The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-05

EUGENE FIELD.
easy. natural position. The heat OF life
had not yet died out, and tranquil,
peaceful expression on his face gave MIN
the appearance of having dropped into a
gentle slumocf.
Al efforts 10 arouse him failed. and
Dr. Hedges. who was Immediately SUM
monei. attributed the death TO heart
failure.
Sir. Field first took to his bed last
Thursday. Up 70 Yesterday ne had eN-
City this evening. but last night he told
his brother, Roswell NJ. Field, 10 tcle-
graph hts inability to make the trip and
that ne would be unable 20 give the prom
ised reading IN the Kansas city audltO-
rum
Mr.. Field leaves n widow and five chill.
dren-two daughters and three SONG. The
eldest child is Miss Mary French Field,
nineteen years of age. and the youngest
is scarcely twelve months old.
Among the early callers az the house
THIS morning were Mr.. Melville h. stone
Mr.. Victor p. Lawson. and Mr. II. II
kohlsaat. These gentlemen We're given
general charge OF the funeral arrange
ments. but the obsequies Will be under the
direction Of the Fellowship club. The
funeral will take place Wednesday. ana
the interment will be- at Graceland
sKrrcH or his lIFr.
Eugene Field. the poet-journalist. was
born in 81. Louis, Mo. September .. 1850
RE was educated a, the University Of
Missouri and was connected with diff
ferent newspapers in Missouri and Colo
RADIO from 1873 10 1883. I'm the latter year
he became a member OF the STAN OF the
Chicago Daily News. Among his publ
cations were: "A Little Book OF Western
Verse and a Little Book of Profitable
Tales" published i'm 1859. Trumpet and
Drum issued in 1892 and "A Second
Book Of Verse" gwen to the public tn
1893.
4 recent issue OF The Times contained
an interview with Mr.. Field by news
paper woman at his home. sabine
Farm" y hich had become a Mecca FOR
western journalists.
MS HoMF.
IN the article the reporter said OF his
home.
..The sand Of the Illinois PARTIES is about
the Sabine Farm broken by patches OF
scrub oak and willows. 1t is I'm chicago
because Chicago has annexed so nuch
OF the habitable globe. The lake shore
IS Il look away, and the keen winds from
~, water shake down brown and yellow
leaves as one walks up the long pain
thar leads from the street to the low
white house that was IL farm mousse Do1
so very long ago .n reality.
4 norton of the interview, from winch
,be following extracts are taken, give d
fair indication Of The characteristics OF
'' .1vhat do YOU like best in your work.
query. looking up from this lap u
busy man. Aft, .,,non, hes
itation. THAT is the trnest anu ~
>, nature. have contrary stIeANS ~,
30 ,rbere are two sorts OF things d
iu,e "a wrlte-allegorica religious Wo.N
and drinking songs. Yes. ! even Hho ~
vri.e A conventional obituary ,,
"How about your classical wo'A'
plDN'r LOVE cLs' sizes.
"ob don't care FOR that; Latin ana
COX were pounded into me for ioui
~ wears. and so I've pounded ou'
,ronslattons OF Horace ana the Hhc'
Pr / wouldn't. II I had my way .uu-
80 a child In that fashion. Sp'li'"'
-; cinhoring are enough; then i'l
at,id re,d. ANYBODY can learn fteAcn
nv going to France. or German 10y 7o''.s
10 Germany. or Chinese by so,no .hose
china And II one isn't going 10 ''oss
ea,,.'t,ies what does one want OF the
languages! 80 Cor French or
Then you don't care loi
German Nteraturey" .,-. ,
con. Ia trust 10 the transla''oi,,s,
beueve i'm English. There are 49,
~ neople who can talk fIeHcn W go
&c fasf as an express tram, put 80
ant get Off an English sentence
out hurting your ears ,..,,sb yonr
And | Ike newspaper hhs,,2. H.. thesr
professional literary people ~, AZ tLcv
rro.as AZ newspapers, put VIVA, W 800
,,,, .op Wi.h exceptions, tnty Lci ..'
he most narrow and selnsn OF al ,n'9,,J
Iiting az they 10 out or tns I'al 80 H. H.
II any mans got blood IN ms r 49,, ,,er
him choose between 800 a,,,S w6at Is
-
a. or death to you to-day, inc OH,
nrirts when II gets ready soHietNt"5 - ~
len three or four months or mr. =. .It
years ago. II takes d ISIS s"giSa'''
~ .surh ecrecious rot l uttered. H1S"
as suits the magazine
''DnsAnY STUFF
"Ana what dreary stun IS maSa ,'.ii ~.
-, All about a Sunset, when we nav
KS of them a year, or y p.aS re- Win
Broken Hearts W no MdIe9 -, and
these poets that yearn ana srodh an
How do you write your verse
~ don't pant that's certain. hic'So
hasn't any time for the emu OF 'ny We
turv en- otionalism In literature. tN .',
~, work TO do. The Yellow Aster anu
Anhrev Beardsley don't go"
perhaps Beardsley hasn't go, mere
yet" 49, o,,,. c,t,es
,'itb such nonsense. We've got streets
"a nave and houses 10 build. We haven
any 100 1oafing about looking Tor some
..saIy,,i1 Aversion Give me the book or
~, ~. "a I'm fhat's robust and wholesome
i've 10 walk on the streets with a sN-
fcoter. like 10 take his arm aad LOOK
IN 10 him. 1t seems as n nothing mat
isn't strong and good could come IRON ron,
so very robust myself but make god
OF health I'm every day life and In litefa-
ture. That's why like newspaper men.
They deal with the world at close quar-