New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24

r, and he has shown an understanding OF his
limits which Is In itself faculty OF no mean oruer'
"HIstory Of Civilization in Ancient India by
pomesh Chundcr Dutt, is coming out In LONDON Al
| &c based on sanskrt literature
III. October "Fortnighty Revcw' contains an
.rt,clo by Mr. George Moore on "Some OF Bazac
Minor Pieces" which, while marked by ch'husias'o
.pprecIaiion Of the great author, has some curious
r,stakes I'm IT, For example, tho writer attributes
~ a Ia Iys dams Ia valcen chapter which belongs
10 les Paysans"; In fact tho whole motive ana
groundwork of the latter story Is credited to the
farmer Again. Mr.. Moore informs his reader thai
RaIzac died haness killed by tho Iicrculean TASK
OF improvs'ng la Cousne Bette I'm six weeks" inns
is news indeed! " Ia COusne Bette' was wrUen
I'm 1916. and Bazac did not die until August, looo'
so that II writing that book killed him 1t must De
admitted that his death was a lingering ono. In
ono point however, Mr.. Moore is quito right namely
m saying that I'm " Les Paysans" the author OF the
Coincide Humaine' seems to have anticipated the
Irish land which was to spring UP long after
his death. AS he says " In this book will be found
every incident OF the land in Ireland indeed, the
murder of tho bail differs not at all from the many
such murders have read Of In Ireland in these last
ten years, and the boycotting of the general might
be included with very little alteration in Captain Boy
colts memoirs; while the schemes for land reform
propoundcd In that wonderful chapter CONNIE qu0l
10 cabaret est lie parchment du peuple,' wonderful
from the title TO the closing word might pass with
out exciting suspicion for extracts from one OF
Michael Davitt's speeches" This Is the more In
terestng inaspuch as Les Paysans' IS TO be the
next BalZac story translated by Miss WCrmeley.
Balzac's Chouansn has been turned for the first
time into English by George Sainsbury, and has been
published by Nmmo the first volume of a beauti-
fully illustrated historical series, specially intended
for connoisscurs. The second vOlume-lusraed, like
fhe RI Dtdin
Mermee's Chronicle of the Reign of Charles TX"
Mr. +. II. Groome, writing Of tho late Edward Fltz-
Gerald tells various odd stories Of his eccentric
thoughts and ways.
A former rector Of Woodbridge, now many years
dead called FITZGERALD TO express his regret
that he never saw him at church SIR said Flz-
Gerald you might have corcelvcd that a man has
not come to my years Of life without thinking much
Of these things believe 1 may say that have
reflected on them fully much as yourself. You
need not repeat this visit" FitzGerad's simplicity
dated from very early tines For when he was at
Trinity, his mother called him in her coach-and-
four, and sent gyp to ask him 10 step down to the
cole &c gate but he could not come-hs only pair OF
shoes was at the cobbler's. Once with Mr. Groomes
father he called the house Of friend. Tho drawing
room there had been newly rcfurnlshed. and Fitz.
Gerald sat himself down on an amber satin couch.
Presently bla'k stream seen triclling It.
II came from penny bottle OF ink. which FltzGarah
had bought in Woodbridge, and put In tail pocket
Dcdcatons which are what they profess to be
and are besides gracefully conceived they
expressed not plentiful that the lines which
Mr.. W. J. Henderson has put on the dedcaory pag,
OF his Story of Music" be passed unnOiced.
IIore they are:
TO II. c. RUNNER.
Warm hand. strong brain, and open heart
OF him who Is, and hath been, friend,
Of all my work, from first TO end,
Increasingly l give thee part
For thine hath been the honest tongue
To urge. to praise. to crlticse-
Plain words made fair by kindly eyes
II tales were told or songs were sung.
So claspng here this new.writ scroll:
AS one who comes from to land
/ lean to meet thy outstretched hand,
And say, "Of this work take the whole.'
November, 1889. W. j. b.
A biography of John Bright will not appear for
some years. It is felt that many things could not
be published without giving offence 10 living
politicians.
An autograph lately sold IN London was a letter
addressed by Lander to Rosna, Lady Lytton, and in
dorscd by her: 4" Old Landors Twaddles Another
was note from Tennyson, reading thus d" 1 have
many thousands these applications and rather make
a point of negectng them for why should hatter the
madness of the people? Nevertheless, the request
comes from an old friend. behold an autograph !"
Somebody made merchandise OF this-was 1t the ola
friend
A translation into German Of large part OF wall
Whmans works has been made by Mr.. T. W. Rol
lesion an Irshman. and the publication has been
favorably received in Germany.