Wisconsin in Story and Song; / Selections from the Prose and Poetry of Badger State Writers
SELECTIONS FROM THE PROSE AND POETRY OF BADGER STATE WRITERS
EDITED BY
HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH OF THE MILWAUKEE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL AND
HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH AND DIRECTOR OF HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER TRAINING OF THE STEVENS POINT NORMAL SCHOOL
PUBLISHERS THE PARKER EDUCATIONAL COMPANY MADISON, WISCONSIN
COPYRIGHT, 1916 BY THE PARKER EDUCATIONAL CO., MADISON, WISCONSIN
To the authors of today and of former days, whose genius and co-operation have made this book possible, and to the young people who may, by reading these pages, be inspired to carry the banner of our state still farther into the realm of literature, WISCONSIN IN STORY AND SONG is affectionately dedicated.
In preparing this book the editors have had two main purposes in view. Their first purpose has been to furnish some definite knowledge concerning literary productions of Wisconsin people. They have been surprised, and they feel that their readers will be surprised, to find how many authors of national repute have been intimately associated with Wisconsin life; and further, to find that many writers who have not as yet gained fame outside the state have written things that are beyond doubt highly creditable.
The second purpose has been to kindle the surprise just mentioned into wholesome effort, particularly among our young people, to appreciate what literature is and how it is produced, and to encourage these readers to study the life round about them with a view to expressing their observations in literary language. In other words, they hope that this book may stimulate Wisconsin authors to still greater literary activity.
The difficulties in the preparation of such a compilation as this may be readily imagined. First, there is the problem of selection or rejection on account of geographical eligibility. The editors have not drawn the line at nativity or at present residence, but have rather defined it thus: Anyone who, in his mature life, has become identified with Wisconsin, both through residence and through literary, educational, or other activity, is geographically eligible.
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Wisconsin in Story and Song
CHARLES RALPH ROUNDS
HENRY SHERMAN HIPPENSTEEL
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
PREFACE.
GENERAL WRITERS.
HAMLIN GARLAND.
HAYING TIME
AMONG THE CORN ROWS
PLOWING
LADRONE
THE TOIL OF THE TRAIL
THE BLUE JAY
POM-POM PULL-AWAY.
THE OLD FASHIONED THRESHING IN GREEN'S COOLLY, WISCONSIN
GENERAL CHARLES KING.
RAY'S RIDE FOR LIFE
THE FINAL BLOW
JOHN MUIR.
SNOW BANNERS
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
THE TWO GLASSES
THE KINGDOM OF LOVE
THE TENDRIL'S FATE
THREE FRIENDS
AMBITION'S TRAIL
MORNING PRAYER
I AM
WHICH ARE YOU?
THROUGH THE AIR
MARCONI AND HIS GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS—NEW EXPERIMENTS IN WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY
THE ROPING AT PASCO'S
"DAVID GRAYSON."
AN ARGUMENT WITH A MILLIONAIRE
ZONA GALE.
WHY?
THE HOLY PLACE
FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE
EBEN EUGENE REXFORD.
WATERING PLANTS
TEA ROSES FOR BEDS
THE OLD VILLAGE CHOIR
THE TWO SINGERS
THE UNFRUITFUL TREE
A DAY IN JUNE
SILVER THREADS AMONG THE GOLD
WHEN SILVER THREADS ARE GOLD AGAIN
CARL SCHURZ.
THE REMINISCENCES OF CARL SCHURZ
THE TRUE AMERICANISM
MRS. HONORÉ WILLSIE.
THE FORBIDDEN NORTH—THE STORY OF A GREAT DANE PUPPY
EDNA FERBER.
STEEPED IN GERMAN
GEORGE L. TEEPLE.
THE BATTLE OF GRAY'S PASTURE
GEORGE BYRON MERRICK
OLD TIMES ON THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI
MRS. HATTIE TYNG GRISWOLD.
JOHN G. WHITTIER
ALBERT H. SANFORD.
THE STORY OF AGRICULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES
CHARLES D. STEWART
ON A MORAINE
ELLIOTT FLOWER
THE IMPRACTICAL MAN
JENKIN LLOYD JONES.
NUGGETS FROM A WELSH MINE
EVERETT McNEIL.
MOTHER'S WOLF STORY
THE UNIVERSITY GROUP
PRESIDENT VAN HISE
THE FUTURE OF MAN IN AMERICA
DEAN BIRGE
MILTON
RASMUS BJÖRNE ANDERSON
BJARNE HERJULFSON, 986
REUBEN GOLD THWAITES
THE DISCOVERY OF WISCONSIN
FREDERICK JACKSON TURNER
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FRONTIER IN AMERICAN HISTORY
PAUL SAMUEL REINSCH
THE NEW EDUCATION OF CHINA
GEORGE C. COMSTOCK
ASTROLOGY IN LIFE AND LITERATURE
JAMES FRANCIS AUGUSTINE PYRE
BYRON IN OUR DAY
EDWARD ALSWORTH ROSS
THE CONFLICT OF ORIENTAL AND WESTERN CULTURES IN CHINA
GRANT SHOWERMAN
A LAD'S RECOLLECTIONS OF HIS BOYHOOD HAUNTS AND EXPERIENCES IN THE EARLIER DAYS
WILLIAM ELLERY LEONARD
GLORY OF THE MORNING
LOVE AFAR
THE IMAGE OF DELIGHT
A DEDICATION
THOMAS HERBERT DICKINSON
IN HOSPITAL
WILLIAM J. NEIDIG
THE BUOY-BELL
BRAYLEY—WINSLOW—JONES.
SOMETIMES
THE PIONEERS
A LITTLE BOOK OF LOCAL VERSE
JOSEPH P. WEBSTER.
SWEET BYE AND BYE
WRITERS OF LOCAL DISTINCTION
A COUNTRY GIRL'S FATE
DEW DROPS
POEMS OF A DAY.
DEATH OF GOVERNOR HARVEY
BALLADS OF WAR AND PEACE.
THE MUSTER ROLLS
IN THE LAND OF FANCY, AND OTHER POEMS.
IN THE LAND OF FANCY
A COLLECTION OF POEMS.
A NUPTIAL SALUTATION
SONGS AND SONNETS.
WISCONSIN
THE RICHEST TIME OF LIFE
WAYSIDE FLOWERS.
A SPELL IS ON MY SPIRIT
UNDER THE PINES.
LINES FOR THE TIMES
MEMORIES OF THE WISCONSIN AND OTHER POEMS.
THE MAN WHO LAUGHS
OVER THE DIVIDE.
PRELUDE
VISIONS OF A CITIZEN.
EXTRACT FROM AN ADDRESS (p. 10).
JOHN NAGLE'S PHILOSOPHY.
AUTUMN
POEMS.
FAITH
BOOK OF THE GREEN LAKE MANSE.
MY NEIGHBOR'S CHICKENS
TO MY NEIGHBORS AT HILL CREST
IN THE LIMESTONE VALLEY.
MY ALLEGIANCE.
OTHER WISCONSIN WRITERS AND THEIR WORKS.
WISCONSIN HUMORISTS
LUTE A. TAYLOR.
CHICAGO
"BILL" NYE.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
GEORGE W. PECK
TROUBLE ABOUT READING A NEWSPAPER
WILLIAM F. KIRK
A PSALM OF LIFE
INDEX OF AUTHORS AND GROUPS.
FOOTNOTES:
Transcriber's Notes