The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-05
fAs1IOlOus Mr.. CRAWFORD.

\
r. Marion Crawford Is a man love
very much. 1 have the honor To call
him friend. Had this popular author
adopted career OF politics rather than
the vocation of letters he would have
secured for himself position In the
councils of the Republic almost equal
i'm influence to that which he occupies
as a writer of healthy and invlgorat-
ing novels. says writer In the Phila-
delphia Saturday Evening Post.
Fortunate i'm possessing a command
ing presence, he has added TO this an
| uninterrupted flow of cho'ce and vivid
language, natural gestures which en-
phaslze his magnificent word picturts
and carry conviction to those who lis
| ten To his appeals To manlness and
universal tolerance.
| a man who has at all times spoken
his mind on religious subjects. with
| pride OF strong convictions unmiXed
| With defiance, the lecturer han lies his
subjects I'm a manner that is at once
captivating. Judicious and wisely mod
crate. He breathes the very spirit of
- noN 'ls--the spirit of human broth
eihood, the spirit of hatred OF all things
petty and mean.
Il. Marion Crawford carries his own
stationary and pen and ink, and never
writes wTh any other. He uses a
coarse pen aud has written every word
OF every novel with the same penhold-
er. He shaves himself. carries his own
shaving kit and small mirror which
he hooks on his window curtain.
The nrsh thing WHEN erfering his
room at a hotel he arranges h : writ
ing materials, always in the same
manner. Tha table Is placed so that The
| light VIII fall from his right arm resi-
| ing on II. ani the paper parallel With
It's length II g writes a very fine hand.
and very rapidly. punctuating as he
! goes along. When "A page is finished K
! Is finished and work OF art
| He arrarg ges his bs.h and toilet arr
! ticles. also i'm a q form way inyar a :
| bly, He never patronizes local laun-
| dry He has two leather trunks made 10
| order, that hold two dozen shirts; when
! one trunk full OF shirts has been used
| he sends them to NV York TO be laun-
! dere :, and the other trunk OF fresh
! shirts arrives by express in time for
| his reed.
The novelist carries a hand valse
| that hs had made TO order with very
| long handles. SO as barely TO clear the
/ PAY ement when walking. This enables
! him to get through a crowd without
, annoying Others with his valiSe. for IL
| is never in the way Ills s lyer mono
| gram is on every article of his soilet
and writing equipment, and his travel
! ing bag.
He is warm bloodei wants his room
aa n temperature OF xty degrees. and
so has IL. He is very kind and polite
To servants. and SECS 10 II thar each
one that serves him is justly reward ii
not only pecuniarly. but with kind
, words.
Mr.. Crawford asks the rlme Of each
servant OF waiter who attends him, and
addresses him by his name: and Z he
has occasion 10 refer to any hoteI
where he has been he can reclll the
| name OF the one who served him.
He always has a drawing room IN
| the sleer.e.g car. and | know of only
one instance. in a journey of 1000 miles,
where he failed TO secure one. He ar
! ranges his drawing room in exactly tn
same method cal way as his hotel room
lie has hanging alarm clock that Is
| always in sight.
He secs the bright side OF everythlnt
land never says an ill-natured word. III
is not fond Of company. and receptions
are es-Scially irksume 10 him; but un
der such condit cas he IL always tn
perfect gcntlsnan. To those nearest e
him he is gentle, loving an ds.ishtful