James Whitcomb Riley in prose and picture . /. newspaper man in any sense. Althoughafterwards connected with various papersalways was in the capacity of versewriter. He might have attached himself tosome sort or other of theatrical companyas he had decided ability. This after-wards was displayed in his platformcareer as a reader of his own works. Onsuch occasions the real value of his poetrygained an additional worth in the man-ner of its presentation to the audience. From sign painting Riley went tonewspaper work, the writing of verses,advertisements and paragraphs for Green-field and Anderso
James Whitcomb Riley in prose and picture . /. newspaper man in any sense. Althoughafterwards connected with various papersalways was in the capacity of versewriter. He might have attached himself tosome sort or other of theatrical companyas he had decided ability. This after-wards was displayed in his platformcareer as a reader of his own works. Onsuch occasions the real value of his poetrygained an additional worth in the man-ner of its presentation to the audience. From sign painting Riley went tonewspaper work, the writing of verses,advertisements and paragraphs for Green-field and Anderson papers. All his workin this connection will be the subject ofseparate discussion in these pages. Hedid not win immediate honor—did notwin recognition even after his poems hadsecured publication. It is said in Greenfield that Riley wasknown as an erratic employe. It is as-serted, with probably unintentional exag-geration, that he never continued in thatwork more than three weeks until hefound his real work in life. A reflection of his boyi
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