i^^-'Wf\m< LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. Chap. Copyright No. 8heli:__.-A_3.. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. C.pini-i^iht. l.SiC. By Van Lawn ,t Miioskv EUGENE FIELD An Auto=Analysis Kow One JrUt met tfte Bewil ana tm Pursuea Published by H. M. Caldwell Co., New York and Boston Nineteen Hundred and One l aiMMiMwa. jULin i II Library of Conni«— i FEB IS 1901 ^ CopynnHt eolrji L SECOND COPY f^, 1^^ ■^ 5 Copyright, igoi By H. M. Caldwell Co. Colonial ^re«0 Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Slmonds & Co. Boston, Mass., U. S. A. I'T^HE time is coming when Etigene Field will be gossiped about as is Charles Lamb* — George W, Gible* INTRODUCTORY NOTE ,HE late Eu§:cn6 Field first exhibited his unique vein of humour in ^'The Tribune Primer,^ a collection of satirical paragraphs written ostensibly for children^ though of course, in reality, for their elders, and originally issued in the columns of the Denver Tribune, of which the author was then (t882) editor* Later in the same year appeared from the press of Fred Tredwell, in Brooklyn, ''The Model Primer,'' made up of selec- tions from the former book and illus- trated by Hoppin, Both of these editions are now extremely rare, and command handsome prices from collectors* A number of other early or little known writings of Field, which have been printed hitherto in limited or costly 9 editions, are beingf gfr adaally brought out in a form which is both attractive to the fastidious bookman and also within the reach of the averagfe buyer» To this class belong the two items issued in the present volume, neither of which has ever been included in any edition of Field^s works* They are exact reproductions of the limited editions issued by Mn Frank Morris of the Old Book Shop in Chi- cago, a favourite resort of Field and his literary friends, and the scene of some of his most celebrated pranks and practical Jokes* ''An Auto- Analysis '^ was written in response to the requests for biographical facts which the poet was constantly re- ceiving, and was printed as a four-page leaflet* ** The Story of Two Friars '^ was first issued in the Chicago Record, and created 11 a gffeat deal of attention. It was an open secret that Friar Gonsol and Friar Francis stood respectively for the Rev. Frank W. Gunsaultis and the Rev* Frank M. Bristol, two well-known Chicago di- vines and bibliomaniacs who were close friends of Field. Like the latter, both of these gentlemen were members of the literary set which frequented the Old Book Shop and McClurg^s famous Saint and Sinner^s Corner, and their penchant for early editions is admirably taken off in this witty and good-natured sketch. k 13 INTRODUCTION 15 S EUGENE FIELD rose in literary im- 'iy portance he was so •^ importuned by peo- ple for autographs, sentiments, verses of his poems, for the poems them- selves, for scraps of information of whatever nature concerning him- self, that in 1894 he had printed a four-page pamphlet setting forth most of the facts of his career up to date* This curious but most interest- ing document also gave a truthful and vivid description of his personal appearance, his tastes and distastes, and tells, too, of his favourite authors 17 and composers^ actor and actress; his dislike of politics and his hatred for war and opposition to capital punishment; his fear to indulge him- self from pecuniary considerations, in a growing taste for sculpture and painting, and, curious statement, for Field was rhythmic to his finger tips, his limited love of music. He analyses his feeling for chil- dren, a most interesting proceeding from one who has written such beautiful love songs of childhood, and tells us that they interested him only so far as he found he could make pets of them — the fact being that nobody^s babes in- terested him, naturally, so much as 19 his own^ with a goodly number of which Dame Nature and Mrs. Field had not failed to supply him. ^ 21 ^E would have the priv- ilege of franchise ex- tended to all women and recalls with pride that in nearly a quar- ter of a century he had written in reverential praise of womankind. He gives us a chronological list of his publications which is incor- rect in the particular that it omits the name of the book issued in J 89 1 — Echoes from the Sabine Farm — which issue antedated the McQurg publication nearly two years. Though written with a smile, this auto-analysis of Field's conies strikingly near the truth. 