Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-28

INTO he drawers II his dsfk and run hi
had through vie contemporary. A.
bwing il 70 drop down over his shont
dsrs. before sozas great warbler frs0
ths tall grass q ths literary feld snssxs
ths room
He sxksd ms - be ssAssd. pointing -
ths ouly chair IA his once. barring his
own- Ibsgaa 10 remove tbs exchanges.
Of which therS were = grsst nnnbsr.
bat h said: '.Nsvsr mind fhs this. that
and the other papsrs Sit down On
th1xa- Everyb body els does So sat
down on them can remember il yet.
There was 10 seat TO the chair. and 80 !
passed On rapidly Ill ssruek the Aoor
with much feeling. l never saw any
ons feel sAddsr than Field did over that,
for he never cosh bear % give any ono
needless pain
Once he left . hotel In Denver and
went elsewhere because. - he said TO
the proprietor, he had thoughtlessly,
while asleep. rolled over On several little
creatures IN his bed. crushing the life
and lights and fragrance ont Of them.
and hs would pay his bill. please, and
20 elsewhere, where he would not give
pain to the smallest or unelliest OF Gods
creatures.
So he went away to another place, for
Field has tender heart.
Mr.. Stone. who used to own The News.
bat who is now banker and has pleas
ant relations with dividends and FIRST
mortgage beads and preferred stock.
said that thsee little boys hung around
his Office once for several days, attract
ing his attention by their brightness and
their pathetic and hungry look, tall at
last he inquired about them, for they
were handsome boys. and yet their poor
little blno toes stuck out Of their little
red and broken shoes, while the blast
outside seemed at times almost to out.
shrek tho blast that Mr.. Stone was Civ.
ing the corrupt city government at that
time.
Finally be called the boys to him and
asked them whose children they wore
II they had any father. One Of the lads
rubbed his purple foot against the cali
Of tho other leg and said in q pathetic
child treble, while his little chin quiv'
cred, 1--WE are Mr.. Fields little boys"
That settled it with Mr.. Stone, for he
has . kind heart. us it possible" he
said to himself, ''that We are accepting
the wonderful work of this wonderful
man, yet failing to pay him enough tc
keep his family from want" On thu
following day Genes salary was doubled
and patting the little boys on the head
that evening he complimented them or
the way they had created tho part,
and he gave each of them q nice candy
cane over Eve feet IN length.
Three years ago, on professional triY
with Ar. Riley, and while my wife wa
with me bound for tho coast, we 60,
word ct Kansas City that the children
had been attached simultaneously viii
scarlet fever, and 20 it was necessary Il
| give up the California trip.
| Our manager hated to give up tho toul
entirely, and in order to make il more
impressive wired that was i'll, which
was all right for manager, but would
not do Tor anybody else. He sent thu
following message, totally unpunctuat
ed, to Field:
KAmAs crY. April %. lsse.
| Eugene Field. News, Chicago:
| Nye very III west Of Missouri what would
| you take for aixty nights with Rtley7
Eugene did not seem to understand
tho telegram. ! Judge, for he wired back
CHICAGO. Apgil 81, lisa.
J. B. Pond. Kansas City:
also an sick west Of the Missouri. bat d
not know what wosld take
Mr.. Field Is an erudite scholar and &
great collector Of antiques. l hav'
promised him joke Of mine 10 put will
bookworn which he has in bottle o.
alcohol.
In his Office while ct work once b.
was interrupted y . very raw visitol
who wanted TO see how he thought hi
thoughts. DO you think them easily?
be asked. do think them betweez
meals, or howY'
"Oh, never know when it win attacl
me-" Field said. This divine racket i
liable to catch me ct any moment" III
| t41c4Sv AOo00o Ao1 away osAsA A40 ~ sx4sASSs
rical limbs began to jerk.
Excuse ne . moment" he said; 'e
must write . poem" He then put hi
feet on the table, with one heel In . ven
tilator over his hsad, and wrote tina
beautiful and pathstic little thing tia
has spoken with tendsrnsss and tears h
many lands, the story Of Little Bo,
Blue" The visitor did not know tina
Gene had already written it in his mine
and only wanted little leisure to put j
on paper just - the visitor came in, bu
1t happened 20, and now ho reports Il
his homo In Egypt, nls.. that Mr.. Fiel'
hes times when he can no moro he'll
writing . poem than man can avoi'
feeling Of freshly painted letter box.
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