Life — October 6, 1910 — page 20: what you’re looking at

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556 Lifes’ Family Album tive gift has always had an ex y interest for the human mind. we sce this gift displayed in a way eS Us, we are prone to it?” We wonder what who displays thi power over difficult art in th world is the art of knowing how to because it earris it th knowing what to omit. The fact th thing may be ephemeral does not detract from the quality of its genius. Week after week there appear in Lire contributions and pictures from a great number of creative workers, whose genius displays with un erring ‘precision some passing phase of thought, revealing hitherto undefined weak nesses, reveling in some odd fancy or satiriz ing some social foible. The object of this department is to give the readers of Lire an opportunity to know something of the work and personalities of the men and worn: en who make Lire.) Arthur Guiterman M* GUITERMAN writes — the Rhymed Reviews for Lire and a great many other things both in verse and in prose, Mr. Guiterman, as every one knows, is a mighty good workman. [lis verses are polished with infinite care, thereby conveying the un- mistakable impression of having been turned out with scarcely an effort. “You were born, Mr. Guiterman—" “Of American parents, in Vienna, Austria, in 1871; but I have lived in New York since 187.4.” “Your culture—if you will pardon us for using such time-honored word—appears to he exceedingly broad. How do you account for it LAF E “Well, I have helped to edit the Woman's Home Companion.” “That would account for your broad huma: but perhaps not for your hypercritical sense of literary values.” “Well, then, I have helped edit the Literary Diges: “Ah! now we are getting warmer. And your philosophical sense of things in general?” This came from my connection with certain trade papers. Incidentally, 1 was educated in the Public Schools and in the City College of New York—" “Where, if we recollect aright, you won a medal for greatest proficiency in literary composition.” “T believe I did.” “That would seem to indicate, on your part, a spontancous talent for au- thorship, uncreated by extraneous con- ditions. In brief, you had it in you. Have you any preferences?” “Tam fond of the Hindoo litera- ture and prefer Thackeray to Dick- ens.” “What is your ambition?” “To skate all winter and play ten- nis all summer.” Rhymed Reviews The Sky-Man (By Henry Kitchell Webster. The Century Company) O Curtiss, Bleriot or Wright, Knew half as much as Philip Cayley About the inwardness of flight. Where Arctic _ icebergs gra Without the throbbing motor’s aid, As swift as albatross or swallow He rode the stormwind, unafraid, While seagulls vainly tried to follow. He ranged above each frigid nook On silken pinions, never weary; And reached the Pole—like Dr, Cook (This fact is not denied by What novel-reader need be told That there, in wastes of frozen water, glimmer Ile found a lady, not too old, A lost explorer’s only daughter? Her name was Jeanne; with faith sublime She songht - her Fielding ; And Philip watched her all the time, From beast and man the dear one father, Captain shielding. And when a rescue party came, A letter cleared the accusation Which, wrongly clouding Philip's name, Had made him take to aviation. And then, be sure, Jeanne married him, Her love his wounded spirit healing. (The babies all are cherubim And flutter ’round the parlor ceil- ing.) Arthur Guiterman, ALK and the world talks with you; think and you think alone. Y a wise word is spoken in igno- rance. WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES ONE ear OA as en ra Se comicbooks.com