The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-22

Driven mad by the noisy vulgarities in
his lodging house. he fees from the city
and tramps into the country in Jersey.
where in a disused cook house" he COM
pletes the book. on July 3. Here are sup
Elementary abstracts from his journal.
'-Jdly Is.
They have rejected The Captivei
They have rejected The Captive IN
Gods name, what does it mean? They
have rejected The Captive
Stirling. while he sold paper daily in a
wholesale paper store. made the weary
round of the publishers. only to meet dis
appointment at every turn:
Sept 6.
The last publishers said it would take
a month; they had many manuscripts on
hand, and could not DO better. So have
only to set my teeth together and wait.
oct B.
Their month is up 1 walked down
there today and saw them. The manu-
script is now being read-we are await
ing a second report
A second. That made my heart go like
mad Does that mean that the first is
Favorable l asked.
1t means that we are interested in
it the man answered: we will let you
know shortly.
"Oh, this waiting this waiting
Oct. s
"Ah. God. 1 came home from the park
tonight and I saw something that made
my heart go down like mad Il hurt me
SO that / cried out,
ny p,aDrS0ri0t' II was hack again 80
Stirling writes TO poets begging them TO
read his book. and the only one who graf
ifes him him 20 take "a good. stiff course
of plain. everyday newspaper reporting.
Starvation drives him 20 take the posi-
ton of waiter in a restaurant. and he
thus describes his sensations:
Feb 20.
"Oh. that hellish place, What is there
in this whole city more burial that that
restaurant?
Day and night day and night. TO see
but one thing-to see hashy. overdressed.
fat and vulgar men and women sorging
themselves oh. this Will teach me to
feel-this at least. I go about with my
whole being one curse of rage-I could
throttle them, And TO bow. and smirl
ana 4dCheA NHcIli-dil All Jay CN,
what shall do-how shall bear it.
On April =. after more than two months
of agony on the part Of the author. the
book is returned by the publisher.
April L.
What do you mean by II. you monster.
you wretch Why. here for eleven weeks
I have been hanging on your very word
eleven weeks OF my life spent in tor
Inent-absolutely dung away, Eleven
weeks And you have lied 10 me-sad
you have kicked me about like dog.
May u
Il dared not wait any more today.
had just three dollars and ten cents left
And my rent is due the day after to-
morrow. I have answered every sort OF
advertisement. from dishwashing TO tu-
toring boy. I guess I looked too seedy
for the latter
May ls
Il applied for position as Office boy
today was desperate. have not enough
10 last ne through the week IL ! pay the
woman anything
But they said I was too old
MAY q
Il got some work 70 60 after au-at
the height OF my despair. I am giving
out samples OF a hitherto unequalled
brand OF soap
June =
Il did not go back TO distribute sap
today. have given Up the work l have
Just - cents left in nv pocket The rent
% this room Is 70 OF Jun@ {, and the
money viii last me until then
II they VIII publish the poem shall
wait II rot l shall die on June 5. That
e settled.
June l.
L have a strange attitude toward