The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-28
A FAvoRITE WITH BOYS.
7. I, Trowbridge, the Author. and
His Life at Arlington.
(Ihe american Boy.

Some of us boys" who are beginning
10 nave silver threads in our hair and
who have ''strapp;Eg' boys of our own
USED 70 read with uAdagging interest
tnose delightful stories by ]. T. Trov-
DrldSe that many OF the bows of tcdav
are fond of reading. We used to ruur
over "Cudjo's Cave ..Neighbor Jack
wood, and all the other charming sto-
RES written by Trowbridge that the
boys of today read with eager inter
est. ana how many of US when we
were boys used to recite The Vaga-
bonds on the afternoons when our
teachers had US speak pieces at
school daresay that many Of the
boys Of today are fond of reciting the
famous old poem beginning with:
w are TWO travellers, Roger end /
rogers my dog Come here, You
Jump for the gentleman, mind your
eyel
over the table-look out for the
lamp
The rogue is growing a little cid.
Five years we've tramped through
wind and weather.
And slept outdoors when nights were
cold,
And ate and drank-and st4-ved-to-
~ O @ o
/ shall not soon forget one beautiful
afternoon not so very long ag1 when
I sat in Mr.. Trowbridge's home in Ar
hngtOn and he told me when and where
he wrote The Vaga bonds" and talked
in the most interesting way of his work
as writer. Arlington is a suburb of
Boston and every mile of the way be-
tween the city and the home of Trow-
bridge is historic ground. One leaves
Boston by the new subway uader the
famous old Boston Common Encrs-
inS from the subway at one IF the 81
frances to the beautiful Public Garden
one goes on out past the splendid
Trinity church which resounded for so
many years to the eloquence Of Ph,Iip
Brooks. Near it is the Art museum Of
which Boston is so justly proud and
that all boys ought to visit when they
go to Boston. One goes right by ins
great Boston public library. which is
among the largest and finest libraries
in the world. In a few minutes the car
runs across the Charles river. and if
one cares to do SO, one can, when re-
turning, cross the river by the bridge
on which Longfellow stood when the
words of
Il stood on the bridge at mida,ght,'
were suggested to him. On one goes
past the beautiful grounds of IIarvai d
college to Harvard square, whe-e one
changes cars for Arlington. 1t taka=
but a few minutes to go from Harvard
square to the old home of LOngfeu0W,
anu Il rev minutes more brings one "a
"Elmwood,' for 50 many years the
home of James Russell Lowell. Tren
one can go back to Harvard Square
and resume ones journey to Airing
ton. going by the famous old WasE-
( ingtOn elm and on past many houses
having a history of more than ordinary
/ interest. One must leave the car a
Pleasant street. which has been well
named, since it is a wide and bear.tiI u
winding street shaded in some places
by fine old elmS. such as one does not
often see out OF New England \ walk
of half a mile brings one TO 4 large
and handsome house standing vel
back in wide doOryard filed with
shrubbery. Back of the house is a
beautiful lake and the surroundings
are as rural as those of a country
town.
The maid who comes to the door ush-
ers one into a large and sunny parl0r
from the rear window of wnicn one
could almost toss stone into The lake
In one corner of the parlor is a wide
case reaching from floor to ceiling and
completely filled with beautiful birds
Mr.. TrOwbridge tells you with tear