The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-07
'OP|E READ WAS
IN CAIRO SUNDAY
NOTED NOVELIST FINISHES LEG
TuRE ENGAGEMENTS - EN-
RuoTE TO MEMPHIS.
TO PACIFIC COAST
SAYS City is Responsible For its
Own Progress and Must
Work Out Its Own
Destiny.

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! Opie Read. the noted novelist was
guest yesterday at The Halliday en-
route from a occurring tour in Ken
lucky to Memphis.
a reporter for The Bulletin VINO hal
the honor of previous acquaintance
with Mr.. Read spent a pleasant few
minutes with him.
Il am on my way said Mr. Read
TO Texas, the Pacific coast ana BITS
lish Columbia on leeturing touc.
Travelling is not an easy matter Win
me. The man that invented sleeping
cars didn't take into consideration
my dimensions. But then | suppose
men measure from their own point OF
view altogether George Nj. Pullmaa
was a man of small stature and didn
measure his berths for men OF SIX feet
two. consequently I'm pretty urea
after a long nights ride.
whatever their work in life, men
create things as they see them, take
far instance the artists who have
tainted pictures OF Christ. The Rus
sian. French, Italian aud the German
artists. all depict Christ as one Of
their own nationality. The line
aments OF His face are always typ
cal OF their countrymen..
Speaking In a general way Of the
cities in which he has lectured Mr.
Read struck the keynote Of Cairo $
future when he said, IA city must be
responsible for its own progress. Il
must work out its own destiny None
outside can or will help it," which is
an axiom that all loyal Cairoites
would 40 well to remember and ACT
upon.
Miss Annie Hinrichsen, of Alexaa,
der. Ill.,, a daughter Of William II
Hfnrichsen. former secretary Of state
Of Illinois. member Of congress, noted
editor and author was with the Bui-
letin representative and the occasion
presented an admirable opportunity
for "reminiscences, Mr., Read being an
old friend Of Mr., Hinrichsen or
Buck as he is affectionately called
nv his old associates Mr.. Read cali
Ell to mind an outing of the High
links Club which Was given By MI
Hinrichsen up the Mississippi river
when he owned the Quincy Herald
some wears ago. In the party were
Mr. Read. the late Eugene Fields,
Stanley Waterloo and Willis Hawkins
all Of whom have added greatly TO the
literary history of Illinois.
MIR. Read left yesterday afternoon
for Memphis.
Opie Read was born in Nashville
Tenn. fifty-fve years ago but ne docs
not anpear to be over IS. He began
newspaper work In Franklin, KY and
later went to Little Rock, Ark, where
he edited the Arkansas Gazette, lie
established the Arkansaw Traveller,
a humorous paper. 1858, and conduct
ed II for ten years. Since then he has
devoted his time to literary work N
Chicago and is a prolific writer 2f
novels OF an original style, magnetic
and forceful A number of his works
have been very successfully drama
tized.
Among his books are A Kentucky
Colonel. Emmett Bonlore. Len Can
sett A Tennessee Judge, The Juck-
Inns. Old Ebenezer, An Arkansas
Planter. On the Suwanee River, Ny
Young Master, A Yankee From inc
West. The Wives Of the Prophet, In
the Alamo.
As conversationalist, Mr.. Read 5
every word is worth while. He Is as
magnetic and Accordingly interesting
as his books.