The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-04

letter or the call the patience and
pleased attention Of this young woman
never hags.
Miss Tarbell refers 10 hcrseli NJ an
old plodder She looks upon her his.
lorlcal and biographical work az q Job
10 BE- done thoroughly. and goes 10 her
labor every day very much as good
mechanic TO shop. dinner-pall In hand.
Every word OF praise from tongue or
pen awakens a momentary astonish-
ment. She does not even now realize
that she IL famous, and she never
would, however much the world might
talk about her. She would simply
think that her circle OF acquaintance
was growing unaeoountably large. and
Wcuder how she would 10 able 10 best
serve all her friendA She Is 10 thor
oughly broad and democratic In her
nature that even the most narrow
minded and biso,ed person would never
suspect H. Life h an everyday matter
10 her. but the most ordinary incidents
Of IT, routine are too real and full Of
significance ever to become common.
She has no pride In her success. She
piods pcrsistently through any task be-
fore her. meeting every new emergency
with a new resource. and when her
undertaking Il finished she puts It
aside o. a cooper does his completed
eaak. She puts down simple realities
IN simple words. strong and clear She
aceerts life as abe finds II. wlthou,
theory or friction. She takes people
as they are. without prejudice She 10
both sensitive and seaside Her
biographies are vital becance they are
true She does no, ideallle where she
admlrca. nor worship where she loves
Il Il because she never invests her
characters with any thing not theirs.
and because she IL never tempted by
sentiment TO conceal or eyade. that
even Napoleon and Lincoln. heretofore
rendered impossible or preserved as
mumm!os. are now before Us. alive ard
well. raised from the dead by the pen
Of a plodder
Miss Tarbell was born en- a farm near
ritusyiilc, Pennsylvania. She spent
her girlhood among the mountains. In
the oil region. for her father vas among
The first pro6ucen In that Geld. She
retains a vivid memory Of those yoata
They are full Of dramatic in,,rcs,to he-
hs indeed they must be to all those
who passed through those exciting
times. Her school life was spent IN
Meadville. From the seminary she
stepped almost directly into editorial
work. and Il was largely due to her In
dustry and judgment that Chautauquan
grew from a pamphlet TO q well-edlled
magazine. possessing an Influence out.
side Of the organization on which Il
rested She left the Chautauquan q
70 abroad. and spent several years Ia
Paris. She lived In tho Latin Quarter
wrote articles for the American papers
became acquainted with artists. must
clans, people Of the pen, and people Of
all sorts. She collected material anS
observed. She led a contemplating an,
an active life. and would probably still
be a contented student In the LatlI
Quarter had not Mcclure whlsked hol
away In one OF his whirlwinds back 4
America.
In the last year Mlss Tarbell hal
completed a Life of Napoleon" pub
llshed IN McClure's Magazine. a LII
OF Madam Roland" just Issued by tn
scrlbners. the arst half Of Life o
Lincoln" now running In MoCnros
and several short stories and syndleat
articles.