Show after the roman fashion irving bacheller the author ol of ellen eben holden was born in the northernmost coiner ot of the state of new york and everybody there knows him and has a standing invitation to see a cc him it if they chance to go to new york city a journey few ot of them ever undertake recently a woman who used to supply the bachiller family with biresh vegetables when irving va was a be boy went to the city to visit a gran grandson doon and called on oil the author on her return she mot met a friend in the local posto luce lice and said I 1 1 I 1 tell you what irving has got things mighty fine since lie ho begun this book writing business rugs on tho the I 1 floor and pictures on the wall and all that and not a stove to bother with the whole abole house is bet by gladiators SL louls louis republic |