Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-14

! cd music and words of worship. hut
| tho romano" which old pieces OF fur
! H!turc eSud".
Forsakcs ScaIpeI for Pen.
one mr'p IN path OF ne steep
/ young writer :ouni that he mus; for
SAX" the scsii'"l for IN. pen, and We
| discover him in conjunction with
| Gcor2. Woodvillc Latham owning and
cd't!ug tho Lynchburg Express. Taesc
| twin s?!ri:s entered into thc!r la
| bora with enthusiasm. but, alas! In Il
/ few shor, years the inevitable hap
! pcncd: the chcck book AMI ideals
wer. not David and Jonathan In jour
! nailsn. In th!a period Or. BaEbys
| fame broke tho hounds ct loca!!sm
and he contributed several articles 70
Harpcr's Magazine and the Atlantic
| Monthly.
one o! thore was an cxtravaEant
sallni w, NY VIZ, and Ny Theory
| i. no, surprised that /: a ; into
! the holy OF holes ~ Harp.rs' cdi-
! ;orial sanc'u,n. Another contribution
which this writer TANKS onc OF Dr.
/ baEhy''s richest sources OF hurnor
was Tho Virginia Editor" I, liz
keen, satirical bur!esque on tho old
time Virginia journalist. Let us step
n1!ce for a moment and enjoy Dr.
! Rasb,'" pen sketch OF this :!rc-cat-
Ing. liquor -ccnSu:ning knight o: the
provincial press.
Ills editorial labors," says the sa-
| ,iriht. var from 1--WE minutes to two
/ hours and a half in duration. II he
. feels very badly he won't write AT
! all but goca armed with stick to
q neishboring law o!iic. and threat
enc ..Ic occupant with n Gaming unless
i he nan sp!c% article IN the COM
| posters hands by such an hour Tho
unhappy harr!sicr complies and spices
tnc editor into scrape for which the
! editor - unaNcctcdly thankful, swear
| inE he would die without excitement;
Before leaving his sanctum he
answers Two letters which arrived
n ny 'hr p,c ,a ss,, mail; Tie Snsages to
District and TO address them on
.Angust court-day.' lie assures a
constant reader that ';he glorious
cans" liz prospcring. tho skies bright
enins.' and suggests rs the best means
Oh putting the Issue on the canvass-
the most Tnomentous canvass that
ever 9ccurrcd in The history OF tho
| constant rcaie.' shall send in ten
| new subscriptions 10 the Keen a
! Piehinin He then huddles shirt;
= cas-" ~ duclinE pistols and a bot
Tie c: 'oiard' into 4 small trunk and
! goes 20 the telegraph oricc 10 no.
t!!y brother editor that he vii, bc
IN Washington tomorrow night. wait
I
some editor which this article must
! naYc nj Very ma ri although uninten-
| ilonhi on ;hc writer's part chal-
lensed n"c;.r Eashy to q duel. which
! c!pals hud taken position, through
| the good officer .? the late THOMAS
$. Habcocl:.
! Goes To Warrington.
Young IN B tng ec ;ds Of Inc Express.
soma! friend successful in obtaining
the post OF correspondent; Tor tho
New Orleans Crescent at Washington.
tonal capital: having secured a gov
eminent position. The "Oans" OF
The Albums letters was Latham and
the friendship between these two
Latham, died In Doctor Dashy's arms.
In addition TO his connection with
inc CresSen:; he CORES bonded regu-
iaF% with the Charleston Mercury
continuously for the Southern Liter
a:y Messenger. The standing and
VIDE popularity OF the Messenger az
Iorded him ample ssope for His hum
| his c%cGrgions into this field really
, ccnH'enccd In earnest At this time.
Ihroush this medium also. his first
made IL was during this initial con-
nection With the Messenger that he
brought out that masterpiece OF
J
ITCHY the letters OF Mozis Addums
to Billy Twins. OF Kur6sviI,e." Pure
as from "a hnbbl:ng spring flows this
!sp Spa ,, vein Of h hum It is the
In bow knots and dims the eyes with
tears.
Soon after the appearance of
r. Thompson resigned the authorship
OF the Southern Literary Messenger
and the great triangle OF the edi-
torial management OF that paper
w mas closed with the appointment OF
and George W. Basby!
In Failing Health.
Despite the war clouds lowering
as could possibly. be imagined the
new editor threw himself into the
task OF keeping UP the high stan
for invention. his consumnate com
n'and OF English. pure and undecided.
flooded the. pages of the historic
magazine. Never did Doctor Bagoy
Tense. OF. the unsulicd principles OF
the South Is Ole OF the most mag
nifcent things of his remarkable
career, although sick In body. when
In Charles ST. NBlackford's brochure
Campaigns and Battle of Lynchburg.
IA IA; his name on the roster Of :he
Regiment Virginia Volunteers.
IIe went carly with that command
to Manassas and, though totally UNI
fit. for, the rigons OF camp life, his
| spirit was never dampencd ~as we
witness In the charming sketch of
army life at Camp Lee (Which. it will
be remembered. was where Monroe
| Park la now located). Fortunately.
upon reaching Manassas. he CAME
under the notice of General Beaurc-
CARDS chief OF STAFF. who appointed
him All clerk at headquarters His
health continuing TO be wrctched. he
was finally DISCHARGED. and returned
10 his duties on the Messenger. where
he fought with his pen aJ nobly as
was his ambition TO do with the
musket.
besides the many duties at the
Messenger, he was correspondent for.
the Mobile Register, Memphis Ap.,
peal and Charleston Mercury, besides
his editorial contributions to tho
Richmond Wing, Of which we will
i honrI DnarN 1Afcrs 1Ic aIoo az ,LI.