New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-02
"HUGH CON VA T."
THE CAREER OF THE AUTHOR OF CALLED
BACK.N
From The Bristo, lEng( Mercury,

From The Bristol (Eng) Mercury,
Had there been nothing beyond MS exeln.
nlarv career as citizen and engaged iu an important
franch of Commerce his would have been greatly to
be regretted But honored as his name has OF te pc
i'm the ranks literature and full OF promise as inc
future of his life It seems nothing snort OF cdm
iy that he should have been Gaeg 80 rs Mr. Far
gus breathed his last yesterday morning NJ monte oa
He had gone to the Continent Win od Sonbess have
given an imaginary existence III some . .uua11
nv that nsdious and dangerous malady typhoid fever
which when at Monte Carlo on his way home deyelole1
1se ana Seay to the best medical advice
he passed through the known stages OF e
any complications which are so 4Ieh S con
by sufferers from IT, and toward the emu Oh I,li v
don had 50 macn p rye in the open country but
considered that ne would beDentby SO dong O 1 eo
y viii Mrs Fargus when an accident occurred, which
IL ia thought contributed 10 the iatai teI
them having bitten the othcrthe horses became FESTIVE
and unnanageable and so kicked ana plunged tna'
Targts being in very weak condition received con-
siderable shock TO his nervous system from ts MAJ, ,
venture added to which he had 10 remain for some Ie
exposed 10 the atmosphere whilst anOther caraEu vas
9e9s 1Se end Of the relapse which befe him he was
attacked by such violent paroxysms OF deHtiuI that
one of his medical attendants and three nurses hu 70 DC
tent in attendance upon him. His medical attendants
endeayored, by administering powerful seuauNes, "
fran0uize his system but the ment proved inencct-
nal and MIR Fargus died last from sheer exhaustion
Mr. Fargns (as Bristol readers must be aware was
qns arv aSO4 tse eminent {es TS Of aSconeers Mes H. r.
Fareiis Il Company. In his youth he conceived pas
away from home in order to engage himself on snip
board He did not ho%eyeT TAX 10 Was ye voune1
Welded to his inclination and placed him as learner OH
board the school igte Conwsy q. ,i c remained
ON board about year aud a nalI, anu hdio sucn
him enter in competition the Queens prize. which
gave a nomination for the Navy, ana was ohly open 10
boys under thirteen The father ala not regard tne navy
as good opening for boy who had no
thrust him forward, and young Fargns returned to the
camille Marine Association, and acquitted himself other
wise in a way which won him commentator. lie dl1
nor 20 TO sea however for after pursuing his school
studies III this city he articed III an accountant
once and eventually the death OF MS father VINO hau
been mariner with his brother in the firm OF auct0neers
already mentioned he succeeded to MS share IA the DUST
and continued ID the aenve hn dscnaseS
gentleman, who thirty eght years OF age, leaves
widow and four young children Mrs Fargus has been
win him through his tour the OF which he Wis
tied Rome Turin. and other elties ana she remained III
TSe d,stnsnsHed position which Mr.. Fargus had at
tanned in the literary world was lot, as many wOulo
OF Caled Back" but the reward of constant study
and close application begoteu OF real love Tor literary
fragmeuary stories recently published under the ttle
OF Bound Together were some OF MS hrst EFFORTS
written many years and put away III one OF Ills
pigeoIEoles. He first known as an author ny the
Publication In OF the leading magazines OF some
clcverly written poems and by number OF plantVe
ballads and he has been known 70 write coupe OF
e eeSe rs. He ' afterward published volume
of poems under the title OF "idylls. which he
de1rafed
published was The Daughter OF the stars one OF the
contributions TO Arrowsmlths first annual "Ihlrteen at
Dinner Encouraged by the favorable criticisms passed
npon this production forwarded several contributions
70 Bl0ckD1Ods Ma1dsue and Chdm6erss Joundt, ana
they were readily accepted Called BACK, which as
his greats success appeared Arrowsmiths annual OF
1882 and in respect OF this work nc received on from ms
publisher I'm royalties no less sum than 4ooo ana
IL estimated that the paid him In respect OF the
dramsZed version OF this work have already reached
shout 600 and is still being played with great sue
cess In the Provinces and by singular coincidence Is
for rep Oducton at the Princes Theatre next
vUaak he laul
had much to do with directing public attention To the
master hand that observable In the sE with when
the weird story OF the blind hero wrought out; put
the literary the work had previously commanded
attention, and Mr. Comyns Carr, who was associated
with Mr. Fargus in dramatzDg the story had recognized
and Ind put himself In communication with the author
before the publication OF the paragraph IN Truth
Mr. Fargus had written story for the summer number
of The Graphic which Will shortly Dc published and the
nropretors OF The Illustrated London Ncics had applied
10 him 10 write their number Tor this but
he was obliged TO decline this OFFER tempting and com
novel of Family Affair."" publishing In The Eng
lsh illustrated Md0dzue aud this Interesting domestic
story which Is In atogeler aietehs hs se read Vim
mnch interest the sequel Is gradually developed ana
it will undoubtedly add considerably 10 the reputation
he had previously earned most entertaining novel;
lat lie had completed story for ArrOwsnlths next
annual aud had contracted TO write serial Tor MT
Aehmead Barflets paper England for which he was 10
receive 000 but this we understand he had not yet
begun - i, A., - 4.
curious coincidence which occurred In the course OF
lis Continental tour and which Mr. Fargus narrated In
one of those chay letters which he addressed
10 his friends worthy OF record He was visiting the
Cathedral At Turin when he overheard Two Englsh ia
dies Specializing which the door AZ which Oil
bert Vaughan trot met Pauline. They hlte thought
that pcrsogagcs merely the imaginative pro-
ducons OF tbecrcallve brain OF the quietooknR gentle
man who standing near them.