Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-07
How Henryk Sienkiewicz, Author
Of QUO Vsdis," Works in
A Modest Flat.
HAS BEEN UNDER DETENTION
Distinguished Novelist Esteemed For
Something Besides Book Wrltiug--
Name Widely Known in America.


Special Correspondence
w TJARsAW Poland, Sept 24--As
wv tho kilograms from Warsaw
w will have already Informed
readers, Hcnryk Slenklewicz.
the most famous of Polish novellsts. who
makes him homo iu this turbulent city.
has recently been experiencing the dis
pleasure Of the Russian authorities. The
distinguished author or "Quo Vadis,"
who Is am ardent patriot. Joined several
OF his fellow citizens OF Warsaw I'm
drawing ny and publishing vigorous
protest against the classification OF Pol
ish schools, and for so doing was arrest
ed and sentenced TO fortnlght's de-
tention In the unpretentious nat which
lie occupies I'm the IIoza street, No. %.
This period has now expired hut NJ
SicnklcWicz evidently thinks Il wise Ia
court retirement for "A while longer, and
my hopes of a talk with him were frus-
trated by the receipt Of card, scarce
larger than o. calling card, on which
was written, I'm the authors mlcroscop-
ic, copperplate hand, the information
mat he was unwilling 10 say anything
Tor publication, IL Is possible. however,
! 10 give some facts concerning him,
which are, ! thlnk, mostly now, and
are at any rate, authentic
HIS MODEST HOME LIFE.
Sienkieviczs Warsaw bone ia NJ
| modest dimensions and rather plainly
| furnished. Although situated i'm tho
| best part Of Warsaw, Hoza Is not an
| inviting street one end OF Il rather
| resembles "a street IN the Jewish quar-
ter Of New York, badly paved with huge
| cobble stones and lined with small
| shops of unlnviting appearance, kept
| by slatteruly women, whose children
playing IN the roadway. are none too
| clean.
| Further down however,. where Stem
| klcwicz lives, the street Is much bet
| ter and the neRhborhood is a favorite
| ono for the professional classes known
IN Poland and Russia also as the I'm
| telllgonts."
Here in Warsaw. as IN his country
home at Oblengorek the author lives
% quiet and regular life. lie Ia not an
| early riser at least not In the city, and
| II Is usually 10 o'clock, or later. before
| he sits down 10 the ordinary Continent
al breakfast Of coffee and rolls. fire.
quentlY in the authors case, supple
mented with eggs After breakfast he
| reads the Warsaw papers with the keen
| IS. Following the custom here, he dimes
| In the middle Of the day, generally
about ] o'clock. "Barszch, n delicious
Polish soup, n kind Of bouillon with es-
sence Of beetroot, and "bigos,' Pol
| ish stew prepared from cold meats and
| cabbage, are two ~ his favorita dish
es
After dinner a walk. usually into the
| city tea and then a light supper, and
klRnlEIaNlpV IA W. A lV,,A
invariably he works at night. and often
| far into tho early morning. Recently,
however, his health has rather inter
| fered with this practise and compelled
! him to Keep moro reasonable hours.
HIS COUNTRY ESTATE.
Spending his winters and most OF the
| spring iu Warsaw, the author and his
| family go OF 90 ObleugOrek "a soon as
| the weather begins 10 get warm Oblen-
! gorek is fine estate IN the province
of Nielea, southern Poland, and was
presented 20 Sienkiewicz In 1900 as o.
mark Of the admiration and esteem felt
Tor him by hts fellow countrymen It..
cost $4,000 rubles 100000. and the
| money was raised by public suhsorip-
ton Money poured IN from all class
,s. ana thousands or peasants sent IA
their Eopecks 90 the organization COM
mittce, Gifts were not confined to
."oH,y' MaHy lLIthus sent articles or
iuiIu'ut', 'hlilt, price, -ptso ana other
| 'N."E@ uo'n use'u' ana ornamental TOT
{" AouH'hnIo' SO IhaI NleHNeWlcI foupd
nus 'e" nome TO large extent ready
! LOT nus o''upoll"h'
Tho house has 800 imposing exterior
NNd lH OF lh' l|nt usU''IN occupied by
ihr Iu'FH landed gentry surrounded
hE extensive I'.N nnd-. 10 lies IN the
| mlI'' "' O''olliuI hNIN and wooded
country. IAe t"u' however, Is rocky,
poor aad unp."iu.LFD Indeed, II th'
| Nul0 must hr j'Ia. oplengorek has
| proved r. sort OFT white elephant IN
me novelist, VINO. u RS soId, has 10 put
Jos mana I'D N'f pocket pretty deeply 90
r''N Hp '.' nome l,' -'ul'd io MIN hI
I..' atm'IInF .'t"" ''uNtrFmem
GREAT -rers DIDN'T pEACu HIM