Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-04


books, owns little island in Long
Island Sound of the Connecticut shore.
to which he has given the name Isle o
Quirk" and last summer when Mi
Robertson was III, he paid a visit TO the
master OF the island, Mr.. Robertson
was down with case OF nervous pros
tration. but through his hostH care ana
friendship he recovered Mr. Robertson
now says the book belongs to Nh Hem
ry, for II he had not stood by Il would
never have been finished.
Little is known Of Mrs. iumphry
Wards methods OF conposlton but
the following extract from one of her
own addresses at the Passmore l2d-
wards Settlement WI be Of Interest to
readers Of Lady Roses Daughter who
are puzzled by the authors develop
ment Of Julie lie Breton This Settle
ment. be II said, was founded upon
Mrs Wards own plans OF social reform,
and engages her active assistance AZ
well as that Of her daughter Miss
Dorothy Ward Mrs Ward said
Thine passes, and every scheme In
which there Is germ of life develops
In ways some expected, some uncN-
seSled and makes It's own character,
it - ilke-lf | may take an Illustration
from my own trade-it Is Ike chatat-
ter in novel The story teller plans IL
IN this way or In that You scrlbble
down on your first sheet OF paper such
and such Incidents Your hero is TO END
badly or to end Wen Marrlage-bells
there shall certainly be.-on that last
iar-oft page. or II you are IN a stern
err mood. you see all the forces OF the
pit unclaimed about your poor puppets.
A shipwreck-a railway accident some
new disease with a long name-you
write It down ueX0rably. But then you
begin your work And after a little.
while, as your grip yightens, as your
characters come out OF the mist, lhey
begin TO make themselves to shape
their own story Your idea remains, II
It had any virtue OFTEN one looks back
with a strange thrill to see now near
the thought OF the end has been TO tine
thought Of the beginning. But ON tha
way II has taken to itself score of
fresh forms ana Developments
When VIII Carleton author Of Farm
Ballads Songs of Two Centuries. and
other volumes was a raw student at
his first campaign poem, ana this Is yhe
story Of how he managed TO do H. There
was a politiCa fight IN progress at the
town In Illinois where the youthful poet
lived, and he aspiged to DO what he
could not being old enough to vote at
that time, to aid the side he favored. So
he got boat and roWed himself to
solitary island. where after considerable
3 "a b 10 M
paign poem, full Of patriotism ana ar
dor Then, with his Ms. IN his hand
he approached the chairman of the local
committee, and offered his services in
the form Of an original poem TO be re-
cited by himself. The chairman was
not visibly impressed by the offer, but
the young man, though somewhat dis
comfted. was not discouraged, and after
further parley was permitted To- read his
poem 10 the politician, who liked il, IL
was arranged that young Carleton
should appear In small Lutheran
church the next night IN order to show
the people what he could do. Highly
elated, the youthful, but practical poet
went TO a Wallpaper shop, bought a
roll or two Of the cheapest paper ana,
using the white side Of 1t, he prepared
some striking posters advertising ihs
appearance the following night lie
spent the intervening time practising
his recitation, and when the hour ar
rived he was ready. There were only 10
or 20 people present, but they were
pleased, ana the fame OF the poet filed
the town next day The subsequent
night the Methodist church was placed
at his disposal, a large audience was
gathered 10y the politicians, and a col
lection was taken up for the enterpris-
ing young man who had so ably enter
tanned them.
Mr. George Meredith. the eminent
novelist is as alert and witty IN his
casual talk as he IL I'm his fction Not
long ago. In conversation wlth friend,
Mr. Meredith was asked his opinion Of
certain obnoxious person who had
lately settled In the neighborhoOd, He
seems 10 me, replied the author Of
Diana Of the CrossWays, TO be one o.
the least Of Gods mercles,. - Harpers.