The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-11-26

in preparing to do so have thought 1t al.
visabie to prune them down, eliminating
much that Is OF less value or that is covered
In more than one of the publications. which
run through more than a quarter of q CEN
fury. 1 had intended TO give up literary
work altogether and to devote the rsmsin.
der of my life 70 the use OF nv pencil and
brush, reproducing from the sketches made
in MP explorations rs much OF the striking
scenery as could ind tine. which has al
ready been described In my works. My idea
was 20 cultivate IN the minds of the Amer
lean people as far ss possible love for the
wonderful scenery Of their country, aud for
art itself, putting my works at figure
which would place them within
reach of the masses. Ind-n I, this is still
my principal thought and am hoping to
get this work of revision and reduction off
my hands socT AID give all my time to the
work with the brush. find it very inter
esting and in the double work which I am
now doing--for / keep up my art work in
limited vay-1 find myself living over again
the experiences OF years ago. To-day, for
instance, am painting a scene on the Ss.
eueDsy River. Canada, from sketch which
I made when I explored the river-the first
white man to view its wonderful scenery
now visited by 30 many, aud the first to en-.
Joy Its wonderful salmon fishing now en-
Joyed by 30 many summer tourists. The
cliff which then sketched aud to-day am
pd1nL1Dg, STANDS towering 800 feet high. its
perpendicular front overhsnging pool in
the river 800 feet deep. have sketched and
written in every State east of the Mississippi,
and in many of those west of that stream,
and between the work OF revising my writ.
ings upon these subjects and the work on
the scenery, ] find a revival of many memo
ries extremely interesting"
"You are working pretty hard. then, Mr..
Lanman, in both these duties"
Yes, get TO work by 9 o'clock or so in
the morning and keep it up until
about in the afternoon, when take q long
walk for exercise, and so end the days
labor"
"Do you do your own writing in the liter
"As / always have done; yes. Ny thirty
odd books have been written with my own
hand. as are the reproduction of the scenes
now being done with the brush"
Mr.. Lanman does not show in his face or
figure the years OF hard work through which
be has passed. He is a rather short, we'll
developed gentleman, with full beard and
hair but slightly marked with grey. He is
surrounded with large and rare collection
OF books and paintings, among the former
being copy of his own work, Adventures
in the Wilds Of America, f" which bears with.
IN the cover; upon printed slip, the words.
From the Library of Charles Dickens"
This book" he said, was purchased bya
friend OF mine at the sale of Dickens effects,
and sent me. prize it very highly"
Mr.. Lanman has found his literary work
fairly profitable, every one Of his numerous
works having proven successful in q fnau-
cial way, IS is also his more recent work in
the field of art
bali mile from Mr.. Lsnman's tasteful
home, on high blum overlooking the Poto
mac, stands the cottage home OF another OF
WashIngton's bookmakers, one whose name
is familiar in almost every household. Mrs.
Il. ID. T.. n, SOuthworth. And she Is the
most remarkable Of them all in point of
numbers of works produced. While Mr..
Blaine has written one volume and is upon
the second, while Mrs Dahlgren has written
Two or three, while MCPHERSON has written
nearly dozen, while Mr.. Baucroffs works
number almost a score OF volumes, she has
written nearly as many az all OF them to
gether. Her works number sixty four, and
she is still at work. at is little singular,
said friend OF this talented and bard work.
ing story writer. that she has written just