American adventures : a second trip "Abroad at home" . collector was w^aiting in the office. Inthat event the business manager would not come in, butwould circle about until the collector became tired ofwaiting and departed—a circumstance indicated by thewithdrawal of the red flag and the substitution of awhite one. According to the story, as it was told tome, reporters on the paper were seldom paid; if one ofthem made bold to ask for his salary, he was likely tobe discharged. It w^as froni this uncertain existencethat Stanton w^as lured to the Constitution by an offerof $ per week. When
American adventures : a second trip "Abroad at home" . collector was w^aiting in the office. Inthat event the business manager would not come in, butwould circle about until the collector became tired ofwaiting and departed—a circumstance indicated by thewithdrawal of the red flag and the substitution of awhite one. According to the story, as it was told tome, reporters on the paper were seldom paid; if one ofthem made bold to ask for his salary, he was likely tobe discharged. It w^as froni this uncertain existencethat Stanton w^as lured to the Constitution by an offerof $ per week. When he had been on the Consti-tution for three weeks Mr. Harris discovered that hehad drawn no salary. This surprised him—as indeedit would any man who had had newspaper experi-ence. Stanton, he said, you are the only newspaper manI have ever seen who is so rich he does nt need to drawhis pay. But, as it turned out, Stanton w^as not so prosperousas Harris perhaps supposed. He was down to his lastdime, and had been wondering how he could manage to 37^. The office buildings are city office buildings, and are suliicicnU}- numerous tolook verj^ much at home GEORGIA JOURNALISM get along; for his training on the Rome paper had taughthim never to ask for money lest he lose his job. Well, he said to Harris, I could use some of mysalary—if you re sure it wont be any inconven-ience? Those familiar with the works of Mr. Stanton, , and James Whitcomb Riley, Indianas greatpoet, will perceive that certain similar tastes and feel-ings inform their writings, and will not be surprisedto learn, if not already aware of it, that the three werefriends. Mr. Stantons only absence from Atlanta sincehe joined the Constitution, was on the occasion of avisit he paid Mr. Riley at the latters home in Indian-apolis. The best of Stantons work must have appealedto Riley, for it contains not a little of the kindly, homely,humorous truthfulness, and warmth of sentiment, ofwhich Riley was himself such
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