New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-14
LITERARY NOTES.

II "a related that when Miss Jewsbuy was staying
With the WoriswOrths she wrote short poem ono
,boupht abe had worked very hard Of It and carried
down trIumphanty to breakfast. There Mr. words
orb che exclaimed al spent three hours over these
KncsD GYoung LADY, replied the great poet young
lady. have spent three weeks over the same number
Of lines"
Marie Foncere" tho novel lately reviewed in these
columns as the work OF Lucle Herpin' was written
by NJ Qucsnay de Beauepaire, the new French ITO
eurcur-ConeraL 1t viii be rcmemeereu th@t inc
preface contained a vigorous denunciahon OF natural
ISM In Literature He has written other books under
tho pseudonym of jules do Glouvet'
Mrs. Martha j. Lambs papers the Inauguration
of Washington IN 1882 have been gathered Into an H.
Illustrated volume which will be published by White
Allen "a a souvenir OF the coming celebration
At recent meeting of tho New York Library Club
the question how far librarians can guido the taste
of readers was considered, and ono member related
pertinent anecdote lie had found young fellow
devouiinG novel day-baving nothing ese APP
parently 10 do Learning by casual conversation that
be was interested IN art be called his attention 10
number OF art boobs. such as Hamerons. aud loaned
hm these for copying. Ono result OF this was that
the young man found he had q considerable talent In
this direction and secured place In an art estS0-
Bhment In this city.
ec arc some titles recently called for oy readers at
the Portland Public Library: James Heirs Dano
Eyrc), John Ingersoll John Ingesanp. irvfngs Al
bramah Llihambra, Illuminated Face Face lllumeD'
Prohibition Probatlonl. Buhnchs Agent Fables Age
OF Fable) Patty's Reverses Patty's PeTyerStiesl'
Llttlo Lori Phantom (FaunterOy), silence OF Dean
stanloy (dauand), Mona's Charge NloDa's Choico)'
HgEass Classic Wonders (zgzag Journey In Classic
IandS, Boots and Spurs and Boots ana Shoes tboots
and s&idics Mary's Lamb MARY Lamb), Fairy Tails
CFAry Talosl, chromoS tCAnooSl nom English hisory'
Nooscs Father (NuttoS Father, Not In the fcrspec-
live prospoctus) sand Maid tsun MAID, Lion aud tho
Tiger lady or Tiger, Boy and Viola Troy and Vlola,
ard Prince OF Dayids Palace prince Of the House OF
Daydr
"one small boy anxiously inquired. rs this tho Re-
publicsn library = Another demanded tho first boob
that Rose ever wrote Rose being interpreted to moan
T. r. Roe, while third said that the TEACHER wanted
another book by tho same opera, author and opera
probably being equally meaningless TO his youthful
unders landing
| That very unpleasant ex-King Milan Of servia is
aong 70 write his autobiography with the Intention Of
nrnS"nrrg fbe volume b his SON. this present King,
when tho youth reaches his majority. What good
| book not 10 read
The scribners and T Y Crowcll & Co arc ropub-
| fishing rival editions OF Bour'cnne's Memoirs OF
| Napoleon edited By Colonel Phipps.
A brilliant but QlsSlpoieu EhEAbn "HV" XIV
this auoer excuse for yielding to Rowing bowl temp
tatlons Well the truth OF tho matter Is that have
n stupofy myself u certain extent before can fully
| enioy an ordinary conversation" II was an AFRO
| CANT but apparently, perfectly frank remark
Colonel II. b. Irwin's History of tho Nineteenth
| Army Corps will DO brought from the press OF the
putnams next autumn. The work Is to have elabor'
ate maps portraits and diagrams Of battles
aIivng Leaders OF tho World is the title of q
largo illustrated work which Is soon to DO published
by Hubbard Brothers. II Is intended to contain
| short but graphic biographies OF men and women
| now most prominent all over the world. mas'
Of portraIts mostly from photographs, will &C
company these biographies, and will DO executed
in steel plate, phOtogayure and woodcut Man,
vell known authors arc engaged upon the biographies
A large number Of them have been contributed DJ
Mr. Wills +. Johnson than whom there Is no NOR
accurate writer
An English friond of tho late Laurence ollphan
savs that there never was q man ndlfferen
| about money He came one day TO a bank In London
and asked for a box that he had long ago deposile'
there, and which he believed TO contain valuable
securities and important papers. The box wa
brought; no had no key, and there was none III IN
| possession OF the ouStodlans OF tho box. IL wa
! therefore broken open. What were the contentsl
battered old mecrschaum pipe, and nothing morc
| And what woro the results Of this discovery Of
olIphant4 Not any expression Of disappointment
or rocret but peal upon peal Of that delightful an
Infectious laughter which all who knew him vii
ever connect with the personality OF Laurence OIL
plant.
This friend adds that olphant used to say that b.
the discipline he had undergone he had dlscovere
a secret which would put an end to sin and It's cor
sequences, to sorrow, and even TO death Itself
Some four or Ave years ago he was staying wit
me- and begged him not to delay the pubilcaiio
OF this secret. You may die l said, 'withou
disclosing tive arc oil getting DID, His reply wa
u am not so sure that shall die Rb ALL
aAnd II was not far otherwise whom saw bill
on his bed Of sickness late in 1888, at the house
. his kind friend Mrs. WALKER, where he had bee
taken Ill Though pronounced by his doctor TO
suffering under mortal disease, he refused to adm
! this. His wonderful pluck and energy combines
t I suppose with the feeling that he had yet wor
8 to do seemed almost to keep him alive. He sal
he had 'fe poured into him by the contact Of d
) hands Of his newly welded wife, who nursed hi
with great devotion and that doctors were as gnorai
b of the means OF sustaining and prolonging life
they confessedy were of the nature and constitute
$ OF life ltself'
1t has of course often been said that for the formi
ton Of good prose STYLE the best thing is a wit
stuy Of poetry Mir. Walter Besant goes further. an
says It is necessary to praotise writing vorses beor
prose style Is mastered
: -
: Tho Occasion Demanded It, lfe-To-morrow win
!, the fifteenth annfv OF marriage.