New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-18
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those Frenchmen who are In tho habit Of taking our
ns s Of our mouth 'I" eS % n ~ste
amy bodys being cruel ~ 20 call on mo for speech
:nssd to TO Sep"@s few wG%S
paper IN LIS hand. tn fact, when our WORTHY cha'rn
dav. and opposed il with all my might perceived
that the Unforeseen was Inevitable old not kow ,at
come complimentary toast TO thc more po; ,.
i've sharaeterisles Of my editorial management Sr,,
can respond with modest self-spproval. T.e
good pnbic or that best part OF IT, tnr incorrnft'.
rs elbow to clear its VISION WITH /. sometimes pleased
To fnd the magazine du but th"ne crurs nt,'e Know
bow dull the might have made Il he bad coc
They have no iiea o the masterpieces OF ii'n'ty ana
ansurdty which are each month bieeltnily witnhei"
IRON Them They cannot understand WHAT struhS r..
stIaint the ed o. places upon his own gIs Tor i'Ir
sake and how continually be jects hi, own rontrl'I
tons. am bonnd To say. however that when ihev 90
yet some inkng OF tho benefits thus secretly beapea
upon ihcm-when unucRy serial ends. or On ntin-
p.d contribution stops ~ttlg-.Iey IRE slim ~ ~,
grateful know the suppression or obltrration from
e to time OF certain features OF the ipaGa zo h!s
necn hailed with 10y aud nave occasionally 'tncicd
that We could produce rolous demonstration of con
tent by skipping some mouth, and not publishing any
nuinncr al AZ. Ia ugh perhaps NAV NC
III .nls; Bot am grateful for any s"it VI apprecat'v
md feel like returning Ia 'nKs 10 tnose gcnlein who
nave httering,y alluded. or ere aDont n'tt tnsy to
a'iude. To other editor a vlrCes suppotei to Ie ~
no VITA tn eyes OF the pro,ictofs upon NE, c-nn9t
scan hr-e virtues II wonid he money out 81 thelr
pocaets DID 80; bat honestly wish ,aat my pre-
decetsors were here how !i'ne cn DIT really be-
ongs % me- always han IN; nouriVc Delci NIX INC
AHai'c was. as whole, the best nagiz'Ae III 'he -
Futc, and IL lls been d.ficnt am OI not To ict
u suhcr III my hands nave urea 10 ep u GOo; 10
et'ii ia 1t ia qualities wiieh at mast ave enarc
ter and toatd such traits rs though' ING growing c
'hi Knowledge Oh tho puDic "emaNueh. No o." reefs
more kceily tiah mYeeI ms errors ava FbUIiculhts
o. may sAy, more disaes To nave tiih bcbohe! !,
nut am certain OF tilus at least. that no Ouo
c"'J have more clearly discovered tue oDli< OF
"e H't!c 20 inc 'n'iit nt authors Mo nave Snarr"
ui''ncioh W'ti IN past ,iiie' Oh co"id i,'o o-
nIoI more ea-cr welcome I" The new t"ebs throGh-
OUT The country upon whose cJOicIaion us uurc Vs.
iuness must depend In ,uis believe that have the
editorial Instinct Mr.. CharGIaD, would nave iAed ~
10 oh lIOm tai, poiht, AID hay Nv words aJoul hiy
own personal relations To the macizne. and to inu &c
III niue autobiography. hui happily Tor ns a. conl
hot 90 this connctcuiy wlthout referring u ~, bc
:i,heI as one OK tu0sc cmeut ncn or one ~ l's' now
talehts | have spoken o. aud you see now impossible
waich point at Mr.. Wn.ppie. aud 90 nmlul MA to
stand and d'yer Tae criics o Tie Inf.c-MA, tney
Dc a little less I'll, kin and more than kih!"
Mr.. Whippe followed with remarks and "reminiscences
suggested by the OCCASION Aerward there short
speeches by Mr.. Eggicston whose "R,oers Rc,llec'
tione have been OF the serials the Last
aId BY the Rev. Mr. Baker, who represented The South
ern writers IN the magazine. Mr. Sanb0D whose papers
on John Brown have just been besuD the Rev. James
Freeman Clarke. Mr.. Horace T.. ScuJder Mr. Charles
Falrchd, Mr.. Atknson. and Mr.. James IL. OJgooi the
former publisher OF The Atlantic. followed with brief
toast, "The Theory OF Short Stories," in Of the
brightest speeches Of the evening running fire of
repartcc and conversation brought to end cf the
pcasantest OF the kind that have lately been
enjoyed. The brotherhood Of authorship ccmented at
the early dinners has been renewed in new geDera-
ton, and its fruits promise ID he broad aud lasting.
The unavoidable absence Of Mr. Lowell and Nj Long
fellow, who were watching at the hedsd"s of sicA meu-
bers OF their families, and OF Mr.. Whittier, JOAN Hay.
and others mroh regretted but teir assurances OF
cordial interest In the mayazne. and their promises ~
continued cooperation with its editor and publishers,
were paatiycs Of the regret. Mark Twain character
Z3d ihc dinner as unequiy0cally good. and Only cx-
pressed the unanimous sentiment when he said he
should hesitate to accept another invitation OF the
sor; from the