The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-10

ing, and nearly ruined myself, too, with
the extravaganza. bat ! have not Loft a
SPOT unyisited that should be seen
And what is your verdict | asked
"Oh, there is simply no use trying to
talk OF them. They are too satisfying,
too stupendous, too --N and she shook
her head and looked what she could not
express in words. She said she left the
Falls at abodt II O'Clock to see the whirl-
pool rapids, and had then gone 20 a quiet
inn near the station for a rest
Pm sorry you had TO dine in such
forlorn little house / said.
"Oh, | didn't mind at all | rather
liked the unconventiOuality of IL, and
really we didn't get bad dinner for 80
cents, and it was quiet, don't you know
But TO think of you trying to find me
when l wasn't thereat the Falls seems too
bad. Here comes my maid let us 60 into
the sleeper and visit all we can before the
train goes"
AS we left the station we were met and
assisted on the train by soncy, pink
checked English woman, the stout
party known to my friend, the traiumau,
and were soon comparing our ages, out
ranking her by few years, she not will
ing to believe il, she telling me that she
was entitled to the degree of b. A
being a graduate of London University
etc.
When we were really quiet spoke Of
her book, and how had bought il through
the recommendation of newsboy on
southern train, who had told me
"ef We don't like it lady, I'll give ye back
yer quarter This seemed TO please her,
and she said: ayes, the newsboys on the
English trains sold it in the same way,
which was very unexpected
ut has taken hold on the people,"
suggested.
YES, SO il seems; it was very difficult
to get u title for it,"
Which difficulty you surmOunted most
gracefully OF course we feel Compli-
mented in that you chose il from the
writings of our beloved Gongfellow.n
Yes, many people don't know that,
however, so am explaining it in the pre-
face to tho new authorized edition the
Putnams are publishing"
How did it happen that you were not
protected in America! | fear you get
nothing from the thousands of copies sold
here!' | asked.
"Oh, was very i'll at the time it came
out, and my publishers did not care, that
is about the truth of IL. | see there is
now a 5 cont edition on the market"
yes, and it is sold in many places for
25 cents by retail dealers. The only rec
ompense of the scent edition being that
] have been able to send many copies to
friends eager to read it who could not af-
ford to pay even % cents for it,"
"I'm so glad she said, heartily, "for |
am very fond of ships. but / rather
think hold to The Greon Dragon us my
favorite"
That is in your yolumeof short stories,
is it not?n
Yes, and that is protected, am happy
to say, rs my new book will be-"
And that --"
oh that is to be written in California
I'm going to the homo Of my friends, the
Keudal!s, to whom / dedicated my Ships
you know. They unfortunately emigra-
ted here, and so l came to be with them
Mrs. Kendall is going to mother me,
while write. I'd better give you my ad-
dress thereln
YES, because | want you TO know some
Of my newspaper friends on the coast, r."
replied
"Oh, thank you very much, should so
like to know them, but never did any
newspaper work"
That's no sign that you couldn't" 1
said
Wei, ] studied great deal when in
college to this end, but ] never rowrite.
You newspaper people are great for in
views, and don't see the sense Of them.
There was ono in q recent New York
gown that did not resemble me- When /
left England | said good-by to autograph
writing and all that sort of thing, but 10
my surprise reporters besieged the ship
on arrival DR.. White at Tuckahoe did his
best to keep me quiet, but n lot of liter
airy people wrote me. Dear me, / think |
answered thousands-no, not exactly
that, but scores and scores of letters, and
| sent of no end of autographs. DO YOU
know ! am very conscientious about that.
and none can say have ever refused him
or her"
"Do you know Tuckahoe2" she asked
abruptly. 81 loved Tuckahoe. 1t was so
quiet there, and New York was such a
mad rush. IL was out Of the way, you
see, and people had such time to find it.
AS / described 1t, the bitches were filed
with those who had lost their way, and -
with a merry laugh, lit was so amusing
to see the people try to be polite, under
the circumstances. | did feel pity for
them, for they were really worn out"
AS She had said Of Bernardine in
"ShIps, "when people did talk to her
they found her genial " So / had found
her, and, moreover, she resem bled her
heroine in that she seemed to be sur
prised tnat strangers cared to know her.
She was the incarna tiou of mOdcsty, and
despite her ships had reached its if
teenth edition. she yet rather wondered
at people wishing to know any one Sc
quiet and unasSuming rs herself.
! could not but wonder when she men.
toned the names of some of Gotham
smart literary set, who had been chasing
after and wishing to extend TO her hospi
talities she was unable to accept, il they
would have seen any good or intrinsic
value in such a simple tale as her
"Ships, had they received il first hand.
Nothing succeeds like success, and can.
not blame her, with the fire well lighted
on her affairs, that she turns from the
world with sigh, saying, 81 never
dreamt any one would come to sec me
here in America, or that | would even be
known, and that my Ships should be so
popular, has been a source Of great sur
prise
A great deal OF our visit was taken uI
with talk of more or less personal ma
ture, during which / could scarcely re
| frain from taking her in my arms.
think what deferred me was her very
startling resem alliance to a prominent
young man in Buffalo, who has a beard
less face. She Is not mannsh at ALL but
she gives me the idea Of self reliance, de-
spite her tiny form Perhaps the habit
she has Of folding her arms may give
character TO her figure Her hands |
noticed were Of good size, and looked
strong, and she had n good nose, both
in size and shape. Her skin is as bronzed
and dusky as a Crcolc's, and her teeth
are white and even.
Before knew it the train was moving
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