Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-13
SOME KIPLINa ITEMS.
His Coming Visit TO Americ"--- 49,.
90 Julia Marlowe---H story VI
E.,ber aud an Indian Ratah'

his coming Visit 10 AmerIca---s
,o Julia Marlowe---R story OF
Father aud an Indian Ratah'
Rndvard Kipling and his family viii sal,
for New York on January 70 on ooaIu
the White Star line steamer MaJest,c,
writes the London correspondent OF tne
Associated Press. They will spend Two
months in America, mostly in Washing-
ton. which is Kipling's favorite American
citv. and the city of Mexico, which tne
nonular writer has not before vlslVeu'
Jnbn HAYS Hammond, the American eu-
oineer of Transvaal fame, who is warm
friend of Kip ing, may accompany him on
his American visit. Kipling deplores the
impression, created by his early writings
that he is unfriendly to America. de re-
gently remarked that he admired Amerl-
cans and the colonizing English, and that
the only men he could not tolerate we're
the stay-at-home Englishmen.
Mr.Kipling has sent Julia Marlowe Taoer
a COPY of "The Days Work. with the foi
lowing inscription in the authors hand
writing on the fy-leaf:
when skies are gr y INSTEAD Of blue,
With clouds that come to dishearten;
When things 90 wrong as they sometimes 10
In life Is little kindergarten,
beg you my child don't weep and wall
Aud don't. don't take to tipping;
But cheer your soul with little tale
By NeighbOr Rudyard kiplinR.
Here is a story told by Rudyard Kiplng
and published in the Bookman: Mr.. Kip
ling's father, John Kipling, went to pay a
visit TO an Indian rajah who was about 10
bring home queen. The elder klplhg
had been engaged in the decorations OF tDe
palace. and its owner showed him the glfts
of stuffs and perfumes he had procured
for his coming spouse The raJah also
sent for his jewel Baskets, and asked Mr..
Kiplng to assist him in selecting the gems
TO he inc uded in the marriage gifts. They
were of extraordinary SIZE and value, such
gems as are seldom seen except in the East,
and to the artist the selection was pleas
| ure. Finally he lifted a wonderful dia-
mond one of the choicest gems IN the col
lection. and said: "You should send this.
No woman could resist it," The raj All
looked up. caught it, and held it jealousy
TO his breast. Then, slowly replacing 1t IN
the casket, answered, "Nay, such gems be
| not for women
These items are from the New York
Tribune: "The French TRANSACTIONS oil
Mr. Kipling's stories are attracting more
NJ. Jules Lemaitre, in a recent article
about the young mans work, says that the
animal stories are a welcome change from
the everlasting society novel, with its petty
intrigues and its pretentious immortality
He feels that Kiplng is in the utmost de
gree original, aud that he has no forerun
ners unless it be La Fontaine and Hans
Andersen-which opinion is additions
testimony to the fact that no Frenchman
however learned and brilliant, can ente
into the spirit and interpret the genius o
the Anglo-Saxon."
"Mr. Kipling, by the way, has offended
some of his British admirers. They do
not like the barnyard details of his las
story, "Stalky Il Co.," and complain tina
he is cultivating brutality in the small DO!
in clarifying Stalky's mimic warfare oil
the old farmers cattle