New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-19
LITERARY NOTES.

,ociety, entitled " Rutherford"
Miss Francesca Alexauder's "Road-Side Songs In
1nsconv edited by John Ruskn will be brought
OFT in this country by John Wiley & Sons.
Part of the diary of John Bernard. actor and
manager, will be published in The Manhattan under
,hc title of Retrospections of the American Stage
An introduction and notes will be furnished by MIR.
awrence Hutton and Mr.. Brander Matthews
When Richard Hengist Horne was youth he
travelled In America. and for a wager must needs
lathe under the fall at Niagara. He was dragged
ont more dead than alive and with two of his ribs
broken. His name was originally Richard Henry
lIone, but, more for joke than anything else az
first, he adopted for middle name the surname OF
an old friend, Mr.. Henglst. lie was moro 'hah
thIIty years old when be began TO write
The collection of Pope Leo's Latin poems when
has lust been published is mainly of religious
character. and shows an intimate familiarity with
both Virgil and Dante. The editor, Signor bruneih'
describes in his preface the POpes literary haoits
and CAPABILITIES When Bishop of Perugia, Cardinal
pecci took an active interest in the orking OF his
diocesan seminary, and was IN fact "more than
Bishop, he was our rector, master, ana 1ather' ne
was constantly to be seen in the chapel. In the
corridors, at meals, at recreation, In the private
rooms in the school, and even teaching at inc
desk" On one mOrningAfor instance. Brunelll
class. and was much taken aback to find the Cardinal
B;shoD himself seated at the masters desk and
explaining Cicero Pro NiloHe TO his pupils, 6runell
mentions that lie knew by heart moro than half OF
Dante. and nearly the whole of the Atneld and
Odes of Horace.
Mr.. Whittier writes thus of Miss Edna Dean
Proctors poem on Ell Madhi published in The Man
haitian for April: at is the most spirited poem
have read for years The wild wind OF the desert
blows through It, the fierce sun OF the tropics
bazes on IT, And it is admirable IN keeping As one
reads the wild hordes splendid in color barbara IN
their halfnakedness, their lean, dark faces ablaze
with fanatic fury, are seen sweeping across the
burning wastes of the SOudan. The whole strange
and terrible romance of the Moslem uprising is con-
densed in its vigorous and picturesque lines"
Mr.. Cupplos's vigorous description of the Cape
Codders" is worth quoting: "They are fond of
money but the majority will neither work for 1t
nor save it. They shrewd at bargain, and
have driven some hard ones with us; but they are
easily taken in by the various Adventures who
lave followed in the train OF the new notorlety, OF
which, by the way, they are rather proud. 1t Is
impossible TO get many of them to talk fol five min
utes together of anything but their grief and the
book Yet never saw any indignation not manu-
featured, have known men and women to almost
CRY that they we're not mentioned, or could not be
paid for dead relatives who There are minors
whose parents want something in addition for them
selves. Then there are, of course, the fictitious
characters Take such n character as Lynde
Quincy called Turner in tho altered cditions not
very reputable, If you remember it, Yet we Oc-
casionally have n man who wants to make money
by fitting the character to himself An extraoI-
binary illustration OF this statement is TO be found
in the following letter: Providence, r. l., March
Is. 1891 A. Williams & CO--Gentlemen: To
cal your attention to a work call the Cape Cod
Folks published buy yOnrs wher in many libities
have been taken with the person and characters OF
people and more or less ridcule cast upon them
wich TO some sencetive people very noyng Es-
pecially when Identity is clealy manaest as 1t
seems to be inths the character Turner Lynde
Quincy in the book seems in my opinion to apply.
To me and am pretty positive can 50 prove, buy
giving this some of your attention. Yours Will
Oblige
Mrs. Elizabeth Kari has written book of In
struction for lady riders which she calls The
American HorsewOman," and which will soon be
published by HOughton, Miiin * Co.
Lord Tennyson it is reported by Mr.. Labouchere,
does not appreciate his new honors, and has replied
in testy manner to many of the congratulations
which have been addressed TO HIM.
An English novelist declares that the evil of
underwriting at the present day is the competition
OF educated, rich but incompetent amateurs with
the writsr who has neither the name OF Wilkie
Collins nor the check of the incompetent
amateur.
Another writer complains that the circulating
library system. (which has grown TO enormous pro-
portions in England, has 50 far affected the minds OF
the people that they never think of buying book.
Mr. Edward l.. Pierce. Of Boston, suggests that
book be made from the suppressed speeches of
Daniel Webster.
One day gentleman addicted 10 hard drinking
was seated in the smOkng-room of an English
hotel, when dog walked in. The drinker gave a
violent start and shrank back in his chair, upon
which a waiter whispered to him Teassuringly,
sDont be afraid sir; it's a real one This story
was related to DR.. Farrar and gave him, is said
sn utter lOathing for strong drinks which can de-
stroy the mind and convert man into palsed sot.
1t need scarcely be said that the drinker in the
smoking room was afflicted with delirlum trcmens
The current number of HarPer's Weekly has an
amusing story about The Author of the Bread
Winners"
Miss Emily Faithful will bring ont in the autumn
o volume entitled Three Visits to America"
M Reade had begun series of Bible Char
scters" which he was anxious to finish. Horper's
Uceklg SAYS that the last letter received from him by
his American publishers written with reference
to this SERIES when he was in great pain and weakness
1t IS most cordial in tone. and strangely hopeful for
q man in his condition. If l live he writes,
will d. ", write one or two OF the greater char
scters. since it is about these most likely TO
take an Independent ground TO which ground, be-
NevIng as do that truth must ultimately prevail
shall stand firm" The letter is dated March 81, the
signature is less bold and firm than usual, and be
adds, in postscript, Too i'll to write much with
my own hand"
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