The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-03

Improvement. Another indication
that the patient IL getting better. Is
that today he asked TO be shown
the newspapers and seemed 10 be
greatly pleased and affected at the
interest IN his Illness shown by the
American people,
Eyes since kiplinE has been III. tho
eastern papers have been full Of
"reminiscences illustrating the famed
writer's chArseterirtiees The pres
ence In New York At this time -
Beattis Baiestier. Kipiing's brother.
in-law. who IL awaiting Klpling's re-
covery. when he will sue the novelist
F for So. 600. alleging malicious prose-
cution. 10 also attracting interest.
The New York sun has the following
TO say regarding Klplings trouble
with him
From the time Kipling made his
first visit to the Baiertler's IN Yer.
mont none Of the neopls had ever
been able 20 mad out much about
him. lie held himself aioof from the
natives. minded bic own husisess.
and discouraged any advances that
most of shsm made toward estab.
llshins friendly relations. They
wanted 10 know what bis house was
like on the inside. They never found
out. because they never got farther
than the door. They wanted "a
know how he lived aud worked.
what he ate and when and hoW he
slept. They never had chance 70
crafty iheif curiosity until the bal
.atier ease came 10 trial. Tho good
Sew England people concluded that
I, would be feast for eyes aud earr.
10 they veut 10 the court room ~ II
they werv Go attend the circus.
The lawyers on both sides. local
practitioners. Understood the mo-
tive that attracted 30 many people
10 che trial. and wishing To DO all
they could Tor their fellow citizens.
thus Increasing their own popular
ity. they asked kipunx all sorts %
questions Seither kipiing's nor
naleatlrrs lawyers intefposcd any
objections 10 qaestsvrs that had not
E the reno,eHt bearing on the case
I immaiefiai irrelevant and out Of or
der. a. the lawyers pharHe H. II
+ happened. therefore, that Kipiing
was obliged 20 give. IN the course Of
. his examination. . great deal Of per
aonai and family history While he
vas on the siand firattieboHo learn
ed more about kiplinH than II ever
hopsi to know. and was greatly
I pleased IN consequence. kipiiuE had
taken much pleasure up 60 this
T time In knowing that his nslshhcrs
we're Just dsyouFsnE themselves With
curiosity that they had no means II
gratifying WhcH he found that he
had 20 tell So much about himself he
VAS the mos, iisFusted man IN the
state of Vermont The one thing he
wanted was to- get away from the
place and forget all about his arrt
and only experience In AN American
law court. Immediately after the
case was concluded aud Beatty
I Baieatlsr Was bound over To keep
the peace the kipliuFs began q
make preparations for their foreign
trim.
Klpilns was married on January
18th. lang. 20 Miss Carolyn Raicstior
~ thi. city The wedding took place
.
London. IL was said 60 be the full
filment 81 wish expressed by VOL
colt Baleatier turt before his dc.th.
shortly after theie marriage Mr..
and Mrs kipling came TO this coun-
try. they visited Mrs. kiplinE's
family &C iirattleboro. and -
charmed vas kipling with the coun-
try that ne bought a piece of prop
erty In the little hamlet ~ Dummer-
sion. a short distance from Hrattle-
boro, and there built a houac. which.
with furnishings. cost $4,000. The
houFe IL long. low building. PoxaG,
with "A projecting roof that has Just
the suggestion OF thatch. A wide
verandn extends along one entire
end ~ the house. A long hall divides
tho house In the middle there being
eleven rooms ON either side % tho
halt The house was designed 10
represent an Indian Bungalow. IL IL
built ON "a hillside overlooking tn
Connecticut river. and the only en-
trance is IN the rear. At every APP
proaeh to the house IL found She
sign no trespassing on these
RroundFi"
! KipiinE's room II In the southeast
corner. from the windows Of which
a view Of the river may be had for
miles up and down. The room was
plalnly furnished when the author
lived there. only two books could
be seen---R dictionary and a book %
synonyms IL thia room were writ
ten most Of 1.-The chapters OF his
Captain Courageous.
Mrs Kipllnr is one cf the six heirs
to largo estate left By her grand
father, the late judge peshins
Smith. Judge smith WAS a remark
able man. william ~. Seward as
serted that Smith had n profoundci
knowledge uf International law than
any other living man. When Sew,
ard was on his trip around the world
he was asked by the mlkndo OF Jap
an to recommend some one To draft
commercial treaties between Jnpna
and the great nations uf the world
seward was not long I'm answering.
Il know Of iuat one man who can
do the work IN manner that wal
stand every possible test" said the
secretary; "hc In Judge Peshinc
Smitle"
The mikndo sent for Judge Smith
Offering him a muniaccnt salary.
The Judge remained six years In the
. fiowery kingdom, and completed the
commercial negotiations between
that country and the United states
ms wen rs with other nations, when
Judge smith returned hofse II was
with fortune and presents that re-
qulrcd flfty trunks 10 transport
This fortune was left to his dnugh-
ter. Mrs. Balestier who holds IL In
trust for her six children.