Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-14
IS A LITERARY PRISONER
Writes an Imaginative Story With a Strong
Local Colorng.
II Entitled "Tbe Mormon Queen, "and
Endows Mythical Young Lady win
Wonderful Power for Doing Good.

Not many prisoners in the Utah
penltentiary are endowed with a liter
airy bent There Is one man, however
who has strong incllnations in that de
rectlon. He is George W. Walscn the
author OF three or four books Walsen
Is q young man OF good education. In
prison his habits have been most ex-
emplary and have had a wholesome
effect upon many OF the more hardened
characters. He has been, during the
two years Of his incarceration, a very
industrious inmate Of the institution
and on more than one occasion has
rendered valuable assistance to the
warden and guards, Warden Dow says
he believes him to be a reformed Grim
inal and as such thinks him entitled TO
every legitimate encouragement
The offense Of which Walsen was con-
vlcted and sentenced for a period Of
five years, was forgery committed, he
says, while under an influence produced
by the too excessive use Of liquor
Since his Incarceration he declares that
he has entirely overcome his propensi-
ties In this direction, and that he has
resolutely determined 20 lead better
and higher life. a statement that War
den Dow and his aids fully
believe. During his incarceration
Walsen has devoted the most Of his
spare time 10 story writing and one OF
his books. now In the hands Of a New
York Publishing House. why Two and
Two DO Not Make Five Is said 20 be
an extremely interesting production
His latest work, however, is of an en-
tirely different character comprising
$40 pages Of typewriter manuscript
and dealing with a wholly mythical
subject in a wholly mythical way. He
gives Il the high sounding title OF the
Mormon Queen ana while there is
little about ~ that Is Mormon In any
sense, lt appears, nevertheless TO have
been written with no unfrlendly mo-
tiyes.
The book relates the experience Of
young girl, who endowed with a beau
tiful voice. goes out into the world
and with her gift and the manifesto
ton Of a deep love for mankind wins
the admiration Of the world and tri-
umghs over numberess forms OF evil
with which she is asaslled, the tempters
instead Of lnjuring her. being them
selves uplifted by her influence. The
evident aim OF the book Is TO show the
power Of love In overcoming the evil OF
the world and with such a motive can
not but recommend Itself 20 all who
have the good Of humanity az heart
and have a glimpse OF the wisdom
by the demonstration OF the
higher thought. which is slowly but
surely making itself a potent force I'm
the philosophy abroad In the world
and of which impersOnal love Is the im-
p0rtant key The author displays a
vivid imagination. the plot being de-
cidedly original a copy of the manu-
gcrlnt Is now under revision by eastern
publishers and Mr. Walsen says the
sale OF a 600 copies Of the work has
been practically agreed upon IN adj
vance.
THE AUTHORS INTRODUCTION.
The authors introduction Is couched
In the following language.
Should the unfrieudly critic find no
other ground for condemnation. than
that this STORY Is crude and filled
with grammatical errors the author
win be glad.
should the friendly ''crltlc" find that
there Is some merit IN the effort. the
author will be pleased
Should the public receive the
story" IN the same spirit ln which Il
Is written, the author will be highly
alated.
With "love" 10 all mankind