The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-23
The HARPERS PARTY.
INTERVIEW WITH CHARES DUD-
LEY WARNER,
fhe Leading Writer Who Is to Give
Tone and Color to the Reports
to Be Published.

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newspaper editor, has been occupying
a choice parlor floor room at the Max
well House sincs Friday night. He
sat aboat in different chairs and
walked backward and forward at in
tervals yesten Iy afternoon Just after
driving in from Belle Meade, and
talked amiably and delightfully."-. Or
the center table lay fresh volume,
entitled "Katy Of CatoctiD," by
"Gath," "Sir PeIcival," by ]. h.
Shorthouse, a Seaside publication by
George Meredith on the subject OF
angling, and the Knoxville Daily
Tribune.
"taArH'
told me this is q story Of Wilkes
BootL, / have not yet read it, but l
have gone far enough to see that he
introduces one of the characters that
was huug in that celebrated tragedy"
remarked the litersry member OF the
Harper party. "'Gsth' has country
seat over in Maryland, aud 1 fancy
this title is taken from river in those
paris" Mr.. Warner is a middle aged
man of youthful heart and manner
with an interesting stock Of informa.
ton stored in a mind of such breadth
as / } facilitate his easy use of il. He
lives at Hartford, Conn.,, and is the
editor OF the Hartford Courdnt, Of
which he is one Of the four owners.
His journal is the oldest continuous
newspaper publication ia the United
States and has never intermitted an
irsue since 1764, 1913 years ago. II
was at the recent celebration of the
centennial OF tie Augusta Chronicle" "
said Mr.. Warner. "That paper is just
twenty:three years the CoHrdnfs
junior"
MR.. WARNER is THE AUTHOR
of many and diverse publications. A
list Of his book includes My Summer IN
a Garden, put out in 1870, followed
by SaunteringS, after trip to Europe,
aud devoted to European life and
scenes, The Back log Stadies. which is
series Of essays and conversations
around the fire on all sort1 ofsubj scts.
After second trip abroad he pub
lished My Winter on The Nile, and then
In The Levant, two large books. After
this he published a book called Bad
deck and That Sort Of Thing, a journey
into Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Is
land. He then produced a volume
called In The Wilderness, about the An
dirondacks mainly. He also wrote
about this time Life of Washington Ir-
ving for the series of the Amer can
men OF Letters, which he is editing.
After third trip abroad Mr.. Warner
wrote a book he called The Round
About Journey, the scenes OF which are
laid around the Mediterranean. Be-
sides this he is and has been for years
constant contributor to magazines. He
contributes monthly an essay to
THE "EDIroR's DRAWER" OF "HARPER's
MONTHLY"
Curtis writes the "Editor's Easy
Chair" and Howells edits "The
Study" In the same magazine. He
writes the general political editorials
OF the Courant, editorials and social
aud litersry matters, aud is its literary
editor. "We have trained the readers
of the COurant," he remarked, 90 read
editorials on al subjects" Much Of
his magaz ne writing goes into book
form, and Their Pilgrimage, a summer
tour summer before last, is iust now
ready. He wrote alternate chapters
of The GiIded Age with Mark Twain,
and many of the chapters of that vol
ume are joint productions. This
gives an idea, but not
complete review of Mr.. Warmers
literary work. The conversation was
variable and took wide range OF sub
jects. l enjoyed my etay at Gen.
Jackson's home yesterday and last
night. He looks like Fitzhugh Lse,
whom l saw and talked with in Rich
mond. He wants me to visit hun. AS
he and Richmond are both interesting,
l shall seek an opportunity to do 30.
What will take note OF in Nashville ?
Well, this is in some respects pecu-
liar expedition. 1t will be impossible
to write a detailed account of the
Southern cities we have visited; and
if should it would be impossible to
print it, The Monthiy's space hiss been
taken for year ahead. l have some
Mexican articles that have been wait
ing year for their turn. The idea is
to throw into the weekly short Illus
trated articles that will take in the
main points of observation as much in
detail as possible, the agricultural, in
dustrial and architectural sides of the
Southern cities, and shall write three
or four general articles that will be
illustrated for the mouthiy, mainly on
the social features of Southern life.
Nashville ought to have an entire ar
ticle to herself. But can't say how
much space it will get, 60 Nashville
will have to come in on an average OF
how things impres1ed us. / want to
give general impressions that will
enswer the questions Northern peo.
pie generally ask man who has
been South. / shall include in this
what l notice of progress among the
colored people. l told this class in
Knoxville, and shall tell them at
Fisk tomorrow THE same thing-that
they will have their civil rights just
when they are ready for them.
shall make a little talk at the Fisk.
shall say plain things. The negro has
actually had too much twaddle talk.
They are now on their own resources
and must work out their own saliva
ton. l should really like to see all
the negro schools here. The social
side OF life ia
THE THING AT LAsT-THK LIFE OF THE
PEOPLE
i look mainly 10 this for my i'm
pressions OF what any people are &C.
complishing. Given a knowledge Of
this, do not care to see the factories
very much. 1 have been struck
with the fact that in nearly every
Southern place we have visited nearly
everybody was at work, no idlers
holding up the sides of buildings.
This was remarkable in Virginia. The
negro women were all at work, and
even the white women are earning
50 and $40 week in factories. What
the colored people have got to learn is
thrift. This spirit OF work is the most
notable thing of the South today. In
Virginia all the old historic names be-
long to men at work. The old aristoC-
racy is at work. Lee in Richmond is
popular with the colored people, and
took me To see how nicalv tbav were