New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-13

truly all shades Of existence. and the desires OF those
who have no power. knowledge, to speak for
Themselves
on all that concerns India, tho land OF his birth
questions with calm assurance OF knowledge which
Or Here %dwR e. fO 1e te home 52 an n alyo
sfcss. Then, checking himself with But what do
iou care for these thing, I'm England - b" enveiops
himself IN "a smoke cloud and speaks Of lighter mat
tcr- II" himself came over from India who only v3
years old to Doe educatcd. and returned there at thu
os OF sixteen patiently serving seven yelrs apprentice
snip q" literature ~ preparation for the fame he IA,
Know ledge. and through his wanderngs bv Japan and
Aner'a strained his for nothing they desired.
i"yci. vet far too fond Of HIS craft 10 remain lido
the ' shortly Dspp the TSi HT o Ne s
most part rmnlsc'nce, II H. travels. which embrace
themselves or what they have seen. Mr.. kp'ing
draws ont from an obscure corner travelling
stick II japanese bamboo. and helps y0u to drcipher
the thereon inscribed speaking with abundance
- metaphor and the argot % manv countries he tells
~, ~ ,t,,o7 ~ ''s'n q" n's t :" i,tyonr a.
America and wandering ~ special correspondent In
the mines. opium factories and iutc mills Of Lower
Bengal the states Of Ra puiana. and to horse fights
Then from stories % incidents h. gldcS easily into the
subject x hi, literary tastes and leaning across turns
Prince Knhs letter -en Cavalry. Artillery and In
fanfry much evidence. with many other
Thac,crav II 'rnc scott Fielding Dcfoc and Besant
10 pefoc Mr. Eipns declares 10 owes hi,
GeaI win neioc and tho drill hook, he Saws qnainriy
mi natly dclalms any knowlrsc Of any hina on ne
subject Of AT. Not single French book Is IN the
room, except copy Of Rabelais.
The name Of Rudy ard KipIns has been house
and is almost equally we'll Known through the Pre.i
denotes 81 Madras and bombay Rarely day
p '1 he d i@ S pen 2 SRps anG s sS
Dalcfic". and sometimes vivid flashes OF genuine humor
90. touches If true pathos enlightened the pages Of
both. set Only now and then was an opinion
nerchnncc they we're entertaining an a7.cl unawares
Nu tlnl his genius colld be denied. only II
~ Sm.in indian and native Indian lfe il must
hcncc,rth he devoted to those subjects which would
Interest," Even the cciit6rs Of both the p,pcrs With
uontcd by hi, contributions preferred obtain from
lin leaders and paragraphs. only allowing Plain Tales
REGARDING their production a an aniable esccntrcity.
Indian life. IL Is well known In two distinct
,fnnv,, Inc. Official ana the miitary-in neither OF
which is rcrl place for outsider however dis.
m IN ard Icit1 II that great comntry the smallest
,rac Of bohemian land where The follower OF liter.
aturc or art csn plant his foot and say; Here
been I'm = sense Isolated. ard has not hitherto had the
chance n measuring swords with Others in the field.
81 called. ard there was no one 10 answer he says.
II Wa heating the His best training for Tho
arena has been in his homo Intercourse for coming
Of gifted family OF when, with Characteristic
member he has lived In pleasant atmosphere of wit
and artistic taste. and has also been able 10 command
ncvrr-failing sympathy and help.
Of The assistance Mr.. Kpins's father has been
able to give hn n all his works H. speaks very frankly
and with lnrnscst feeling. d" All ! have all am.
%w, EN- - ,v.rn. HAT Tin, snr % f h
conc 70 him f. most hrhlv valued for the sake OF
the people II will deeply please. Tho elder Nr.
mcnt h, held Ter many Years n head OF the Lahore
ni r ~, and - ,eycr artist 4 C,ris.,," n,,r
Ia .ff,t IA,
Charlotte which contained stories from pens Of all
%r Of the fs IA eva It T ncs Sn q, e S"msg
powerful short stories ever writtcn and "The
rhantom Hcishaw MADE ther ars' appearance ASKED
to be an author Mr. kiplng shrurs his shoulders
cxprcssvely. "Wh"t eSe was , | born for Ihe
ooze ont through my fingers" and he adds that even
as boy lie had edited school paper and contributed
10 n North Devon journal. while the first morcv no
received on account Of his literary ware, vas from
10 l Where most Of his school % s1SaeG w at
spns OF Anglolndians. and nearly all went into the
\. the age Of sixteen he went ont to India as sub
editor OF "The Cvil and Military Gazette" and the
dies called "Echocs"now vanished utterly he is clad
10 say. though he was his own publisher and IT paid
Then Plain Tales from the Iills7 out day by
day, as did subsequently Departmental Dittics.'
ON his arrival in England Just six months ago Mr.
Kplur was be- egrd by editors asking for his work
and his one difficulty has been TO yield 10 the
temptation Of doing too much in response to their
demands. He works on an average ten hours In the
twenty four his best time being nj night when he
ite up until = or g. writing all through the and
tumnt Of the traffic below. and compelled 10 hold his
hand when the great pulses Of London life for
a while 10 beat The very silence that ensucs dis
composes his thoughts as the stopping Of the screw
" u ship Will wake YOU up at sea. OF writing him.
self ont he has no fear His active brain harbDrs
once "a dozen Different idens. all worthy OF develop
mcnt aud not third Of what he actually writes IL
sent the press. since his he has given 20
his work the minute elaboration as before. speak
ing every word aloud that he better Judge OF its
fitness and the longest work hc has yet completed
has been already worked out four times. and VIII bo
studied carefully again before 1t is delivered into the
hands ~ the publishers.
Mr.. Kplne's Sketches of native Indian life are the