Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2
Slason Thompson
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  • "Old English Lullaby," ii., 129
  • "Old Sexton," i., 113
  • "Ossian's Serenade," i., 114
  • "Our Two Opinions," i., 267
  • Peattie, Mr. and Mrs. Robert, objects of a practical joke, ii., 80, 81;
  • verses to, 82, 83
  • "Penn Yan Bill," i., 112
  • "Piteous Appeal of a Forsooken Habbit, Ye," ii., 2, 121
  • Plumbe, George E., i., 212
  • Poole, William F., i., 212;
  • his relations with Field, ii., 175-177
  • "'Possum Jim," i., 167, 169
  • "Proposed Cure for Bibliomania," ii., 182-190
  • Ralph, Julian, describes Field's curios, ii., 298
  • Ranney, Mrs. Deacon, i., 58
  • Reed, Miss Frances, i., 49
  • Reed, Roland, i., 240
  • "Reform," ii., 199, 200
  • Reid, Whitelaw, ii., 132
  • Reilly, Dr. Frank W., becomes a helpful friend to Field, i., 279, 280;
  • benefits Illinois, 281;
  • his accomplishments 283-285;
  • "To Dr. Frank W. Riley," 289, 290;
  • "To F.W.R. at 6 P.M.," 293;
  • Field complains of, ii., 86, 88
  • "Return of the Highlander, The," ii., 83, 84
  • Rice, John A., i., 263
  • Riley, James Whitcomb, Field tells a story at his expense, ii., 147, 148;
  • reads with Field, 265
  • "Robin and the Violet, The," i., 317; ii., 102
  • Robson, Stuart, ii., 132
  • "Rose, The," ii., 106
  • Rothacker, O.H., editor of Denver Tribune, i., 144, 189
  • Russell, Sol Smith, one of Field's best friends, i., 264;
  • his mimicry, i., 265, 266, 292
  • St. Joseph Gazette, i., 114
  • St. Louis, Field's father dies in, i., 84;
  • Field's home, 91-98, 112
  • "Saints' and Sinners' Corner," origin of, ii., 173-175;
  • described, 178;
  • description of entertainment given by Field, 193-197
  • Sandford, Alexander, i., 41
  • Schurz, Carl, misreported by Field, 131, 132
  • Sclanders, J.L., i., 218
  • Scott, Dred, statement of his case, i., 38;
  • first petition to the Circuit Court, 39, 40;
  • complaint against Alexander Sandford and others, 41, 42;
  • Justice Taney's decision, 42, 43
  • "Second Book of Verse," i., 53; ii., 264
  • "Seein' Things," i., 153
  • Sembrich, Madame, a favorite of Field, i., 251;
  • her genius and accomplishments, 252, 253
  • Shackelford, Collins, i., 217;
  • wheedled into advancing money to Field, ii., 7-9
  • "Shadwell Folio, The," ii., 122-129
  • "Sharps and Flats," i., 53, 97, 114;
  • beginning and origin of, 201-203;
  • mention of William Crane, 235, 240; ii., 56, 119, 254
  • "Singer Mother, The," i., 255, 256
  • Skiff, Fred V., i., 144;
  • advances money to Field, 162;
  • subscribes to the "Little Books," ii., 132
  • Smith, Harry B, ii., 250
  • "Songs and Other Verse," ii., 129
  • "Sonnet to Shekelsford, A," ii., 8
  • "Souvenirs from Egypt," ii., 179-182
  • "Statesman's Sorrow, A," ii., 231-233
  • Stedman, Edmund Clarence, writes an appreciation of Eugene Field, i., 340, 341;
  • visits Chicago, 341-345
  • Stevenson, Adlai, ii., 207, 288
  • Stone, Melvin B., establishes the Chicago Daily News, i., 185, 186;
  • first meeting with Field, 187;
  • offers Field a position, 188;
  • accounts for "Sharps and Flats," 203;
  • a Mugwump, ii., 218-220;
  • retires from the Daily News, 222;
  • described before and after Blaine's defeat, 224-226;
  • bears expense of painting Field's house, 288
  • Stryker. Rev. M. Woolsey, ii., 173
  • "Symbol and the Salut, The," ii., 167
  • Taney, Chief Justice, decision in Dred Scott case, i., 37, 38, 42, 43
  • "Ten Years of a Song Bird: Memoirs of a Busy Life," ii., 321, 332-340
  • Terry, Ellen, i., 264
  • "The Eugene Field I Knew," i., 96
  • Thompson, Mary Matilda, receives illuminated letters from Field, ii., 27, 28, 33, 34;
  • "How Mary Matilda Won a Prince," dedicated to, 36
  • Thompson, Mrs., i., 156
  • Thompson, Slason, personal relations with Field, ii., 1-14;
  • his marriage, 1, 2, 120;
  • bombarded with postal-cards, 9-12;
  • receives a Christmas stocking, 12-14;
  • his rooms pictured by Field, 28-31;
  • letters and poems from Field, 47-58, 65-70;
  • publishes "The Humbler Poets," 56;
  • receives twelve more letters from Field, 77-105;
  • retires from The Daily News to join America, 121;
  • letters from John Wilson & Son concerning publication of Field's "Little Books," 133-136;
  • receives two letters from Francis Wilson about publication of "Echoes from the Sabine Farm," 153-157;
  • a Mugwump, 218-220;
  • his last evening with Field, 307, 308
  • Thorne, Charles H., Jr., i., 260
  • Ticknor & Co., ii., 107
  • Tilden, S.J., ii., 253
  • "To a Blue Jay," i., 334-336
  • "To Clara Doty Bates," ii., 85, 86
  • Todd, Charles S., ii., 319
  • Tree, Judge Lambert, lampooned by Field, ii., 214-217
  • "Tribune Primer," i., 146;
  • not Field's first book, ii., 107
  • "Tribute of the Thrush, The," ii., 320
  • Tufts, Rev. James, i., 54;
  • educates Eugene Field, i., 73-78
  • "Valentine, A," ii., 129
  • "Vision of the Holy Grail, The," i., 333
  • Walters Gallery, The, described, ii., 16-21
  • "Wanderer, The," i., 154-157
  • Ward, Mrs. Humphry, believes two of Field's yarns, ii., 153-155
  • Warner, Charles Dudley, i., 134
  • Waterloo, Stanley, i., 98
  • "Werewolf, The," ii., 115
  • Wilcox, Ella Wheeler, involved in a controversy over "Love and Laughter," i., 326-328
  • Wilde, Oscar, impersonated by Field, i., 171, 172
  • Wilson, Francis, i., 96, 148;
  • made fun of, 229, 230;
  • issues "Echoes from the Sabine Farm," ii., 155-157, 165, 166;
  • buys Sir Walter Scott's chair, 190, 191
  • Wilson & Son, John, letters to Slason Thompson concerning Field's "Little Books," ii., 133-136
  • "Winfreda," ii., 129
  • "Wit of the Silurian Age," i., 291
  • "With Trumpet and Drum," ii., 264
  • Wood, Mrs. Hanna, i., 24, 25
  • "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod," ii., 116
  • "Yvytot," ii., 146, 147