New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-12
LITERARY NOTES.

Maom;l,ons II il entitled Gone to Texas. Let
ters from our Boys" Mr.. Hughes furnishes pre-
face.
scnbner & Wexford have ready Major Arthur
Griffith. CHRONICLES of Newgate" and Captain
Richard Burtou's fascinating Book OF the
Sword"
A series OF works under the title of "Romances OF
Fantasy and Humor" will soon be puolishee III
London. The first four volumes, edited by MI. o.
II. Ingram will contain the poems and tales OF roe
Including Tho Journal of julius Rodman'
new portrait of Poe will appear IN TINS eal'loh'
A new edition of w. C. Wilkinson's scathins
"Dance of Modern Society has just been orouen,
ont nv Fink & Wagnalls. 1t will be remembered
that Mr.. Wilkinson regards the dance as 'hins Nv
terly demoralizing.
L. r. Hamersley & Co, of PhIiaoeiphiA' al"
preparing to publish this month coinpienen';.
"Church CycopRdIa." The list OF cohVI, VS..
c,udes thenames of most of the American Protes'an'
Tv;.oonol h;sbons. and valuable part of the Work
Iii h. the diocesan histories, which, taken 10,
oa,her form an excellent history of the Eplscopai
Church in this country
"Tbe saCacity and Morality of Plants" is the
title of volume which has just appeared IN Lon
don.
"Ceninsp said Anthony Trollope to DR.. Donald
Ncr cod one dav. sis but another name Tor the
,o,gtb Of time a man can Sit" The Doctor says
that IL was n comfort for any editor 10 nave
,Trollone as writer for there was never any ALA
iety as TO copy being forthcoming AT 'no "P-
pointed time We remember the surprise we eArei-
fenced when. on the occasion of our hrst aIrans'"s
with him for story. he asked, How many "olus
do YOU wishP ON what day do you WISH copy
was the next question. jottlng was 'heh ."NV"
of he agreement, and it was observed ny hi"i -
the letter."
The Doctor tellsa characteristic story olan oAO"i
sion taken in the Highlands by Norman "aoi'oi i
Trollope and John Burns the chairman OF the Nuharu
Line. They were at little inn, when ailer sup
ner stories were told, and the laughter became
iond and long lasting far into the night. In the
morning An old gentleman, who slept III oeu-
room above where they were, complained 10 'he
landlord of the manner in which his nights resi-
had been disturbed, and presumed TO express MS
astonishmeut that such men should nave 'aheu
more than was good for them. "Nell,' repIieu inc
landlord " am bound to confess there was iuuon
loud talking aud laughter; but they had no'hihg
stronger than tea and fresh herrings" Bless Inc,
reioined the old gentleman, IF that's So ~ha' ~oa"
they be after dinner!"
Some touching details of hospital nursing during
the Civil War are given in small volume Ca"eu
Echoes from Hospital and White House ana
The experience of Mrs. A. r. POmroy, who was one
of Miss Dix's valued lieutcnants.
The same firm has Just brought out a volume OF
amusing sketches of spanish life, accompanied by
few papes of text carefully describing salient
noints of Spanish travel and Spanish dOmeSticitles
The volume bears the title of Through Spain on
Donkey Back"
A great granddaughter of Wordsworth is prepar-
{nc IN bestow another birthday book upon patient
world. 1t is to contain the choicest verses Vi heI
distinguished progenltor.
Whom Theirs won power he attempted TO attract
his friend Mignet into the whirlpool of politics
When be offered him high preferment Mignet re-
fused saving that he would guard the guard. ana
he kept his word He wanted nothing but home'
study silence. The archives of the Foreign once
storehouse of historical documents, were sutl-
cieut for him. Seeing that he could not preVah
upon his friend to alter his mind, Theirs deslsteu'
"That's agreed, them" he remarked; I'VE may
take 1t for granted that you are sage and VIII NOT
come out of your she'll" And IN loiO'
when the last edition of the "Dictionnaire
lie rAcad6mie" was undergoing revision
Theirs wrote on the margin OF one of the proof
sheets: "Sage, see EgOtist. Egotist, see sage Ana
for both see Mgnet.-A. THEIRS"
An equally suggestive phrase is to he found in
the visitors book of a little inn in Brittany. 1t IS
all in q line: Alfred TennysOn and his intimate
friend" The writer and intimate friend was
Dean Stanley
NJ. Dumas has been giving a dinner, the menu of
which was taken entirely from the novels of his
father.
George Eliot wrote in December, 80, in reference
10 a criticism made upon Adam Bede": d" shall
90 on writing from my inward promptings, writing
I -vh feel 70 he good and
true. if | can only render it worthily-and then
leave the rest to take its chance as it was in the
b6rinninp is now and ever shall be- with those
who are to produce any art that Will Iastlngiy
touch the generations of men,"
Mr.. w. J. Rolfe replies in The Literary WOrd-and
has printed his reply on a broad-side-to Mr.. Hud-
sons pamphlet Mr.. Rolfe points out that he has
ALWAYS avoided personalities and has meant to state
his opinions cOurteously.
Miss Anna Laurens Dawes, the daughter of the
Senator has written for The american Hebre'c
paper on "The Modern Jew; His Present and Flu
tnreD II is mentioned a fair review of the Jew
lsh question from the non-Jewsh standpoint
Hene, in the memoirs lately printed for the first
time. saws that he never knew much about his
fathers relations My father himself was a quiet
man and did not care to tell me old stories Only
once when ! was small boy asked question
about his father. Half aughingly half angrlly, he
answered, Your grandfather was little Jew, and
had long beard Next day, when came into the
large convent schOo-roOm where my little comrades
were already assembled, Ihastened to tell them the
important news which my father had told me-that
my grandfather had been little Jew with long
beard. Scarcely had l made this com
municaton when all over the room it
was repeated in all possible keys, accom-
panied by the imitation of animal voices The chill
dren jumped over the desks, tore the black boards
from the walls, split the ink, upset the chairs
laughed, crowed, neighed, barked and grunted-the
refrain always being the grandfather, little Jew