The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-17
Brusque at Times, He Often
Was the Soul of Urbanity,
a Man of Strong and Keen
Intelligence, Buoyancy of
Spirits, With a Fair Share of
Vanity Offset by Generosity
By JOSEPH B. GLIDER.

the reply. A check for that amount
was soon forthcoming. You may pay
| it back II you make anything" said
brief note enclosing 1t. Nothing was
ever made; but that Is another story.)
Impressed with Mr.. Carnegie's skill
in controversy and his love Of books
1 once ventured to remark that II fate
had not made him an ironmaster he
would have made himself an author
and orator. He rose to the sugges
ton. AS a boy in a telegraph office.
he said, he had furnished news items
to Pittsburg newspaper and keenly
enjoyed writing them.
There could be no doubt OF his love
of literature. which showed itself no
more clearly IN his vast appropriations
for library buildings than in his habit
of reading and his aptness in quoting
passages that appealed to him in the
writings of his favorite authors.
among whom Shakespeare held first
place. before even his brother Scots,
! or at least shared It with Burns.
Knowing his distaste for the bust
mesa OF stock broking. I anticipated
wigging when he should learn that
comparatively late in life had be-
come associated with a firm Of bankers
and brokers'. But he was evidently In
| most amiable mood when my con-
fession reached him. for he immedi-
| ately sat down and dashed Off the fol-
towing acknowledgment in his own
! handwriting:
you can resist temptation, Tn
| sure; but it's a great change from
Literature to Money Still, a compe-
tence it is ones duty to acquire
| Not to hide II in a hedge.
Or for train attendant.
But for the glorious privilege
OF being independent
May you become so. I'm sure II
will be with honor"
His note is dated November 8, 1911,
nj which time he had not yet become,
| as the reader will observe, an ardent
reformed" spelling propag andist.
| About the year 1900, with Mr.. Car
negie's consent I compiled a volume
containing his notable paper, 1.-THE
Gospel of Wealth." with other essays
and addresses. The sale of the book
was such as to crafty the publisher,
without. however enriching him. Nor
was the compiler enriched, though the
author kindly assigned to him his own
interest in the royalties accrulng.
| Some two years later l happened to be
calling on the essayist at his hotel in
| London at a moment when he was
submitting to the not wholly unpleas-
ant ordeal OF being interviewed by a
distinguished journalist. In the course
of the conversation, which was cast
more or less rigidly in the form OF a
monologue, Mr.. Carnegie remarked
Some years ago Mr.. elders brother
asked permission to make a volume OF
my Gospel OF Wealth and other es-
says"
When He Got the Brothers Mixed
1T beg your pardon. Mr.. Carnegie: II
was I who did that little job. have
very good reason to remember it, fol
you gave me the copyright, and gel
a semi-annual check in payment Of
royalties"
was It your" said my host, rather
unconvincedly 81 thought 1t was your
brother Richard"
The interview was resumed, and tha'
the interruption was not only forgiven
but forgotten appeared on Mr.. Carne
gies casually remarking. a few min
utes later. when Mr.. elders brother
made a book of my Gospel o
Wealth." &c.
. This time I held my peace. II tn
euthor derived any satisfaction from
ascribing the compilation to anothe
than the actual compiler, 1t woul'
J have been cruel to rob him of It'll
Years ago succeeded In interesting
| H.. he axlra nd
Ico-missionary work OF Dr. wilfre,
: Grenfell among the fisher folk o
Labrador. One OF the manifol'
! branches of that work was the dis
} tribution OF boxes Of books at point