The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-07
COI'l AGE TO 6 AST /,
fesnaarl<a bic Career ard Person Al
.ty Sc Hall Cains. the
Author.

bt0ssA5sa MO WVIAb OuI TO lecture on the
pleasant relations which, as one result
Of the war, have been established he
tween the United States and England.
Issays the New York Herald. No donbt
however, Miss Viola Aliens coming pro.
Junction OF his dramatization 81 4sThe
Christian" has not q little to do with his
visit which will certainly add interest to
the event. 81 3S
From q crofter's cottage at Ballaugh,
on the Isle Of Man, to the stately Greeba
castle, on Greeba mountain, in the center
Of the same island-that ia the stride.
from the worldly point of view, which
him to make. If in these DAYS Of clan
trap literary successes rarely lasting.
however, any one wants to prove the val
ue Of high, fixed purpose in literary
work, let him look, first at the crOfter's
cottage, where Hall Game passed mnch
Of his youth, then on the castle IN which
he now lives. ;5 81. .,>,
He Lives inc Fine Castle,
Greeba is an imposing pile on the sloDe
Of the mountain from which it is named.
lt is in the interior of the island and
midway between Douglas and Peel, the
former summer resort aud landing
place OF tourists, the latter a quaint old
fishing town. The island being about
eleven miles broad ut this noint MI
Game Is i've and a half miles from the
now OF civilization on the one side and
the same distance from what is perhaps
most characteristic of his town people
on the other. &. | t rs I5'tS1s ~,
From the high tower Of Greeba castle
Mt. Caine has q sweeping view in all di.
rectlons, except over the mountain that
rises in it's rear: Gorse and heather and
farm land slope away toward the sea,
ana the faraWay view includes the Null
of Galloway. 80 I re 4Es %$@i.s$s 4. Z
| Greeba, with it's towers, reminds one
OF small Windsor castle It is beau.
tiful stone structure. The absence of
m0at and portcullis and other features
| incident to fortified place suggest that
it was built for a residence. and not to
| withstand a siege. But since Mr.. Caine
mas lived there it is often besieged by
1curiesity-s autograph-seekers and
what nots, the author of .'The .Manx
man and. "The Deemster'' being now, az
much as Peel castle, one of the .ssights'
OF the Isle of Man. It was once said by
punster that not only were Manx cats
and Manx chickens tailless, but that the
Isle of Man itself, though offering mos1
inviting field to literary workers. had re
mained 'taleless." Fortunately Mr. Caine
has, through his stories, made this afro
/ cious pun pointless. Ia. w. !: i,
He Writes in Rosetti's Chair.
But if Greeba castle is besieged, there
i is one room in it which never capitulates
| This is the authors own stronghold-his
study, the sanctum sanctbrum in which
j he has penned the works which have
Greeba he remodeled the interior, produc
ing, especially with plentiful use Of
carved oak, superb massive effects il
i keeping with the exterior. This style OF
remOdeling was also carried out in the
1 room which he chose for his study. I,
is an ideal apartment for it's purpose
large, square room, with windows dis
closing beautiful views. Bookcases are
ranged along two of it's walls.
But it lacks one article of furniture
without which study is usually consid
cred incomplete. It has no desk Mr.
Game never writes at desk. He holds
the paper on his lap and uses fountain
pen. His handwriting is small and fine
The chair in which he sits might we'll in
| spire an author, for it belonged to Dante
Gabriel Rosetti, the poet and painter
i Much of the furniture in the room is Of
the same origin.
These articles were obtained at til.
sale of Rosetti's effects. But to Mr.
"
II which attaches to them merely as relic.
i of IA famous man. They are memento,
lofsa dear friend. Mr.. Caine had livet
with Rosetti for some time before the lat
EIter's dealt, and Rosetti died in his arms
Il is.,rnrs. ZONES, the artist, was one of yer,
few who were a Omitted to Rosetti's resi-
1.dencs.s.t 81 lille Mr. Game lived with him
and during this period these two. famous
men were almost the only persons witt
whom the future author of "The Chris
tian" had intercourse. ~ ~ go
His Resemblance to Shakespeare.
On Rosetti's death the ..bungalow'
where he and Mr.. Caine had lived be
came so crowded with people whO,s eithe
from ties of relationship or friendship
thought themselves entitled to remain
there until the funeral, that Mr.. Cain,
gave up his sleeping quarters and chose
the death chamber for his ROOM He wal
asked If he did not object to sleeping il
the apartment where the corpse lay. Il
is ROsetti,' was his simple answer. TIL.
resemblance of Mr.. Gaines features tt
Shakespeare's has often been commented
upon. Unfriendly critics have insinuatet
that he endeayored to emphasize this re
Isemblance in every way and even wen
so far as to have bust of Shakespeare
in his study, in order to attract attention
i to this likeness. i AS a matter of fact
there is a bust, and only one, in hi,
study. It is Rosetti's. -
People who have enjoyed the graciou.
hospitality of Greeba castle and other!
who know Mr.. Caine personally say tina
his resemblance to Shakespeare grow.
upon his intimates, and that it is really
far more striking than his photograph.
show. He is a slender man Of more thar
flair height. He has long, delicate, ar
(tistic hands. His expression is marked
by great gentleness, yet his carriage i!
always dignifed. $. <sssSS<5 ST. Ss.5
Keeps a Record of HI is Earnings.
He chose Greeba castle for his resi-
dence not only because of it's beauty ant
because of his family associations witt
the Isle Of Man, but also because tn,
Temperature of the island is most equabl.
and he feels better and can work better
there than anywhere else. When a
work on a novel he does most of hi.
writing in the early morning, between I
and S, He believes that the early birt
catches the literary worm. The rest Of
the day he spends in riding about TIN
country or in long walks. of which he il
very fond. OF a: reflective turn Of mind
he finds in these walks invaluable op
pOrtunity for thought. He is also al
lindefatigable reyiSer of his manuscripts
and this, although his stories are practi
csslly written mentally before he put
pen to paper II q :8s sa**sz5S,s e 2se
Mrs Caine is very charming, yer.
i sweet and pretty, and, naturally yer.
proud Of her husband, who at the age o
Il As, is one of the most famous Twins
i Englishmen Of letters. They have tn,
boysone old enough to be at King Viii
liam's college, the other young enough t,
be romping around Greeba, to his par
ents' delight. 55z