The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-01-02
THE EVOLUTION CT CHoLLY

Alas, poor Chollyi | knew him we'll.
Horatioi much better than he knows
most of his old acquaintances, unless
he can get a tip-which was always
Chollys way. Cholly, when | knew
him, was something of stray news
paper "trampery," Swinging corners
and hands-all-around, first with the
Metropolis, next with the Standard.
then back to the Metropolis, wagging
his tail and licking his chops to each
= patron by turns.
But Cholly seems to have got hitch
ed on at last. John Stockton fastened
a chain about his little neck and went
leading him around at will. This
made Cholly so vain that he with
drew his tail from between his hind
legs, where he had carried it for many
years. He brought it to a horizontal.
Next, in newborn pride which soon
became vanity, the canine appendix
began to curl little by little, more
and more, together till Cholly's hind
feet were fairly lifted off the ground,
all his subterranean territory high in
the air, his head down between his
fore-legs-he was walking on his fore
feet, his hind legs dropped to his side
forming the arms; the tail now tied
in knot, like a small cabbage head,
is the substitute for place to hang
his hat on. He might almost pass for
something like man if he wasn't
%;stuck up" but | warn my friends
Tn in Florida not to assault Cholly
the rear with a boot, as they
knock his brains out.
" with the lights before me, /
many points of admiration for
:. Stockton's public and private
I'D would save him from Cholly
him loose, John, and let him
again before he leads you
e quagmfre fatal to your sue
" Personal "reminiscences
3 readers will pardon these
necessary to shield the !
ohm F. Dunn. but for whose
, lines would have remined |
1887, on the staff of the Mem !
salanche, had a wire to go at
to Jacksonville, Fla, to accept !
. chief editorship of a prospective |
laily. Never having known a soul in |
the Land of Flowers. the summons
was a surprise. | went at once. Next |
morning l met in the office of the la
mented Col. A. NJ. Cockrell as splendid |
a company of gentlemen as ever met |
in any conference, state or national. !
AS / recall: Col. Cockrell. Frank P. |
Fleming, Jas. p Taliaferro, j. n. C. !
and Thomas T. Stockton. John Var
mum, John Temple Grave, J. j.
Daniel and one or two others were
present, and it was soon concluded
that was to become chief editor of
the new morning venture the News
Herald, for $50 week and perquis-
ties.
On inquiry, l was handed fourteen
or fifteen letters which the directors
had received before my coming. Some
weeks prior they had written each a
] private letter to name the most cap
able and fitting man for the new field
and OF all the answers only one named
some other than myself, Henry Wat
terson, Ballard Smith (of the n. Y.
World) Col. H. NJ. Doak (now and
for many years L. S. Dist. Commit
teeman for middle Tennessee at
Nashville). congressman. editors, gov
ernors. The gifted governor of Ten
nessee at that time (pardon these
tearsD, wrote:
IF l had an million dollars, I
would put every dollar of it into A
paper for C. E. Merrill to edit"
That was a pretty fair send-off for
an eyoluted STEADY" to forget in a
few years!
Under the business management OF
that prince of gentlemen. Thomas T.
Stockton, q. n. c. Stockton always
behind him) the News-Herald made
such progress that Col. C. H. Jones of
the Times-Union sold his plant to the
News-Herald company. and removed
to st. Louis.
After the fever scourge in 1888, |
became editor of the Times Union
and so continued till 1890, when |
rebelled when asked to write an ar
ticle favoring protection on citrus
fruit-kicked back so hard that an
editorial appeared next day damning
protection and everybody who wanted
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