Life — July 16, 1903 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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Tie ROMO TOR FANE TODKY: Givin’ fancy freest reign of a small boy, particularly the small boy that bas In & quiet country lane, made a late and early acquaintance with the world. (With due acknowledg: to the distinguished When the plot of every novel wasn’t ‘art I not the only one who Is of that opinion, author of “Mandalay.”) way back to Cain either, as a rather prominent gentleman, who does That's the road to beights of fame. . a geod deal of the fancy writing for one of the ulky tomes T i ii aiiavedibein’ Ge | ii morning papers, could swear to if be would, but Tut that's all shoved belind us long ago an’ [UF 0 won't, I'm sure. unless he does the swearing cyclopadia, in those By the old There's a bright historic setting, and th ettiog: =f . under his breath. This taste of delicious sarcasm is for me; i ain't no checks a-waitin’ fur the modern- cane to him while the President was making bi For the wind in that quarter, and the publishers ist to-day ; excialen An‘ I'm learnia’ of the lesson that the yearly fiction gentlemen), WIND. ce WURUEZEORRH. GE GRBEe “Lay it back budding author; lay ack for te clubmen, politicians and lawyers, were hepel ot “If you ‘ear the Past a-callin’, you won't never nding at Lotta’s Fountain, settling the Presl- the road to heights of fame, need naught else t's policy for him as the journalist bad mapped the Jucre pays the'« No, you'll not need no else, it out in bis paper. Every few seconds the con Cant. you ‘esr the Mocmin’ drain Pa If you take what History tells versation bad to cease, as the fog-horn voice of a beggin’ of the-same® Of the co an’ the fightin’ of those old freckled little newsboy right at their feet w dizzy heights of fame historic swell out their best points. For some reason he was yel That's the road to hel; hts of fame. . . . ing out only o pape: id this was the one which the or 1 gentleman wrote, and f some re: not easy to explain, the boy had not made sale in ten minutes. All at once he broke into the mutual admiration society that this geo an’ it’s there ry teman was spell-binding, and placing his dirty lit tle band to the side of bis mouth, as If ho were | © publishers exclaim: you let us ‘ave—well, anythink—that pick me out of the Louis’; they will like the worst rs your honored name? the best > broke the most Co ther cracked the rest; For the wind is in that qu oric nmandments, and who They will bring one out in yellow; out In green t next they'll Those pictures of t es of every risque king, wane setting runs the rapid road to b0Ut to whisper to the newspa An’ we see their swords a-slashin’ of their enemies, — By a erie runs Therapie reac’ close to listen, be said in an Irish whisper that you an’ then . me could hear around a corner: Seo ‘em give un-Christian + to the wives of That's the road to heights of fame, : on to yourself and get a move on ye Them there jays,” and he made a wide circle with his little paw, “knows that you're the guy what writes for this paper, and they won't buy none The storm of laughter that followed drove th poor to the shelter ef that little door that opens in and out, with a dozen of the laughing onc his heels When the modern was the rich field, and its sale —Reatrice Hanscon, in the June Bookman Even the little tilted nose of the newsboy was & was fairly free langhing as he said: “Maybe that hayseed will other men Where the ne dramatist That's the way to wield your pen Makes you feel that they were men; Then write another chapter just to tell 0, the dizzy hi s of famo Where the publishers exclaim: “Can't you let us ‘ave—well, anythink— that bea That's the road to heights of f rs your honored nai We'd get our little stipend from You may talk about the great wits of this or call me a freckled brat again, but I think ‘nit.’ Powers That Be,” any age, and the clever that the great ws Letter For a tale about our village, and Its humble daily gatirists have given voice to at a nt’s notice, Mr. Baxcur: That note paper ts certs train, of their crushing effect on a rival, either in love or very quaint, but are you sure it's fashionable An’ we useter snatch a livin’ an politics: but if T were desirous of thoroughly pul- Mrs. Baxovr: Oh, it must be. 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