CAPT. EVAN P. HOWELL, 



The Napolian of the Atlanta Constitution, a man of big brain, and has wielded a powerful 

 influence in the affairs of Georgia. 



Forty years ago he was my telegraph messenger boy in the first telegraph office started in 

 the city, and he was a bright one, and a good boy. (He may have done some devilment 

 since then.) I remember once watching him count his days earnings, which had been extra- 

 ordinarily large, two dollars and five cents, (he got five cents on the delivery of each message.) 

 He looked up at me with eyes sparkling with inspiration, and said Mr. Sloan I am going to 

 be a rich man. He has made the rich man, loves a good joke, enjoys life; and if perpetual 

 youth could be preserved, think he would be willing to cast his lot with Atlanta forever. 



