Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-20
I'D BROUGH,
~ GEORGE |. eYINeroN.

SGOhSG - ON.
tCopyrisht. 1909. by American Press Asso-
ciatiOn.l
While editor OF the Magnolia l re-
ceived from one contributor number
OF manuscripts which were replete
with good common sense and pos
sesSins n sturdiness to fit exactly the
name Of the author. which was Ed
ward Brough. Another good name for
him would have been Edward
Brusquc. though there was certain
"broughncss'-i l may be allowed to
coin the word-in his writings rather
than brusQuencss. lie never came TO
the office. always mailing his manu-
scripts. so l never saw him. l pictured
him, however, rs a blunt soldier. Just
the man 10 lead n forlOrn hope. All
his articles were at once accepted
that Is, all but one. That felt OBLIGED
TO return. 1t was n story OF n woman
who had fallen in love with a man TO
whom she was unknown. In order 10
hc with him she had assumed male at
tire. 1t struck me that any one read
ing the story would know without
looking at the writer's name that Il
had been written 10y a man. Ills
analysis OF the woman's feelings. i'm
pulses, emotions. were ridiculous. In
returning HIS story advised him
thereafter not TO attempt TO portray
woman, a task for which very few
men were fitted, and he was not one
OF the few.
was surprised TO receive a reply
from him not at all in keeping within
the general tone OF his productions [
expected that he would tell me TO go
TO the dickens and he would in future
look for some other medium for his
stories. Instead OF that he admitted
that he had had very little experience
with women and should not have at
tempted TO tread ground with which
he was not familiar. He ended by
hoping that his error would not preiu-
dlce me against any future work he
should submit.
When the Spanish-American war
came on l wished to secure an article
on the change in war implements ana
consequently in war methods since
our last previous war. the war be-
tween the states. | had been SO used
TO considering my contributor, Edward
Brough, soldier that, forgetting that
only surmised this, | wrote him ask
Ing him TO write the desired article.
lie consented and in due time sent me
manuscript giving such familiarity
with methods formerly I'm use meth. |
DDS which l had myself been used TO
MS an officer Of the civil war-that l
had no further doubt he had been n
soldier. In acknowledging the receipt
Of his paper | signed myself Your
aifectionate comradc." He replied that
no felt repaid i'm my calling him com
Fade for all the work he had put into
his article.
confess L was rather puzzled Mt his |
making so much out OF an affair so
trivial. ] began TO be curious to see
him. wrote llim that had a plan in !.
my head for bit Of fiction, and /
would like mnr to do the work except
so far as one OF the characters was
concerned-a woman. Her part I
thought i should put in myself /
asked him 10 call and talk with me
about it the next afternoon at 4 q.
o'clock
At the very hour or the appointment
an Office boy came to me ana told me
that n lady was in the antcroom wish
ing TO see me.
Now / am very particular about get
ting corncred with women who have
manuscripts for sale. / have found
many Of them hard 10 get rid Of.
was expecting Brough every minute
ana did not propose to have my con
sultaton iuterfcrcd with. | therefore
told Lhe boy to ask the lady To- excuse
me since / was expecting n man with
whom l had an appointment. II she
wished TO submit Il manuscript please
leave it, lie took my message ana
came back to say that the lady would
wait.
/ waited myself half an hour for
Brough, ana since 80 did not appear
that hc would keep the appointment I
went into the autcroom There sat n
dainty little woman from twcuty-cight
to thirty-two. She might have been
either extreme.
What can do for you, MADAME ]