The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-01
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State, however, has the immortal
"Dooley," George Horton, Chatf1eld-
Taylor, H. B. Fuller, E. Hough, Sla-
son Thomson, Will Payne and the IA
nous editor of the "Bilioustine."
Kansas boasts of her William Allen
White; Louisiana, of Cable Georgia,
of Joel Chandler Harris; Kentucky has
her James Lane Allen, as well as Opie
Read, Harrison Roberts, John Boy by
adoption, and John Uri Lloyd; Califor-
mia has her Markham, Jack London
and Gellett Burgess; Wisconsin is the
native state of Hamlin Garland; Iowa,
of Octave Thanet; Virginia of Thomas
Nelson Page; Massachusetts of Mary
Wilkins, and Maine of Sarah Orne
Jewett.
A continuation of the list would
| serve merely as additional proof of
| the fact that the state which does
not have its favorite son or
daughter in letters who is not
also popular with the readers of
most of the other states is hard to
find. We are becoming a greatly di-
versified people of widely scattered cul-
| ture; and yet the unity of our people
in matters literary is remarkable. Not
long ago, as an example Of this, a well
| known critic within the space If a few
weeks lectured-in towns which bordrred
the Canadian and Mexican frontiers
and in towns in New England and on
the Pacific slope. His critical talks
were equally appreciated in all Of these
places.
A New York editor has called atten-
ton to the fact that, although Bret
IIarte wrote many things for he stage,
none of them We're deemed worthy of
acceptance. The fact seems very
strange when it is recalled that from
one of Bret Harte's earliest stories a.
| play was prepared which made a for
tune for more than one. The same
editor points out that while Mr.. Harte
was a great creator of characters and
was able to put them readily into short
| narratives, he never acquired any u
the playwright's skill. mo American
hctionist of much distinction" he goes
on to say, has yet written successful
| ly for book and stage
1t was "Mliss' which made the
great stage success. Bret Harte .twrote
the story when he was a typesetter on
a San Francisco weekly. The editor
| read his manuscript and suggested to
Mr.. Harte that he lengthen it out.
Harte replied that he did not want to
try the lengthening process himself,
but that he was perfectly willing to
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who did the padding, but with the ap-
as story was recognized as we'll as
worth for the stage. Thus it was that
| Annie Pixley secured fame and fortune
| as "M'liss" Mr.. Harte did not be-
come known until he wrote THE Luck
of Roaring Camp" and then it was as
| a short story writer. 1t is probable
! that the stage success of "M'lfss" al
| Nv hi
tenlpts to write for the stage, even
until shortly before his death.
DIR. Henry Van Dyke, the recently
elected Moderator of the General AS
sembly of the Presbyterian Church,
| lays more Importance on the teaching
of literature than on the teaching of
doctrine. His election to the highest
office in the Presbyterian Church is a
graceful tribute to him not only as a
man of the church but as a man of
| books and right reading. Not long ago
DR.. Van Dyke remarked:
II have tried to preach a great deal
and have succeeded, perhaps in doing a
little. 1 have tried not to write a great
DEAL and, if l have failed, at least
there might be more. The study fire
has been very helpful. Now 1 am try
ing to teach young men how to read"
| Along with the transformation of
! ''Ircnquill" to Pension Commissioner,
comes a change in his publishers from
| the West to the East. A leading New
York firm, will shortly issue new edi-
ton of Rhymes of Ironquill" hereto
| fore published in Kansas, in which is
being included poem by James Whit
comb Riley which is. eulogistic of Iron
QUILTS work. IT is not because he is
ashamed of his verse that Eugene
Ware puts 1t under the name of Iron
| quill" or refuses to allow his own
name to go on the title page, but be-
cause he wishes to keep his personality
as a writer distinct from his profession
as lawyer. Now that he has become
Pension COMMISSIONER, he is all the
more anxious that he shall not be our
dened with a literary fame.
Henry Wallace Phillips, author Of
Red Saunders" who says that he
was born In New York City lived all
over the place in usual New York
sytle and in early youth gave promise
cf future II he grew up. relates many
3 lod stories Of his experiences in the
Black Hills which are not recorded in
his stories. Phillips worked az feeder
IN stamp mill connected with a niue.
Al one. time his mother came out 10
the camp and started a Sunday school.
Ills brother and a banjo furnished the
music. helped BY the Swede wife Of the
carpenter. who knew none,of the words
and very few Of the tunes. bat dld the
best she could. MY mother" saws
the author. asked one small boy h h.
knew what God was and he replied.
Yes, Ma'aIn-a CUES word and seem-