The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-27


After All.
She lovss me now. She lneels beside my bed,
Her precious kisses bless my hands, my Dro"'
There is no shame in such passion now
For am dead.
The blinds are drawn; cross y a. my nesu,
And through the window just TWO inches
There steal steal all sweets that ever birds have
But am dead.
NV Ills Are all forgiven; with faltering tone
Love. where least looked for. finds some good
And III are kind. as on child's birthday.
No faults are known
With streaming eyes. and piteous bent head,
She comes-too late Not even that "ofo Is
did not know; l do not wish had
Now am dead.
cannot answer to her agony; AZ.
In this great space of peace II makes no s'ir'
And in good time the Lord VIII comfort hef'
VINO 0OH' u 20 "''' w ST. Leger.
Literary Notes.
Miss Edwards book on Egypt, "Pharoahs,
Fellahs and Explorers" is now in the liar
pers press.
Aphonse Daudet Is at present at work
upon a new drama entitled "Le Soutlen de
famile" He has also revised Numa
Roumestan." Both pieces will be produced
in the "Gymnase" of Paris.
A beautiful monument TO Victor Schefel,
the author Of Der frompeter Won Saeckin-
gen" will be unveiled on Castle Place IN
Heidelberg this month. Schehei is the IDEAL
of all German students. lie himself stud!ed
in the celebrated old varsity and helped to
immortalize its traditions Schefeis son 10
sn officer IN the army.
The Emperor Of Germany has ordered an
annual pension 10 be paid 10 Hermann Thorn,
the author out Of his private income, Inc
cause of ifs MaIestys regard was Ihorn's
well known Hymn of Labor
Three new names have been added 70 tho
| lists of the ''Ordre Pour To- Merlte" OF Ger
| many. Only one, Professor Hermann Ende,
the celebrated architect. is German. fnde
has had grent influence upon the architec-
| tural development of modern Berlin. The
other two men are Anton Rubinstein and the
English archacoloctt, Henry Austen Layard,
| the explorer of the ruins Of kineveh.
Let those WHO would read story Of tragic
experience told with simplicity that makes
IL powerful turn to the July Century" and
Mrs Murphy's narrative OF the Bonner TX
petition. This lady is survivor OF that sad
! journey. and although chtld when she nearly
at Bonner lake the details of the tragedy are
still fresh in her memory. One cannot read
the record unmoyed. and 1t dwarfs most
/ curiously tho noyelists version IN Gabriel
ConrOy."
1t is not generally known that the library Of
the Belgian Academy in Brussels contains an
interesting series of Talleyrands letters The
letters were written 10 the Duchess Of Cur
land. mother of the Duchess of Sagan. A
number of them relate TO the soJourn OF LOUIS
| XVIII. in Client but contain comparatively
few references to the important political
events in which the Prince took part. They
are raid however to be examples OF his best
style and 10 resemble his communications TO
/ Louis XVIII. during the Vienna Congress.
julius van Praot refers 70 tho letters OF the
Academy in his work. LA France au debut
dc la Revolution"
That there il in the average mind n curious
sort of unthinkng conviction that the author
is not supposed or expected TO make much
money out Of his wares il proven by the fact
that when he does mike the money Il Is pub
licly commented upon AS very extraordinary
thing This is state of ahhirs which IL not
to be found, for example. In France and 1t Is.
no doubt. partly due to the material aims OF
! n new country wherein an uneducnted man
who does a big business" in pork-p pack
ing is Of more practical Importance to the
| average mind than is the literary felleT"
who merely confers noble book upon has
| generation. But the times are changing, and
| those sensitive souls who are SO very lDnch
afraid that well-fed well dressed and well
! housed author won't write his best may look
! forward to ample opportunities 10 discuss
thor theory. The new copyright law inn
perfect rs it is is in more senses than one a
! long step forward.
What Thackeray himself thought of the
play which ho aiteTward developed into a
novel Is TO be IN this letter which lac adj
dressed to Emden and which has lately been
brought into print:
Sc OssLow SQUARE, Jan. 20, 1862.
Is "Lovel the Widower" the story which
you propose TO dramati2s for Miss Sedgwick
and Mr.. Robson? / wrote it originally A. q
! drama myself having Mr. Robson in my eye
| for the principal character. Mr.. Wignn. how
ever, did not think the piece suitable for his
theatre and declincdit as also did Mr.. Buck
stone. unless ! would mako alterations, which
| | did not choose to do.
| We are going to have q private representa-
! ton Of this piece by some Of my friends and
family and l had II printed to save the
| trouble OF copying. The conversations at the
| commencement seem 10 me TO bo ncedlessly
! long and probably arc unsuitable for the
stage but these could surely he curtailed
and the last act is so very lively and amusing
that cannot but think Mr.. Wigan and Mr..
| Ruckstono were wrong regarding 1t. VIII
| Mr.. Robson have the kindness to read il overY
1t seems to me that lie and Mics Sedgwick
/ would be excellent representatives OF the two
| principal characters. Believe ms, your very
| faithful servant, W. N. IGAcKEgAY.
New Books Received.
stephen Ellicotts Daughter" by Mrs j.
| II. Nedell. u. Appleton d Co.. New York.
For sale by West, Johnston Co.. Richmond.
The Dash for KhaTtoum " by G.. A. Henty.
| Charles Scrbner's Sons. New York. For
sale by West. Johnston & Co.. Richmond.
| Va.
Evolution Series Nos 9 and 10. Form and
! Color in Nature" by William Potts. and
Optics as Related to Evolution" by J.. A.
w Alleman. ID. Appleton IL Co. New York.
! For sale by West, Johnston h Co.. Richmond.
The Young Emperor William" by Harold
! Frederic. c. z. Putnam's Sons. New York.
For sale by West, Johnston 4 Co., Richmond.
The History OF Modern Civilization" d.
| Appleton 4 Co., New York. For sale by
West Johnston Co. Richmond.
The Hidden Sin. by Miss Eliza A. Dupuy.
T. b. Peterson Bro. Philadelphia, Pa.
Memoirs of the Prince do Talleyrand" G.
! =. Putnam's Sons New York. For sale by
West, Johnston y Co., Richmond
I'VE All, "by Octave Thanet. ID. Appleton 4
| Co. Now York For sale 10y West. johnston
| Co.. Richmond.
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