McClurg, General A.C., ii., 56;
knowledge of rare books, 172;
disapproves of “Culture’s
Garland,” 174, 175;
as a Mugwump, 218-220
McClurg, A.C., & Co.’s bookstore, i., 275; ii.,
56;
gutted by fire, 177, 178
MacKenzie, Sir Morell, prescribes for William Florence,
i., 233
McLean, Sally Pratt, alleged author of “The
Lost Sheep,” i., 324, 325
McPhelim, Edward J., ii., 4
MacVeagh, Franklin, ii., 218
“Maecenas,” i., 285, 286
“Margaret, a Pearl,” ii., 115
“Markessy di Pullman,” ii., 112
“Marthy’s Younkit,” ii., 117;
dedicated to E. D. Cowen, 141
Mason, David H., his small handwriting, ii., 15, 16
“Merciful Lad, The,” ii., 113, 114
“Mikado, The,” i., 249, 250
Millard, George M., ii., 171, 172;
“George Millard is Home!”
172, 173
Modjeska, Madame, i., 154;
her attitude toward “The Wanderer.”
156, 157;
her friendship with Field, 242, 249;
“To Helena Modjeska,” 246,
247
Moon, Mrs. Temperance, i., 50
Morgan, Edward B., gives origin of “Odds and
Ends,” i., 146, 147
Morris, Clara, in “Camille,” i., 243
“Mortality,” i., 332
“Mountain and the Sea,” ii., 115, 202
“Mr. Peattie’s Cape,” ii., 82
“New Baby, The,” i., 128
Newfane, village of, i., 2-4
“Night Wind, The,” ii., 308
Nilsson, Christine, meets Eugene Field, i., 224-227
“Noontide Hymn, A,” ii., 245
Norton, Colonel J.S.,
a victim of Field, i., 320;
“To Eugene Field,” 323;
makes a presentation speech, ii., 22
Nye, “Bill,”
meets Eugene Field, i., 159-161; ii.,
265;
defended by Field, 309
“Old English Lullaby,” ii., 129
“Old Sexton,” i., 113
“Ossian’s Serenade,” i., 114
“Our Two Opinions,” i., 267
Peattie, Mr. and Mrs. Robert, objects of a practical
joke, ii., 80, 81;
verses to, 82, 83
“Penn Yan Bill,” i., 112
“Piteous Appeal of a Forsooken Habbit, Ye,”
ii., 2, 121
Plumbe, George E., i., 212
Poole, William F., i., 212;
his relations with Field, ii., 175-177
“’Possum Jim,” i., 167, 169
“Proposed Cure for Bibliomania,” ii.,
182-190
Ralph, Julian, describes Field’s curios, ii.,
298
Ranney, Mrs. Deacon, i., 58
Reed, Miss Frances, i., 49
Reed, Roland, i., 240
“Reform,” ii., 199, 200
Reid, Whitelaw, ii., 132
Reilly, Dr. Frank W., becomes a helpful friend to
Field, i., 279, 280;
benefits Illinois, 281;
his accomplishments 283-285;
“To Dr. Frank W. Riley,” 289,
290;
“To F.W.R. at 6 P.M.,” 293;
Field complains of, ii., 86, 88
“Return of the Highlander, The,”
ii., 83, 84
Rice, John A., i., 263
Riley, James Whitcomb, Field tells a story at his
expense, ii.,
147, 148;
reads with Field, 265
“Robin and the Violet, The,” i., 317;
ii., 102
Robson, Stuart, ii., 132
“Rose, The,” ii., 106
Rothacker, O.H., editor of Denver Tribune, i., 144,
189
Russell, Sol Smith, one of Field’s best friends,
i., 264;
his mimicry, i., 265, 266, 292


