his wonderful physical en-
durauce.
At the dinner recently given 10 Governor IaIL
at the Commercial Club. in Cincinnati, some one
asked him. apropos Of the policy of putting Fill
pinos in positions of trust under the civil gov
ernment. whether the natives took kindly 10
officehoIding The Governor answered the question
with this story:
You know that across in Kentucky few years
ago the Republicans won their nrst biz victory
After the election old mounJaineer came down
TO Frankfort looking for some reward tor his
forty years Of voting for Republican candidates
and principles. He remained several days anu
then he was seen by acquaintance rilln- past
the hotel which the headquarters OF the "oilA-
nant party. Where you going? his friend
asked. Coin home said the mountaineer- Did
you get an office? Got nOthin'; an say you've
heard about the Office seekin the man. haven't
you? Well, II you any Office lOokin' for "A man
hereabouts you say that Jim Jarvis is ri-in east
on the Lexington turnpike, an goin id slow
The Governor tells a good story himself and he
Is quick TO see the point OF told by another
quicker. perhaps. than Senator Carmack, also an
accomplished raconteur. was 10 see the application
10 his own and other Democratic arguments OF
this bit OF negro chara acteTizatien which he once
related 70 Governor Taft.
Two black controversialiSts, both fun Of the race
belief in the efficacy Of big words had ar
rived at a deadlock Trouble with you. BrUdder
Johnsing" said Brother Thompson, in tes3era-
ton is dat you argonize an arsonize- an don
locate"