Footnote:
[ [1]] In this specimen of Field's privately circulated verse, as in his letters, his own punctuation and capitalization are followed. He had a system of his own which, when complicated with the office style of the News, resulted in most admirable confusion and inconsistency.
INDEX
- Abbott, Miss Emma, a friend of Field, i., 228, 346;
- Field's review of her imaginary autobiography, ii., 332-340
- "Ailsie, My Bairn," ii., 129
- Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, i., 134
- "Alliaunce, The," ii., 124-126
- "An Appreciation" of Eugene Field, i., 201
- "April Vespers," i., 129, 130
- Archer, Belle, i., 249
- Arion Quartette, formed by Field and others, i., 113
- Armour, George A., ii., 173
- Auer, Louis, ii., 294
- "Aunt Mary Matilda Series," ii., 28, 35
- "Auto-Analysis, An," i., 51, 99, 106;
- reference to Field's early verse, 135, 227;
- origin and publication of, ii., 234-240
- "Awful Bugaboo, The," i., 152, 153
- Baker, Thomas C., i., 113
- Ballantyne, John F., i., 206;
- his relations with Field, 207, 208;
- his office, 215;
- hero of "How Mary Matilda Won a Prince," ii., 36;
- married, 89, 90
- "Bar Harbor: A Reminiscence," ii., 212, 213
- Barrett, Wilson, ii., 276, 277
- Barnes, Charles A., ii., 173
- Barnum, P.T., ii., 153
- Barren, Elwin, i., 285
- Bates, Mrs. Morgan, entertains Field, ii., 84-86
- Bates, Morgan, i., 216, 282;
- suffers from his political attitude, ii., 223, 224
- Below, Mrs., i., 101, 105
- Bernhardt, Madame, i., 173, 243
- "Bibliomaniac's Prayer, The," ii., 170, 171
- Bikens, Judge, i., 27
- Bingham, Joseph, ii., 226, 227
- Blaine, James G., ii., 10, 11, 217;
- defeated in his campaign for the Presidency, 221
- Blair, Montgomery, i., 44
- Bristol, Rev. Frank M., ii., 173;
- delivers address at Field's funeral, 315
- Broderick, Mr. and Mrs. George, i., 249
- Browne, Francis, proposes to publish Field's writings, ii., 56
- Burdette, Robert J., i., 134
- Burgess, Professor John W., i., 78
- Burke, Judge Henry W., association with Field, i., 115
- Buskett, William C., hero of "Penn Yan Bill," i., 112;
- describes Field's life in St. Louis, 112-114;
- receives letter from Field, ii., 161, 162
- Cable, Ben. T., ii., 173
- Cable, George W., ii., 265
- "Camille," i., 241-245
- Capel, Monseigneur, his meeting with William J. Florence, i., 231
- "Casey's Table d'Hote," i., 112
- Charless, Joseph, i., 41
- Chicago, Field comes to, i., 189;
- description of, 194-197
- Chicago Daily News, description of editorial rooms of, i., 211-218
- "Christmas Treasures," i., 135
- Clark, Edward B., ii., 320
- Claxton, Kate, her reputation as an actress, i., 260;
- biography of, 261, 262
- Cleveland, Grover, ii., 217;
- elected President, 221
- Cleveland, Miss Rose, retires from editorship of Literary Life, ii., 106
- Comstock, Miss Carrie, i., 104, 113
- Comstock, Edgar V., visits Europe with Field, i., 98-100, 104, 113
- Comstock, Miss Georgia, i., 104, 113
- Comstock, Miss Gussle, i., 104, 113
- Comstock, Miss Ida, i., 104
- Comstock, Miss Julia Sutherland, i., 104;
- married to Eugene Field, 109
- Cooley, Judge, responsible for some of Field's poems, i., 331-337; ii., 112
- Cowen, E.D., characterizes Field, i., 143;
- accounts for inspiration of Tribune Primer, 147;
- describes Field's bottomless chair, 159;
- tells of Wickersham's methods, 163;
- writes of Field's ill-health, 185;
- assaulted, 209, 210;
- analyzes Field's dramatic relations, 227;
- bowls against Field, ii., 74, 76;
- attends ball-game with Field, 77-79;
- an experience with crickets, 86, 87;
- receives letters from Field, 119, 120, 139-142, 144-146, 148, 149, 158, 159
- Crane, Mr. and Mrs. William, acquaintance with Field, i., 235-241;
- "Mrs. Billy Crane," 237-239
- Crawford, Thomas L., joins Arion Quartette, i., 113
- "Culture's Garland," i., 338;
- description of, ii., 108-113;
- Gen. A.C. McClurg's objection to, 175
- "Current Gossip" becomes "Sharps and Flats," i., 201
- Curtis, George Ticknor, i., 44
- Dana, Charles A., visits Denver, i., 179, 180;
- assists Field in a hoax, 337;
- subscribes to the "Little Books," ii., 132
- "Danger that Threatens, A," i., 339, 340
- Davis, Jessie Bartlett, i., 255
- Davis, Mrs. Will J., i., 254
- Davis, Will J., i., 61
- Dawson, R. L., ii., 101
- "Death and the Soldier," ii., 101
- "Delectable Ballad of the Waller Lot, The," ii., 269
- De Koven, Reginald, ii., 240
- Denver, description of, i., 144, 145;
- centre of railway interests, 162
- "Der Niebelrungen und Der Schlabbergasterfeldt," ii., 23, 24
- "Dibdin's Ghost," ii., 195, 190
- "Divine Lullaby," i., 337
- Drew, Cyrus K., ii., 276
- Du Chaillu, Paul, ii., 197