The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-07
MIR. HARTE's LITERARY WORK.
AuthOr Of Poems That Were Popular
for Many Years.

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Francis Bret Harte was born at Albany,
N. Y, Aug. 25. 1899. He went to the mining
regions of California and later engaged in
newspaper work. He was secretary OF the
branch United States mint. San Francisco,
1851. For a time he was editor of the
Overland Monthly. He went to New York
in 1870 and remained there until 1898. Mr..
Harte was United States consul at Crefeld.
Germany, 1850, and filed the same posi-
ton at Glasgow. Scotland. lssO-5. Since then
he was a resident OF London. He was the
author of The Heather Chinee." 1859;
1870; Poems" ISL; East and West
Poems 1871; Mrs. Skagg's Husbands
1s72: Echoes of the Foothills" 1874; Tales
of the A~rgonauts,' 1875; Gabriel Conroy"
and Two Men of Sandy Bar" 1876;
Thankful Blossom" 1871: STORY Of a
Mine" and Drift from Two Shores" 1878;
The Twins OF Table Mountain and Other
Stories" 1879; Flip" and Found at Blaz-
ing Star" 1882: In the Carquinez Woods"
1888; 'on the Frontier. - 1854; by Shore and
Sedge" and "Maruta," 1855; "Snowbound at
Eagles" and The Queen of the Pirate
Isle 1856; "A Millionaire of Rough and
Ready" Devils Ford and The Crusade
the Sierras." Drift from Redwood Camp"
and The Argonauts of North Liberty"
1883; "Cressy" and The Heritage of Ded-
low Marsh" 1889; "A Waif of the Palms,"
"A Ward OF the Golden Gate" 1850; "A
sappho of Green Springs" and Sally Dows."
1892; 'Susy." 1893; Three Partners" 1897;
IN Light and Shadow 1895: "A Ward of
the Golden Gate" 1893; MIR. Jack Ham
Inns Mediation 1893; From Sandhill to
Pine" 1900; Under the Redwoods," 1901.
Among Mr.. Harte's poems 9TH Society
Upon the Stanislaus," The Heather Chi
nee" and Fate" are considered the most
popular. Two of those named are given be-
THE OCTET UPON II sTANIsLA1rs
i reside at Table Mountain. and my name is
Truthful James:
And IN tell IN simple language what 1 know
That broke up our Society upon the stanislow.
But first 1 would remark that it is not a proper
For any scientific gent to whale his fellow-man.
And. II a member don't agree with his peculiar
To lay Tor that same member for to put a
head" on him.
Now. nothing could be finer or more beautiful to
Than the FIRST six months. proceedings Of that
same society. ~
Till Brown Of Calaveras brought a lot OF fossil
That he found within a tunnel near the tene-
ment OF Jones.
Then Brown he read a paper. and he reconstruct
From those same bones. an animal that was ex-
tremeiy rare.
And Jones then asked the Chair for a suspension
Till ne could prove that those same bones was
one OF his lost mules.
Then Brown he smiled a bitter smile. and said
he was at fault
1t seems ne had been trespassing on Jones's fam
1y vault.
He ~ss a NEST sarcastic man. this quiet Mr..
And on several occasions he had cleaned out the
town.
Now. l hold it is not decent for a scientific gent
Nor should the individual who hannane q, -
meant
Reply BY heaving rocks at him. to any great ex-
tent
Then Abner Dean OF Angels raised a point Of or
A chunk OF old red sandstone took him in the
And he smiled a kind Of sickly smile. and curled
And the subsequent proceedings interested him
no more.
For. in less time than I write IL. every member
In a warfare with the remnants OF a pelaeozoic
And the way they heaved those fossils in their
anger was a sin.
TIL the skull OF an old mammoth caved the
And this is all I have to say Of these improper
For ! i've a. Table Mountain. and my name 4.
And I've told in simple language what I know
about the row
That broke up our Society upon the stanislow.
FATE.
The sky IL clouded. the rocks are bare
The spray OF the tempest Is white in afr.
The winds are out with the waves at plav
And saall not tempt the sea to-day.
The trail Is narrow. the wood is dim.
The panther clings 20 the arching limb.
And the lions whelps are abroad az play
And I shall not join In the chase to-day"
But the ship sailed safely over the sea.
And the hunters came home from the chase I'm
Elee.
And the town that was buffded upon the rort
Was swallowed ~ IN the earthquake shock.