Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-31

mountains 10 the Mexican gulf. journey OF $500
miles Very truly and respectfully yours,
CLARA M. CAMPBmI. FRANK w. BALDWIN
srACIA CROWLEY, CHARLES r. RBDicK.
Roslyn Long Island, N T.. November -. 1874
My Friends; thank you for the notice you have
taken OF my birthday IN sending me the photograph
OF that noble building in which you receive nstrue-
ton. and which. have doubt you are Justly en-
titled call tho finest school building in the
United States. 1t 10 really stately edifce, and
could wish nothing better for those who resort to 1t
than that the instruction given there be on the
noble scale.
Again thanking you and the teacher who was
pleased to speak kindly OF my poems. I remain,
yours faithfully, w. c. BRYANT.
The names signed to this communication sug-
gesve TO those whose memories reach back into the
earlier days The first one Clara NJ. Campbell. has
been long since discarded by It's owner for that Of
Mrs. Henry d. Estabrook who was here in Omaha
during the last week with her distinguished husband
ley after her graduation took teaching and taught
In the selfsame high school, later transferring her.
self 20 Chicago where she 10 sti active teacher.
Charles r. Redick became lawyer. whose career.
unfortunately cut short He brother OF the
Redicks now here and prominent in the legal profess
sion. Frank w. Baldwin do not recall, nor know
OF his later whereabouts II would be interesting 10
know what became OF the letter which Bryant wrote.
and II Il IL still preserved TO have It back to
the High school TO be framed and hung on the wall
as q priceless souvenir.
That reminds me. too. that Henry D. Bstabrook
city editor OF Tho Bee for few brief days
lin fact. he the local news-gatherng force
taking advantage of offer TO substitute during the
regular city editors vacation and thus to try out his
confessed ambition TO become journalist He has
told the story himself in his inmitabe language,
much graphically than any else could
tell It, that give II in his own words:
Finally, there presented opportunity OF a
lifetime. Mr. rosewater's city editor who was also
nnlxy 10 In hat
played many parts-had been given vacation. and
previous TO his departure had visited the high school
10 engage Of the larger boys to assume his du-
ties was the lucky chap TO be invited, and ac-
oepted with Rlacrity. For two whole weeks
not only to write just what pleased. but what
wrote bound to be published. Moreover. l
| 10 have 800 per week into the bargain
THE first morning was at The Bee office bright
and early. Mr. Rosewater dropped into my AKA
tum 10 wish me good morning and success in my
pertinent, ana 20 indicate my route. Incidentally he
remarked that quartet OF male voices had serenaded
him the night before, and It might be well to say
appreciative word about their singing did. said
that roysterers had made last night hideous
their caterwaus and selected the editor OF this
paper for their especial and particular victim that
men with such voices theirs ought not 60 be per-
mitted 20 run at large etc. etc. The fact is was
songster myself and belonged to rival quartet.
When I arrived at the office next morning met Mr..
Rosewater going out 20 post letter He gave a
stony glare and FASTENED his footsteps. Afterwards
learned that this letter addressed TO the absent
reporter commanding his immediate return. Mr.
Rosewater had scarcely made his exit when the
ond basso called and stopped his paper-stopped It
off short 10 again. He also said in his most
raucous voice. that he wanted TO the responsible
editor OF dirty sheet told him that the respon-
sibe editor had Just stepped out but that he might
consider the irresponsible editor II he
disposed. He laughed-a hollow. hooking, blood
curdling sort OF Husband vanished.
During the day the remaining members OF the
quartet dropped In after the other and Cancelled
their subscriptions. The cheerful idiot who edited
| colume in 1oathsome contemporary called the
Public Fountain. took up the cudgel behalf OF
the quartet. and through the medium OF his column
inmated that the ad interim reporter OF The Bee
not yet dry behind the retorted that that
| because in the habit OF washing ears. and
thought would be sanitary II he would occasionally
| follow the example. Wash 'em in the Public Foun-
tain said. along with your dirty linen. What a
Appropriate freak Of chance II is way that such
a fountain shoulA be run by squirt
ION receipt Of the chiefs letter Mr.. Al Sorenson.
/ the reporter for whom substituting. shortened
his leave OF absence and FASTENED home. bat until
had time be thoroughly licked by a saloon keeper
/ named Taylor not until Mr. Rosewater's life had
been several times threatened my account and not
until I had involved The Bee in $4,000 libel suit
| Then the editor out In OF his famOus edi
| torials over his signature. and explained TO
| bewldered public just what had happened. He COM
mented severely upon my inaptude for journalistic
career attributed his recent sorrows 20 what he
| called my trtck-muie performance And yet
| when / hurled my reportorai thunderbolts indis-
erimnatey at the public it was more for the fun OF
manufacturing thunderbolts than for the purpose OF
| injuring those who happened 20 be In the way OF
| them. But that phrase. 'treE-mule performances
| stuck In my craw. II the much Wanted liberty OF
the press would not permit gentlemen TO indulge In
| little personal badinage without getting mad about
| g. egadi ia join profession which would So quit
| Journalism and entered the law