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
Scribner's and St. Nicholas) and if there is a possibility of
using them they will be accepted.'
"I went up to dinner at half past five but unfortunately
leaving my visiting cards at home, I had a desperate race
around to obtain some more, and at last had to write them
myself. One might almost as well make a call without
shoes and stockings as without visitingy cards in New York.
I was dreadfully afraid I would be late, but arrived just on
time. Although it was a family dinner, yet they had five
courses and two desserts, but I got through without drinking
the water out of the finger bowl, because there wasn't any
lemon in it, or cutting the butter with my table knife,
because they didn't have any.
"I didn't get a chance to read my MS. to them after all,
however, for Mrs. Smith had made an engagement to attend
a lecture and had to leave soon after dinner. Mr. Smith
begged me to leave the MS., however, which I did reluctantly enough, for it was only the rough sheets and
filled with 'inaccuracies of writing and spelling, and was
vilely written in such hieroglyphics that I very much doubt
their ability to read it.. *I
"I had an engagement to visit Mr. Giles at nine o'clock,
but spent the evening up to that time with Miss Smith,
who did not go to the lecture, so pleasantly that I was really
sorry when the time for leaving came. Miss Smith tried
every argument to induce me to join their church, telling
me how delightfully social it was and what pleasant and
elegant people belonged, although not putting it quite so
plainly as that. Great as the temptation was, however, I
stood firm and shall not leave my own church, however
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