New-York tribune., 1884-01-17

than poet, though in bis verses he does indeed al
ways show certain delicate felicity. There Is
prettiness if nothing more, in the poem describing
lovers reconciliation, which is printed in Black
Good:
But what, if ripper love replace
The vision that enchanted me-
When all you did was perfect grace,
Aud all you said was melOdyV
"And what, if loyal heart renew
The image never quite fOregone,
Combining, as of yOre, III you
Samson and q solomon
"Then to the breezes will toss
The straws we split with tempers loss,
Aud seal upon your lips anew
The peace that gentle hearts ensue."
"Oh welcome then, sc playful ways,
And sunshine of the early days,
And Danish to the clouds above
Dull reason, that bedarkens loveW
Crowds of sympathetic visitors are surrounding
the home of Little Nell in London which is soon 10
be demolished. There is some doubt to the
thentcity of this " Old Curiosity Shop" but that
does not affect the sentmentalists, and especially
the Americans They went there to worship"
neighboring shopkeeper sad, took off their hats
whenthey got through thedoorway, and askedques-
tions about Qdilp and the Grandfather fthey had
been actual persons. The ladies were the worst. l
have known them get down on theiI knees and
burst out CRYING about Little Nell" Miss Mary
Anderson might have been seen there more than
once with her heart full of tenderness for the little
maiden; and 50 delighted was the fair American
with the ancient dwelling and its Overhanglng
story that the doors OF the Lyceum were opened to
the fortunate occupant wheneverhe chose to go.
The late Professor" Holloway had a marvellous
gift in advertising. Mr. Yates has an amusing note
concerning his daring. He once enclosed check
for a thousand pounds in letter to Charles
Dickens which he placed at Dickens's disposal, on
Of
to Holoways should appear in the book
which Dickens was then publishing in monthly
numbers The bearer waited for an answer
"What did you dof' i asked Dickens. "DoW he
cried &" put the check back into the letter and
sent il down TO the messenger, saying that all
the answer had to seudw
"Lord Lytton" gibes The Saturday Reriew, was a
person of expensive emotions of which, as they
probably cost him great deal TO get up, he
naturally liked to make the most in print The
pageant of his bleeding heart has been sold cheap
at the bookstals for many years." The good taste
of this sort of fling at a dead man is remarkable.
All editors Will sympathize with a vigorous state
ment once made by Anthony Trollope TO a friend
who requested from him note of introduction to
the Editor of The Eortnghtly. But why The Fort
nightly" asked TTollOpe. 1.-THE learned editor is so
indefatiga that every word you write down viii
be SO weighed to the last pronOun Perhaps you wish
TO be weighed-but you are ignorant ignorant! not
Of chat you ought 10 kao-but Of rhat yOU ought not
to knocp "That is" adds his friend, writing in
Temple Bar, 1" of the characteristics of editors and
the different requirements of magazines. This was
explained with an inimtablc force and facility of !
diction; an enormous amount of information was |
hurled about, and then the storm subsided, the !
article in question was glanced at and the letter /
written. A similar gust was raised on mention |
being made of highly eulogstic article on his own
personal and literary merits, nom the pen Of par
tal writer He sensibly alive to anything of |
that kind of praise seeming TO be the product rather
of personal love than of inquiry judgment, and in
a letter alludng TO the article he said: don't like
such notices, particularly when they written by !
friends. | would much rather be left to the merces
Of the real critics. Sydney Smith used to say, |
speaking of practical jokes that it was impossible |
to say how much melted butter gentleman would /
bear to have poured into his dress coat pocket |
dislike il almost much when it is poured down .
my back.'' .IrOllOpes friend says of him elsewhere /
that a fear of hurting any bodys feelings was of
his strongest characteristics, and though he dearly
liked delicious feud," however violent his words |
might be- his sentiments were always soft
Mark Twams forthcoming book is announced in |
England as The Adventures of HuckebeTy Finn
"a sequel 10 Tom Sawyer"
Princess Beatrces drawings in the January num-
Der of Good H0rd full of feminine prettness but
they show more artistic talent and knowledge
than did the stlh, conventional decorations of her
Birthday Book"
There was a meeting few years ago at the house
of an eminent English poet of dozen dis
tnguished in literature as their host In the course
of the evenings talk the question came up: "WhO
is the best gentleman iictionp Slips Of paper
Id oil,
name of the character he thought entitled to that
distinction. Long live the manly fame Of Thacke-
ray The voting unanimous-on every bit of
paper was written the beloved hame of Colonel
NewcOme. al sOrTy," says Sylvanus Urban,
that no vote was given for Don Qdixote. who in
'ome respects is entitled to the honor" la many
espects indeed in the beauty and pathos of his
noble gentlemanhood the crazed Spanimd will
lways hold his own in wise heads and generous and
inwordly hearts with Thomas NewcOme.
lady said TO be in high place in Washington
ocety. and herself a charming woman has written
novel in which she gives TO a Washington winter
N aspect differing greatly from that presented by {
drs. Dahlgren. The book. which is shortly to be
,rought out in Boston, is in the form of letters
written by woman in Washington to her friends
Il New-York.
Mr.. John Morey's Introductory Essay on Emer-
On" is just coming from the press of the Mac
lIllans.
The Empress of Austria is engaged in printing =
erseif the s0nnets she has been writing.
The autobiography of Mrs. Bray, the novelist
and biographer of Thomas Stot-
ard X. A., will soon be published. Ii is said to be
Ill of interesting "reminiscences. Mrs Bray, who
led last year at the age of ninety -four, friend
Robert Southey and knew and corresponded