Hapsburg Liebe
Hapsburg Liebe (Charles Haven Liebe), a native of the Tennessee mountains has been soldier, timberjack and sawmill man. In his education he was denied even the little red school house, his alma mater being a log structure in the hills which he left by way of a window at twelve years of age. But he had a taste for reading and has acquired a fine command of English and a writing style through study of the best authors.
At seventeen he commenced writing and turned out eighteen stories, all rejected by the editors. He was almost discouraged; but his nineteenth effort stuck with a respectable magazine. Lack of education made the way doubly hard; but now, when he sells all he writes, he will tell you that the experience was worth all all it cost.
Gritty! Indeed he is! At eighteen he joined a regiment for service in the Philippines. Times to entrain found him ill with pneumonia. Against the wishes of his captain and the orders of his doctor, he accompanied the outfit, being carried to the cars by his buddies. Most of his stories are about the Tennessee and Kentucky mountaineers. They are his people and better than any other writer, he knows and loves them. "The Clan Call," his most delightful tale, will soon start as a serial in this paper. Your misfortune if you miss it.
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