For ten years Gideon Spilett had been the reporter of the New York Herald, which he enriched by his letters and drawings, for he was as skilful in the use of the pencil as of the pen.
Gedeon Spilett tíz esztendeje tudósította rendszeresen a New York Heraldot, cikkeken kívül rajzokkal is gazdagította a lap oldalait, mert a ceruzával éppoly ügyesen bánt, mint a tollal.