23 Confessedly careless in dress — matters of the mind and heart be- ing of greater importance to him — Field was rather methodical than otherwise in all other relations of life* He had a just appreciation of the letters and of bits of manuscript material of people who were emi- nent or who were likely to arrive at distinction in the world, and he constantly impressed upon friends and acquaintances the importance of preserving all such data* I never saw him but he would question me as to any interview or association I had with Edwin Booth, Lawrence Barrett, Sir Henry Irving, Joseph Jefferson, W. H* 25 Crane, Stuart Robson, or any fel- low player who had attained celeb- rity, and would be most solicitous as to .whether I had written down my remembrances and impressions of the men and the occasions* He thought it little less than criminal to neglect an opportunity to record what might ultimately prove of exceeding interest* Out of this feeling came the Auto- Analysis* It was no unusual vanity that prompted Field to write iU Mr* Joseph Jefferson once said to me that all clever men knew they were clever* Vanity did not consist in knowing one^s cleverness, but in parading it* 27 O FIELD felt. He knew that if the world took an inter- est in him^ and it unquestionably d i d, it would want facts concerning him^ and he determined the world should receive them at first hand — from himseE This, as I believe, was the real reason he issued the Auto-Analysis, and, beside exemplifying Field's forethought and methodicalness, it served his stated purpose to **give these facts, confessions, and observa- tions for the information of those who, for one reason or another, are constantly applying to me for 29 biographical data concerning my- self/^ Of Field's first publication, The Tribune Primer, Denver, 1882, he has written on the fly-leaf of one of the books, that the whole number printed did not exceed fifty. It is the scarcest of his publications. I can see the smile in his eye and the smirk on his lip as he wrote with respect to the book that it was *^ VztYf very scarce/' The Model Primer, which was printed by Tredwell of Brooklyn and cleverly illustrated by Hop- pin, is also much sought for by collectors and commands a good price. 31 It was something of an annoy- ance to Field that neither this nor his subsequent publication, Culture's Garland, ever yielded satisfactory monetary re- turns. 33 I HERE were also six uncut issues of Cul- ture's Garland* In his own copy he^ in verse, humourously deplores having written the book* It is composed of Field's newspaper articles of a satirical and humourous character* Julian Hawthorne wrote the intro- duction. The Echoes from the Sabine Farm was first privately printed by the writer of these lines in I89L One hundred copies only were made — thirty on Japan and seventy on hand-made paper* The initials were illuminated throughout and i>0 there was a vignette headpiece to each poem. E. H. Garrett did the drawing, and W. H. W. Bicknell the etched title-page. For each of the Japan paper copies Eugene Field and his brother Roswell M. Field wrote autograph poems. Field often promised his friend, Frank M. Morris, that he would write an introduction to this Auto- Analysis, and that Morris should publish the whole matter, not so much as an evidence of regard as a manifestation of good faith on Field's part* But along with his proposed Life of Horace, which never fructified, went his intentions with regard not only to the intro- 37 duction but a host of other projects of a literary nature never, alas ! to see the light. FRANCIS WILSON- 39 EUGENE FIELD 41 WAS born in St» Louis, Missouri, September 3d, J 850, the second, and oldest surviving, son of Roswell Martin and Frances (Reed) Field, both natives of Windham County, Vermont. Upon the death of my mother (1856) I was