Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-16

conducted for Lord Roberts at Bloem-
fontein by Kipling, Ralph, Doyle and
other writers. including generals and
noblemen. Mr.. Ralph's new book Is to
contain much new matter, with his re-
markable letters from Pretoria to
America, the correspondence having
been remodeled and rearranged.
The announcement Is made by
Charles Frohman that the initial pro-
duction of the play "Eben Holden" was
given in Bridgeport, Conn, on Monday
night, September so. with f. NJ. Hol-
land playing the character or Uncle Eb
The dramatization Of Irving Bachelors
phenomenally successful book has been
done by Edward u. Rose, and is said 10
be very strong piece of work and TO
portray the story accurately. Mr.
Bachelors second success, 'D'ri and
l." has been for the past two weeks the
best selling book in New York ana 9TH
or cities.
Mrs. Burton Harrison has embodied
in her story, ''Winwood's Luck. pub
lshed In recent New Lippin-
colt, one of the incidents Of her child
hood In Virginia at the outbreak Of the
Civil War. Two chests of old English
silver, part Of that brought by
Lord Fairfax 10 the colony in
1862. were hastily buried by Mrs.
Harrlson's mother, aided by
young cousin Of the family (killed
afterward in the war; and an
old negro steward, who died, carrying
the secret OF the hiding place with him.
The old house above the hiding place
OF the treasure was subsequently
burned 10 the ground, the forest sur
rounding II laid waste, the trees of the
lawn used as breastworks for a fort
erected on the site of the dwelling. A
camp OF Federal soldiers occupied the
place, and had they but known OF II
nothing would have been easier than
for the lounging troopers 10 occupy
their waiting hours by possessing them
selves OF what lay so conveniently ct
hand. But, years afterward. the exact
spot was Identified by the family and
the contents OF the two chests found
under the ruins OF the cellar, lying
loose In the keeping OF Mother Earth,
blackened but otherwise intact. The
tragedy OF the story was. happily. not
a part Of the family chronicle Of the
author, but was supplied from the ex-
periences OF others, not uncommon In
border history Of that day.
In America II is not an uncommon
thing for a map TO make his appor-
tunities,--to rise from the lowest levels
TO afiluence and responsibility, but an
Englishman who does this thing Il 4
much rarer specimen. Francis Thomp-
son. the poet, is perhaps the only Eng
lishman OF Letters OF the present day
who has done Just this. and the tale Of
his degradation and his triumphant cs-
cape from II Is as pitlful as II IL ro-
mantle. Its counterpart In pictur-
sequences is found In the life Of Els
worth Lawson. who is making his debut
this spring through Herbert $. Stone
q Co.'S publication OF "Euphrosyne and
Her Golden Book"
He. too. sold papers on the streets
for a meager living, and though he
escaped the opium. which almost 81
fenced Mr.. Thompson's talent, he never
theless passed through a fiery furnace
OF n different sort His father. like
Simon OF old, was a tanner. but man
OF such upright tastes and instincts as
helped The son perhaps more than he
knew. Yet u II an extraordinary thing
that from such background the spec
lei kind Of book that 10 now Appearing