, 1876-12-16
REFLECTED MANUSCRIPTS,

Au Instructive essay on the discouruge.nent.
which bcset the carly patl, Of most ambitious
la.lorers, unl which are to bc oyetvol.ie only
through stern persistence and patient furti:ulc,
might ehasc1 upon the loet u rejected
manuscripts. Examples enough Ia illuminate
the theme coGll be furnished in every news
paper Office, wllcrc obscured Int aspirii,g cen.us
makes myral daily applications for opportunity
to lie seen and knuwit, and E0rs through the
bitter experiences of being denied. but more
exalted instances Call readily be obtained trnn
tic history Of successful writers, wlu III the b.
ginning, had the sorrow Of suiug nluny times
In vain for publisher for works which, Onec J,It
into prtnf, yItlicutcu the hope 'uuu faith Of
their authors.
To begin tic list will, manuscript bearing
most appropriate title, the "Etajectcd Address
es" Of JAnles nnd llonsce Smith might lie
chosen. Thls proved tl tl,r eud "onc ol tl,c
luclssest llts IN litesature" bu. ut first there
seemed strong Likelihood Ut lts never appear-
Ing before the public, although thu atl,,rs
asked nothing for thu copyright. Mr.. Murray
rullsssl It, without ucraulng IL so l,l.irlt aS a
glancr, II IL Rnil. 1t WIS finally brought u,lt
by one JOIN. Miller, WIN pro!nstsl to slyr the
authors l'alf the p1oIlts. sesen ycars later,
tcrl. editions. Mr. Murray wus Ela,l
to parr1'asr tic copyright for si,55. This fast
was announced III the advertisement 10 tho
twenty-sceond edition. "l:otllen," Which
travel tlMt, for their distinguished merit, ats
,al!cf classical, wis rejected by IL nllulhcr vi
hoIscs,- w1 Envc seen II stated. III Ills
preface, Mr.. knglaku confcsses to iavl,tg. writ
tcn much Of the tuok nscr three times before II
suited him. WIZ, will say 'le did nut esrn the
tAne II bruugh, hin,i
"sursor Kesartux," the masterpiece of Car.
lyle, went begging Tor u time niIla,,; tho llsa-
1fo1Sa Il
tho book. Finally IL wns ioned tn SOCK The
VANITY Fair" tic Ilrst grcAt work of I'n,.ckr-
ray, hut written n!ter he hail produced nlany
hrlEliant sketches III v;sriG,ls periodicals. was re-
f1Ised by Ga'tarm's Naya=iar. anil wis then pub
ist,cI liy the antlsur Il, serial numbers. Long
htfure the work was etltc!ultt!, II !ia,l gained
T,h,nsker foremost Plasc a%H :sl';l' Aoy.
ular icteb entitled ''Passayes FROM the diary
'uf Il Late Physician" " WAS printed In Hack
tuoods .Nt.gakint, because the booksellers t.tltd
TO recognize It's value at1'i assume the risk Of is.
The poems Of Shelley not only were rcjertc.l
during Ills lifetime, but he was Obliged to pub
llsl tI!cni oil Ut his ow'. cost The returns they
!r brought ll'n wefe lasgs n sesFn S and ollqay
was written by tho Ney. Charles Wolff wIiu
student ut thu University of dublin.
III was rs1erte!l 80 scurniully BY,
isang periodical t''at ,lt. ths author
~ which It WIS published anonymously IN 1917.
1t was quietly admired, nmi its ortgsn was
aserltel 1 70 various l'osts. After the te4.h of
Wolle. who was as earrlc "a by sonaunpt'1n At
literary atlyelturcr ta Glatn' TIC piece; hut thu
friends Ut tho deceased author were abla to
provo by inllsputnbc eYt,leucc Ills right tn tho
reputc = ilaa obtalnctl. The list might lv ill.,
definitely extended, but II Is already sufficient
to point thu moral viii, which We begals.