The life of Robert Louis Stevenson for boys and girls . -Ill ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON year-old son, Homer, with him, and yearsafterward gave the following description ofthe childs visit: On the way I endeavored to impress onthe boy the fact that he was about to see aman whom he must remember all his was a lovely day and as I entered the roomStevenson lay as usual on rather a high presented Homer to him . .but sincemy sons interest, notwithstanding my in-junctions, was to say the least far from en-thusiastic, I sent him out to play. I then asked Stevenson to pose but thatwas not suc
The life of Robert Louis Stevenson for boys and girls . -Ill ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON year-old son, Homer, with him, and yearsafterward gave the following description ofthe childs visit: On the way I endeavored to impress onthe boy the fact that he was about to see aman whom he must remember all his was a lovely day and as I entered the roomStevenson lay as usual on rather a high presented Homer to him . .but sincemy sons interest, notwithstanding my in-junctions, was to say the least far from en-thusiastic, I sent him out to play. I then asked Stevenson to pose but thatwas not successful ... all the gestures beingforced and affected. Therefore I suggestedto him that if he would try to write, somenatural attitude might result. He assentedand taking a sheet of paper ... he pulledhis knees up and began. Immediately hisattitude was such that I was enabled tocreate something of use and continued draw-ing while he wrote with an occasional I finished and told him there wasno necessityfor his writing any more. He 112. SECOND VISIT TO AMERICA did not reply but proceeded for quite a whileThen he folded the paper with deliberation,placed it in an envelope, addressed it, andhanded it to me. It was to Master HomerSt. Gaudehs. I asked him: Do you wish me to givethis to the boy? Yes. When? Now? Oh, no, in five or ten years, or when 1am dead. I put it in a safe and here it is: May 27, 1888. DEAR HOMER ST. GAUDENS — Your fa-ther has brought you this day to see meand tells me it is his hope you may remem-ber the occasion. I am going to do whatI can to carry out his wish; and it may amuseyou, years after, to see this little scrap ofpaper and to read what I write. I mustbegin by testifying that you yourself took nointerest whatever in the introduction, and inthe most proper spirit displayed a single- 113 ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON minded ambition to get back to play, andthis I thought an excellent and admirablepoint in your character. You were also, - -1use t
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