The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-21

Mediterranean. Mr., Warner was cheer
ful. and gave no Indication OF III
ness. After the luncheon Mr.. Warner
started on a walk. Among his acauaint-
gave books TO encourage his desire to
read. particularly books connected with
the history OF the coiored race. upon
which Mr. Warner was an authority. Mr..
Warner probably intended TO cali on this
man. as ne was In the neighborhood of
his house when he was stricken Prob
ably feeling I'll. he asked leave 1T . house
to sit down; then 10 lie down, requesting
TO be called In ten minutes. When the
woman of the house went to call him
hc was dead. News OF his sudden death
spread rapidly and was q great shock
to his many friends.
Charles Dudley Warner was born IN
Platnneld, Mass. September IL 1879 FITS
father man Of culture. died when
Charles was years old During his
early boyhood he had access TO few books
save Biblical commentaries, biographies
of austere. divines, and some calvinistic
treatfses, but he wne fond OF study. es-
pectally of the classics. and In 1861 was
graduated at Hamilton with the first prize
for English He had embodied his recoi-
lections OF his youth in New England in
one OF his most popular works--'Befne a
Boy which ~ partly an autobiography.
and faithful and amusing picture Of
rural life In Caivinistic New England
While IN college Nir. Warner contrib
uted TO the Knickerhocker and Putnam's
Maxaxine. He also prepared Book of
Eloauence." which Displayed a critical
Joined surveying party on the Mts-
souri, frontier. becoming familiar with
varied phases OF frontier life. He re-
turned qrI,s ~, 70 the East r iSt and .ss
University OF PennsvIvania In iS5s He
practtced his profession In Chicago until
1850. when he returned to the East and
became assistant editor Of tho Press. and
evening newspaper IN Hartford. Conn.
of which he assumed control In the fol-
lowing year. In 1867 the Press was con-
solidated with the courant. OF which he
became eo-editos.
In 1854 he became co-editor Of r1ar4
pers MAGAZINE. His most important
work with that publication was series
soith." followed hy 'Mexissn Paners'. m az
and Studies IN the Great West" He
interested himself in the treatment of
social topics In Connecticut. and was for
several years member of the state COM
mission on prisons and Of the National
Prison Association.
He was an ardent Abnlitiorist during
the antt.slavery agitation. and had been
Republican since the formation Of the
party. Yale gave him the degree ~
a. NJ In isle. aud Dartmouth the same
honor IN 1884
His carerr as an author began in ss76
In tho spring and summer of that wear
he wrote for the courant series -
sketches. lightly and humorouelv depict
ing the experiences NJ an amateur gar
densr, into which were woven causffe
comments on some of tho foibiss of so-
ciai and political iife These par.er. we're
published in book form. with an intro
duetinn by Henry Ward Heeeher under
the title 81 MY Summer In a Carvieu."
They met with immediate favor The~a
were followed hy many productions which
were accorded high favor hv the public
Mr.. Warner was associated with Earn
uel T. Clemens MARK TWAIN IN The
publication ~ The "t;iieed Are" nnd hia
fame AZ n writer was Worldwide. Ms
warmers latest ilfstary work ~ import
anre waF a. editor 0f "a library Of the
Worlds Best Literature"