put in the care of my (paternal) cousin. Miss Mary Field French, at Amherst, Massachusetts* In 1865, I entered the Private School of 43 Rev- James Tufts, Monson, Mas- sachusetts, and there fitted for Williams College, which institution I entered as a freshman in 1868- 45 p PON my father's death, in 1869, I en- tered the sophomore class of Knox Col- lege, Galesburg, Illi- nois, my guardian, John W* Burgess, now of Columbia College, being then a professor in that institution^ But in 1870 I went to Columbia, Missouri, and entered the State University there, and completed my junior year with my brother. In 1872, I visited Europe, spend- ing six months and my patrimony in France, Italy, Ireland, and Eng- land. In May, J 873, 1 became a reporter 47 on the St^ Louis Evening Journal In October of that year I married Miss Julia Sutherland Comstock (born in Chenango County, New York) of St» Joseph, Missouri, at that time a girl of sixteen* We have had eight chil- dren — three daugh- ters and five sons. 49 J^ Y newspaper connec- tions have been as follows: J875-76, city editor of the St. Joseph, Missouri, Gazette; 1876-80, editorial writer on the St» Louis Journal and St* Louis Times-Jour- nal; J 880-8 1, managing editor of the Kansas City Times; I88J-83, managing editor of the Denver Tribune* Since J 883 I have been a con- tributor to the Chicago Record (formerly Morning News)* I wrote and published my first bit of verse in 1879; it was entitled *' Christmas Treasures ^^ (see Little 51 Book of Western Verse). Just ten years later I began suddenly to write verse very frequently ; mean- while (1883-89), I had laboured diligently at writing short stories and tales* Most of these I revised half a dozen times. One (The Were- Wolf), as yet unpublished, I have re-written eight times during the last eight years. ( 63 Y publications have been, chronologi- cally, as follows: t. The Tribune Primer; Denver, 1882. (Out of print, very scarce.) (The Model Primer ; illustrated by Hoppin; Tredwell, Brooklyn, J 882. A Pirate edi- tion») 2. Culture^s Garland; Ticknor, Boston, 1887. (Out of print.) A Little Book of Western Verse ; Chicago, 1892. (Large paper, pri- vately printed and limited.) A Little Book of Profitable Tales ; Chicago, 1889. (Large paper, pri- vately printed and limited.) 55 LITTLE Book of Western Verse; ^ Scribners^ New York, 189a 4. A Little Book of Profitable Tales; Scribners, New York, J 890. 5. With Trumpet and Drum; Scribners, New York, J892» 6* Second Book of Verse ; Scrib- ners, New York, 1893. 7. Echoes from The Sabine Farm. Translations of Horace; McCIurg, Chicago, 1893. (In col- laboration with my brother, Ros- well Martin Field.) 8. Introduction to Stone's First 57 Editions of American Authors; Cambridge, 1&93. 9. The Holy Cross and other Tales; Stone and Kimball, Cam- bridge, 1893- III health compelled me to visit Europe in J 889; there I remained fourteen months, that time being divided between England, Germany, Holland and Belgium. ^ 69 Y residence at present is in Buena Park, a north shore suburb of Chicago^ I have a miscel- laneous collection of books numbering 3,500, and I am fond of the quaint and curious in every line. I am very fond of dogs, birds, and all small pets — a passion not approved of by my wife. My favourite flower is the carnation, and I adore dolls. My favourite hymn is ^^ Bounding Billows.^^ My favourites in fiction are Haw- thorne's ''Scarlet Letter,'' ''Don Quixote," and "Pilgrim's Prog- ress. ff 61 GREATLY love Hans Christian An- dersen's Tales, and I am deeply interested in folklore and fairy tales^ I believe in ghosts, in witches, and in fairies. I should like to own a big astronomical telescope, and a 24-tune music box. My heroes in history are Martin Luther, Mme. Lamballe, Abraham Lincoln; my favourite poems are Korner's ^* Battle Prayer,'^ Words- worth's'^ We are Seven,'' Newman's ''Lead, Kindly Light," Luther's Hymn, Schiller's ''The Diver," Hor- ace's " Fons Bandusiae," and Burns' Cottar's Saturday Night." 