The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-28

The condition of Rudyard Kipling
was solow Monday morning that when
anyone with authority was asked con-
cerning him the reply was made that
'he is still alive Mr.. Kipling was
watched closely all night long and
there was physician in his apartment
continuously.
Later in the day close friends of Mr.
Kipling guardedly expressed Il hope
fulness that was not apparent Sunday
night Mr.. Doubleday said that the
author had passed better night than
could have been expected and was Wis
IDLY better and resting easier at half
past nine Monday morning, though still
in such dangerous condition that no
one could tell what any hour might
bring forth Still Mr.. Doubleday had
strong hopes that Mr.. Kipling would
pass through the crisis of the illness
successfully.
Mrs. Kiplins Bearing Up Well.
Mrs. Kipling is said to be bearing up
we'll under the terrible strain. The ho-
tel where Kipling lies was again Mon
day morning crowded with callers-all
sorts and conditions of men and wom-
eil-rrernenuuuslN ANXIOUS to know how
it Jared with the author of THE White
Mans Burden 1t was generally un-
derstood that the patient was better
than might have been expected.
Brief sketch of His Life.
Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay. in
Christmas week, 1865. His father, Lock
wood Kipling, was then professor of art
in the Lahore institute. Young Kipiing
began his literary work as a newspaper
man on the Civil and Military Gazette of
Lahore He had to prepare for the press
all the kilograms of the day; he had to
provide extracts and paragraphs; he made
articles out of official reports; he wrote
brief editorial notes; he kept an eye on
sports and looked after local news general
ly; finally he read all proofs, except those
of editorials, and on top of all this work
he composed innumerable verses and
stories.
Some of his best short stories and poems
We're written while he was SO employed,
but he burned twice as much as he pub
lished, he says His published verses i'm
mediately attracted the attention of the
English eXiles in India, and scores of peo-
pie soon began to demand the publication
of the rhymes in book form.
In the newspaper Office he struck off a
few hundred copies on brown paper. The
edition sold rapidly. and introduced him
to the outside world He went to England
by way of San Francisco and New York in
1SS9 and wrote to the Allahabad Pioneer a
series of letters that criticised America
very sharply.
The same year his Danny Deever" and
other verses were printed in England and
set the world talking about him. His short
stories We're collected and published, and
he added to their number. The hit made by
Mulvaney, OrtheiS and Learoyd ri
vailed that of Dumas Three Musket-
eers. The magazines and newspapers
competed in bidding for the products of his
pen For the first five years he had beer
the most popular writer in the world and
the best paid. 1t had been estimated thai
the work planned by him to be done this
year would have brought him 100000
| Besides his early short stories, published
under the titles: 'Plain Tales From the
| Hills" The Phantom Rickshaw,' Sol
diers Three" and under the Deodars,'
| he wrote two novels, THE Light That
| Failed" and Captains Courageous" anC
in conjunction with Walcott Balestier, 9TH,
Naulahka." His jungle stories, detailing
the experiences of a wolf-reared boy, Nov
gill" among the beasts of the forest, were
gathered from the magazines and ISSUED
\ in book form in 1894 and 1885, A series o
later short stories was printed last yea
had an enormous sale. His poems hav,
been printed in the volumes "Barracl
Room Ballads and Departmental Ditties'
and The Seven Seas His most recen
poems. White Horses" THE Vampire.
1.-The Recessional." The Truce of tn
Bear and 1.-The White Mans Burden
have attracted worldwide attention an,
were thought worth sending by cable from
London to American papers. 1t has beel
artly said that Kipling was the actua
poet-laureate of England. His "Jungl
Books" and a number of his poems will lv
as long as the English language, the crit
les say. Kipling had a marvellous powe
of description. drawing a picture with
few strong lines. The translators found !
quite impossible to reproduce his wor
E without destroying Its vigor. He had a rar
sense of humor. vivid imagination an
was most loyal British citizen, a zealou
advocate of expansion and Imperialism.
Mr.. kipling married Miss Carolyn Bales
tier sister of c. Walcott Balestier. tn
American novelist, who died eight year
ago in Dresden. Balestier and Kipling wer
close friends and collahorators. Thre
daughters were horn to Mr.. and Mrs KIP
ling. AT Brattleboro, VT, the home of hi
wife. he built the famous house known a
Naulahka." Here he wrote most of tn
jungle stories. Captains Courageous" an
numerous poems and stories