and agreeable in conversation and manner. There is a bright outlook for him in the future, should he continue the course he is now pursuing.
Mr. W. Allison Sweeney, Ex-Editor and Prominent Afro-American Writer.
This gentleman is among the most polished writers of our age. He was born in Indiana, and has devoted the greater portion of his time to journalism, in which he has been productive of much good. He has edited several papers, notably among them the one published at Wheeling, W. Va., which is spoken of as having been one of the most brilliant sheets ever edited by an Afro-American. We do not question it, for from what we have seen of Mr. Sweeney's writings we can readily class him as an able quill-man. His articles in The Indianapolis Freeman on the "Religious Press, Men of Letters, and Noted Black Men," etc., were precious to the reader who delighted in chaste language and a logical arrangement of sentences. About him let us say, as he said of a friend: "For my part, I am glad he is a member of the race." To aspiring journalists we would say: "Behold your model. Study him."
These correspondents and reporters upon our various papers are as numerous as the leaves on the trees. They are by no means all capable as writers. It is a part of the ambition of the race to see themselves in print, and for that reason many fondly imagine themselves able to write when totally incapable of it. We would mention among the efficient correspondents, Mr. John Durham of Philadelphia, Pa., and Mr. A. H. Grincke. Mr. Durham holds a prominent place on The Evening Bulletin of Philadelphia, Pa., while Mr. Grincke is a special writer on The Boston Beacon.
Mr. R. H. Hamilton of New York, and his brother William
