Show BREI REf HARTE THE AUTHOR I DIES SUDDENLY Y IN LONDON Aged American Humorist I IWho Who Had Spent Later Years 0 of His Life Quietly Quiet Quiet- ly in Old d O England i r. r tr to tr tr tr r tf v tr it FOR TRICKS THAT ARE S it it VAIN THE HEATHEN t tr St CHINEE IS PECULIAR it it V St St Bret Brat Hartes Harte's name is ti it V it bly linked with ith the poem The tr St t tI Di Heathen Chinee wherein are 1 it it these lines tr it it t Which I wish to remark St And my language Is plain t to St That for ways ays that are dark Th Thit 8 r. r I And for tricks that are vain tf it St r. r The heathen Chinee Is peculiar I it Which the same I would rise to V St r. r explain tr St t tf tf IP t 6 v. v tf v a- a v. v LONDON rONDON May 6 F. G.-F. F. F Bret Harte the he American author died suddenly last night at the Red house Camberley near from hemorrhage caused by an affection of the throat Mr Harte had been suffering from trouble with his tonsils since December last ast but he did not consider the attack to be serious A week ago he went to visit friends at and was present at lunch as usual yesterday He suddenly became ill III in the afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon went to bed and died in a few fete hours His end was peaceful He had been living quietly in England England Eng- Eng land and for years rears Most of ot his time was spent in the country and when in London he was almost secluded few lew visitors to his rooms at Lancaster Gate ate and only going going- to the houses of a limited number of very intimate fri friends Several months ago ago when a a a. false alse report of his death was circulated in n America a representative representative- of the the- theAs Associated Associated As As- sedated Press called at his rooms Mr 11 Harte then appeared to be perfectly well He laughed heartily and quoted Mark l Twains Twain's old saying about the re report report report re- re port being greatly exaggerated Except for a little cold said Mr Harte I have no ailments or corn como plaints While I am getting to to tobe be a pretty old man pointing to his snow snowwhite snowwhite snowwhite white hair there is life in the old dog do doyet yet and thereupon he lit a cigar so sc long that it would have ha edone done credit to any of his Poker Flat friends He was hoping he also said tp to do o mor more work 1 but ut he e co confessed he was growing lazy I i |