Sharp County record., 1879-05-08
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal and Literary.

VA new work by Victor Hugo,
(GEToute la Lyre," is announced for pub
|pesation in May.
|a.iiA-Mr. G. P. Lathrop, the husband of
|sl .l awthorre's daughter, has bought the
ayside estate at Concord-Haw-
orne's old home.
Mrs. Emma D. E. N. Southworth
sS:gs that she has written constantly ever
|n"oS.lee she was Is years old; she is now
Ert. work on her sixtieth novel.
l. St-Albert Rhodes and Edmond About
|ye y among the few writers who can find
t6s iydy market for their work in both the
"a ,nch and English languages.
fes; -Tennyson, the poet laureate, is Wis
|mairig his brother poet, Aubrey de We're,
Lt Limerick, Ireland. He intends in
kegiucing the siege of Limerick and
(englle of its heroes in his next poem.
The great Catholic paper to be
|nts hlted in seven languages will soon
|entlelear in Rome, the LNteran palace
and ting been set apart by the Pope for
b the composing, editorial, and traHslating
the hms.
bdnn-Mr. Charles Dickens, the novelist's
|attail, is compiling a Dictionary of Lon-
|dfyn, which aims at presenting, in
Pyag Else form, an Ineligible epitome of
|igibky kind of practical information
|tanBlt London.
Pnau1 Kraszewski, the Polish poet, recent
|se%1 slebrated the fiftieth anniversary of
lnIIclNiterary career. While at the ami
osnary dinner he received a congratu-
pay Oay dispatch from the Poles residing
ftCn IN Francisco.
sPIs \: Donald G. Mitchell, or "Ik Marvel"
|Ol y ooS W Iuietest of authors, is now q white
o,vw5d man with o genial, intelligent
Wss and kindly eyes, whose country
Sa1 frightened by his family, his books,
Vl luah his pipe, is truly idyllic.
/ ~ w.! The father of Professor Sumner of
o,rU,, was an English mechanic, who,
m ;nn nlaid, could neither read nor write
ohis lhs Il he came to this country. Is 20
'ui' ~, A. after he was called, to his credit,
'1n lu..r IF the best read men in Hartford.
,tss Those who know Mr.. Jervis McEn-
|na d,aly as one of the most delightful
|ajR}itniloetic of landscape painters, says
|00 lew York Tribune, will probably be
lower ised to learn that he is painting q
wi of IL striking portraits of his
Eoistinl, Edwin Booth, in the characters
go tn hich the actor is famous.
btb dglr. Gilbert, the prince of libret-
Eeatbg and Mr.. Sullivan, the king of
lille 10 comic composers, have designed
ions goperetta especially for production
incds,w York. They will come over
Ehusoqs their manuscripts, select their
bm actiny in New York, choose their
humble r, and have the new piece pro-
possR under their own superintendent.
q bsIt Nj. Longfellow,as he appears at
to mlt, a correspondent of the Chicago
|rnest, Ocean says: "He is rather short
ktil the ender, and betokens a sensitive
|equre a every movement. His hair and
Fuct theE are white, with here and there
|ail an Of light brown remaining. A bald
| shal runs back from his forehead on
My eide. His face is bri ght with in
b | eTE despite the folds in his cheeks
/ order mplexion is clear and red, and
es good health. His snowy eye
- are Slightly arched, and his bright
|ecaOtesyes beam with expression con-
His beard is not as long and
karpentant as Bryant's was, but though
bev ifthalows and preserves the lines of
hos ma,."