The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-03-22
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taste for literature. he decided to so to
New York and win fame and fortune |
with his pen. To young and ardent |
man this prospect is a very pleasant |
one. In the effort a few men have sue
ceeded, but many more have failed for
the reason that the road is more stony |
than the famed rocky road to Dublin. |
But Robinson'S heart beat high and
strong He knew he would have to
work, but he was willing. His ambi- |
ton was to become an editorial writer
like Horace Greeley or Henri Roche
fort.
When Robinson arrived in New York
city in December, IS, Re had one suit
of clothes and two ten dollar notes.
Having passed through an apprentice
ship in economy at college, he knew
the value of dollar, and so he decided
to make his cash capital go as far as he
could. 1t was the first time he had
ever visited great city, and feeling
of inexpressible loneliness came over
him as he looked into the faces of thou
sands of men and women and wonder
ed why he did not recognize any of
them. Robinson had been reared in an
environment of green trees and run
ming brooks, where nature smiles upon
man. But to the country boys percep-
ton the tall buildings seemed to frown
forbiddingly upon him, and the noise
Of innumerable vehicles sounded dis
cordantly in his ears.
Tugging his old carpetsack, contain
ing his clothing, copy of Shake
speare, a Bible and a thesaurus, he
walked up Broadway in search of
lodging house. He was amazed at the
hustle and activity, the indifference OF
every man for his neighbor and at the
indications on every hand of wealth
and prosperity. Up the great thorough
fare he wandered. looking for home,
but finding no renting place until he
arrived in Harlem. Here, in q quiet
side street, he secured hall bedroom
on the top floor of tenement house
by paying $3.50 in advance. This little
room. perched up on the eighth floor,
lust under the caves of the building,
Contained 2 small bed q washstand
and one chair. Thoroughly exhausted
by his long walk, Robinson lay down
and fell asleep.
His first impulse on arising in the
morning was to examine this great
cir Of which he had heard so much
10 visit The public buildings and other
1ihft91s If interest but he TepreSSec
his 5ncl5uz15ol and began 10 work
Is Is TIRE case with many young mel
Of like INCLINATION. Robinson was n
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WIRING Ii1L3e prose and poetlcal etch
11cs II scenery and Of human emo
IiIrls. The publishers Of newspaper
have learned 10y experience that LAeil
raE aE1'S % NOT care for TINS kind O
WIRING. They prefer stories Of crime
murder, Burglary, arson IN short the.
WHIT 1lle pepper Of sens1 Lonallsln
Iaah1nsacr. unfortunately fCr ms pockeI
did moi rake notice of the direction o
public rlsre. Day after Gay he works
uwuT along 5de8l lines until at tn
END eff week he had q dozen skeTche
md poems raDdy. Then lie d1scovere
1ilg1 half Of his money was gone an
he IuuEt sell some of his work in orde
10 reIleuish tbs pocke1bo0k. Film
his buckets with his STORIES and poems
1iH sruruad 10 walk The seven miles il
1errvanlnr a,EsTweeD ms lodging hous
unl 1llI1 Mecca Of journalistic geniu
Park vgw This is the street where 3
tie GraE1 metropolitan papers are !
cuTna the sI1'ea1 which never sleep
IiuEar TX sidewalks mammoth press
G-p ItT-uvs in motion day and nigh
There gaping crowds c01gregate
wend tue bulletins Of news from q
-punr me Wa,1a lis the spot whe
Iinrp American history has been 7
.eUrdad 1ilUn Ruy other in the countr
rUtis q .rryut1 T,lRce for s stranger Wit
nm friends or money 10 be found, a.
iia~p III WIS that Robinson took /
fIrRI itBs8n IN the sale of manuScrsl
Robinson was Of refined and sem
1--WE nHrure. By the time he had N
LiIrHp Offce boys who were hired
keep inst s1ch men as be away fro
the editors he was very much discoI
REad. and vet he felt that his wo
WIS good And SO as he trudged ha
I'd ms room in Harlem with his p,
nions manuscripts still in his pocf
be took heart Of grace and resolved
start out again on the morrow. 7
resolution was strengthened by ha
organ grinder who came under his "
dow and played wait TIL the Clor
Rol By" But il was uphill work.
after years Robinson could not RENE
Der the various incidents Of that eve
ful week. so crushed and disappoin'
Has he It was not because the
tiers were unkind TO him but they
no time to be sympathetic. Bring
news they said to him, and we Y
print it and pay you literally.
have no space for literature"
In the course Of q week Robins
visited the editorial rooms Of nes
every newspaper office in New Y
city, but he did not dispose Of
of his work His nearest approach
an acceptance came from an ed