New-York tribune., 1874-11-07
BOSTON.
LITERARY NOTES.

PAPERS BY MARK TWAIN AND l. H. BROMLEY
NEW STORY BY wILKE COLLINS Ns-PoEM BY JOHN
HAY.
trRon A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF rHe fKipoNh'
BosTON, Nov. 5.-Among the most interesting
volumes Of the FAN will be "Lotos Leaves 10 Mni0" .
have before alluded soon TO be puoiished py "n e
GIN Co. Externally book will be singuiary attrac
tive; as indeed IL ought since the publishers gave care
honcb, o desiguers engravers, aud printers Ii Will De
a tr,nuph OF the book makers art in its paper prlnn
and binding as we'll In its illustrations Tlese last
will be an especially noticeable feature. They nave
neen made from drawings by Alfred Fredereks John LII
Earge Arthur Lumley, and Gilbert Burling; ana tnere
will be as many as fifteen fullpage pictures Desioes
large number OF smaller Some OF the designs are
singuary graceful and appropriate In snort, '"o SIM
plest possible edition OF Lotos Leaves VIII DC an eui
tion de lure
Asf the literary contents, when thirty gentleman
belonging to Club which is the haunt Of artists and
journalists and men of letters, combine to contribute
each essay, tale, or poem to make up thus, an
original book it snould be something unusual ana en-
tertauiug: aud 50 t Is All the articles were written
for this use; and all are by members, with the
exception Tenuyson's noble poem, Ihe Lotos
Eaters" is reprinted. by OF compliment to him and
IA return for his gracious acceptance Of tho dedication
His letter Of acceptance is published In tdeSm Inc
editors Of tins book are John Brougham ana Johh
EdeIkin, and they have done their work extremely
well except that fatal hour they were leit 10
write preface: aitcr ~ eS0i' w "0'
would have been honored in the breach than III
,bi. presept observance II may be witty-no doubt
Is, and the trouble only lack of dictionary on my part
Ii addressed TO the Sovereign People of the uhed
States Here single clause of this prologomenon as
It calls ltself-I think one clause is as much as most
human brains bear safely.
Your August Potentially will not fail to observe that
those spiritual adumbratons are not evaneeceht OF
fugaceous, iatrocinOus cheat. repugnant 10 common
and Insult TO the most parydn Oh . nnan
ntegences tangible entities, altogether statoh
AIRY, and visible 10 every eye as the readaDeS' VI
printed WORK. .
Turning now to the regular contents Of the book we
ud them rh varied, you would infer from TINS
hist Of authors names:
wn,.elaw Reid, wlko Collins. Mark Twain Twain JOan M
bromley. John E1erkin. Thomas w Knox W: .. ktor- %
Cnandes fato1 Henry hagar GhapPon 1rn Ss
sel. J. b. Bouton W. 5. Andrews, Gnotrt burns, ws,
Cndrles l. Pardee, NICK Looser the Hon X B K2ose &
C. r. L. Holmes, Charles tiayler, James Pecn, Mus
DOC Ii. 5. Olcotr, Edward Greey and j. Brander MAT
thews
The opening paperis "some Southern "Reminiscences"
by Mr. Whtelaw Reid the President of the Club These
Bemnisce nees are Of the authors lotoseatlng days.
when Just after the close Of the he passed year
or two in the Southern States, mostly In Louisiana and
Alabama cotton plantations
There IS telling and vigorous piece OF writing
A. the book the brief Dy l. H. Bromley emu
He'd "Piayers In u Large Drama" The story OF the
nomination OF Abraham Lincoln at Chicago i'll $780, has
been told before; but never knew II told so impress
sIvey as Mr.. Bromley tells 1t here wish had space
for all the noble picture Tie vast auditorium was
crowded almost to sufOcaton, for party that had
never been IN power aud had strength III any South
srn State was In convention nominate President.
The curtain was ringing up the first act Of tremeDd
Gus drama. The rOllcal OF the States had begun.
Name, New Hampshire Vermont were Called and, as
Al they were nothing than the dead numerals OF
process chairman of each delegation announced the
scattered votes. The Secretary called Massachusetts,
over al the right OF chair man not much known
then outside state, short III stature, with fuIi
round face that i'll IT the rare combination OF wo-
mauly tenderness heroic rmncsz, stood up In 1s
seat and sAid Mr. President" Tue President said,
The geutleman from Massachusetts!" There was an
fnsIauts pause. Hardly had the hush fallen when IN
voice that itself music John A. Andrew snd. =" MT
President, the Commonwealth OF MsSsiehUset casts
tweDtyOne votes for William H. Seward, Tour votes Ior
Abraham LAncon" No more than that Oaiy Inc AN an
ngres In all that multitude there was no one SO oh,
t%eIf ~ a,oe1e The nerads Tne Commonwealth OF
Massachusetts" his announcement. and with that
OF mathematics hut grand and stately C0mnonweatn,
snd rores achieyements proud Of her ine ana lineage
of her stOred places ana her batlenes, her states
men heroes scholars, martyrs, and, above all, OF her
froni rank IN devotion 10 freedom and human rights,
swept the line with kDgy consciousness & OF rgat
OF precedence. Dramatic, but wonderfully wen aeIeo
small stage aud in no small way
Equally picturesque and vigorous is the description of
the lawyer-like subtlety with which Mr. William M
Eyars made his for the great State OF
New-York. But these were only byplay IN Tic larger
One, Two. tlrec DalOts, anu tte iel'.
was TO name the President.
When it was over four votes lacking, and these
OHIO through Chairman, Instantly transferred from
Mr. Chase TO Mr.. Lincoln.
The fu.lvciced Secretary turned his face upward to
The skyght the roof above hun, aui called out tne
sides or the wiswan ana shouted Tue news 10 tne
surgDg multitudes outside Within the building grave
and serious embraced and kissed each oher' oid
danced and Young ones cleered ana shouted ana
nuug aof tler hats, the rafters rang with nulttud
nous as the wave OF sound 10 ed through the
doors and windows the streets TOOK up ana echOed
and rolled it back cheer answering cheer IN one great
b,lee OF iOy with first burst OF 1t gunner stand
ing by MS loaded piece with lgnted lnaIeh reached
forth mis- hand there was niue Has pun n OF eITaa
there leaped from the bfazen belly Ot te gun roar
that crowned AMI drowned all Inc curtain is on the
frst act Of historic period. Toe roar or artillery
hat was the music OF the drama ln Its stately
progress, with sublime fitness which there was no
Irp,hct 10 recognize had greeted the occasion ana
salu,ed its hero. 1hat moment great, grand man,
whom the world then scarcely knew stepped out WIN
modest selidsrust upon career such as the world
ND never sceu lad his hand with solemn sense OF re-
spOLslbty upon the great task before him. and never
eased its burdens graDdiy while he wore us
bonors meeky, tin under the assassin's hand his
laOor Gud his fame complete, God called ana
crowned lin.
of course there is nothing in the book half funny
ss Mark TWaiLs Encounter with interviewer" be-
caose there IS no one left the world funny Mark
Twaln Il took some preparation 10 get Mr.. Twains
mind in condition be interviewed-he didn't take TO
q, ,auraly though lie was extremely willing. At last
however the interviewer got Marks wandering at
ten:ion fixed, and at 1t they went in good earnest
@. How old are youf
q. iudeed! would have taken you to be thirty-hve
OF SIX. Wrere were you born
q. When did you begin to write
Q. WY, how could that be, If you only nineteen
now - .... .o...,
O. L. does indeed. Who do you consider the most re-
uarkaOle YOU ever metz