The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-12-20

African Farm How Size euout Her
l,riy Life n cape Town Y
"a n Iss Olive sehreir-r
IN JB holds q unique po-
<rryA WV sit.on in the world
HNu In OF English %lo,tcrs
WHAIL2V Most people says
G-C1 XHk3 Homo Note5. con-
AJLDD slider her the one
HVE-D great writer pro-
(A-gG duced by our col.
TtH oni-s. although oth-
crs would probably
place Tasmo and
Rolf Boldrowood by her side. The way
ln which she rs regarded is the more
curious. when we consider that her
fame has becn entirely won by one
book "Thc Story Of an African Farm
written whom the authorcss was only
IL. and a tale 10 strangely simple In It's
language that the youth Of the writer
seems 20 shine out from every sentence.
Olive Schre!ner. a. most people would
guess from her name. Ia NJ German cx-
traction. but her mother was Miss Lin
DAN. the daughter Of an English clergy
a The future novelist spent her
childhood In Cape Town. and In the
wild Karoo those sandy plains sur
rounded by mountains-whcrc she laid
the scene Of her book.
Although she was one OF several chill
dron, Including a much loved elder
sister, and a brother. now a dis
tingulshcd South African barrister.
Miss Schreincr seems TO have lived n
slngularly absorbed life. communiug
with herself and nature. and noting all
that went on In the Dutch f%armhouscs
round her homo with a child'n pitllesg.
though often correct Judgment. The
story Of her adventure. as % set unpub-
lishcd writer. is a ycri,able romance.
She anne to England with the man
uscrlpt OF "TheAfrlcan Farm" In her
trunk. with no literary frienda TO help
hcr with advice. Some happy inspira-
tlon led her 10 send her novel 20 Mcgsrg.
Chapman q Hall, the publishers. In
due courle the SIS. found it8 way into
the hands OF one OF their then readers.
George Meredith. and he. himself In
many peoples estimation the greatest
English novelist Of modern times. un-
hcsitatlngly declared hls high apprccia-
ton Of the work. Nay. more. he sent
for Ralph IRON as the young lady
then styled herself, and discussed the
story with her. Swing her the benefit OF
hi8 long experience and knowledge. The
book, although only consisting OF one
short volume. created an immediate I'M
preston. and In q few weeks Miss olive
Schreinor became famous. But success
did not spoil her. she refused TO be
llonized. ana waa only to be seen among
her small circle OF friends. where her
solid. thoughtful mind was much apprc-
ciated, for, unlike many authors. she
can speak as well a. she can write. and
she iG even moro admirable as a woman
than ag q writer. Then followed some
years OF comparative iHaction. Miss
Schrclncr wrote constantly. but pub
lishod nothing and her known and
countless unknown friends and admir-
ora had the disappointment OF seeing
her 20 back 20 the Cape without haying
puhli6hcd a second book.
quietly ana uno8tcntatlously she then
set up hcr household gods 90 Matlcsfon-
tcln. q small village situated nearly
200 miles from Cape Town. Her llfo
was simple IN the extreme. and entirely
spent In reading. writing, and riding.
for as Is always the ease with a woman
brought mp In the colonies. che Is a
splendid hor8owoman. ard Is never 80
happy 40 when In the saddle. a slight
description OF her home rs seen IN those
now distant days, before she became
Mrs. Schrciner Cronwrlght. gives. "a
nothing elsc can do. a glimpse OF her
character and manifold intcrcsts. Fine
photographs and mczzotints Of Dore's
paintings and OF Watts Love and
Death. hang In her sitting-room-study
an apartment utterly devoid OF all liter
airy apparatus and paraphernalla. She
wrote at a large square table, and al.
Though In some ways a rocluse. was al
Hals pleased to see any globe-trotter
WI made his way from Cape Town in
.cr TO pay his respects to the author
css OF AN African Farm
Dreams" Miss %schrolner's second
book. a collection Of short stories and
a~llogorles. was published after her re-
turn TO Africa. and although II has not
In any way added TO her great reputa-
ton, II cannot be said TO have detracted
from Il.
Shortly after the publication OF this.
her second book. her friends were sur.
prised TO hear OF her marriage to a
young South African gentleman farmer
whom she had known for some time.
and who had taken a great lnterest In
an her literary work. Mrs. Schrelner
Cronwright, as she IL nov called. lives
IN a charming Dutch homestead. an
localized African farm. She writes By
nts and starts, and at times. In the in
tcrvals OF work. she goes Tor a short
brisk walk In tho broad. silent Karoo.
coming back with her thoughts fresh
aud collected.
"Don't Look at Me-"
The German emperor has one very
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