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

THE CRUCIBLE OF NEW YORK
"December 8, 1876.
cc The fable and comic story which I wrote for Mrs.
Dodge's two illustrations were accepted 'with thanks.'!
I should like to write a story for Scribner's before Christmas and have been for the last twenty-four hours raking
over the pile of my ideas in search of some stray remnant--so far without success,.00
"Frank Leslie did not accept my cartoon, but I was not
much disappointed thereat., Frank Leslie shows very poor
taste; that's all I've got to say..a0
"I haven't been doing superbly at the life class as yet, the
outline of my figure being severely criticized by Professor
Wilmot who said it was poor;i I rubbed it out and began all
over again, with, this time, better success, I think."
"December i i )18 76..
"Yesterday passed as Sundays usually do. I went to
church in the morning and 'loafed' all afternoon. The day
was intensely cold and I very nearly froze in going to
church. I don't believe it pays to be good under all
circumstances.
"A young lady accosted me there, whom I was probably
introduced to once upon a time, but have since utterly forgotten her name. We carried on quite a spirited conversation in which I constantly addressed her as 'Miss Ah'--or
'Miss Um.' I cannot imagine what caused me to forget her
name, for she is by no means ill-favored. She asked me
quite anxiously why I had not attended the la~t two church
meetings on Wednesday evening; she then asked me if
I had many friends here., I told her that although I had a
reasonable amount they were not so thick as blackberries in
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