The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1913-09-27

A movement has been started 10
erect u monument over the crave Of
Eugene Field In a Chicago cemetery
and the originator Of the plan. &C.
cording to the Kansas City Star. ID
VIII J. Davis. for many years Il
theater manager and an intimate
friend OF Fields. Field made, Davis
taste In the matter Of waiscoats the
subject Of u long poem. Here's part
Of 81:
Now william IL not handsome-he's
told he's just like me.
And In one respect I think he is for
he's ~ good ~ good can be:
Yet. while find my chances with
the girls arc precious slim
The women folks 10 wildly Gailivant-
Ing after him.
And after serious study Of the prob
lem I have guessed
That the secret Of this frenzy IL the
VIII J. Davis vest.
I've stood In Colorado and looked on
peaks OF snow
While prisnned torrents made their
moan two thouaaud feet below
The Simpson Pass and prodidies We
suvian have ! done.
And Ga,ed In rockbound Norway
upon the midnight sun
Yet nj no time such wondsrment.
such transports filled my breast.
A. when ! fixed my orbs upon . VIII
]. Davis vest.
hut better yet. dear william. than
this xarb Of which ! sing
Is \ Giit which God has given you.
and that't priceless thinK.
What stuff we mortals spin and
weave. though pleasing to tho
eye.
10th presently corrupt to he forgot.
ten by md by.
One thing and on. alone survives old
The valor cf q hear, like thu, which
heats beneath that vest.
Gene Field though horn In 81.
Lnuis. was brought M In New Eng
land.
Three colleges conirihused to his
Observation-Disclosures coliese In Mas.
sachuseiss. Knox college Of Gales.
burg. H.. aud the university Of Mis-
souri. He dids't stay hong enough
TO get a diploma from any Of them.
~ 81 Ne vent to n. Louis. where
he made = home with Melvin L.
Gray. the executor Of his fathers
wilt. The elder Field had hoped his
ron mighi become . lawyer: Enkeus
himself had resrinGs for the stare.
Tie went to Edwin Forrest. the trs.
ectiisn for advice and . Job. Forrest
turned to him all majestic sioom.
Roy" he rumhied. return 70
your friends and hid them appren.
t!cc you TO ~oosisawyer rather thsn
waste your life on = prccsrious pro.
fcasion whose succeoes are few aud
whose rewards are bankruptcy and
snkraiitudc. 90: study and learn Of
corioianus.
In spite Of the warning Field star.
ted q small transforming company
lie wrote the plays and. with his
friend Marvin Eddy. played all tbs
princirai parts. A Nine. Saunders
was the orchestra. while her hus'
hand painted the postera The CON.
pany played . few Mlssissippi towns
among them Carrolton and Richmond
then Il succumbed.
Fields father had died two year,
before Gene left college. A. soor
as the younG man WAS able TO obtsir
money from the sale Of some land h
started for Europe with Edgar V
Cofns,ock. college chum. The pro
diRai aon had nothing on Comstocl
and Field. and when Mr.. Gray finall!
cabicd that Eisrne's money. $4,000
was exhausted. the young men hal
to sell an expensive collection o
travel momcntos to get home. flel'
returned to 81. Louis with a Frcncl
poodle. bought in New York an
christcncd McSweency.
Beforc leaving for Europe the nor
hed become engaged to Miss Inli
Comstock OF at. Joseph, No.. the ~
vcsr.oid sister of his chum. lie ha
agreed to wait untn she was rs be
fore marrying her. hut four year
seemed like forty to the impstien