The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-27

ministration is in power. l want to tell
' u of a case in point" continued my
friend. grown more and more interested
with the subjec There is a certain
young lady, VIII Sc home is in Bo ton, WHO
had been writing verses for the Transcript
and other papers for some time. While
her poems were plea ,ant reading, the edi-
tors mad never felt to consider them espe-
cialls marked in the way of thought or
st vie; but one day tle young lady in ques-
ton became posse, sed with the ideI of
ting a poem after the style of Aidric1
and signing his name to it, sent it TO a GER
tain Boston paper to which Aldrich had
co TT buted IL former years, aud see what
would come Of the affair. Never doubling
the ge auineness of the production, the edi-
tor at once printed the poem, and, in con-
sheraton of the high source from which it
was supposed to emanate, was about to
forward the author a check for the same
When he received a note from Aldrlch in
forming him in pointed language that the
poem in question was not his. Aldrlch I'd
read the poem on its first appearance, and
had been struck WITH its particularly close
resent lance 70 those he was in the habit of
producing, bat said to himself, w y, it
reads like one Of my poems sure enough,
but GER ainly never wrote it, that | know.
I've been imposed on by somebody and
became great lndiguanJ over the matter.
Some DAYS aftarward the re | author of tie
poem was discovered but instead of the
young iady's act rejecting in the least upon
her, it tended rather to bring her quite
Pile sanity before the public. However,
Aldrich could not be brought to forgive
her. and though for year and longer she
sought t. gain entrance to the Atlantic
Monthlv her contributions, one aud all,
were returned to her. One day. however,
Dr.. Parsons, who had beco ne interested in
the young lady IN question, took one of her
poems to Aldrich and insisted on his pub
fishing it. Aldrich refused point blank,
Offering among other reasons that the you
lady mad treated him very discourteously on
a former occasiol But ais friend persisted,
and at length Aldrich yielded, and the
poem was publis led a month or so after
ward Subsequently the young contribu
tor and Aldrlch met and the latter was so
caUtlvated by her charming personality
that her contributions now find a very
welcome place in the pages of the Boston
magazine. Taking into consideration the
fact that Aldrich is of an impei US dispo-
sitlon, it is little surprising that he and
his senior publisher have got along to-
gether for Mr.. Houghton and Aldrich are
very much the same ty Q of men, and did
the pub ic know the reason of w. D. How
els relinquishing the editorial chair of t le
Monthly verJ few years since,
some time. indeed before the Hlrpers in
vited hi to serve them, it would perhaps
u derstand that it was really because the
modest, genial novelist felt ne could no
longer labor where perfect concord did not
abound.
why, Aldrich represents in wealth
somethi G like 100000 and he did not
marry a fortune Ell her. Besides his Ponka-
pog home, ou5 in the country, he owns a
beautiful place at the seaside, up at Lynn,
and then there is his elegant home on Nj
Verno street, worth at least 1000, be-
sides his personal property.
The iact ISL continued my informant,
''he has an old bachel T friend in town w o
is rich as Jew nd Aldrich will 50 ne day
inherit his wealth" WALTER BROOKS