The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-11-22

u@ssP4fSt, uC oAo toC u1otuuCAuo0 Vo read in its notice to correspondents that his lines were not 1p to the standard of excellence required by the editor of that obscure print! In the same way Tom Hoods Song of the Shirt vas rejected in two or three places befure it fell into the hands of the then editor of Psack, Mark Lemon This vas to have been its last chance SO 1t vas accompanied by . note to the effect that if unsuitable it might be destroyed, as the author did no; wish to have another sight of it When the poem vas read at the weekly dinner at which the contents of the torth- coming number of Pssek are discussed among the proprietors and contributors. every one thought it was unsuited to the nature of the publicafion, except the edi- tor himself. He vas determined to have his own way for once, and he had it. The poem duly appeared, with the resul, that the circulation of Pxs<A vas more than dosbled- The reading public vas taken by storm, and the pitiful condition of the ameliorated without loss of time
 To some persons it may be surprising to learn that John Gilpin," the far renowned hero of buriesque, was coldly received by the public on his 6rs ap- pearance. It vas not till an actor thought tt to recite the famous ride on the sage that the poem sprang into popularity.
 hckwick," the immortal is sad to have run very narrow chance of being doomed to oblivion. The book vas brought ou, in number1 which were written as they were required fog the press- The public refused to bay the earlier ones: and to say the truth, they gave hitle promise of the ability that vas displayed later on. The publishers, thinking they had entered into losing speculation, were about to discontinue its further issue, when "Sam Weller came on the scene. and introduced them 10 a workable gold mine. At the outset Of this beck the versatile author vas heavily handicapped. An eminent arsix had been employed so draw some ndiculou. scenes illustrative of Cockney sportsmas.. ship, which he was required to york into story. Ater supplying a few of the first pictures, the artiV died His successor, instead ot supplying the author with sub )ects. had his labors wisely confined to the illustration of the text.
 When Goodwin submitted .Caleb Will hams,' the work on which his tame prin- cPally rests, to the judgment of another man of letter. he did all ia his power to dissuade him from publishing ii, saying that 1t would be the ruin of his literary reputation. But for this book, as mat ter of fact he would nov be forgotten, except as the tathez-in-lav of Shelley. With all our enlightenment in modern times, mistakes are frequently made in regard to books that wiu take, even by publishers, who should be the bess of judges Would any one believe that " Self Help, book that has had an im- mense sale, as well as . vast influence tor good, was at first refused because t vas thought unlikely to pay the expense of printing?
 The gentleman who is known to fame as Cuthbert Bede, in the course of a lee ture which he lately delivered st S&Am- ford oa light literature, stated that the publisher of his book, Verdans Green" told him that it would not pay for adver- ii1ng, whereas TO 900 copies have been sold. Lord Lysson's novel, 4 Pelham might also be included in the reflected list It vas oa the point of being re- turned to its author, vhen the puhlisher happened to take up the Ms, and. hay ing read the 6rss cAapeez, at once re- versed the verdict cf his "reader., Vice Vera" book vhicA has psnsed through more thaa twenty editions tn less than twelve moaths, vas rejected d leass once, f not tvice, belore it saw the light Will Carlnnn,s Ovsr the Hill to the Poor hoase vas tArown ieee sAe vssse-oaner easket. The Fools Esrandr uas re- fused by several pahlisAers, and so vas Uneie Toms Cahin,s which vas 6nally orought out at the earnest solicisasion of the wife of its original pub,isAer. Al. lhoagh ThAckexay sens his svanity Fair to every place whese 1t vould have ! cAance of being accspeed, he vas obliged at last to have it printed n his l ovn cost There n someehing unae- ssrange in the sact that one cfI he SES vTitezs of the n;nehoenth century saoald have . 666cuig ia getting Ais 1 beA knosn beck iAesodncea so the uuh- l ie. ssA seill pexAaps the Rroanea york l
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 - 6nGAhagty, that it vas amnsine how l nRas Ae eenned when in his early days he l seses cngehlly, and hoy mucA he re- ue1soe tw per york alhsr ha haa e. l a1see n.nA ntAs pay vas alwsys pc D.as.a1 = tAe nerik of tAe vsi<ine, l l4nnu1A Emodise Loees voala nee R - e12 q1n1 e o ineenncs eftheI l01A - 4 Ueaf anthou. Who has .ee be0 1a1Gna vikh tAe humoe and Ao0aP e11cp9ss . that una charm- ag c aM sssto4 The vscnr of Wake- - nd - tAs pshlisAes, vAo gave E@0E the 2Ss vas afraid sn sisk tAe | soa se AAvhg | psiassA n ColdnniaA l .as nads 6Msem fsnsus po2 h Aas l ince hecone . uonouse O eSoy oviS56Iel | PssPas e the faos q 0e iIsse sAspseA !