New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-08
THOMAS NELSON PAGE.
.r,r, SHOWS THE SENTIMENT IN THE
NEGRO IN DISTINCTION FROM
THE HUMOROUS"
xes HENRY >. GrpLIow GIVES THE LAST OF a
suR1Fr, OF PLANTATION FOLKLORE

j.
sunrr,s OF PLANTATION FoLK-LoKD
INTERPRETATIONS.
NJ. vy.,-v ! Gielow gave. yesterday morning aS
m. nst Of her series OF plantation 10 49,
..r,r.,aton, readings from the works OF ihoiiaS
49,, % Tnss. we're preceded by short do
n,o., .x.,ch OF the author and his WORN III
s,c. ,bs l.oturer depleted the early nome, 0
.rs,, na boy,sh life Of hardship during ana I'M
rnediately following the war, ana 'he ia''e
~ literary SUCCESS and financial opuieho<'
"Among thu many Southern writer's salu "'''
o.uo. s,fr Pare stands forth as representa-
49,. vtrx,nian HIS early boyhood was spent d.
Garland the family homestead built Oh s'u,N
which was Included IN the original grant IiOin "e
crown of England to the Colonial MashA'e ,,
Nelson Here no lived the life OF sou'hei" I'm ,,
aren before the war. being taught oy inc ~
-, refined women OF the family and playing
freefy with the young negroes OF inc pA"'a ',
He mad q reputation for quichhees III aeee
k,ow, and for retenuve memory 'ne ia1.e'
showing Itself In his repeating the collects from .
,-ornook after reading them once the
m,.,ortupes Of war Eel. by the boys people
70 that at its close. like many others. ne was
nailed TO fall 10 work on any Kind OF ooo VI 'oe4'
lob Hs worked the fields, MIXED the cows anu IA
the evenings devoured books Later on no was So
to school. and ultimately to college, being eraou-
ate6 from Washington Coiies>' "o"
and Leo University ,s
The idea Of becoming a public speaker oeVe'opeN
-, this tune and was inf Genital Ia persuadihg MIN
to enter upon the study OF tho law Uhc 1AOe
uh,,. Folks In verse, written In 1871 three years
after he bad finished his law course WAS Accep'eu
nv IN. scribners and immediate attention
The next literary attempt was Mars Chah' winch
WAS founded upon an incident OF tho wal "A Hle''u
show cd Mr. Page a letter when han peer '@Ae'
,ror, ,hs pocket OF a dead sol1.er-a Georgia pri-
xate Iu-spelt and almost negibe. the story II oiu
WAS Of the mans love for Cir who was waiting
,or him and who hoped ne would have fuTloush
that he might come home, but, che said get yer
furloush fer unless you come nome non ~o'e'
won't marry you. The soldier had sohs nome
honorable
This story was accepted when sent 10 the pup
hshers but did not appear for three years INC
editor explaining that he knew the merit OF the
ale hut that the war Was stu too recent 10 allow
OF It's publication. Eighty dollars was the sum re-
ceiyed for Mars Chan. 1; created little enthusiasm
unit Il cane out in book form. when the author
reputation was thereby thoroughly eSIaoHsheo.
Nh. Cieow told some amusing anecdotes OF MI
PAGES absentrnind ness. on one occasion he was
.cb.AuIed 70 lecture 20 4 large Philadelphia audi
ence over $40 worth Of tickets had beeh sou ~
lie speaksr AID not coIIe. At las TIE PtoIe i',.
be dismissed and their Inohe' $500 q. ina
home Of the organizer Of the lectuTe ana saG ne
mac no sp0Ssy 70 ,oseea the Gaze. bur could
cherish disp easure when the dist,sSsVa man a.
kn0wledsed ne had foigot,ea al a.. aDrncement in
a newspaper while ne was still many hours u's'a"'
nom the city. z,o.o. batr, s,,r,-
The lecture did come or an audie ace oeiis sum
moned In haste. but $50 vas 1851 Nn bbi,nse',
To me audience Ar. Page eX used MUSES.
By relating an incident In the experiences OF -dtlN
IVAN who mad agreed TO take ms Ils;iii1s
dinner in company with Eugene FltId OF se'iilng
the engagement Mr.. Clemens mao eaten ms laa.
DIT Of plum pudding before he reaIzea ma t I1S
Soo,em porary must be waiting a. tIiv hvte4 90 800 b.
Thtner he Immediately repaired. Dut the CARY 40
seat W wac returned a. also the note ne me-.
wrote and dispa ched and in despair me huIo. so
was turning away when he met lrlehd a. inc
door
Riley" ne irnpiored go and see. Eugene Fled
Tor me and tell him / a --- 1901. , 49,
Philadelphia 10 whom Mr.. Page toIc the ahec-
Cote pardoned him, also. on the spot. Ill.,
Mrs Gielow concluded the morning oy rshli4ss
From Mr. Pages works. ald gaEs. .! 'e fHIoa,'.
lullaby ~ he- own. "BloW Little Breezes, Bio"
This course OF dramatic readings VII De con-
tnued with examples OF East Tennessee mountain
yernacU ar and selections from ChaLlto ~ DTso
Cracdock and the Creole dialect as given ID INC
stories OF George Gable. 5000 49, A.,
Among those who were entertaineG were ei's,
Nay Banks stacy Mrs Lizzie Mcneil. MIS- hSse
L!acon, Mira William Tracy. Mr. G. Kurrouyg Irs
Mn. Frank sullivan, Miss Alma ConneiI, MIS-
Beard. Mrs c. J. Wright and Miss Lawrence.