The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-01-15

Haven school which recently celebrated his
birthday by Rotations of his writings: II
wish these writings were better, for your
sake as well as mine, but trust you will
find them not unfaithful totruth, duty, free
dom, patriotism and Christian charity.
With every good wish for your progress in
knowledge and virtue, am very truly thy
friend John G. Whittier"
A CANDIDATE foI the appointment to the
Bodleian librarianship, who Aatters him
self that he is skilled in Latin hymns, late
ly bored Mr.. Swinburne for some time by a
conversation on hymnology. The poet, with
characteristic audacity, invented line and
a half of monkish Latin, and asked if his
interlocdtor happened to know the hymn
from which they came. KNOW it'll" was
the answer; "why, say it over every night
before going to bed |"
Mrs. A. ID. r. WHITNEY, the author, lives
at Milton, near Boston, and has most pic
turesque home. The house is quaint, old
fashioned brown one, with broad veranda
across the front, supported by pillars, over
which climb trailing vines. Every room
has its shelves or table of books--they are
scattered everywhere in charming profusion.
Mrs. Whitney, like many another woman
writer, does away with the blue-stocking
"tradition," and is as neat and practical as
housewife as she is delightful as an au-
thor.
Mr.. A. B. ALCoTT and his daughter,
Louisa, celebrated their birthday last Tues
day by addressing poems to each other. Mr.
Alcott wrote not long ago some pretty little
verses to his two-year.old grand daughter
the child of his dead child May. Thus
they begin:
lily babe my pleasurel day by day
court thy soft and sunny smile,
Whilst round my chamber thou dost pray,
And WOO mine eye with cunning vile.
Mr.. HENRY JAMES is, it is reported, about
to write novel of Cambridge life. Mr..
James is now nearly forty years old; he is
man Of medium height, of firm figure
and full and now ruddy face. His hair and
eyes are dark, his forehead is high, his full
beard close cropped. A correspondent of
Hartford Courant says that his dress, air
and manner are those of an Englishman,
and that in his general contour of face and
form he resembles the Prince of Wales.
SUCCESSFUL LITERARY NAMES.
Clemens, the humorist DIETER known as
Mark Twain, has done better than any man
of his turn of labor. He has been Is years
before the public, and during that time has
become rich enough to live off his income.
His property in Hartford is worth more
than $4,000 Mrs Stowe has made more
by her pen than any other American
woman, and has probably cleared 100000.
This may seem like large sum, but when
it is spread through quarter of century
it is not such an immense sum as it first
appears to be. Marian Harland MRS
Terhune) who has written industriously for
20 years, has probably made $30,000.by a
dozen novels. Her cook book has also
been very profitable. Mary j. Holmes has
been also highly successful Gail Hamilton
Miss Dodge enjoyed good sale of her
books during her early days of authorship
but her vanity got the better of her judg-
ment, and she quarreled with her publish
ers Her next book was devoted to the
quarrel, and at once impaired her pop
ularity. She now has a corner in the
papers, but will never do much in books
again. Walworth, who was shot by his
son, never made much out of his books, and
they were, in fact, too inferior to sell with
out extraordinary putting Josh Billings
SHAW has found unusual popularity. He
is witty and says many wise as we'll as
funny things. 1t seems pity that such q
clever fellow should be obliged to borrow
the Jokes Of poor Artemus Ward and print
them as original, but such is one of the
weaknesses of funny fellows. Carleton has
paid Shaw $50, 900 for his almanac, which
has been issued for ten years or more.
-tRochpster Democrat
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