The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-19
How the Famous
Writer Landed.
NOTE BOOK BRIGADE
Rudyard and the Ulntaml1,esd3t
Reporters. ~

described in New York special TO the
| Chicago Tribune.
Rudyard Kipling, who went out to
India on P. and Q. 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 Sahib and
the little Kiplings and their ayahs
bought passage on the liner Majestic
twin screws, two-stacked, wall-sided
and heavy-powered. 1t can knock out
twenty-one points five on Welsh local
any day on the summer course. More
over. it is English from the outward
end of the tailshaft forward to the last
rivet on its forefoot, which is the front
part of a liner as almost every one
knows. Being English, Kipling natu-
rally 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 I'M
couth people laid aboard of Kipling.
This emssary had pencil and a note
book and was prepared to take down
in the argot these people call English
everything that KiplIng would say. In
tending to cable which.
But two Words pleaded the ennis
sary, Just two words--a couple q
shillings worth" gf.s, la.-..
ONLY the emissary said two bits
worth" this being the strangeness Of
their tongue t4't' 3C -Ts
Nope" said Kiphng, mot a sylla-
ble"
Then he fled aboard the Majestic, and
the liner said foot, toot, !" and went
away, leaving the emissaryi on the
string piece calling down the wrath of
his strange gods upon the head of Kip
ling.
One week later, which was today,
Kipling came with the Majestic into
port. Outside a half-tatned pilot in a
steam sampan came aboard, and see
ing Kipling's face staring down from
the rail like sun-baked gourd Of GobL
sought to do honor by quoting Kiphng
his works: 9 %
by sport of winter weather
We're watty strained and SCARED
From the kentledge on 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
Lungtungpen."
Mad said Kipling, certainly mad
Which he was.
At quarantine d revenue dhow ran
alongside the Majestic, the barbario
practice of these people being to make
you pay again for anything you have
paid for in civilized communities. Also
came aboard a half dozen of the I'M
tanned emissaries, each with a note
book -t. .o- 81.
Five foot seven said one. Of these
emissaries noting Kipling's height.
Blue sack coat and trousers said
another
Blue eyes said third. "They
match his clothes, don't they"
Fourteen trunks, L hear" MUIR
INJURED a fourth. He's got * in red
on each. | s'pose that X stands for
Kipling. III make note of it, any
how tsst
Those are his children" commented
another. Miss Josephine, Miss Elsie
with them are the ayahs, maybe
81 dunno" said the sixth; "I'll ask
How is it with you, o, beauteous maid
en?" -aa .,..7a y..z
go along wit yez,1 said the ayahs
in a breath. ~ sf.., Il yol4s
Then dlo the six send an emissarys to
overhaul Kipling. eas-4r hi. 600
ling and the en1issary went away.
And it came to pass that another Of
the six went up against him and would
have had speech with him, nsot
"Hoot!" said Kipling, still smiling;
mot a wordi' 410eg p ri 5s--s'
Also went away the second, and came
a third. ~ -
Il haven't word to say said Kip
ling, going elsewhere. But also came
fourth and a fifth and sixth, these
emissaries being of a hopeful nature
and leaning toward knowledge, which
they have not. But to- each one Kip
ling said him nay, and each six re-
treated, singing SOFTLY a
We've met with many men from oyer
An some of EN- was shy, an some was
The Frenchman and the German and
But Kipling was the hardest of the lot
Some of EN- talked in English, an the
We. talk from early winter to the
But u. Mowgli-man we found the, great
For the bloomin' sod,'e wouldn't talk
Still, 'ere's to you. Rudyard Kipling, you
escape our angers ban, -
You're a cold eoncentered Briton blit a
first-class writin' man. 8gIeT
we must be fair n 49, -.
You are the master writer thou YOU
didn't treat us square.
Then to Kipling came the baggage
master, an important person who sends
your trunks to Harlem and the Battery
and all places within the city walls
district extra. He would know
where the trunks go. To the Grenoble,
Here also appeared Robert Mcclure of
McClure's Magazine, WITT an appeal
from the emissaries. Would the Honor
able Sahib speak but few wordse
Nope, not word, and a great sadness
fell upon the half-savage peoples
But" said the Sahib Mcclure, che
will tarry within the gates ten days or
two weeks Then he viii. go to Brattle-
boro, VT where his bungalow iss'
Also elsewhere did the emissaries
learn that Kiplng would journey down
into the southwest, and after that Mex
leo. P1
Then upon the pier saw Kiplng a cou-
Mr.. and Mrs. lockwood
de Forest, East Tenth street for
whom Kiplng had a great love- And
said words of much good greeting with
him, the Mem Sahfb Kipling and the
three little Kiplings.
Whereupon Kipling arose up, and, af-
ter fighting madly with the customs Of
icers, went away. s ...+ 49,
A BETTER NAME. ss ~.