Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-30

was no other cabin In sight, so Mr..
Harden accepted the kind offer with
what grace he could summon. There
were four beds In the room and no
curtains, and the visitor wondered what
they would do with him. They all sat
cheerfully around the fire after sup
per- and about o'clock the mountain
eer said. 81 reckon me n you'd bet
ter go down to the spring an git us
a drink At the spring the host OBJ
yiously detained his guest for few
minutes and on returning to the cabin
they found II wrapped In darkness. The
two men went In and slept IN a bed to-
gether The next morning before dawn
the author was awakened from the
most delightful sleep he had ever ex-
perenced. 1t was the mOuntaineer
bending over him 81 reckon" the
man said, that me n you'd better
crawl out an give the women folks a
chance 10 git up an cook breakfast
Houghton, Mlflln & CO. have now on
press new revised edition Of their
Portrait Catalogue, The style has been
much improved and portraits Of the
newer authors added. The catalogue
contains over 1000 titles and is alto
gether a very notable and valuable
list,
Prof, Arlo Bates. OF the Mass. Insti>
tute OF Technology, is travelling In Eu-
rope this summer and happened TO be
In Venice on the day that the Cam
panlle fell. His latest novel, "The
Diary Of Saint" will be published
next month.
Houghton, Mifliin & Co announce the
following fiction for publication during
September: "A Sea Turn" a new col
lection Of short stories by Thomas
Bailey Aldrich; THE Diary of Saint"
by Arlo Bates "A DOwnrenter's Son"
a story Of New York GO years ago by
Ruth Hall. new and complete edition
OF Maria $, Cumminss ever popular
novel, THE Lamplighter;" and the fol-
lowing juvenile fiction. "The Cham
pion,' by Charles Egbert Craddock,
The Flag on the Hilltop" by Mary
Tracy Earle, and Lois Mallet's Dan
gerous Gift" by Mary Catherine Lee.
In the department of history, biog-
raphy, and essays. they viii publish
next month John Fiske's last work.
New France and New England"
Lockhart's Life Of Scott" In a fine
new edition OF five volumes; Nathaniel
Hawthorne" by Prof. George L. Wood
berry; American Navigation" by Will
liam w Bates; and "Eternallsm" by
Orlando ]. Smith
Kate Douglas Wlggin always goes TO
Europe In the spring and stays until
but she never falls 20
spend part Of the year at her Maine
home, "Quillcote" on the Saco
river. She has identified herself thor
oughly with the little village where she
passed her childhood and has done a
great deal for the community She
plays the organ In the old church and
sings In the choir. She teaches I'm the
Sunday school. lends her house for
church and social festivities. and gives
help with open hands wherever II Is
needed. A village Improvement society
Is one Of her pet hobbies. and each year
she gives an entertainment whose pro-
reeds go toward identifying the village.
She reads from the manuscript Of her
newest unpublished book and she press
rs into service the talents 81 any friends
who happen to be In her house party.
The evenings would find favor even in
New York. Saco river considers them
and buys tickets law
SHY with comf0rtahlc inner knowl-
adge that the break wilrsreturn IN the
shape OF park benches and river ter
aces and clean streets and other N.llage
improvements Mrs. Virgins latest
book. THE Diary OF a Goose Girl" is
proving very acceptable summer read
ng. This autumn her "Penelopo's Irish
Experiences viii be published In a holt
lay edition. with charming Illustrations
~ the English artist Charles T. Brock.
In connection with the forthcoming |
United edition of Montalgne's works In |
preparation BY Houghton, Mliiiln & Co,