The poetical works of Edwin Oscar Gale . d a name.—Chi-cago Daily Nczvs. ^ In relating his Reminiscences of Early Chicago andVicinity, Edwin O. Gale carries his reader back to thetime when there were more Indians in Chicago than whitepeople. Mr. Gale accompanied his parents to the hopefulyoung city on May 25, 1835, and since that day his lifehas been bound up in the growth of the great city, whichhe has had the privilege of observing.—Chicago Tribune. Mr. Gale, who has walked hand in hand with Chi-cagos advancement at every step, feels a thrill regardingevery feature of the hamlet where his ey
The poetical works of Edwin Oscar Gale . d a name.—Chi-cago Daily Nczvs. ^ In relating his Reminiscences of Early Chicago andVicinity, Edwin O. Gale carries his reader back to thetime when there were more Indians in Chicago than whitepeople. Mr. Gale accompanied his parents to the hopefulyoung city on May 25, 1835, and since that day his lifehas been bound up in the growth of the great city, whichhe has had the privilege of observing.—Chicago Tribune. Mr. Gale, who has walked hand in hand with Chi-cagos advancement at every step, feels a thrill regardingevery feature of the hamlet where his eyes first took con-scious notice of anything. His feeling has deepened as the600 (the maximum estimate of the population he first sawthere) have died or scattered beyond knowledge, that heescaped to tell us of his own and the citys wonder his heart sometimes overflows in measuredlines which jingle at their ends; and readers of his patheticstanzas on Chicago River will hesitate to call him a meanpoet.—The Nation. 382. No. J^J ££ Shelf_ CONTENTS Lincoln National Life FoundationCollateral Lincoln Library
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