The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-19

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crGss of couventionality. He writes
for, children because he has kept
embedded in his larger growth of
experience and strength of knowledge, his
child's heart and soul and delicacy of per-
cention. His poetry touches everybody. be-
cause he puts his finger on the pulse of hui
mainly. He makes poetry of not the ephe-
metal fashions of thought, but Of the fund
amantal instincts which guard the race.
Mr. Field is about 40 years old. counting
by years and his face is smooth and long,
and his hair is thin and blonde. He is
over six feet tall and broad shouldered.
Yos look at him and think that almost
anything could have been made out of SO
mu:h good material, and you congratu-
late yourself and the world that it hap
pened TO be used up as il was. There IS
nothing of the practical man of affairs
about Field. His wife says he only needs
to have little more money than he could
ipetd TO be entirely perfect. There Is not
in his work or life or character any draw
ing up TO set rules. lie is as he is, he
works as he does. because his instincts and
sense of fitness have led him into those
vaya. He is impatient of forms. Half
coneruity of some forms. In his work he
disc;aims any knowledge of even literary
TERMS. He says that he does not know a
"riiet' from an ''iambic, " and an lana
pest is an unknown God. Mr. Field is
the st!end of al sorts and conditions Of
men: About his house, in the little room
opening off his drawing room. which he
calls. his 'den, are souvenirs of statesmen
and actors and business men. and painters
and poets and priests. Against the wall is
The gx with which Mr.. Gladstone usei TO
cniGown trees al Hawarden. On a shelf
is'hs spotted wooden horse that Toole
Used IN Caleb Piummer." Hanging up
eths long pipe that Elihu Vedder used in
the snlon League Clubs smoke talk. ]"
Just above Is sketch of Sarah Bernhardt
mad. by " hlstier. underneath which the
actress has written:
hie charming, ami very well done
SARAH kERNHARDr. 1891
,.on the other side is n sketch of Nine.
Mod :eska, done by herself
Aiae Modjeska is dear friend of the
fielc.s, a. she is OF all that crowd OF cleye
men IN Chicago. which Mr.. Field has cias-
aheG In his "Sharrs and Flats" as The
esin.s and sinners Ciub." A few years
$50 Iseid used their acquaintance with
WI ':' play one of the practical Jokes for
snieii he Is famous. lie wrote poem,
ihe' snderer." 20 which he signed the
name of Helena Noiieska. Ii was pub
aassef IN the Daily NcWs. Two or three
aass ister Melville Stone. who was then
vac editor of the NetCs, wrote letter 10
one 0. the New YORK papers. quoting this
VEN anu doubling its authenticity. He
sac nc knew Mime. Mod leska and he did
80 HeneNe II expressed her habit of
.sosshL lie signed the letter "Veri-
"a The New York paper published
vac letter and If attracted considerable
aueaton. Then Mr.. Stone sent an
sassfisser shout 20 the SAINTS and
Sansss. and asked their opintnn a..
sa'shois OF Nine. Moijeska. Gen. McC!urs
ahed there VAS no doubt as 10 the
s1.hofshir. Dr. David Swing said that
y uSa known Nine. Modlesks for several
s,s ahd was acquainted with her habits
Msasht Ii Was certainly hers. Who
s.aes:; "'''>A '"'se
- ihls shell upon the mountain hels Z,
So !ess les an1 !taEGes SWAY
Ae'er. wandering " here may
- my homes TX O. my home, OF thee
,ha Stone gave al opinion. space, and
~, Was al over. long enough, Mr..
-. pat tHe poem INTO his own collec-
- 'hoUgh The matter were not
va sklng about
Ros sohg ago one ~ Nj. Fields friend,
a. .afse and beautiful scrap book made
~ l - h.in, asking ham 10 MI II
| A. VIas aad ends that had no value In
$50 sad hand Il back Ii is ssmost
~ s''h al s3rts 81 things Original
no.,.. .u$'sy Pages II "ShArus and Flats -
S@ss OF Mr Field ~ ali descriptions.
,n, s. aOHeh org nal drawings By differ
,NsAs none % which look the least
o,r,' e Original. Nj. Fields inseparabls
Rs-.ts.ah : ioN terrier named Jessie
hepcinres. One a car,ratn~e that a.
~. Published, hich Mrs. Fields think,
Gle eve. aaade Vi leE husband.