New-York tribune., 1886-03-11
LITERARY NOTES.

rna outhor Of the story, "A Brother to Dragons
~hioh wa, recently pubiished-with much preliminary
heraIdnx-in The Atlantic. is Miss Amiie Reeves OF
Richmond, Va SO says The State of that city,
Mr. Donald q. Mitchell showed his wisdom when In
tbe course Of q recent lecture In New-Haven' ne "u-
vlsed any person who had not timo to reao more INA
ope OF George Elots books to select the mil Oh 'o
Floss"
Mr. Howells in talking to correspondent OF me
Cbjoago Ne,cS the other day. declared 'hal MS WV"
never tired him. 81 enjoy It thoroughly, no 'au %
." How good 1t may be leave othets W Jug, ~ ~.
Shether good or bad is always my best eort 40"
,uos NOW To do otherwise In that respect am hke
friend OF mine who once held responslo'e 0uS'un
house position. Whom man came 10 ni'n wiz" m
he would say: You don't know how 70 do this Inns
simnle remark had the invarabc effect OF MAKING the
wouldbe brber feel that he had committed 'eiriolo
fur mas which usually resulted in his beating nasty
o,reot without asking for explanation In TINS way
nv friend saved his honor and avoided MAKING an
enemy It is 50 with Il don't know TO siur my
work"
The last number of The Delta Kappa Epsilon Q"dTtery
s fu, of matters deeply interesting TO the fraternity
The leading article is uOcious one by j. A. Porter ana
7 DC W Warner the decoration OF Greek lodges
w marked by good taste and accurate knowledge of the
snbect and II presents many excellent suggestions.
The peper on the early history and the recent reVv Oh
"P, ia OF particular value to all who remember the
enthusiasm and energy OF that Southern chapter
Tho U,rners have answered Mr.. W 8. Gilberrs fool
,sh latter IN 0uet neat and cutting fashion, lhey
write under date of February 10;
nx,pSrR. Your letter OF the 3lst ut. has just ar
r,ved II had already reached us indirectly thiouH n
80, ahou fortnight ago. having been caDed 10 NeW
Eork as IL anpeared The London 1teS OF tne "a lS',
,n which YOU seem 10 have furnished tOr pio."on I"
copy OF 1t and Of our letter TO you OF inc l''n u'
yonr letter makes 1t necessary to explain that our re-
mtance TO you in Acknowledgement lor fcp
nj Cnmic OPERAS III cheap "frahkHh 9Quaio
ihr,Tv was made in pursuance OF our custom ol pay
,up an honOrafium for all books Dy EnSIiSh
nDhhSbed by u.s. although unfOrtunateY'l the Iesun
dnnius condition OF the publishing business III tnls
cnnntTv such nOwledgmeuts are now heGTvss"II1
,nods an a much lower scale than formerly we. VIII
send you further remittance shouu 'Ho '"'" " Wv
hook iustlIy our doing So .----. t.,.. -.
been interest in your statement OF the foa
sons which prompted your gift 10 tie puDhc hetu
You mention Doubtless since you decide 10 e1 - I'm @
anse of charity $40 which you kindly accepteu iie
N, won could not have made mole proper uspositlon
OF The money than to the Victoria Hospital lor
And we venture express the hope that your Sehe
os,tv on tns occasion Indicates purpose on your pdI
TO aynroprate Systematically to the hospital your rev
epue from the United states It's iunus WIN hot lonS oo
in the needy condition which you Gescrlpe' ,,, o ~,
Won grant us permission "tO make any puoIc usV "a
ronr ietter" and obliged To you for the lupneu
Compliment of your confidence that we would noI nthe
any public use OF 1t without your consent heelplocd
from MS seems, in the circumstances, TO De
unnecessary io"' HARPER & BROTHERS.
W. 6. GILBERT, esq.
Nothing could be more unjust than the statement III
IN. Ti,,royu World OF Boston. that Mrs Anna kath-
rne Green Ronife obtained not only the legal points,
hnt all tho hest ponts of Tue LeavenwOrth Case from
a novel called All for Her." Mrs Rohlies clever
story was written long before the other book was pub
lished.