63 u DISLIKE Dante and Byron. I should like to have known Jere- miah the prophet, old man Poggio, Horace, Walter Scott, Bonaparte, Hawthorne, Mme. Sontag, Sir John Herschel, Hans Andersen. My favourite actor is Henry Irving; actress, Mme. Modjeska. I dislike '' Politics '^ so called. I should like to have the privilege of voting extended to women. I am unalterably opposed to capital punishment. I favour a system of pensions for noble ser- vices in literature, art, science, etc. I approve of compulsory education. 65 F I had my way, I should make the abuse of horses, dogs, and cattle a penal of- fence ; I should abol- ish all dog-laws and dog-catchers, and I would punish severely everybody who caught and caged birds* I dislike all exer- cise and I play all games very in- differently. I love to read in bed. I believe in churches and schools ; I hate wars, armies, soldiers, guns, and fireworks. I like music (limited)^ I have been a great theatre-goer* I enjoy the society of doctors and clergymen. 67 Y favourite colour is red« I do not care par- ticularly for sculpture or for paintings; I try not to become in- terested in them, for the reason that if I were to cultivate a taste for them I should presently become hopelessly bankrupt. I am extravagantly fond of per- fumes. I am a poor diner, and I drink no wine or spirits of any kind ; I do not smoke tobacco. I dislike crowds and I abominate functions. I am six feet in height; am of 69 spare build, weigh 160 pounds, and have shocking taste in dress. But I like to have well-dressed people about me. My eyes are blue, my complexion pale, my face is shaven, and I incline to baldness. It is only when I look and see how young and fair and sweet my wife is that I have a good opinion of myself. 71 AM fond of the com- panionship of women, and I have no un- conquerable prejudice against feminine beauty. I recall with pride that in twenty-two years of active journalism I have always written in reverential praise of womankind. I favour early mar- riage. I do not love all children. I have tried to analyse my feel- ings toward children, and I think I discover that I love them in so far as I can make pets of them. I believe that, if I live, I shall do my best literary work when I am a grandfather. 73 I give these facts, confessions and observations for the information of those who, for one reason or another, are applying constantly to me for biographical data concerning myseE 76 How one friar met tbe Devil two Pursued l)im Stors of tbe 2wo if riars* Z, kfell !n tbe ^ear 1662^ fn V9bfcb same ijear v;ere man^witcbcrafts and sorceries^ sucb as never l)es» Tore bad teen seen and tbe lihe of \^bicb vvUl never a^aln, by ^race of beaven, afflict man» hind^in tbis ^ar It befell tbat tbe devil cante upon eartb to tempt an boly f riar, named friar (Bonsol, being strictly minded to win tbat rigbteous vessel of piety unto bis evil plea^ sance^ *^ OM K^U $ou i^ell tbat tb!8 friar baa grievously oltenaea tbe aevll, for of all men tben on eartb tbere ^as none more bolier tban be nor none ssrer to speab and to do sweet cbarlt^ unto all bis fellows In ever^ place* Sberefore It was tbat tbe devil was sore wrotb at th^ friar (Bonsol, being mlgbts 11$ plaped not onl$ b$ bis teacblngs and bis preacblngs^ but also bp tbe pious worits wblcb be continually did do. ^Igbt trulp tbe devil Unew tbat b$ no common temptations was tbls friar to be moved^ for tbe wblcb reason did tbe devil seek In darft and troublous coglta^ tlons to betbink blm of some new Instrument wberewltb be mlgbt bedazzle tbe e^s and en^s snare tbe understanding of tbe bol3^ man* On a sudden It came unto tbe fiend tbat bsi no corporeal allurement would be be able to acbkve bis miserable end, for tbat b$ reason of an abstentious life ana a frugal diet tbe friar (Bonsol bad v^eaned bis bod$ from tbose frailties and lusts to v^bicb buman f lesb is bjp nature of tbe old ^dam ^itbin it disposed, and by long^^continued vigils and b^^ earnest devotions and by godly contemplations and by divers proper studies bad fixed bis mind and bis soul v^itb exceeding steadfastness upon tbings unto bis eternal spiritual i^elfare appertaining. Sberef ore it belihed tbe devil to devise and to compound a certain little boolte of migbty curious craft, i^bereiwitb be migbt be like to please tbe friar 6onsol and, in tbe end, to ensnare bim in bis impious toils. 