Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-07

A new man, Who has become very we'll
known within the last few years 20 maya
zine readers. IL Mr.. Richard Harding Davis.
On the 18TH Of last April the author
o. ivan Bibber'' and others was oaly %
years Of age. lie may BE- said 70 inherit
a s-e.t deal Of literary talent. being s1n
81 Rebecca Harding Davis ard l. Clarke
Davis. He is Phiiadelphian b. birtn.
lie vert 10 iehigh un!sersity 10 1882. and
became On en,huFastic foo;oall player. and
while there AID hts first writing as editor
Of the college paper. he Srote q ao1en
or mere stories 81 LehiEn. ard Eiier arc
collected aud published them. He paid so
TO get that hfst book printed. The eirouia-
lion was limited. very.
From LehlEh Mr.. S-vis went TO Jehns
Hopkins University Tor q year. AID wrote
while there bis fTss-professicnaliy speak
ins. his 1rHt-etory. called Richard Cae1s
Baby" a tale with football tcDagaeiea.
In 1881 hs became a reporter 10 PhiA-
doirhla. and earned II . week. he next
started a dramatic payer. Tho stage lie
reported the Johnsiswn focd IN way
which promised s6ine degree 81 success
IN newspapeFug. and soon afterwar1 went
% England with the Ai-Phiiadelpaia
Cricket team.
Ut. Davis cane % Fssw York As re-
porter On The Evening sun" Since tsen
hsvo been published bis famous Van
B!hber" tales. and after taai "GallefAer'
4 success from the mUununt 1t appeared
IN "scr.buar'S" I; Is worthy q nete that
"GaiIeghsr' was refused BY tArco editors
before u was acces;ed By "scnbner'H.'
Over eo.Qoq coplea have now been solo In
book form. Later be wrote The Other
woman." AN uEanished story" NY Dis
rsputgble Friend. Mr. Reagan" and others
that have added % his fame and made
his Bnma familiar 20 thoussnds-
In 1890 Mr. Davis became connected with
gHFsn1sHr that ruHf-
ton a year Then be Travelled IN the West
and wrote IKE West Through . Cas Win
dow" He went TO Londo1 and wrote OF
lie there He next Travelled In EGYPT and
other Countries along the Mediterranean
and wrote THE Rulera Of the helitsF-
rnnoan" Afier which ha n.ad1 an end OF
bis travels for the prelent. aud resumed
bis connection with "HarpeF's weekly
Mr. Dayls-he used TO be "Dick" Davis
until his growing dignity demanded
raus more In the nature Of tcgl-ls
bis. fqusFe-s houldeTld ran, doad-up %
SIX feet, an athlete and hcrsa-aEn. Ho
does not. might ado take kindly 70 cTiu'
cisn. Indeed 70 ls not safe ghing 10 state
IA tho public prinl that there are any haWs
IN hl4 writings uuless one Is securely agony
nous Mr.. Davis believes IN duoiiing. and
is a past master Of the small sword and
"surs-ahnt" littic over a year ago Mr.
Edward Townsend. the creator Of "Chlmmie
Iaddeai Mal3r Max tlu pthtf se'l pep'
plo Of fiction. was reckless enough 10 quez-
ton tho accuracy OF Mr.. Davis iescrip.
lions Of army 80. Mr DAVIS challenged
him 10 a duel. and tloodshsd was only avert
"a by the humane intervention Of Mr.
Charles A. Dana. But Il waA los1on and
a warning 20 reckless criticn. Indeed no Is
a poor creature who would quarrel with tho
delightful talent which has given MS van
/ Bbbsr." Gallagher and that diareputable
{ friend uf ours. 'Mr. Reagan.
Frank r. stockton's story THE Lady or
/ the TigcF' Ia without equal In It's kind OF
| noii9n, and he has written many thIug1
| almost ~ good. He is perhaps the best
/ living writer " stories for children. ono
/ % hia tales. "The Junior s0rcsrer and tho
4 Old See Nan" is rated by the critics a. one
[ Of the modern classics.