The Washington herald., 1922-03-07
Stone Walls Do Not
A Prison Make If
Mcintyre Shines Inside
To the Editor, The Washington Herald:

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The fact that I am located some
little distance from the Avenue of
Presidents does not interfere with
my desire to drop a line to an ed
itor of one Of the best publications
and congratulate you. and the news
paper whose course you are so sue
cessfully guiding. for printing the
efforts of a man who, I honestly
believe, writes the best column tia,
comes out of New York. The gen.
tleman signs his column o. o. Nc
Intyre.
In these days, when every paper
seems to be tossing a dash OF al
luvium out this way. I thought u
might not be a bad idea to try thr
other extreme and say good
word for one who I am sure de-
serves It,. So, working on the the
ory that when you can't see 'em
or smell 'em garlands amt worth
SO a copy" I hope you will ex
cuse me for bubbling over a littir
in favor of Mr.. Mcintyre.
don't know the gentleman. To
the best of my knowledge. l have
never seen him-but that doesn't
stop me from sincerely stating that
believe he writes about the oest
tkat comes out of New York. And
let me congratulate you, and the
publication whose course you are
guiding through our sea of life. for
affording a reader the opportunity
to read this mans column.
Otter, after reading this Daily
Letter, have wondered II the gen.
eral reader realizes what a test of
the mans nerves II must be to
know that each and every day. most
likely at the same time each day.
without fail. that Letter must be
fashioned. 1t must always be diff
ferent, bright, snappy. entertaining
and cram full of the something
necessary to control the space that
he takes care of-and he never
fails.
To me his command of words
that seem to suit every phase and
color of descriptive writings
nothing short of a marvel.
1t seems that there is nothing
happy wav; and always with few
terse lines.
have never had the pleasure OF
and only call him a paragraph
list because words, the little serv.
ants of the mind. don't seem to re.
spond at this time, and permit me
to give him a better title.
If I haven't already wearied you
and trust I haven't, / would like
to go on a<bit more and make the
word bouquet a bit more fragrant
perhaps I might deprecate what
have already said, however, here
goes.
At present I am "a temporary
guest" of the State of California
studying the economic conditions
at one of the State institutions Sc,
aside for those alleged to have
certain qualities that might come
under the heading 'peccabilities."
1 am one of those that Henley
touched when he wrote about "the
fell clutch of circumstance
I am making the clutch pay the
bill.
About eighteen months ago
read an article by Mr.. o. o. McIn'
tyre; 1 had just arrived here a,
the time and was in whatever
throes one experiences when h.
first comes to an Institution of this
kind.
That article of McIntyre's caused
me to snap out Of 1t. This because
he was the means of making me
hunt the dictionary to see what
his articles we're all about. With
the dictionary came knowledge
With knowledge the desire to dc
something-and, in q small way,
believe I have done something.
have been fashioning things for
publication-and do fairly well. II
pleases me to say that have
solved the postage stamp problem
acquired a little library of text
books, that will help my progress
In ''the writing game"-and have
an account in. the office. Only a
small account--but an account.
Yet, this is an institution where
all the men are liabilities. So, you
see, I am making the "clutch" pay
and I am the onyl man here who
is earning money, for himself.
Let me hasten to assure you, that
I am not trying to break into print
Il hate maudlin sympathy. Nor
am hoping that you will say
there's boy who is trying to do
something" that is not the
thought. I merely wish to say that
when I do arrive. and l shall, I
will always feel indebted ITO o. O.
Mcintyre for any position I will
attain In the writing world.
Again let me assure ann thar