No, I do not forget; but who Is the master of fortune and fate? Who does as he wishes and not as he must? When I sold my preserver, my mate, My faithfulest friend--man, I wept. Yes, I own it. His faithful eyes Seemed to ask what it meant. And he kept them fixed on me in startled surprise, As another hand led him away. And the last that I heard of my roan, Was the sound of his shrill, pleading neigh! Oh magic west wind of the mountain, Oh steed with the stinging main, In sleep I draw rein at the fountain, And wake with a shiver of pain; For the heart and the heat of the city Are walls and prison's chain. Lost my Ladrone--gone the wild living-- I dream, but my dreaming is vain. Hamlin Garland's parents were of Scotch Presbyterian descent and were strict in their management of their children, but their lives were most wholesome and they were withal companionable. Their sacrifice and toil have been rewarded by the response their son has made to the opportunities they could offer him. Besides the rural school training at Burr Oak, Iowa, Mr. Garland received additional education at Cedar Valley Seminary at Osage, where he attended school during the winter seasons. He graduated from this school in 1881 and then for a year travelled through the eastern states. His people later settled in Brown county, Dakota, and he visited them there in 1883. In 1884 he went to Boston, where he came under the influence of Professor Moses True Brown of the Boston School of Oratory, Oliver Wendell Holmes, William Dean Howells, Edward Everett Hale, and Edwin Booth. Mr. Garland began his career as an author with the publication of his poem, "Lost in a Norther," in Harper's Weekly. For this poem he received twenty-five dollars. His work has been unusually remunerative. He has been a popular contributor to the Century Magazine, the Youth's Companion, the Arena, and other magazines. His first book was published in 1890. Mr. Garland enjoys social life and outdoor sports very much. He was the founder and is still the president of the Cliff Dwellers' Club in Chicago. He is especially fond of the outdoor sports of swimming, skating, and riding the trail on the plains and the mountains. The joy in this last is expressed in a poem which is given later.