New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-12
LITERARY NOTES.

rno author Of "some American Notes" In the cuirel'
number of Nacmillo,s MaqosHe presents TINS
eal view OF his subject at the conclusion Oh MS "
"The history OF the American people eNni'"'
strong and battling contrasts as must sdreIJ u'''"
,nost reckless advenurcr in the field OF hin".0"'
prophecy No nation ever presented to inc WORN
n,,od front or seemed to inclose clements
and trreconcna)le yet mono has defended us H"u""
unity with more stubborn and 1hdohhI'o'o -
No nation has produced for its highest PoN'' men
pure OF greater in the prime elements o. ''"Po
bood-pone has been disCraced by statesmen ",oo w
- No,auon ever lavshcd upon those VINO nav"
tI+oo, IN its urogrcss IN the arts OF war ana p"oe
more abundant houor-uouc has dismissed anu "'H
tts nublic servants with more ungehero"s an" p'"l'
,,1nateuce No nation ever lonkht lor " E'0"' '
with loftler or more uuselfsh coUTa1e-l - 'Eo GU
,at,o which has developed from its own eXPe4'v'C
.ord which has ENLARGED Anrlo-SaNon Voc"ou'A'S
with new name for craven and wbite-AVeIou pa
No nation ever taught the world deeper leSSo"
constitutes the true dignity AMI greatness u
none haA allowed its own politics 10 "e-'"o.'
spcb a mixture Of vulgarty and childishnes'' NJ
has produced iurists who have done iuore /" -
a. for,, of law with the spirit of humanity an" 49,
IN mono have the guardians of justice Dr'eIo" 49,,
cold in more shameless Or cynical pe''"3 -" =, = ,no
has 4 shorter history-none is more mature ~ t,
60 ,,ttb the individual and the race. Inc So"--
n''Ho , ~, oh iidbood tie race has had 10 yoH'h'
-o, yrifhont freshness, Old without antiquity ""o
,vonld car, to forecast the future o. couN''' ""
reople OF which such things must be S"'u
And then our critic adds: "lot Whatever 'e ~
changes OF the future, if its ei;iz'ns are Ou'
snlendid priucip pies which their state was ~
and choose like their symh me c1''r' "iP0
~ pprjtv and freodom-wnich nations neither ~ w
tho,t struggle nor fall from without death-en .n
i,ca and social evolution of the new wo.ld may sun
rui1e tho old toward finer issues OF benohcehco an"
peace"
o,no " snblirle Society Of Bccis-caks," when wa
founded in 1873 and which has lts home jill -i'' ~
Tvccrr Theatre this story is told ia 1"' "'""'"..'
3ioo,,.i,c for November: There was prrec' elu"
,, i,str,,Ge member oven were h. or lo' al U'O"''
1y.sp,a1c the fag Of the rest On certain o''',,
when large and distinguished party hau met
and preteutious Liverpool merchant was '"''"7
uo.,s Something occurred to rouse his Sasp''"" TITS"
~, royal and titled persons were myths ana ne o"'
i,,,od This conviction TO his host, remarkhE Una.
Us very good Joke bu. he through IT, 1u9 l"''
instantly seized and the Bcc'scaA5' 10 Keep ny |
delusion resolved themselves into n soc!e.y u
men The Duke OF sussex reprOached A'4c''l'N
for tho tough steaks he hal sent LAST aa'I"N' i-
Alderman retor.eI upon his royal brother py coHP'"
,,,, of III, U-dttlng stays he had sent Ms VIC ''
1i n ,riett told Whtbreld his last ca-k oI oeor W."
sour and the latter accounted for 1t by saying Una"
had been LETT too long I'm tie Tower I''' H'' ~
Withdrawn to shorten the table, ana IN c'"'"7 ~ &
chair Of hs Duke Of Lcinst,r, who was president wa
ovrlaauced and both the Duke and the CHAIR zen mo
Tho crate 10 ono moved everybody roarod ana "
rc. had to scramble 10 his feet as best he could I'M
continued the merchants sccptciSm Why he s""'
.fho lad been real Duke would they not all have Fn"
top.ck him upr'
The Uaied Scrrec for November is an unusually en-
tcrtainDs number Of this alway entertaining H'1"l.
II has many valuable papers on military and nav"
subjects tie usual quantity Of agreeable Acuon' anu
,,rttcplarlv lively and amusing article DJ C"p'""
,l.s r,ir, ~, " cadet Life at West Point During the
War"
rr,o Doooober number OF The FHgl;sh IHnsrHl4
,,.; il to uresent several beautiful ful.page plates
Among these will be a study OF head by Sir ireaeIcN
Iai.bton; Fortune" and also study Of head ly H
Hnrne Jones; and a drawing Of The we o.
Pvouallon." by Mr. watts. There is TO be paper OH
the House Of Lords. written by MT. Lacy INC N0
.,~,,.,r r,leyce ., and illustrated By M Furniss.