Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-19

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she VIII be Well Received.
Boston Gb5s.
HCDsoN, WIS, August ., 1885.
TO Queen Victoria, Regina Del GrsciA and
acriug mother-in-lsw, on the side:
DEAR MADAN-Your most gracious ma
esty will no doubt be surprised to hear
rym me after my long silence. One rea-
On hat | have not written for some time
5 that l had hoped to see you ere this, and
rot because | had grown cold. | desire to
cot graduate you at this time upon your
great success as a mother in.law, and your
very exemplary career socially. AS a Qasen
you have given universal satisfaction, and
your family have married well.
But ! desired more especially to write
sou in relation to another matter. We are
struggling here in America to establish an
authors international copyright arrange
ment, whereby the authors Of all civilized
nations may be protected in their rights 10
the profits OF their literary labor, and the
movement so far has met with generous en-
enlargement As an author We desire
your aid and endorsement. Could you as-
sist us2
We are giving this season a series of
authors readings in New York to aid in
prosecuting the work, and we would ike to
know whether We could not depend upon
you to take q part in these readings, render,
inc selections from your late work.
1 assure your most gracious majesty that
you would meet some Of our best literary
people while here, and no pains would be
spared to make your visit q pleasant one,
aside from the reading itself. We would
advertise your appearance extensively and
get out a first class audience or the occa-
sion of your debut here.
An effort would be made TO provide pass
es for yourself, and reduced rates, ! think,
could be secured for yourself and suite at
the hotels. Ofcourse you could do as you
though best about bringing suite, however.
Some Of us travel with our suites and some
60 not, l generally leave my suite at home
myself.
We would not need to make any special
change as to costume for the occasion. We
try 10 make It informal as far as possible,
and though some of Us wear full dress we
DO not make that obligatory on those who
take a part in the exercises. If you decide
to wear your everyday reigning clothes it
will not excite comment on the part Of our
ltersti. We 90 not judge an author or au'
thoress By his or her clothes.
You will readily see that this will afford
you an opportunity to appear before some
Of the best people of New York, aud at the
same time you will aid in a deserving en-
terprise,
1t will also promote the sale of your
book.
Perhaps you have all the royalty you want
aside from what you may receive from the
sale o fyour works, but every suthor feels a
pardouable pride in getting his books into
every household.
/ would assure your most gracious maJes,
| that your reception here as IN suthoress will
in no way suffer because you are an uunat'
uralized foreigner. Any alien who feels a
fraternal interest in the international ad,
vancement Of thought and the universal en-
enlargement of the good, the true and the
beautiful in literature, will De welcome on
these shores.
This is a broad land, and We ain to De a
broad and cosmopolitan people. Literature
and free, willing genius are not hemmed IN
by State or national lines. They sprout up
and blossom under tropical skies no less
than beneath the frigid aurora boreslis Of
the frozen north. We hail true merit Just
as heartily and uproariously on a throne as
We would anywhere else. In fact, il is more
deserving. if possible, tor one who has never
tried it little knows how difficult 1t is to sit
on a hard throne all day and write we'll We
are to recognize struggling genius wherever
il may crop out. 1t is no small matter for
an almost unknown monarch to reign all
day and then write an article for the press
or q chapter for q serial story, only, perhaps
to have it returned by the publishers. A
these things sre drawbacks to q literary
life, which We here in America know little
Of -.
hope your most gracious majesty will
decide to come, and that you will pardon
this long letter. 1t will do you good to ge
out this way for q few weeks. aud | earnest
" hope that you will decide to lock up tbs
house and come prepared to make quite s
visit. We have some real good author:
here now in America, and we are no
ashamed to show them to any one. They
are not only smart, but they are well-be
baved and snow how to appear In com
pany. We generally read selections from
our own works and can have o brass band
TO play between the selections if though
best For myself, | prefer to have 8 tai
brass band accompany me while | read
The audience also approves Of this plan
We have been having some very ho
weather here for the past week, but it j
now cooler. Farmer are getting in thsl
crops in good shape, but wheat is still lo'
in price, and cranberIies are souriug on n
i vines All Of our canned red rssp5errie
worked last week, and We had to can then
over sgain. Mr.. Rel, Nho went into tn
rebellion business in Canada last winter, wi
be hanged in September If it don't rain.
will be his FIRST appearance on the galloSs
90 quite 8 number Of our leading Amer
can criminals are going over to see hir
debut.
Hoping to hear from you By return ma
or prepaid eablegrsn. Ibeg leave to renal
your most gracious and indulgent majesty
humble ard ohedient servant.