Howard Pyle, a chronicle by Charles D. Abbott, with an introduction by N. C. Wyeth and many illustrations from Howard Pyle's works.

HOWARD PYLE: A CHRONICLE
the wilds of America. Not only did he make clear the
great contribution to knowledge made by John Bartram, but
he also gave a glowing picture of the simplicity of life and
the hospitality of the old Quaker. This article,1 with its
perfectly planned illustrations, greatly impressed Mr. Parsons, who immediately requested another of the same nature.
This time it was an account of "Old-Time Life in a Quaker
Town" -a sympathetic exposi Ition of old Wilmington,
alive with anecdote and marked by a vigorous love of the
subject. These were sufficient to establish his reputation
for this kind of work, and to make his standing with Harper's more fixed that it had been before.
Since he was perfectly capable of both writing and
illustrating, the publishers would occasionally send him to
some locality which in their opinion was so little known
that it might provide enough material of an interesting
nature to warrant an article. Several times he was sent
off into remote districts of Pennsylvania or New Jersey in
quest of such journalistic fodder, and he seldom failed to
make a good thing of it.
In th~e meantime he was thoroughly enjoying his life
in Wilmington. It was quiet and restful after the activity
of the preceding three years. He had the opportunity of
doing a number of things for which there never had been
time in New York. He could read much more, he could
occasionally plan a picture from his own ideas without
thought of publication and without trying to make it suitable
for the magazines; and these activities were in addition to
the historical research and the Robin Hood. But, perhaps,
"1 Bartram and His Garden," Harper's New Mont/dy Magazine, February,
M8o, vl V1;. I,.321.Ilbid., January, 18S8i, vol. lxii, p. 17 8.
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