The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-15

gun to write. Ten years ago he printed
privately a small book of verse, and five
or six years ago he published a novel.
Despite the exclusive form In which it APP
peared Chat of a de luxe brochure), "Ad-
mirals ALP is having a large sale. A full
grown book of poems is to be published by
Mr.. Newboldt this fail.
OF young American writer's none is
having a more enviable prosperity, at
least SO far as the urgency of the editors
goes. than William Allen White, author
of 'BoyVille'' and other stories and editor
of newspaper at Emporia, Kan. Mr..
Whites work has now appeared in the
Atlantic Monthly Scribners and Nc
Clure's; he has, understand, a story com
ing out before long in Harper's, and the
best of 1t for him is, that all the editors
for whom he has written once are So
licitous to have him write again. The de-
sire TO have once or twice accepted au-
thors write again is not as inevitable in
the breasts of editors as persons not in
the secrets of the craft might suppose
Indeed the doing of one acceptable story
or article carries only moderate assur-
ance of ability to do a second; and many
novice has found his way just about q
much TO make after half dozen accept
ances as before. l have known instances
where, after that many and perhaps
their way in any enduring fashion ana
have had, in the end, to resign literature
entirely. The special distinction of Mr.
White, from the outset, has been that his
work carried the conviction that what he
had done once he could do again. This
conviction lay in the perfect simplicity
and genuineness of the work II was not
forced or made up. The material used
was the material of everyday life; ma
terial that is always abundant; and when
man has the gift of using this he is
not likely soon to write himself out
A young writer who is now beginning to
come into general recognition. after some
years of very faithful and not particularly
encouraged work, is Mr. w. A. Fraser, a
canadian. He has perfected his literary
art with the utmost patience, and at the
same time he has continued in active pur-
suit of his profession of civil engineer. and
has had an unusually eventful and wide
roaming life. There are few parts of the
Canadian dominion, even of the rernoter
ones into which his calling has not taken
him and he has lived a number of years in
India, where he was in the service Of the
government and of private companies.
The literary instinct has been strong in
MIN from the first, and wherever he has
gone his senses seem to have been partic-
ularly alert for whatever would serve a
literary end. In consequence. his Store of
material is most remarkable and one new
er reads story of his without being fore
ed to allow that, at least, there in some
thing in it,
MIR. Fraser has enjoyed for several years
a quite unusual friendship with Mr.. Kin
ling. An early story of his treating of
life in India CHANGED TO come under the
latters eye; he was struck. by it. and gen
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out OF this grew a correspondence, and q
measure Of counsel encouragement and
aid on Mr.. kipling's part that proves great
unselhshness in him, and has won the deem
gratitude of Mr.. Fraser.
Thus far Mr.. Fraser's work has been
mainly short stories. He has published
number in England and number in this
country; and he has lately arranged with
a New York publishing house to bring
out volume of his stories next fall. He
lives at Georgetown Ont. but a good
part of each year he is far off on his
engineering tours, and leaves his wife and
children TO get on without a man in the
house as best they can. His calling al
lows him, however, two or three months
each year to employ at will, and then II
is he turns author. Boiling his door "a
far as possible against social Interruptions
and intrusions he bends to his desk and
writes. He is clear-eyed, free-spolxen.
cordial, enthusiastic man, with much to
tell from the wealth of his varied experi-
ence, and a spirited way of telling IL
He has a good adviser and most faith
full stay and encourager in his wife: ana
it adds something TO the pleasure of see
ing either TO see them together.
Harry Mawson, the author OF "The
Fair Rebel" is preparing to bring our
new play. It will be brought out first
in Chicago. 1t is largely an adaptation
from the French, and it still lacks a name
i asked Mr.. Mawson, who is fully versed
in these affairs, if there was not c,ose
competition among American playwrights
now than a while back. since the number
has decidedly increased. He answered
mot at all. There are more plays re-
quired now than ever before" Then |
asked if it was as hard as ever for an