The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-13

greatly disappointed, MneTeupOn .
took it to New York publisher and Is
600 copies were sold. Authors have sue
e1trayRgsnt ideas Of the probable sale {
their books, Here Is case in point:
Southern gentleman delivered speech |
q State Legislature; the local paper
praised 1t as q great grafton, said It shout
be preserved for future generations, Tn
orator Eent his speech to me to have
published, said It would spread over tn
country like wildire, 100000 copies 4
least would be required to supply the i'm
mediate demand, that he himself Woul
dispense 10000 copies, l knew some
thing about an authors enthusiasm an,
printed only 1000 copies Of his speech
sent the author 100, and through on
numerous correspondents in the Soutl
disposed OF $50 copies, and that was thl
last Of 1t.
u think" Mr.. Lippincott continust
with smile, ~ can claim to have mAdI
the reputation Of 0uida in this country
| was much struck with the power dis
played in Granville dc Vigne' and pub
llshed 1t from the English edition undel
Us original name OF Held in Bondage.
The name was bad and the book did moi
take, the public thinking that It was i
work on slavery, q subject which the sue
cess OF Uncle Toms Cabin had run into
the ground, The failure Of Held In Bond,
age as = popular novel did not prevent
me from publishing 'StrathmoTe,' Ouida'I
next work. It was success and
| was induced to republlsh her former
novel under the more attractive title
OF Granville de Vignei or, Held in Bond.
age. A large sale was the result, and
from that time have bsen the only au-
thoriZed publisher OF OuidA's novels here,
VI her personal history little or nothing 10
known and once when | visited her at heI
villa near Florence happened to ask hel
how she knew 90 much about clubs, bar.
racks and other places only frequenGed by
men. She leaned her head on her hand,
looking atme saucily in tho face, and said |:
IT ia none Of your biz She Is dGshinR
looking rather than pretty, and very iasci'
mating In her manners; more French than
English In her style and expresses her.
self upon all subjects with the utmost
originality.
IouIDA THINKS MARRIAGE MIRAGE,
"0f marriage she says 1t is like mirage,
distance lends enChRntment to the view ;
those who are in the institution want Il
get out and those who are out want to gel
IN She makes a great pet OF animals,
and Is always surrounded by dogs anC
cats, and never walks out With less than
three Of her canine favorites with her
She Ia also fond OF horses, and often driyeI
through the beautiful suburbs OF Florence
and in the Cacine, the fashionable driy,
OF the city. Ouida has always boaste
that she was above the weakness Of love,
out meeting tho Marquis de stuis, Al
Italian noblemsn OF ancient family ano
possessing many fascinating qualities
mind and body, the fair damselot 40 sum
ners fell In love with him. Headmlred he
talent, aud was o frequent Vlsitor at heI
villa. Ouida was prepared to beCom,
The MarChesa de Ssufa, but she was never
asked, for the noblemRn found a younger
more beautiful and moro wealthy woman,
70 whom he easily transferred bis atten
ions. This unfortunate love affair hac
Tor time q very serious effect upo,
Oulda's life. She shut herself up 10 her
villa refused to see company, abandons,
ler walks and drives, and for time VIZ,
InConsOlable. The Italians being grea
So8stps, the affair got abroad, and 0uid,
became the laughing stock OF Florence
Like true woman, abe revenged herself
N way that would most sting her faith
IeBs sutton. She made him ridiCulou,
n book. Those who have read Frieno.
ship will probablyremembsr that the her
Is weak, UNCERTAIN sort Of character, who
oes not know his own mind, hut pos
iessel great vanity and . high idea Of hi
jWn Importance. Several years have pass
ID since this disappointment In love, anO
Ouida has probably gotten over 1t in
great measure, but love Is perfume tina
eau not be entirely destroyed, and the Il.
teGts OF IL Will perhaps always llnger an,
color more or less her future writings. |,
IL astonishing how 0uidR has succeeded
IN billlng all attemPts to penetrate thu
secret Of her history. There ig absolutely
nothing known shout her except tina
her real name Is Louise de 10 Rama; tina,
ner father was q FrenChman and hel
mother English; but where she was cd
ucated, whether she has any brothers ant
sisters, or any fGmIIy connections, tn
world knows nothing. She has Away
said that she wishes to be known only a
Outda, which was the infAntine pronun
citation Of her name, Louise"