New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-26

impassioned master-verse Of The Seven Seas,
comparable stories Of The 'jungl, Books" and the
whole Of that delightfully."- vivid and vigorous tale
grous." Although he had not get reached the
dollar VOID period OF his authorship. his neigh
bofs Considered That his was th" most proh'aole
The later hours Of the day were devoted TO exer-
cise- Including a daily excursion 10 the postofnce-
and 10 recre"tons which show him to be thor
sion +" horses disinciining him FOR driving he at
hrst walked much over The surrounding hills and
through all th" n"tr countryside. later h. pre-,
erred bicycling and was often met in the rural
roads and lanes mounted upon his wheel and not
nstIrluenif accompanird of ms VII IN t nese
shCuldorcd figure was usually clad Ia plain suit
broad Drimmed SOFT hat. ms sr"y-nme eyes a.
ways looked through glasses worn 10 correct asiig-
sAu'aton for every passing acquaintance. Occa-
sionally he found recreation In cutivatng his gar
snow. IL going abroad upon snowshoes. ~ slee-
hillside. Some time too much he gave 10
social functions, IN which ne showed himself to- be
devoted and hospable Of hosts Among other Wis
ors ne entertained the gifted creator Of sherlock
Holmes" and A Desert Drama" Conan DOYLE.
who here had most enjoyable experience Of a
N"W-t.neland thanksgiving. although II was snow
less ana the anticipated sl"ighride had to be- FORE
Kping's local reputc is much less "saturnine'
Wah mas Dcen represented me pupicailon oi Ms
oasv impressions OF the country and his criticisms
Of The quality and motives Of it's pe0plo-"ouched
IN language NOR" candid than compll t-natu-
IaIN aroused prejudice which made II dimculi At
y
His declining To he pa tronzed by prosperous trades
people. his persistence in permitting no invasion OF
dcmcanor toward unaccreditcd inouistiyo and i'm
pertinent bores who would intrude upon his pri-
V1cN procured fOr him ropufo for insr'"pf IN
civity which always undeserved md which
personal acquaintance with him speedily dispelled
Those who know HIM here. who have seen him in
his own home or ~ theirs. testify that ne Is uni
formly kind and gcntlemanly a genial companion.
pleasing talker and p sedulous observer Of all
the social conventiOnalitics. Ills humber rural
noighhors and those who have been in his employ
accord him hearty liking for his considerable r"-
gard Of their rights which is alike creditable TO
they sometimes mention him is merely sportive
aidef in he esfabiisbmen, If nearby pos,of1cs
which thcy neither needed desired. and which
was quickly discontinued when he went abroad
this sunny mountainside IS expressed in the name
h. bestowed upon fl. THE Naulahka" meaning
lahks 90 1t is the FIRST and only habitation which
ne ever erected for himself here he dwoli for some
years ana wrought much OF his marvellous work.
he is 70 return TO ABIDE bemoath his rooffrne as
has been hoped or whether his presence here is to
garded with tender interest by reason of its asso-
citation with q transcendeni genius and wondrOus
literary artist.
HOW HE APPEARED At CAPETOWN
TO pr. Wolfes visnette Of Kipline may add
tho brief description written by a man in Cape
Town the time Of Killings visit there
a small man. dressed to match his old pipe-and
both scores-wth prominent spectaces and prom
inent chin dark mustache. keen. dark eyes keen
expression quick movements and astOnshlngly
quick rejonders in talking. he distinctive note OF
him was keenness altogether. but sympathetic
he would be- rather cocksure and sef-conhdent
Than he iooks-it was those long oary wears of
hard. unrecognized newspaper work in India hat
knocked The youth our Of him. ne is rdicuouslv
young 20 De so famous and 10 have earned his
fame by so much entirely solid work. political or
rather national. well literary. Nevertheless.
as one enthusiast expressed IT, he puts the least
side on Of any celebrity ever met"
4 later commentator. Dr. Leon Kellner vlsted
Kiplng not long ago in England. and wrote long
article on him in a Viennese journal When this
newspaper man left Kipng's house he said TO
himself. To-day have soen happiness face 10
face" The first impression pressed upon him was
striking IN Is diversity. Whenever Mr. Kipng
speaks and turns his face fun upon you you would
think YOU had before you a very wide-awake lively
and harmless child but the profile shows strong
man who has not grown mp I'm the atmosphere Of
the study. have seldom" adds tho interviewer.
received Two such different impressions from one
and the same face. Tho workrOOm il - surprising
simplicity the north wall g. covered with books
half It's height over the door hangs a portrait of
Burne-Jonc- fMr. Kiping's unrIel. 20 the right.
near the window. stands plain tahie-no, writ
ing-table-on which lie couple OF pages contain
ing verses. No works Of arr. no. conveniences no
knickknacks-the unadorned room simple and
earnest Ike q Puritan chapel"
Il much fear" began the interviewer that 7
have come too early. and .hat have disturbed YOU
IN your work No no." Interrupted Kiplug. Il
have done my daily task"
81 looked astonshed az him The late lamented
Trollope came 20 my mind who under all clrcum-
stances wrote his twenty pages every day-but
Trolopc and Kpliug. lie guessed AT once what
had astonished me" 81 do my daily task con
scientlousy. bui NOT All that write is printed;
most o. goes there" Tine wnstepaper basket
nm Na an b.r. 81 90
mass ~ iorn-up papers rolled on the ground
Kipnr~ movements are quick and lively. and
perhaps somewhat nervous. a thoroughly Southern
temperament"
DIFFICULT TO TRANSLATE a POET
When Dr. Kellner complained 10 him Of the dir
ncultes he found iu comparing the different value
he found placed upon English poets in England
itself and among foreign nations Mr.. Kiping re-
marked 81 perfectly understand the difference ot
taste and therefore Of Judgment one and the
poet by two different people only wonder
that and then agreement does az all exist.
You Germans understand English as far az
grammar and dictionary can conve' II to YOU. but
when YOU translate Justice by 'Rerechtlgkeit. or
virtue by 'ugend' YOU by no means call up by |
these words the same idea which the Engllshman |
thought Of when he wrote down these words. We |
write II H. true. IN letters ~ the alphabet but |
psy choiogcally regarded. every printed page f. a
picture book. every word. concrete or abstract.
picture. The picture its'i may never come 10 TIE
readers cOnsCl business. huf deep down below In |
tho unconscious realms The picture works and in |
nuences Ms and that j. wher, the difficulty lies |
Every nation has IFS own picture for every word. |
and this is passed On uncOnscouelf from genrr- |
alton 90 generation The German has quite an |
other Kind OF picture for gcrech;igkeii ~ the |
Ensl.shn.an for Justice NOW. every poem con
tains hundred. Of such piaturc- u IS rather to be
wondered al that an, nation can at an understand |
the poetry Of another and still." he added re- |
r.cfiv.ly "tho timc b. rapidly approaching that |
tho nations will understand one another.
r. i. perhaps surprising 20 bear such words from
,h. irnp.rialsst Kpiiur who mas done more than |
ary living politcian to spread imperialism bui II |
f. one NJ tn, cont mental misunderstandings Of I'm
r4-,lisnl to regard f. as Identical with lingo poll