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HEMINGWAY, ERNEST. Judgment of Manitou.
HEMINGWAY'S FIRST PUBLISHED SHORT STORY HEMINGWAY, ERNEST. The Judgment of Manitou. As published in Tabula, Vol. XXII, February 1916. Single illustration by Irene Carpenter (Class of 1916). 8vo, original stapled illustrated wrappers, only very light surface soiling. Oak Park, Il., 1916
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Notes: a bright, clean copy of the extremely rare literary magazine that features hemingway''s very first short story in print. A grim story of two trappers, it shows Hemingway''s early preoccupation with death and violence, as well as his later recurring themes of animals and carrion. Dick Haywood and his friend Pierre who is half French and half Cree are the main characters. Pierre suspects Dick of having stolen his lost wallet. He sets a snare trap for Dick along his bear trap. Dick is soon caught and he is left hanging from a tree, about to be mauled by timber wolves. When Pierre realizes that it was a red squirrel that stole his wallet, he frantically rushes out to save him, but "after a gasping, breathless, choking run," discovers only the remains of Dick''s body. Distraught, Pierre steps toward his friend but is caught by Dick''s bear trap. He realized he must face the Judgment of Manitou, which is an Ottawa Indian word for God, and ends his own life with his rifle before the My-in-gau (the wolf) comes for him.
In his junior year, Hemingway began contributing regular articles on football games and extracurricular activities. By the end of the second year, Hemingway was considered the best writer on the staff. In 1917, both Ernest and his sister Marcelline joined the editorial board. Encouraged by his teachers, he began contributing these stories. Manitou was his first contribution and was followed by the boxing tale "A Matter of Colour" in the April 1916 issue and finally "Sepi Jingan" another rather violent tale concerning a game warden. See James R. Mellow, Hemingway: A Life without Consequences," Da Capo Press, 1994.
A rare piece of Hemingwayana; only two institutional copies are recorded. According to Oak Park High School, about 300-500 copies were printed for in-school distribution to students and faculty. Hanneman C3. - Condition: All items are offered for sale subject to Swann Galleries'' standard terms and conditions of sale, which are published in our catalogues.
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