The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-05

TO the author, ana thus began a Trend
ship that has continued to grow ever since.
This was several years ago, and more or
less correspondence had passed; and
American publishers visiting England had
had Mr.. Fraser's work warmly commend
ed to them by Mr.. Kipling; but until now
the two men had never met. The mere ac-
cident of Mr.. Kiplng's having arrived in
New York for visit at the time OF year
when Mr.. Fraser is wont to come. brought
the two together.
From here Mr.. Fraser went 10 Philadel-
phia, where he has a particular friend and
adviser in Mr. Jordan, the editor of the
Saturday Evening Post Mr.. Jordan ac-
cepted some stories of his for Short Sto-
ries, when he was editor Of that maya
zine; and these were about the first to find
publication In this country. A number had
already been published in Canada and
England, however.
Margaret Sutton Briscoe who in pri-
vate life is Mrs. Arthur Hopkins, has just
finished a week visit here attending TO
affairs with her publishers and affording,
between whites. bright. but brief, gllmpses
of herself to her numerous friends. For
several years previous to her marriage
Mrs. Hopkins had her home here, and by
her fine social qualities added to the ex-
cellence OF her work, she made herself a
very definite and honorable place. Her mar
rage removed her to Amherst, Mass,
where her husband is a professor of chem
istry. She has come back often enough,
however, to maintain most Of her old so
cial connections. Her literary connections
she has easily maintained by making a
steady improvement in her work. WIN
this her marriage has never been allowed
to interfere. She has a young daughter,
and she has a house, and she gives to both
oil the care they need at her hands; but. in
general, no day passes that she does not
secure to her writing the fun number of
hours that she has decided shall be devoted
TO II. This unusual result she mas at
tained by the simple process of making a
rule and living up 10 il. The writing time
is sacred Her whole household understand
that, during that time, Mrs. Hopkins Is to
have absolutely no Interruptions; there Is
10 be not even so much as a knock on her
door. The frequency with which her woIll
is seen in the leading periodicals is the
best indication of how the plan works
cut. Every week or two she has an article
or a story in Harper's Bazaar; ana every
few months a story in one or another OF
the monthly magazines; and many occa-
sional pieces besides.
MIR. Kipllng, by the provocatlon of "The
White Mans Burden" seems to have set
about an the Vershers in the nation to
driving their quilts. Not a few expansions
and combinations of 1.-THE White Mans
Burden"-movng, for the most, in ATS own
or some fanciful reproduction of its own
measure-have appeared in print, but these
are nothing In comparison with the number
that have been offered for print and de-
clined. | learn from the editors of the
magazine that published the original poem
that ever since it appeared they nave re-
ceved, on an average from four to six
poems day In refutation or Endorsement
of it; and any number more have gone to
the newspaper offices in all parts of tho
country. SO far as | have personal knowl-
eGge Of them the larger part of these
poems accept the Kphng position and IN
structiOn, either simply uttering approv-
al of il. or proceeding from ID to, IL pos
sible, develop its idea little farther. But
now and then there is one that Is antag-
onistic, ferventfy striving to turn Mr.. Kip
llngs phrases upon him to his complete dis
eomhlure, If not destruction.
A very interesting, and, I may say. ex-
traordinary instance of community or
business and diversion between husband
and wife is afforded by Mr.. and Mrs Ern.
est Seton Thompson. IL was, l think
while they were both art students in Par
is that their acquaintance began: and mar
rage has not been allowed to divert either
rum lAif ktilti al NOuASt Oh ire Mnlcn
they then had in view. They both draw
and they both write; and one often lends
a hand to the tasks of the other Mrs
Thompson, for example, made many of
the designs that illustrate Mr. Thomp-
sons recent book, wild Animals l Have
Known" But 1t is not simply their as
ISOLATION in work that makes them strik-
ing instance; their association in sport is
yet more unusual. They divide the wear
evenly ha -
New York and the freedom of the plains
and mountains of the far West; and in
the plains and the mountains Mrs
Thompson does all that her husband does
she sleeps on the ground; she rides
climbs and hunts; and their city apart
ment is adorned with notable trophies OF
her craftsmanship, no less than with the
trophies of his. She carries her own rifle
and can bring down her antelope or elk as
infallably as Mr. Thompson himself So
far as place of birth is concerned the far
ends Of the earth met in them Mr.. ThomD-
son being native of England and Mrs
Thompson native of California But he
came quite early to America, and lived
for several years on the frontier; and so
though so far apart in mere place of birth
they were, in way, of one condition in
their rearing. Mr.. Thompson, as those
who knew him through his writings are
aware, is primarily naturalist He held
Tor time the office of government natu-
ralist for the province of Manitoba. His
work as an artist has been mainly the de-
pictng of animal life. 1t was his draw
ings of birds and animals that were used
in Illustrating the Century Dictionary:
and he has Illustrated a number of articles
and books of the natural history kind be-
sides his own. That he should have
found a wife who could join so Intimate
~ IN work so special as this, adds fur
Their emphasis to the unusualness of their
cast E. c. Martin.
COULD NOT SHIT HIS I-ND1rV