Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-10-21

but to throw my work before the public my own risk, and
let sink or swim according to It's merits. wrote to that
effect to Scott, and soon received reply:
81 observe with pleasure that you are going to come forth
in Britain II Is certainly not the very best ,yay 10 nph;h
on ones own accounts for the booksellers their face
the circulation OF such works do pay an amazing o
TO themselves But they have lost the art OF altogether dam
ming up The road IN such between the author and be
public, which they able do eectuay as Dia
bous in John Bunyans Holy War closed up the windows Of
my Lord Understandings mansion. am sure OF one thing
that you have only to be known TO the British public to be
admired by them, and would not say unless really was
of that opinion.
you witty but rather local publication called
Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine you will find some notice
Of your works in the last number the author il friend c
mine 70 whom have introduced you in your literary
city, His is Lockhsr, young Of very consi-
deable talent and who will he intimately connected
with my family My faithful friend Knickerbocker to be
next examined and illustrated Constable was exremey
willing to enter into consideration Of treaty for your works.
but foresse will be still more when
'Your name is up and may go
From Toledo to Madrid;'
and that will soon be the trust be London about
the middle Of the month, and promise myself great pleasure
in once again shaking you by the hand"
The first volume Of tho Sketch Book was put TO press in
London, had resolved, my risk, by bookseller
unknown to fame and without any Of tho usual by which
work is trumpeted into notice. Still attention had been
called to by the extracts which had previously appeared in
the Literary Gazette and by the kind word spoken by the
editor of that PERIODICAL and getting fair crcua
ton when my worthy bookseller failed before tie first month
was over and the sale was interrupted. &ss
AT this juncure Scott arrived in London called to him
for help, as was sticking in the me, cad, propous
than Hercules he put his shoulder to the wheel.
Though his favorable representations, Murray quickly
induced to undertake the future publication the work which
he had previously declined further edition nIs.
volume struck off and the second volume was put to
press and from that time Murray became my publisher con-
Quoting himself in all his dealings with that fair open and
liberal spirit which had obtained for him the we-merted ap
pellation of the Prince of Booksellers.
Thus, under the kind and cordial auspices of Sir Walter
Scott began my literary in Euope and feel that
am but dscharging, in tring degree my debt of gEat
tude to the memory that man in acknowledge
ing my obligations to him. But who of his literary con,e-
porares applied to him for aid counsel that did not
experience the most prompt generous and eectua assist
ance
gromancy Of the American press by which Quart Of wine
oonured into pint bottle Scott observes: g In my hur-
have thanked you S0phias name the kind at
not quite sure add my you have made her
acquainted with much OF papas folly than she would
otherwise have learned for had taken special care
they should any Of those things during their earlier
years. think told you that Walter is sweeping the rma-
ment with feather like mSypoe, and indenting the pave
ment with sword like scythe in other words he has be-
come whskered hussar in the eighteenth dragoons