The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-03-30
THE PRIZE WRITERS.

ME SUBSCRIBERS to the Baltimore Weekly
- gun may indulge the anticipation of literary
.leat rarely Afforded in the columns of newspa-
nr ~ US stories submitted in competition
y. Wy prizes offered by the proprietors of that
Journal SIX are already brought before the public
~ title, with the names of the several writer's Ia
whom inc awards Of the committee have been
mark that excellence of style, entertaininr snb..
jects, nnexceptonabl incident. and salutar NOR
ais have been scrapulously considered; while
mawkish sentiment, slips hod romance. and the
mere namby-pambyism of ssliterary'' effort are as
|scrupulously excluded We take this occasion to
name briefly the prize stories and their authors
The series will be introduced to the reader on Sa.
turday. April 2, with the story Of 1.-THE GOLDEN
daigua, New York, to whom was awarded the first
prize of $3.50. This gifted lady is the author of
"Dream Land by Daylight" elsa, Pilgrimage;',
tsThe Children of Light &c. In ssThe Golden
Thread the author has produced work of
genius which will secure an added host of ad.
mirers. It will be followed by stTHE GOLD
CRUSHERS,' by p. HAMILTON MYERs, ESQ.,. of
New York; author of "Bell Brandon" ssThe EN-
lgrant SQUIRE SC to whom was awarded the
This story will afford ample fund of enter
tainment to the reader; the characters are drawn
with vigorous hand, and the portraitures well
sustained. Next in order will be s'THE STEP
MOTHER, by MARGARET JUEKIN, of Lexington,
KockDridge county, Va, author Of ''The Ash.
burnes," prize tale, who obtained the award of
sou, being the third prize of the series.
The sStepmother'' is charming domestic sto-
~, and will leave most agreeable impression
upon the mind Of the reader. Next in succession
"PAUL,'' by EDITH MAY, of Philadelphia, will
appear, for which the fourth prize of $40 was
awarded by the committee. Paul is a work of
fiction which eyinces remarkable perception of
human character, and the deep passions of the
heart. After this will be published .'THE HEIR
esq., by JANE T. BOND, of Marblehead, Massa-
chusetts, to whom prize of 1926 was awarded,
being the fifth of the series. The character Of the
Heiress is beautifully drawn, and admirably sus-
tanned The sixth and last of the series is entitled
"META Won SICKLE,"by MIRIAM CHURCHILL.
of Boston, Mass, who also won prize of 1925,
under the award of the comm ittee This is ga tale
of Gowanus'' on Long Island, and embraces some
of the revolutionary incidents of the time in which
it is laid. The foregoing all excellent stories;
and will furnish a fund of entertainment for some
time to come. 4
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Mar 2S-3t