New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27

told ner Of my wild adventure. She nursed
me through my long Illness, and says ] re-
peSteo the story again and again as 1
nave told II 10 YOU tonight" OR | could
dehght In the story OF bear hunt. crudely
told. and ending with the statement that
the narrator and his hearers were actually
sitting on the skin of the bear described,
FOR Grandpa Ellis had had it made into
parlor rug"
Then there were the delightful people
VINO coyly mentioned the name Of the
magazine offering the prize, somewhat
after this fashion:
Ella Benson stepped from the train at
| the Grand Central Station. copy OF Inc
cryptic Magazine" under her arm
The editor would be certain 10 anpre-
ciate that little touch He did. o unknown
| friend and he now, through me. thanks
you.
Before the contest was quite finished OF
had been open for at least FIVE months) a
band Of nurses in a nearby city sent this
round robin postcard to the editorial Of
flee
Dear Sir: We. the undersigned. wish 10
! try for that big prize. but we are busy
with our hospital duties and won't have
I
pone the date OF closing. Do so and oblige,
yours truly.
Here followed eight signatures.
And one little woman sent in her story,
Immediately pen written from an obscure
village in the Far West and inclosed 81 10
pay for having it typed in the editorial
rooms Needless TO say her Ms. was read
with great care. and the money returned
TO her with the statement that II all MSS.
had been so neatly prepared. the labors of
the readers would have been much easier
Editors Ike such correspondents. But
they abhor such a thoughtless trouble
maker as. say, Miss Lizzie Burnside, OF
Kansas. who after forwarding her story,
sends. week afterward a list Of "Errata,
somewhat after this fashion
on page l. paragraph .. fourth line, read
were for was; On page ., me l. ms, insert
sentence should read He went up the
stairs instead " down the stairs
OF course the whole editorial force
FASTENED 10 hunt up Miss Lizzies MS, 10
correct such hideous errors before giving
the story to the judges for a final verdict!
Just before the date OF CLOSING, tele-
gram from Toronto came 10 the editors.
intN ndQ DeeD WOuueTlnE W iN A4'NF INV
been feeling so uneasy during the last days
Of the competition; but their fears were set
az rest when they opened the night mes
sage which read AS follows:
Severe illness. ptomaine poisoning, pre-
vents mailing story until last moment. ~
will go in postofhce before midnight OF
January lst.
II was signed by a lady Of whom the
editors had never by any chance heard.
Next day came another night message
from the South which also dispelled any
further fears the editors might have had
that a ine story would not come into the
Office:
Have tragic story based on real incident
in my husbands life but no time for type
writing Powerful plot Shall l send II?
Answer Immediately.
But these charming correspondents and
would be contributors. how they did tighten
the DAYS burden, Heaven bless them
wherever they are, As l said before. II Is
only the sad irnitstors Of the Henry James
school who weary the tired manuscript
reader and make his path one OF thorns
rather than roses. And | would 20 through
il all again glsdly.-Bookmsn