The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-10-10

in an accident, coming joyously home.
The child struggles on, accept
ing all work, declining all charity,
Jes' child. one minute-nex'
Woman grown, in all repec's
And intents and purpOsuz-
Ats what Armazndy wuzi
Jes a child, tell We! Yit
She made things git up and git
Round that little farm o. hernl-
ShOuldered all the whole concern;-
Feed the stock. and milk the cows
Run the farm and run the house.
And I've heerd her laugh and say
'Jes afore pap marched away
He says, 1 depend on you,
ArmaZindy, come what may
You must be a solder. toor"
Many great authors have. at some pc
Rod in their career. feigned the literary
style Of other writers and issued their
productions anonymously. Thomas Chat
terton in 17I7 published certain poems
which he affirmed were written in the
fifteenth century by Thomas R0wley
monk Ireland in 1896 published 'Niscel-
laneOus Papers and Instruments under
the hand and seal Of William Shakespeare.
He produced manuscripts which he pre-
tended were original. on April ,. 1896,
the play of "V0rtigern and Rowena,"
from the pen Of Shakespeare" was an
nounced for representation and drew
crowded house. James Macpherson al
tributed TO Ossian the authorship of the
eplcs. "Fingal and Temora," issued in
1852 and 1863. The authorship
was vehemently questioned by writer's
like DR.. Johnson and David Hume. Sir
Walter Scott was so doubtful Of the re-
ceptlOn of WaVerley that not only the
first edition, but subsequent editions 10
the amount Of between eleven and
twelve thousand copies. appeared without
the name of the author. 1t happened in
1923 that no Wayerley novel was in readi-
ness for the Leipsic fair. A cry arose
amongst the German ellers-"F Forge
oner' The thing wss done. a German of
ultra duilness produced novel entitled
'Walladmor." The book appeared in
German as a translation from the orig
inal English and in this character was
dispersed over Germany and across the
sea to London.
James WhitcOmb Riley. early in his
career, met with the experience common
TO young authors, particularly writers Of
verse Believing that his productions
would have been we'll received had they
been written by an author already famous,
he decided 10 test his belief by producing
a poem in imitation Of Edgar A. Poe and
publishing u as a newly discovered manu-
script Of that author The result was
''LeOnainie.' written upon the dv-Iaaf Of
worn copy Of Ainsworth's Latin die
tionary. This poem was first printed in
the Kokomo 0nd9 Dispatch by arrange
ment with the proprietor, Mr.. J. o.
Henderson, now Auditor of State of Indi-
connected with this literary hoax II
was extensively copied. and so clever was
the imitation that American and English
reviewers. and even an eminent authority
says Mr. Henderson. like Edmund
Clarence Stedman pronounced it gen
uine; and when the name Of the
real author was disclosed Mr. Sted-
man still maintained that the poem
was unQuestiOnably written by Poe This
poem was James WhitcOmb Rileys bow
Of lot.
merit which the world was willing tC
concede. The following is the poem in
full as IL will appear in 'ArmaZindy.'
The author has never permitted it TO bt
printed in his other volumes:
LEONAINIE.
Leonainie-AngeIs named her:
And they took the light
OF the laughing stars ana framed her
In smile OF white;
And they made her hair Of gloomy
Moonshine and they brought her to me
In the solemn night
In a solemn night Of summer.
When my heart Of gloom
Blossomed up TO greet the conner
Like rose in bloom;
All forebodinR5 that distressed me
forgot as Joy caressed me
dying JOY! that caught and pressed me
In the arms or dOomD
Only spake the little lisper
In the Angel-tOngue:
Yet j. listening. heard ner Whisper
Songs are only sung
Here below that they may grieve you
Tales but told you TO deceive yOu,-
SO must Leonainie leave you
While her love is young"
Then God smiled and il was morning.
Matchless and supreme,
Heavens glory seemed aGOrnfng
Earth with its esteem:
Every heart but mine seemed gifted
With the voice OF prayer, and lifted
Where my Leonalnie drifted
From me like a dream
Numerous artists have submitted
sketches for illnStys ting Riley's poems