The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-11-12
WHERE oRIeo LIVED.
Woman Tells Of His Visit to Widow Q,
Great Composer

SlNah CSliPSoNls
While we were in Bergen we were
invited out to luncheon with Madame
Greig. Their home lies out In tba
country, about a half hours ride from
Bergen and on fhe banks Of bic
lake. We were received by Madame
Greig at the station, and after a walk
of twenty minutes we came to their
charming villa,
As we came to the big gate lead.
ing through the garden we were
shown a big tree where Greig always
had a sign in four languages, read.
ing, Mr. Edward Greig is not az
home 70 any one before p. m" You
know he was a sick man, and he was
so bothered by tourists that he found
1t necessary to protect himself that
way. Madame Greig received US in
the big living room, which loving
friends had fairly filled with blooming
plants for her first lonely homecoming
the day before. Naturally she was
very sad, but as we we're all friends
who had known and loved Greg It
was her sad pleasure to see US and to
talk Of him. She showed US every
little detail Of the room.
After our coffee we all, with the
exception of Madame Greig, went to
visit the little house where Greig did
most of his composing. We had to
descend steps and winding walks I'm.
til at the end Of the big garden on
the edge of the lake we came TO a
plain little house consisting of one
room, the holy of holies." Opposite
the door was one large window, In
front Of which stood d pain deal table
with a small armchair and a foostool.
On the table were his pens and pen
ellis, pot of glue, blotter, paper weight
everything that he used The whole
room had the air CT being left Only
for a short while and Of waiting for
his return. On each side Of the win
dow was a place TOR set of shelves,
where he Kept his scores. BY the
door was another set of shelves, where
were all his manuscripts. l asked Il
It were not dangerous to leave his
original works so unprotected. l was
told that the Norwegian folk are so
honest that no one would think OF tax.
ing them.
As an example of Greig's humor we
were shown a slip of paper on his
desk on which he had written the fol-
lowing: TO anyone who may enter
here: Please take anything that may
please your fancy, but kindly leave
me my manuscripts which are Of in.
terest to no one but myself" He al
ways left that slip there when be
went AWAY. The rest of the furni-
ture of the room consisted Of a sofa,
two chairs and a little old cracked
upright piano that he said was good
enough tc compose on.
From there we went across the
garden past the house where we saw
Madame Greig's face smiling sadly
at us out OF the window down to the
other side OF the water. In the side
OF a cliff about fifty feet high lying
NH'-''N 3 "NANJ I'VE LGHL llOul tue ElDuuu
We saw a stole slab cemented solidly
IN the cliff with the inscription Ed
ward Gneg There, looking out over
the beautiful lake, in the midst OF pine
trees, with only nature for his com.
panions, the rough, rugged Norwegian
nature that gave him his birth and
whose beauties he made known to the
world in his muic-there he wished
10 lie, and there lies.
Below us, on tn edge of the water
were two vorkmel shovelling broken
stone into the water by the landing
place We were told that Grieg wished
10 be alone there. and that was being
done 10 prevent BEATS from landing,
The slab is about FIVE feet square. Be-
meath 1t we hung the wreath with the
American colors which we took with
us. After a half hour or more with
Nine. Greig we walRed to the station
and took the train 70 town. As We
rolled out of the station we saw that
lonely little black figure waving a
farewell from the platform.-Mrs.
CHARLES Cahier in indianapolis News,
TL.I.