New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-28
LITERARY NOTES.

~rncle Sam at Homo" 10 the TITO on volume when
viii soon DO brought out BY Henry Holt q 70. AN
Eng,,shman living IN this country VIII give 'ne.r'n
the result OF his observations OF American NO.
book Is said TO possess humor 1t Is to % i'"'"A
Mr phu,p II. welch's exceedingly nost and amusing
hi.s at the human nature Of the period arc W 70 p1
lehed In book form by the scrbners. inc 'o'"'"'
viii hear the title OF "The Ta'lor-Made o'ri
A COPY of Elo,'s Indian Bible was sold at auction
In Boston the other day for s2io
IT.. nav y,c,or,n edition OF Pchwich,' brought out
nv Chairman and Hail. includes all that belongs 10 'ho
ORIGINAL even to the facsimile OF the cover WIN ~
addition OF the publishers announcements OF INC "o
1.-THE later prefsces, and reproductions OF 'he osnS
designs by a pboogravurc process, among which arc
Ave- now first published The prcfaccs, addresses ana
notes Of Dckens with all passages subsequently re-
,ectca and an introduction by Mr. c. Plumptre John
son form an interesting body of prolegomena; while
amended 70 several OF the plates curious and in
stucve hints and criticisms for the artists use re-
produced from tho authors autograph.
At Mir. Cables lecture Friction recently do
vcred in Boston, books served as admission tickets
The purpose Of the lecture was to secure library
for the Young Mems Christian Association
With the April number Of Outing" VIII begin
the reign Of the new management Mr.. j. H. War
man, Of " The Saratogiann being at its head.
OF the late Professor Bonamy Price, The satu-
day Review" says that "he was dogmatic, crotchety
and oombatve without bctraying tho faintest trace
OF arrogance or OF bitterness and It used to DO said
of Charles H. that he could refuse favor with better
grace than his unfortunate brother could grant IT, SO
IL may quite truly be said of Bonamy Price that he
could pue every inch OF ground with an opponent
and he was very fond Of doing sowith moro thorough
genallty most dispatants would show IN express
ing their agreement. He had all the cxcit ability
without particle Of. the proverbial lrrablIty OF
genius For genius he undoubtedly possessed though
Il may perhaps 30 questioned whether the chair OF
potical economy gave the most felictous scope for
IFS exercise his Oxford profeSsorshp represents
one phase only of a long life of incessant and multi
farlous activity. lie of those men to whom
energetic action IS the elixir of life and who feel
no temptation unless under pressure of falling health,
to rest and be thankful"
There IS not likely to be any serious controversy
over the authorship of My Ain Countrce such as has
sometimes arisen over the origin of popular poems
The evidence that II the work Of Mrs. Mary Ice
Dcmarest Is too conclusive Mrs. Demarest wrote the
hymn in 1861, and added stanza to IT, the fourth in
1881 The fact that she shrank from publicity, and
was careless Of any thought of literary fame, and
further. that II was written I'm Scotch dialect, made
It natural that an impression should get about that
It was the work of a Scotch poet and it is not sur
prsing, In these days OF disputed authorshps that
the name Of specific Scotchman has been by some
attached TO IT, The facts are however, Just stated
Tho death of this lady, whose modest and gentle
Christian character endeared her TO all whom she
was known, ought, It wonld seem. TO silence claims
OF this sort IL is that she cared nothing for
the credit Of having composed the hymn bat IS none
the less ungracous to atompt TO deprive her of it