The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-09
KIPLING THE SILENT ONE.
Reporters Work to Get Word From
Him, But In Vain.
Chicago Tribune.)

Chicago Tribune.)
New York-Rudyard Kipling, who
went out to India on P. & o. steamer
years ago and took to writing books and
things, set out one week ago to return
to the states So he and the Mem Sa-
bib and the little KiDhngs and their
ayahs bought passage on the liner Ma
jeStic-tWin screws, tWo-Stacked, wall
sided and heavy-pCwered. 1t can Knock
out twenty-one points five on welsh
coal any day on the summer course.
Moreover, it is English from the out
board end of the tailshaft forward to
the last rivet on its forefoot, which is
the front part of a liner, as almost
everyone knows. Being English, Kip
ling naturally bought passage on the
Majestic and sat at table with the
liners janitor, who knows everything
about steam and coal. and all that sort
of thing on an ocean liner But before
Kipling got away one of the half-tamed
emissaries of that uncouth people laid
aboard of Kipling. This emissary had
a pencil and a notebook, and was pre-
pared to take down in the argot these
people call English everything that
Kipling would say, intending to cable
which.
But two words" pleaded the ennis
sary, Just two words-a couple Of shll-
Only the emissary said two bits
worth, this being the strangeness of
their tongue.
Nope" said Kipling, mot syllable"
Then he fed aboard the Majestic, and
the liner said foot, toOt," and went
away, calling down the wrath of his
strange gods upon the head of Kipling.
One week later, which was today
Kipling came with the Majestic into
for q
steam sampan came aboard and, see
ing Kipling's face staring down from
the rail like a sun-baked gourd of Cobb,
sought to do honor by quoting KiDling
his works.
BY sport of winter weather
We're watty strained and SCARED
From the kentledge of the kelson
To the sings upon the yard,
The oceans had her will of us.
To carry all away
Then he added: Murray for Null
vaney, and Ortheris and the boys OF
Lungtungpen."
Mad said Kipling, certainly mad"
Which he was. At quarantine a rev.
enue dhow ran alongside the Majestic,
the barbaric practice of these people
being to make you pay again for any
communities. Also came aboard halt
dozen of the untamed emissaries, each
with a notebook.
Five foot SEVEN" said one of these
emissaries, noting. Kiplings height.
Blue sack coat and trousers, said
another.
blue eyes," said a third. Match his
clothes. don't they?"
Fourteen trunks, 1 hear" murmured
fourth. Hes got X in red on each.
1 s'pose that X stands for Kipling.
I'll make a note of it, anyhow"
Those are his children" comment
ed another. Miss Josephine, Miss Ell
sic and Master John. Those two women
with them are the ayahs, may be-"
Il dunno said the sixth "fl ask.
How is it with you, o beauteous
maiden?"
Go along wild yez," said the ayahs,
in breath. Then did the six send an
emissary to overhaul Kipling-
mot word. Not a word cried Kip
ling, and the emissary went away. And
it came to pass that another OF the six
went " against him and would have
had speech with him.
"Hootl" said Kipling,. still smiling;
mot a word"
Also away went the second and came
a third. = s~a
Il haven't a word to say" said Kio-
ling. going elsewhere. But also came a
fourth and a fifth and a sixth, these
emissaries being of hopeful nature.