Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-28
A FLYING VISIT,


Our Distinguished Towusman, John W.
| BookwaIter, Home For Few Days
! Gath" and HIS New Book.
/ Hon John Wesley Bookwalter surprised
every rdy. aud perhaps himself, by drop
ping UNEXPECTEDLY into the city at o'clock
last evening, having run down from Gotham
on tn, New York Central. He stood In
Carriers cigar store last evening and greeted
numerous friends and acquaintances in a
cordial manner. Mr.. Bnokwalter never ap-
peared 10 better advantage. He Cl""Ned
more robust than usual: his eyes were
bright. his color rich. his manner indicative
Of physical eNhubtrance. Dressed in quiet
but elegant clothing. sporting handsome
ncckwrar. an exquisite houtunnicT and the
proper thing in canes, Mr.. B""kwaIter was
essentially PHEASANT. dcI,"nmGjr c"Smopo-
lite
Back inr a few days, he said Smilingly,
a. he wnuug the palm of the GLOBE
RErUBIIC Young man, who enjoys very
pheasant acquaintance with him.
Mr.. BoUkw alter will spend the time until
Saturday in the city. and then leaves for
Nebraska to- look after his landed interests
there He i owner at one hundred lots IN
Piwner City. Nebraska. constituting about
uut.-tifth nt that fiuuriShlng little city a II
was originally laid out. 1t is at the COT
Nrrgrncr of two railways and is enjoying
boom. Mr.. B"nkwalter will aft"rward re
turn To this city for a short stay, and VIII
sail for the old country probably the latter
part of June. lie l. ~ Yet undecided
whether Havrr ur I.iNrrPOol will be- his
landing place He will spend the summer
in Italy and seek the more genial climate "f
India or Egypt for the winter.
GEuEGE ALFRED TOWNSEND.
We hear from you occasionally through
the enterprising newspaper interViewerS,
all acquaintance was saying.
YES. suppose you refer particularly
Ia the Gath mtrrN lrwS which have been
published "f late. Cath is certainly
newspaper marvel. During conversation
he never takes note. and yet he reproductS
ones language with Singularly accuracy, in
many cases giving the words verbatim for
column after column. And that. too. deal
ing with matter brStllng with proper names,
dates and statistics. which it would Seem
impossible Ia remember. Gath is an un-
ubtru>ivt person. About hotel he attracts
no attention. You seldom see him about the
public resorts of New York. and yet he is
ubiquitous. His comprehensive
grasp of national and public affairs of the
world is phenomenal; the amount of jour
nal>tic work he accOmpliSheS through stem
ographerS is enormous. l am quite fa-
miiar with him personally. His family
consists of recently married daughter, a
SON and himself. He has just completed All
exquisite country villa. on South mountain,
in Washington county, Mary land, which
commands two beautiful valleys. The villa
CONSISTS of six separate yet connected stone
buildings, and is poem i'll architecture.
He Superintended every detail of the work
himself.
GATH's NEW BOOK.
Il enjoyed rather rare privilege while
East" said Mr.. BOOkwalter. Gath has
just completed new novel. 'hatIe of
Catoctim. and aS he completed it, a chapter
Or two at a time. he would read il aloud Ia
me. 1t is an admirable work, my only Oh
iertion to it being its extreme length
thirty five chapters. 1t is war
story and deals with heroine
If the exquiSitely beautiful valley
which Gath's' villa Overlooks. Its climax
Is the assassination of President Lincoln. |
The book is deeply philosophical in its
lone and treatment and differs much from
the usual cold and matter-Of-fact style of
the distinguished journalist Some Of the
chapters for intensity of thought and
rhaStent.Ss of rhetoric are worthy of Victor
Hugo. 1t will occupy an anomalous place
ia American literature. Katie of Catoctin'
is much more pretentious work than The
Emtailed Hat He is just now giving it a
final perusal, prior to its publication.