New-York tribune., 1899-03-24
KIPLING IN VERMONT.
THE IMPRESSION HE MADE ON HIS
NEIGHBoRs-HIs UNAFFECTED HOS
PIrALITY-PLAYING GOLF WITH
pArNTED RAILS ON THE SNOW.

1lNO pCi<A
PAINTED BALLS ON THE SNOW.
The Rev. Charles O. Day in The Consregationalis'
am asked to give few gIimpses ,s as nnthor myfe,r
whose recent illness has called out such universal
ad Mr. a'xnS KpSs disEes and forbds sensational Or
mercenary invasion OF his private te Of friends
who love and admire him and who scarcely he
counted for number even though tney y,dre Sp' Than
his books have bound them to him. Perhaps thefe,
fore he will not be dispeased az me ,s.,"s sshsncs
Of proximity though most valued one 'hre" i0'
a little time into his company. A., 1y,D,,ro IN the
early ye9s0Sf dsgs of his % @ With BraleborO y
two miles nqTh Of nShS wheh ne pssor nai in that Village
happened to dine at the same table with M mn, no a.
traits which | had seen might have done so from
The constant play OF comment from him as ms y rye
fell fell on Dur6sy TsT s so@ 2effh me In a tqs
the Thanksgiying dinner IN the the nome end recall his
vivid iescrption given for the benefit Of chiaren
present Of The dongs Of the m tFoGPs s GARDENS and
even dwellings OF his Indian homes dne ssen the
the jungle Books wneh nao nDt DnmbeT % Of months
aor W When N his house was building and he octS ,Se
p9G f0t5fEo antEor nea snd ARTIST Who kindly showed
certain precious and unique PldU,os Pd,a and who per-
senaIy IMPRESSED me as one OF the most nope nope
quiet sweet-natured, rarely bred gen. because Of
the deeper experience in them surpassed even ehrough
expression OF his sifted Son as0 and heard the
owner describe theory. He called IL spc ~ the
the s ne he stern and his
study. opening upon the roomy PiddIIa" rnI1fed out
me Sutm ann inst vsibe over the Chesterfield Hs
and spoke of the impression aIec,Ine ,bnt az noun
life received from Emersons poei" o' ''
Ii was good many months after 6erore bs pref. ref
erence for retirement but when % did so he ie. et
that had been unneehpGSry so III nplesdins occupa-
ton but saying that that was no N EindIv and
EcTiyy amETHiy as 70 out me at my at once. imply
ing that the call would have been welcone. oSa oSa,
called cal O freauentiy spending many Monday % alter
moons for a series of months throush enr anr isa5
thus enjoyed Mr Kplings eomPsanSnshnne s ION eSi
in indoor and m an outdoor bSuSh %ay more like
poet than an athlete He would dscourSc Sc c ahos oe
ing and Of golf His play was good but his ara ara
matte description immensely better tho We crus Pc cut.
fing holes into the soft snow and naturally IosinY
the balls until it occurred to him to INK tnel sd teu
the plain Ike some football gridir3n or robe NTH
dem then had them painted ihe eadow mouIl Was
upon a side hill with gradual slope a odsd oda oY by
forever when once started unl&Sss & onnonent II
was an easy matter to make drive Of two mesd
As spring came little 6uI,ene ,ben we had holes made
OF empty vegetable cans sunk IN the NOE hoots S
T3uo r tnmcb If courtesy recollect his intentional
miss of a hole one inch away throwing the victory
Retiring from outdoor sports, we would repair "
the library for tea and taik .. - ,,s off NJ on
Mr. Kpling most generous IN ms s, gu oi lil.a
tertainment: his conversation was preclseiy de rid
his books at their best, and touched upon h oun
ranpe Of subjects He rarely referred 10 MS o~I
methods of work though now and then ne ,ai resa d
fragment of his writings ana rho poem
The American Spirit and portions or the sI,inn5
ode. not then comPeted Clearly brilliantly
upon such topics as classes IN bnshsI T,a Ey1rsh
amusemenS and pa perodcais especially when the
mail came in, for which he had & ms plNSte noasm
ospecalv at the time Of the Venezuela incident he
would smile quiet smile win men,af ayorite sub
iect was children their tastes their SERIOUSNESS ana
their depth he sad nb tneb ne the "Wo Word heart We
never actually touched upon religious themes ex S.
nSnt ndirectiy but he spoke Of the Bible and ms
the text Put ON the whole armor Of Cod Amy at my
request to give M line for soldiers sermon ermor
All through my brief association with MN tns
IS Se Snbor OF of Of HYMN the
"Recessonai" grew upon me, absolutely unclassi- s
be yory W essence OF the ethical and Christian genius
of his family and race certain poyisnieSs' % - bes
inc after lost gol: balls in srowshoe catastropnes.
Geepened in him into the rt clear swsS one who vas
near the heart Of nature and o. m ruin. H. cdi,JI. hrI
how he has e Tes Pee nr
sion he has sharp lords for impertnencfs s me ne
instead of expedency where the frst Is meet. but
FOR ali that like the ype OF man IN ms owi povh;
ne is one who fears God and respects man IN s9cn
a snirIt as 10 be himself worshipful man ana
gentleman unafrad What would nave neea norind i
oF thopght and study which he planned to pursue
in his Vermont home had not Deen ti ruasE ILL., ii,
rrntod n fs impossibe 10 say. 1hat tngHsn Htei-
afre as he adorns 1T has been radically modheq is
nertain There may have been no loss. Inc he-
ossJona al' might not have been written gifts ike
t,S viii make their way under any skies