St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-10
HARRY AND ELLEN.
How One Emersonian Symposium
Resulted for Two People.

Z How One Enersonfan Symposium
Resulted for Two People.
An engagement the result of what the
groom to be calls the result of IAN
Emersonian symposium" as strange as
it is rare-that's what has come be-
tween Ellen Beach Yaw, the singer,
and H. w. Wack, the st. Paul, Mimi,
author and lawyer, says the New York
Telegram
It's really a very pretty story" said
Mr.. Wack. about six years ago I
was assigned by the st. Paul GLOBE to
attend musicale given at the home of
A. B. Stfckney, of the Great Western
railroad. 1t was a very swell gathering.
Incidentally 1 was introduced to Miss
Yaw. Her personality attracted me
very much, and during the next two
years we correspondent regularly.
1t was about this time that I pub
lished my first novel, 'Alidor.' The
novel was printed first as a three
months serial in the GLOBE, and was
so successful that 1 thought 1 would
put it in book form. It treats of the
peculiar social conditions existing
among the miners of the Mesaba iron
range
During my correspondence with Miss
Yaw her letters revealed a woman of
peculiar mental force, of rare precocity,
of unusual individuality, and naturally
there was great attraction for me in
finding such unexpected talents. Miss
Yaw was evidently taken with my let
tiers. for she asked me to write for her
series of essays on certain subjects,
ha Of FIR
the beautiful in nature, domestic life,
friendship, happiness and certain psy-
Geological and philosophical questions
sort of Emersonian symposium it
was. l did SO, and from these essays
and letters our close friendship grew
At the conclusion of my series of es-
says, written at Miss .Yaw's request.
we decided to learn more of each 9TH
er's minds, and began the exchange of
1Oo essays on various subjects. Some
OF mine were in a serious vein, others
We're mildly humorous others mere
sketches, after style of work 1 had
been doing for the GLOBE There was
nothing emotional or sentimental in
any of them. They were written much
as literary exercises; there was nothing
beyond, nothing more than the great
pleasure gained in the writing. This
series of 100 essays was concluded last
fall. In the. meantime 1 had offered
Miss Yaw encouragement and advice
regarding her career as a singer I
wrote the first extended notice of her.
L aimed to give her a fair and honest
estimate of her ability, and prophesied
for her great future. The article was
generally reprinted, as Il have many
friends in the East and West. Since
then L have endeavored to aid Miss
Yaw in every way possible. 1 am now
pecuniarily interested in her tours.
I'VE have been engaged about a year,
but the fact l had supposed known to
a few Intimate friends only. The date
of the wedding? Probably not before
two years. / do not wish to interfere
with Miss Yaw's success and her stud
les. The public takes a greater inter-
est in a young artist if she be single.
Miss Yaw goes to Paris soon, and
thence to Switzerland, and later to
London, where she expects to sing and
hear the grand opera season at Covent
Garden. o.
Miss Yaw and I have preserved the
essays exchanged. Several publishers,
with an eye to the sale which would
accrue from Miss Yaw's fame, have
made me offers for their publication,
but we have not decided, yet whether
we will permit them to be placed in
print, in revised FORM p
Miss Yaw is delicate, almost frail in
figure. tall, with fluffy blonde hair and
large, lustrous eyes. Her manner is
frank and winning. Mr.. Wack, also,
is of the blonde type. with a poetic
face, a clear, pale skin, and a velvet
voice. He has done considerable liter
airy work. caa