The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-04
vicinity, so that intrusion is impossible.
Indeed the cottages within radius Of


mile number less than a dozen, and some
of them are cwned by ED psrishioaeFs os
his in BROOKLYN before he became. a. he
STYLES himself. "a reformed clergyman.
The home of DR.. Eggisston has been
sometimes described as The Owls Nest.
This name really belongs to one of the cot
tages close BY. 9 Els own home seems to
have no nanles~ It is cluster OF buildings,
the most prominent of which are the library
and the dcrmitory, botu OF thensbuiie Id
cold double walls of Teagh stone quarried
by nature on the spot. All OF TIE domestic
arrangements are in the dornitory, which
is nearest the lake and on lower ground
than tie library, rith.waich 1t is connected
by a covered walk ana steps.
OF course the bUiidirg OF NEST interest
is the library. This stands on q consplcu-
ous knoll with broad outlook 10 the scath.
The size aud shape are very ike those OF
the dorraitory. It has. the same huge
central chimney, but ths broad expalse ei
the slated roof is no. broken by windows.
A more solid effect is thus given TO the
library. The southern half of the nrst
story is devoted TO the comhsncd study and
library OF DR.. SEsgles.on Theimain iight
comes from a large triple window at the
south while sns sller windows Y. each OF
the three walls aHpear TO find places, ike
so many pertA6les, wherever they can
among the we'll lined book shelves that
reach to the very ceiling The highly poi
ished fieor reflects the wood FIRE that blazes
in the broad fireplace.
Here is the sanetum Of the talented au-
thor, and sancsum it really is. Evers
forenoon this plsee is the private property
of DR.. Egglesten.T No cne must enter 1t OIL
any pretext, fer ttlis Is the time given ex
clusively to literary wsck. Seated in y
heavy swivel arpchair and at plain desk
of black walnut. the. we.k Of preparation
or of actual wsiiias.s goes on dAy by day
until the world has something Srtsh from
the active brain. Eut in tie Afternoon thi
busy man becomes e man Of leisure H'
is then glad to wskpRe all visiters to shi'
workshop. The mor6iasy SlSiSus, however
have learned net to come They can I'm
part nothing, neither cap they absorb O.
appreciate the vast fuado general informa
tien for which the kost Is aoted. But con
genial spirits or those who have anything
OF value to say can listen by the hour t.
the doctors recitars Eisfmany strange ad
ventures at home eaEd'&broad- He will tall
equally well wit6Sthe artist or the artisan
the professor or the plowmap, and he vii
surprise and please each one By using th
terms that are techzical to his partiouia
work y. Fss ''.-5s,, ,,-,csfs - g
Dr.. Egsleston' does not look the patriarcl
that his shaggy fair and beard made hin
out to be some years ago. Both of thos
ornaments are now more closely trimmed
and, although. they are of an iron gray
they would not betrsy him as the ancesto
of grcwnup grandchildren.
If Dr. Eg2leston'is writing q new soo
today, he is so reticent about it that tn
fact is known only to his family and hi
publishers DIR. Eg2leston is under cor
tract to deliver many lectures during tn
coming winter. It il said that he has o
hand large amount Of, material relstin
to the history Of. tho American colonies
and that he will compile an exhaustive hii
tory of the subject. Should he do SO tn
/ verk will he one Of great value.
i :. +. E. MATTHEwR