1H0V9 tbis was tbe way of tbe devil's tbinking, to wit: dbis friar sball suspect no evil in tbe booke, since never before batb tbe devH tempted tnanhlnd ^itb sucb an fitstru^ fiient, tbe cotntnon tbln^s ^bere^itb tbe devil temptetb man Mm (as all bistories sbov^ and all tbeologles teacb) fruit and ^onten and otber lihe tbin^s pleasind to tbe ^ross and Derlsbable senses* Clberefore^ arpetb tbe devil, v^ben H sball tentpt tbis friar iwitb a booUe be sball be ta^en off bis pard and sball not bnov^ it to be a temptation* MCi tbereat v^as tbe devil exceeding merry and be did laugb full merrily* ^ E^ M presently caie tb!s tbing of evil JHyj unto tbe friar in tbe pise of anotber friar and made a ;)roper low obeisance unto 11 tbe satne« :i^ut tbe friar (Bottsol iwas not Minded to tbe craft of tbe devils for front un^: der tbe cloaD and bood tbat be wore tbere did issue tbe smell of sulpbur and of brimstone wbicb alone tbe devil batb* ^* jiesbrew me/' potb tbe friar (Bonsol, ^Mf tbe odour in my nostrils be spikenard and not tbe fumes of tbe bottomless pit!'' ^'iHay, sweet friar/* spalie tbe devil full courteously?, '^tbe fragrance tbou perceivest Is of frankincense and myrrb, for H am of boly orders and 1I bave brou^bt tbee a riabt'> eous boolie> delectable to looh upon and prof it« able unto tbe reading/' ZM were tbe ej^es of tbat friar (Bonsol full of brigbt spariilings and bis beart res joiced witb exceeding los, for be did set most store, next to bis spiritual welfare, bj? 13 ^oobes v^bereln ^as fooa to bis lieneficlal devouring. *'1I ao redttlre tbee/' Quotb tbe trlar^ *Mo sbew ttte tbat I^ooiie tbat H map Sinow tbe name tbereof and discover v^bereof it treatetb/' ^ IMIB sbewed tbe devil tbe boohe unto tbe friar^ and tbe friar saw tbat It iwas an uncut unique of incalculable value; tbe beigbt of ft ms balf a cubit and tbe breadtb of it tbe f ourtb part of a cuMt and tbe tbictiness of it five barleKcrns lacking tbe space of tbree borsebairs* Clbis booke con^ tained, witbin its divers picturings^ ss^mbols and similitudes v^rougbt i^itb Incomparable 15 craft, tbe same U\n sucb as in buman vanWv are called proot betore letters, and Imprinted Hpctt flndia pper; also tbe boofte contained written upon Us pages divers names of tbem tbat bad possessed It, all tbese bavlng In tbelr time been mlgbt^ and Ulustrlous personages; but \iM seemed most delectable unto tbe triar v^as an autograpblc i^rltlng v?bereln 'twas sbev^n tbat tbe boohe sometime bad been given by IDenus dl /ifiedlci to Japollos at Iftbodes* ^ IfttlB tberetore tbe jfrlar 6onsol sai» tbe booHe bov* tbat It v^as Intituled and Imprinted and adorned and bounden, be 17 Mx9 U to De of vast ^ortb mi U ^m m\M\S movea to |)o$ses8 It; tberefore be replred of tbe otber (tbat v^as tbe devil) tbat be give unto bfm an option upon tbe same for tbe space of seven aavs bence or until sucb a time as be could Inpire concerning tbe boohe in Eo^ndes and otber sucb liEie autborities« Mi tbe devils smiling^ potb: ^^Sbe booUe sball be ^ours i;^itbout price provided onl^ ^ou sball bind yourself to do me a service as if sball bereafter specify and direct/' "^ OH v^ben tbe friar (Bonsol beard tbis compact be Sinew for a verity tbat tbe levil v^as Indeed tbe devils and but tbat be 19 sorelj^ muM tbe toohe be mM bave driven tbat itnpious fiend straigbtway front bis pres^ ence« lowbelt^ tbe devil> promising to visit bint a^ain tbat nigbt^ departed^ leaving tbe friar exceeding beavy in spirit^ for be iwas botb assotted upon tbe booke to contprebend It and assotted upon tbe devil to do violence unto bim« ^ S befell tbat in bis doubtin^s be came unto tbe jfriar jfrancis^ anotber bolv man tbat bj» continual fastings and devotions bad made bimself an ensample of piety unto all men, and to tbis sanctified brotber did tbe irriar (Bonsol straigbt^aj^ unfold tbe 21 . stor^ of bis temptation and speab f ull$ of tbe wondrous Doolie and of its divers ricb^ nesses. |'fe£1R tbat be bad beard tbis narration tbe ifriar f rancls made answer In tbfs wise: ^^Of great snbtllftj? surely Is ttt devil tbat be batb set tbis snare for tby feet. IBave