The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-29
Alexander Dumas,

The applause OF men 10 Datur'l, neces'
snry stim al Ant In the beginning oil hter'
ary career. I felt II myself in no common
iegreo. | thirs,ed for fame, which was not
strange, living as did under my fithef's
Influence and ia tho atmosphere OF his
celebrity. In presence OF TINS rerowh,
think should bsve died OF griet II failed
"a make myself = fame also. have secured
IL. Lasting or not, 1t IN certainly nj envi-
able one, II may Jndge rom
lie attacks II has provoked and is
a,il provoking. / have enjoyed IL eX,reyt'
-sntlv, perhaps | have paraded II IN me
.treetA, holding my head high aaq piumlu <
myae.f 10 attract thu attention OF lil"fs nnu
women. Did IL make me insolent and s!liy.
a. hapugns sometimes? II is possible. but
hope not. At all evenis, II so, my you b
mus, be- accepted AS the excuse that covers
a multitude of sins.
| lo,ksd for development. The passion i0t
/ lmultuous applause gave WsY TO SUI
| rr.nter passion for WORK. l had always
| loved work ss means OF tuccehs; No" /
begin 90 love II tor Itself alone. moreoTer'
| tried 10 enlist my art in tho common
cause in certain locial questions. Seeing now
gre.dily the public Of to-day devours oil
| literary productions, INDUCED the nope
| that ifmy works Were to be devoured along
With the rest, they might At least be made
subserveDt to sons extent to the etefhhl
interests of humanity. A chimcrs, you
say. That may DO; but at all events 70
spectable and even helpful ohimera, since
II has enabled me to keep safe what is al
most undiscoyerable in our dsy-faith.
| The love OF work and this need oil soma
| arity became 30 imperious that was forcet
to work, not only for myself, but for 9th
ere. | have undertaken now and then u
bring to light certain ideas in danger OF DO
ing lett in obscurity by their oriRinstorS
i have not always been rewarded 10
these efforts. but that matters little; thes'
gentlemen have afforded me an opportu
nity of working little more, and that Ia al
care to remem Der. Besides, had love-
success too mucn myself not to bs able +
understand and pardon the evil sngges
ticnp, the unreasonableness OF selflove
Then have interested myself In innumei
able ousstiors--social, philosophical, rslie
ions. political even--in which q drsmnti
"a thor would eeem to have no concern, ant
TINS have aroused the enmity OF all thos
who, very sincere, no doubt, themselves
nj WAYS c0ntrive to be exasperated by TN
sincerity of Others.
In this new career, instead OF being ar
dent and ambitious rs before, l nm c'D-
.cious Of a certain consoiing inoure'y, OF
Alter h4vinS At first sought the applsusso
The public like all tn oso whose work nsed'
he sanction OF the many, having sePn in
cthers, aud in myself slso, II yon COCO =
the facility with whicb the public can De
hseulled aud i'm posed upon ior the Iimr
being, began to seek only The npprobe,
ton OF the thoughtful lew. have OBJ 'inh'
Il sonetires. Then, sure OF being no
.ouger vaingloricus have waited to secure
my own approval, and have 20, yst sue
cestsd, III seem sad, tasu, that ~ me
| reason. When Won DursgS n lie an intel
lcc,uul ideal, you Ara not sad, because YOU
ierl that you s;e 10 longer what you have
beer, hut because gon know that you have
newer been what YOU would be.