New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-02

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unless 1t Is something very bad The authority es3
With paenee y 1Y ii have G support q ~
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Lastly Always speak short and skeoeh doeh n
sklel-cut a tale with a drink.
"This is the purpose and intent
OF GUIDE schir Walters testament"
Here is fash Of fancy:
March 23.-when was child and indeed for soms
set Of persons engaged in various scenes which con
Taste ea tnen with each Other and rcmemeer to THIS
might be the effect Of natural turn to acus nar mar.
rative. or 1t might be the OF it, there might 10
head a'i how fp But with o Hash H Of a eSa n
spirit, imagine my mother Duty TO be a Of Old
in the Tales Of the Geniie has though, by an;
means; on The contrary, my old woman wears a rich
blonde aco and coli as ch as that Of Pearng Jsa 1:
figure and countcnance something like Lady D. SIS
severity Of expression, and CONFORMING in that VIA
a wrnkled brow, OF which the ordinary expression Is
shake Of The head in her withesd hand 40 ebony s,
with a crutc head-s rompion gold watch, which en-.
noys all who know her by striving the quarters as rcs
larly as II wished to hear them Occasionally sho
has small scourgc of Dettles which feel her Law
my fingers at this moment. and Tace Is Latin
for candle.
and so forth. / never conId help admiring thu
confederation between Ahitophels selling hY
house in order and hanging himself The ono
seems to follow the other matter Of course
The following account Of how some OF tho
novels were written is from Mr.. Ballantynes
MSS, and is of deep interest as showing remark
able effect Of physical pain in raising the magma.
tive and creative powers OF the mind
During the progress Of composing The Heart "a
Midlothian, The Bride OF Lamnicrmoor' and Legend
OF Montrose'-a period of many -months-Mr scot2s
health had become extremely Indifferent, and often
supposed to plaec him In great danger But 1t would
fact, that although Of the symptoms Of his illness
was pain OF the most acute description. yet he never
that m aware Of m only esns h@
To employ the hand OF an ainanuensis In place OF his
% $ s so ha % f S Of r. ds "a
employed for this purpose was the respectable and
s esene N in M T also lor tenn
nm to town have often been present with Mr
was deeply affecting fee to hear c account he
Of his patrons suferings and the nd0mitabla
spirit which enabled him to oysmaser them them III, JIG
dcrsons and the old cooper's best Jokes was mingled
with groans eXtor;ed from him by pains but IT. ts'
take atte respite, the only answer he could obts,
from Mr.. Scott was request that he wn WILD
that the doors carefully shut, so that
the expressions of his agony might rot 10 rs ssd
his famy-As to stopping work, LaidlaW, ne x san,
followed upon these exertons, made 10 circumstances
very SINGULAR appears to me 70 exhibit Sne OF ,as
intellect The book having been published oelorr pr.
able to rise from his bed he assured re me
one single incident. character. or conversation IL con.
ane He By desired me s.G 70 sleG "m III,
memory all or any of the original faulty Facts WIN
which he had been acIuanted f hT she pmane rooted
where they had ever been, or. TO speak more eApc,
where expetness 50 entirely pa Goer e som
and daughter the rival lovers The COMPULSORY , mar IA.
r,Ss and % otnk Win Rads he oy general Das q
these TIL things sa he ln seG ts 'i is
s r sefTs s fHS literally nothing hing
actcr by the one 0 ' anvn,
s ana POINTS pc Wss OF as writer Of
For long time felt myself very uneasy ne sao ,y ~
the noeS Of M my ssred By SOMETHING altogether
and fantastic however recollected tas te pr' was
been performed by anTns Of this sort
trp &c Sss how sS Ss s sSs
laugh and trusted therefore the good o1 tTS hat sf
would not be less i & sinclair sS rot subject again.
But Won NAV depend upon II, that what h'S m a
distinctly reported as sb6 ad not oSerwise havs
impaired the phenomenon al an. -S'''' =.
Here is drolI anecdote . r1t
sor,sr,bcr oo.-Captain and Colonel Ferguson. the
last returned from Ireland, dined here Prayer o. t
mnister OF The Cumbrays two miserable islands ~ tns
70 the Greater and the Lesser Cumbrays ana IN Iny
mercy do not forget the adjacent lslahds VI "'e"'
Britain and Ireland
Tho genesis of the famous episode IN thc
battle between the rival clans In the rair Maid
Of Perth" when Harry OF the Wynd pefio'h''
such prodigies with his two-handed sword appears
in this jotting. His informant was captain 'i"''
Konzie of the I'D Regiment:
lie told me a Maclean story which was new to me-
At tho battle Of sherlmuir that clan was commsaea
by chief called Hector In the aeto a. via s'"o
rushed forward, he was frequently In sassn sons
peril His fosterfather followed him with seven SOILS
whom he reserved rs body guard WHOM ne III
forward into the bate as he saw his , eaer presSSa ;
Youths replied Death for Hectorl' and were all sue
cessvey killed These words MAXI Go the sign '"'
The following expression Of something Ike
contempt for the public, upon whose appro'a
he depended, should probably not be regarded
| as too seriously intended:
This has proved impossible. and the task lasted me
TIL nine when II was finished tnt t It, que resnst
for the public In fact. have very little respect r
dear paOu% whom am doc doomed to a%ase suS
| gingerbread; and should deal very uncanidly wn9
those who may read nav confessions were 20 say Ss
knew public worth caring for or capable OF ss
tnsushing the nicer beauties OF composition. Iney
weigh good and evil qualities by the pound e 90
and Won may write like Homer without pleasing
single reader. am perhaps rcnfant gate de success;
but am brought TO the stake, and must pcrorce s'a"a
| the course.
| The next story has doubtless been told BEFORE
but never perhaps in an odder juxtaposltion than
| here: ,...,.,,
Julv 1--we called at Chietsyood and asked captain
Hamilton and Mrs: H., and MIS- HemaIs; 70 a heeo
| on Monday. She is clever person. anu mas oes ~
| orctty. had long walk with her teteae,e s s
| iod me OF the peculiar melancholy attached 10 t~
words no more / could not help telling. a. dherens
application Of the words how an old dame ras 'os
| along Coclen,ie sands pretty bowsy, feii on .ns
pou. and her husband, being In good 0raes a'1 ~
| aid not miss her till he came to Pfestonpans. ~
instantly returned with nei2hbors, and found ing
good woman seated amidst the advancing tde, WHEN s,
bsgan To rise with her lips circulating 10 her cum.
| mers who She supposed were s pressing her 70
another cup, Nae I've drap mair thank you hihdH'
| We cined In family. and all we'll
| In 1880 and 1881 it is plain to TIC seen '''as
Scott is wearing. out. though his spirit IS az
resolute and indomitable as ever. He goes %
| Paris, to London to Italy and Malta, and wnrs'
| writes writes doggedly and perpctaally ius