Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 137, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1904 — THE MAN BEHIND THE PEN. [ARTICLE]

THE MAN BEHIND THE PEN.

Morning, evening, early and late. Rain, or shine, or snow. Behold our friend of the fourth estate In the hives of Newspaper Row! Who is tireless day by day? Who so modest of men? Who ao young, though his head be gray? The man behind the pen. Headache, heartache, merry or sad, True to his chosen trust, Recording the deeds of the good and the bad, ' Gentle, generous, just, Happy-go-lucky, fond of good cheer. Little to show for It when He balances books at the end of a year— The man behind the pen. Morning, evening, early or late, Rain, or sunshine or snow, Behold our friend of the fourth estate. In the hives of Newspaper Row! Who so tireless day by day? Who so modest of men? Who so young, though his head be gray? The man behind the pen. —Mhgennlß Iveagh, in Leslie's Weekly.