Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-04
FLY LEAVES.

The mother OF the Norwegian au-
thor Bjornistjerne BjornsOn, died
August 9th at the age of So.
Some time ago the king Of Siam
visited Europe, and while in England
was interviewed by members OF the
royal family. Seemingly the king is a
polygamist, and this is how Edgar
Fawcett in Golfers Weekly fgurative-
ly holds up his hands in holy horror of
the sight:
"polygamy is q hideous crime. =
1t passes my un-
derstanding how women OF line breed
ing and chaste morals-women like the
Princess Christian, the marchiones OF
Lorne-can endure, as they will ana
must, to sit in his presence"
Evidently Mr.. Fawcetts objection to
sitting In she Kings presence is be-
cause he is a polygamist. II the novel
list ever takes up his sojourn In the
kingdom OF heaven, he no VIII also OBJ
iect to the many that shall come from
tho east and west sitting down with
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. or per-
haps when Mr. Fawcett sees those
ancient worthless occupying such hon
ored places in the Kingdom" he wilt
turn scornfully on his heel and-well,
the rest is a matter OF speculation.
A monument to Robert Louis Stew
enson, the novelist. is to be erected In
San Francisco. On one surface Of the
granite shaft will be inscribed these
words Of the novelist: ITO be honest,
to be kind, TO earn little, to spend
little leas, to keep few friends Snd
these without equalization" In cor
sideTation of Steyenson's great pity for
vaBrant and thirsty days. the de
signers have placed on another sur
faee of the base "A spigot and cup, and
below that a drip stone, where dogs
may quenoh their thirst
Henrik Ibsen. the dramatic poet, is
nearly 20 years of age. Much OF his
time he has spent in Germany, Aus
tria and Rome, but during the last
few years he has lived In the chief
city OF his native land, Christania,
Norway. He Is one Of the Clty's at
fractions, and visitors sec" Ihsen as
they see other objects of interest. It
Is not difficult TO do this, All one needs
to do is TO take a walk along the
principal street Of Karl Johon, from
the kings castle to the Grand Hotel
about noon, and the black clothed fig
ure of the poet may be seen sauntering
along looking In at the windows OF the
art establishments lining the street.
Promptly at twelve the black figure
glldes carefully and quietly into the
hotels reading room on the instant
the room Is sim and the hundreds OF
poet removes his hat and the char
acterlstlc head Is displayed. He greets
no one. but, going to the newspaper
tables he selects two, one Norwegian
and the other German. Then to his
accustomed seat by the window, where
his soda and whisky is already placed,
He soon gets through with the Nor
wegan paper but the German takes
more OF his time. He seems especially
Interested in the art and theater col
umns. As he reads he sips his drink
once In while he caste hurried
glance around the room.
When he has finished his paper he is
also through with his drink Then he
goes out as he came in, and the figure
in black Ubsen always dresses I'm
black with his cane In his left hand
and his right resting on his back, goes
strolling back the way he came. This
same scene Is enacted daily, which
would certainly draw attention even IL
the principal actor were some other
than the great Henrik Ibsen.
William Allen white is young
kansas editor who has lately become