a care, m^ Drotber, tbat tbou fallest not Into tbe pit wbicb be batb digged for tbee! 1bnm ^^ tbou to bave come to me witb tbis tblng, elsewise a great miscbief migbt bave befallen tbee. low listen to m$ words and do as f counsel tbee. tbave no more to do witb tbis devil; send bim to me, 23 or appoint ^Itb b!m anotber meeting and H \9\[\ fio in tby steads'* **mh ms/* cried tbe friar (Bonsol, *Hk saints f oref end from tbee tbe evil temptation provided for m^ especial proving ! H sbould ken reckoned a v^eals and coward vessel mn H to send tbee in m^ stead to bear tbe mortis f ications designed for tbe trj^ins of m^ vir8> tues^^' **1Bnt tbou art a jjounger brotber tban V* reasoned tbe friar francis^ softly; *^and, firm tbouab tb^ resolution may be now^ tbou art more lifte tban H to be \vbeedled and be« dazzled by tbese diabolical voiles and artif ices« So let me hnow wbere tbis devil abidetb v^itb tbe boolie; H burn to meet bim and to v^rest tbe treasure from bis impious pos« session/^ 25 :fBut tbe friar 6onsol sbook Ms beaa and wouia not bear unto tbls vicarious sacritlce v^bercon tbe good friar f rands bad set bis beart* ^^M, H see tbat tbou bast little faitb In ms strengtb to combat tbe fiend/' quotb tbe friar f rands, reproacbtullj?* **Sb3? trust m me sbould be greater, tor H bave done tbee full manj) a felndlj) office; or, now 1I do be^ tblnii me, tbou art assotted on tbe boofeel umm 5)rotber, can it be tbat tbou dost so covet tbls vain toy, tbls frivolous bauble, tbat tbou v^ouldst seeft tbe devirs com* pnlonsblp anon to compound v?itb IBeelze-s bubl II cbarse tbee, Srotber 6onsol, open tblne eves and see in ^bat a sUpper^p place tbou standest/' 27 1Rot9 by tbese argumentations ivas tbc jfriar 6onsol mIdbtUy confounaed^ ana be linew not v^bat to do* <^Come, now, besUate no longer/' potb tbe jfrlar ffrands, ^^but tell me i^bere tbat aevll may be founds^^H burn to see ana to comprebena tbe boohes«not tbat 11 care Tor tbe boolie, but tbat II am grievously torment* ea to ao tbat aevll a sore aesplgbt! *' < and be ran out of tbe door full swiftly and fared bim wbere tbe devil bad appointed an appoint^ 31 meirt wltb Blnu low i»tt 3?ou well tbat tfie Ifiiar francis aid follow close upon Ms beeis, for tbouato bis legs were not so long be was a migbt^ runner ana be was rlfibt souna o! wind* Cberetore was it a pleasant sifibt to see tbese bolv men v^ing wUb one anotber to ao battle wltb tbe clevil> ana mucb it repent^ etb me tbat tbere be some ribaia beretics tbat maintain full enviously tbat tbese two saintly? triars m so run not for tbe aevil tbat tbe^^ migbt belabor bim, but tor tbe booUe tbat \m migbt possess it* "^ IS tortunea tbat tbe aevil was alreaai^ I come to tbe place wbere be baa aps> pointea tbe appointments ana in bis bana be 33 M tk book foresail MM mnmM be \9M tbat be bebeia tbe tv^o friars faring tbence* **1I adjure tbee, tboM devil/' said tbe iff iar 6ottsol from afar off, ^'t adjure tkt give me tbat book else H v^lU take tbee bp tbj? borns and boof s and drub tbj^ ribs togetber ! *' ^^iBeed blm not, tboji devil/' said tbe ffrlar frands, **for ft Is f tbat am coming to i^restle v^ltb tbee and to overcome tbee for tbat booker' mtb sncb v^ords and man$ more tbe tV9o boly friars bore dovvn upon tbe devil; but tbe devil tblnbing verily tbat be m$ about to be beset hs tbe ^bole cburcb militant staged not for tbelr coming, but presently departed out of sigbt and bore tbe bool^e vt;ltb blm* 35 ■m mms people at tbat time saw m aevfl f leeins Del ore tbe two friars, so tbat, esteeming it to ^e a sign of special grace, tbese people m ever tbereafter ac» ftnowledfie tbe friars to be saints, ana unto tbis daj? yon sball bear of St. $onsol ana St* f rands* Onto tbIs da^, too, aotb tbe aevll, witb tbat same boohe wberewltb be tentptea tbe friar of oia, beset ana ensnare men of mry m ana in all places* ja0a!nst wblcb aevll my beaven fortify us to ao battle speeailj? ana witb successful Issuance* 37 IRoU: tradition batb n tbat tbe tmUlm mre lRev« f* m. (Bunsaulus and 1Rev« f* il&« SrfstoL Sut tradition maj^ not alwaj^s be trusted* Afar-lieoi .//^i^ FEB 13 1901 iffl.'niJJiO'' CONGRESS 015 785 974"2