New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-23
LITERART NOTES.

In the April Antiquary q. w. BOutOn) some
new and interesting notes by Robert Burns are printed
At Dumrles odd volume OF Stcrnes works, printed
Dublin In 1770 has turned up which appears to have
belonged at time to the poet, who made several
characteristic notes on the margins At paragraph
running thus: never drink cannot do 1t on equal
terms with others 1t costs them only ono day, but me
thrcc-the first In SHINING the second in suffering and
the third In repentng," Burns saysi love drinking
now and them DELEGATES the standing pool OF thought
man porpetuay in the parOxysms and fevcrs OF inc
bretyis like halfdrowned stupid wretch, condemned
To labor increasingly In water but now and then trb
ue 10 Bacchus Ia like the cold bathbracnR and iuvlg
Grating" on this incident which Sternc relates, "A
servant girl had oncc-hcr name was not Dorothy-re'
turned home CRYING day because q criminal whom
rhc had obtained leave 70 and see executed happened
to get rcproyed," Burnss verdict is this Human ma
ture."
Announcements "A new literary journal called
The Ten was to make its appearance IN London yeser-
day. Tho plan to mako II weekly publication and
10 give almost exclusive attention TO Letters second
place being given either to Science or to Art A dis
tinct feature OF II will be reproduction Of drawings
from the illustrated books under review. ....AmOng the
additions that will coon he Einde to BOhn's Standard
Library are the early letters Of Goethe and trans
IatOn Of Gocthes Household Tales" .....The tenth
volume I'm Mrs. ELEPHANTS Foreign Classics for Eng
fish Readcra"ls st Simon" but OF course II cannot
include much II any material about the 81.
Simon manuscripts recently found In France Rumor
has been busy with tho authorship OF " Democracy"
the new Leisure Hour novel, and in Chicago 1t has hit
upon young lawyer OF that city who possesses certain
tendencies toward literary authOrshD....R WOrthinR
ION announces new book on household art being Elk
amples Of Household Taste" by Walter Smith, the
Director OF the Massachusetts School OF Design 1t is
Illustrated with 427 cuts, and Is printed and bound in
handsome manner Tho size is quaro..... Dodd, Mead
& Co.. intend to publish In the OF the year
Elementary History Of Art" founded upon Libkc's
great work II will be designed to meet the need which
exists OF Trustworthy and clear elementary treatise
this subject The work viii he richly illustrated lit
story Of that has not been told in print before
.....A volume called " One Cent by Rose hawthorne
Lothrop, Will be added to the " Ont OF School
oG iidnG Sirs t6ron9h the recent dissolution of
I 49,, or,, "f UVughtoD O,good co. becomes part OF
the publishing business OF james r. OsgOOd & Co.
A collection of autograph letters addressed
by men who are famous literature TO young and rls-
ing poet who had sent them his is novel ana n
terestng feature in magazine literature. The Juno
Californian published ut San Francisco, has article
of this kind with letters from many OF the best known
writer's OF this period Dr. Newman sayst "Thank you
for the preseD: Of your elegant and touching verses
and do forget I'm your prayers TO think OF me- old
man. with death and judgment before me. Very SIN
cerey yours in jesus Lord HOughton sent this letter.
"Thauks for the hand-grasp along the long rail and
across the wide water like the American poetry that
looks It's nature and It's own thoughts Stick 20
that ana don't mind Keats Your verses charming
should say You read Heinrich Iene; II not you have
a scrap Of his mantle sure you live" Mr. Emerson
this: have preserved your poems In book, III
which mean TO put only good and interesting verses
Irdced am much touched with them. and think so we'll
Of their superior skill and tone that would hear with
pain that you had discontinued writing do not think
that one who can write well will hnd It easy TO leave
of, even in tho dcafest community. He will sing TO
himself ana MS uuawares find happy listeners. With
great regard" George Eliot had been reading the day
before IN Marcus Aurenss ThOnghts" and though not
fond Of writing letters, cannot resist the appeal from
the other side of tho world" shall be able" she
says u think hencefOrth with much felow-feeling Of
one mind in San Francisco. which had before been o
place of very cherries associations TO shall hope
that YOU are planting and watering little garden there
TO breath purity and freshness" Bayard Taylor offers
him some extended CRITICISMS and then adds al am
old enough now to recognize my own early mistakes.
hope that Will take these remarks the sign OF
friendly interest In your success" John Bur
rUughs thinks most OF the writing Of young
thirty mainly experimental and that needs to
be cautioned against scttiug too high value on It,"