Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-02-09


book, @On the Frontier" describes in
a modest way one of the instances in
which this character stood him in
good stead. He was out by himself
on deer hunt. His dog started a
deer and dashed off in pursuit. At
that moment well-mounted Indian,
Ute, appeared in sight, the first
one that Major Campion had seen.
The deer and the dog disappeared
in the thicket. Just then the Major
crossed a rough hollow, and when he
came again in sight of the thicket,
he found the Indians horse tied to a
tree. The Major fastened his own
horse near the Indians, and pushed
into the brush.
There he found Nip, his dog,
astride the dead body of the deer,
while the Indian stood a little way
Off, bow and arrow in hand, violent
ly demonstrating with the dog, speak
ing in the Ute tongue, with a mix
ture of English words.
Major Campion ordered Nip to
wn-charge, and then held up his
open right hand with the palm to-
ward the Ute-the recognized sign Of
peace. The Indian relaxed his bow,
laid it down, and advanced to shake
hands, all the while with sharp eye
on the dog.
BY means of signs he made the
white man understand that he had
wounded the deer, and was in pur-
suit of it when the dog pulled it
down. Then he drew his knife, skin
ned and cut up the deer in work
manlike manner, tied the fore half of
it up in the skin, and placed it on
one side. The other half he laid at
Major Campion's feet, at the same
time pointing to Nip and delivering
himself of a speech in the Ute Ian
guage.
The white man understood his
meaning, but not a word of his adj
dress. The Indian and the dog had
killed the deer together, and the
game. The speech called for reply,
and the Major was equal to the emer-
gency. He rose and delivered in full
the classical defamation, "My name
is Norval," with appropriate gestures,
just as he had many times given tia
school.
Nothing could have been better.
AS he says, it was great success.
The Indian was moved. He and the
white man shook hands with effusiOn,
and each with his share of the veni-
son rode away.
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An Authors Literary Ideals.
Earnest and painstaking as work
man is she, following the rule that
DR.. Johnson told Sir Joshua Reynolds
he had laid down for himself, ito make
each work the BEST" writes Marguer-
ite Merington in a delightful sketch
Of the author of John Ward,
Preacher" in the Ladies Home
Journal, Needless of the munificent
offers that are continually made to
her to pad out" short stories, or
write anything, on any subject, !"
Mrs. Deland is true to her ideals,
giving only her best thought in its
wOrthiest form. "JOhn Ward" under
went three successive, careful writ
ings from rough notes before being
typewriter for the printer. Three,
sometimes four, galley-proofs of her
MSS. are submitted in succession
to the author before they arrive at
the chrisalid stage of a page-proot
reading. An hour before the lieu
tonic" steamed down New York Bay
in May, 1891, bearing Mrs. Deland
for summer holiday, she was giving
chapters of sidney" which were to
appear in the August number Of the
"Atlantic Monthly" and the serial
sidney" was most critically revised
before it's publication in book form.
The wood sticks in FLORIDA Days"
are not "reminiscences worked up in
the studio; they are aquarelles from
nature, full of color and atmosphere.
If for the relentless purpose of fiction
hero has to be sacrificed, the fam
lily doctor is called in, though not
permitted to prescribe for the re-
covery of the patient, he makes as
careful diagnosis of the case as if
beloved flesh and blood were in dan
ger. John Wards gloomy Calyinism
was studied from the teachings and
preachings of recognized authorities
of the Presbyterian creed. Fiction,
of course, steps in where husband
and wife are parted, but the catas-
trophe is as inevitable as the de-
struction of Gdipus, being logical
conclusion of a rigid adherence to
the letter of the belief.
His Deeds Live After Him.
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