The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-27
OUR LITERARY BUDGET
Some Recollectlons Of The Late James Rus
sell Lowell.
DR.. EGCBRSTONS VISIT TO ELNWOOD.
The Interest Taken in Dialect by tho A"'"''
Of the Bigiow Pspors-BIs Kemarka-
BILE knowledge Of Verbal Usages'


dent. packed his grpsack and went 70 bos-
,on % sacpro contributors. One OF his wishes
WAS 70 oct a poem from Mr.. Lowell. Since
the poets death he has told IN the paper
which he formerly edited the story OF bis er-
terience at Elmwood The fact does not ap-
near in the passage quoted below, but be was
successful in his mission. lie writes:
Soma time before that ] had written some
paragraphs on the admirable Introduction 70
The Biglow Papers" pointing out errors
therein regarding the meaning~ot ,ai.
words in the dialect Of the Middle and West
ern States This had brought me q letter
from Mr.. Lowell in which he candidly con-
fessed his errors in regard TO some WORDS tnae
be had never met alive. attnDuuug MS
mistakes TO q reliance on bartlett 3 DlchohaIy
of Americanisms This work, with as Inucn
Justice az wit he styled an invaluable Dook
bv an incompetent man. He exhorted me
10 perscvere in collecting dialect words. ne
wrote when the lumbeTman comes out OF
the woods be buys a suit OF store clothes a1u
filings his picturesque red SHIRT INTO the oesn n,
Alas we shal soon have nothing but store
clothes for our ideas" In return sent hliu
examples Of the Indiana dialect, some OK
which greatly interested him. nope we
shall continue 70 enrich one another Win
duplicates" he wrote. IN thanking me
| could hardly hOpo that he would remein-
her the correspondence. nor did 80 slight an
acquaintance give me any nights. butl inauo
INV way 10 Elmwood without any letter OF IN
truductiOn wrote Editor OF New OK moe
pendent' on the card j sent IN. thus putting
The call whore it belonged. on purely busi-
ness basis. lie received me IN the famous
study. greeted me cOurteously, and listened
20 the inducement of a pecunary nature that
had 20 offer 10 tempt him 70 write. ne
- would not promise ne anything no TACT
isDhe said Il have 10 deliver thrty-hye lee
tures In a winter at Harvard College. Now 1t
takcs lust lifetime TO prepare thirty-iye
lectures. I lecture every other day. and the
iday on which / do not lecture ! spend the
time remembering that have to lecture the
next day"
When / had urged my request as far as
propriefy permitted ! rose TO 90, saying, not
very fehcitous.y:
You are interested in American dialect,
Mr. Lowell"
Unfortunately am" he said.
then made some allusion 20 the letters l
had received from him year or two before.
Are you that MANI he said. Sit down.
want 10 talk with you"
For two hours the conversation ran on. Dit.
Lowell getting down his books and making
notes on the margin whenever gave hlm any
fact Of special significance. On his part TIE
stores Of learning produced tOillustrate verbal
usage were very remarkable. / remember
that he told me of one of his nephews VINO
had lost his life during the war. and who hat
been. even at fifteen. years OF age most
enthusiastic student Of fOlk-speech
II sent him to Lower Canada for vaca-
ton" said Mr.. Lowell thinking that he
would pass the time in fishing. On his return
] asked him if lie had enjoyed himself oh.
yes. Uncle James he replied there isn't
word up there later than Voltaire.'
Mrs. Elizabeth Cavazza. n gifted writer in
prose aud verse is of medium height, slen-
der. with dark hair and gray eyes. She is
native OF Portland. Maine. IN which city she
still lives. Her father. respected merchant,
died during her early childhood. She was
trained as "a musician IN Singing, manofOrte
and theory She asserts the close relation OF
the law OF music and of verse. aud attributes
her verbal fexbility 10 the practice OF trsl
and sOlfeggi ne well as 10 the habit, from
childhood. of speaking two languages,
Italian and English When very young
girl she was encouraged 10 write by Stanley
pullen, then editor of the Portland Press
and contributed to that paper book reviews,
verso and sketches. A mock Greek tragedy,
Algernon IN London. was rewarded by a card
of admission 10 the New ork Century CluD,
in favor of this unknown author signed by r.
c. StedmaD. Bayard Taylor, Il. II. Stoddard
and A. r. Macdonough. When, soon after,
MIR. Taylor came 10 Portland TO see TINS new
writer and was presented TO young 9lrl by
the side OF her mamma, his Homeric laughter
was good to hear. After few years of anna
feur work for the Press she returned 10 the
practice of music. Ia 1885 she was married 10
Signor Nino CayaZZa. OF Modena, Italy. a lit
erary man of profound and elegant attain
ments, son of Cavalier Alessandro Cayazza,
who was Professor IF Sculpture in the Royal
Academy of MOdena After the death Of SignOr
Nino CavaZza his wife returned TO the home
of her mother, also widow, and has snce
devoted herself professionally 10 literature,
writing verse stories criticisms. and trans
latons for the magazines and newspapers.
She is on the staff of the Literary World. OF
Boston a special translator for Short Stories,
OF New York. and contributor 10 the Press
and Transcript of Portland She is "a rapid
writer and translator When Frannie Cop
pee's play lie l'ater, was printed IN Paris, she
supplied 10 the Transatlantic, OF Boston, in
two days, an English version containing the
Alexandfine metre and the rhyme of the
original. Mrs. Cavazza is an ardent member
of the Society for the Protection of Animals,
and often pleads in verse and prose for the
dumb creatures believing firmly ia their
rights III this world and their reward in the
next
Guy de Maupassant once said 'lfyou wish
TO develop imagination saturate yourself with
facts facts found III tho latest wonders OF
science Camille Flammaron. author Of
the article on the Last Days of the World. IL
a striking example of tins strength. lie ever
sees the revelations of science IN the ma.nin-
cent perspective of the poets imagination
and this power enables him 10 present in most
fascinating form the result of his researches.
Born ct Montigny- le-ltoi, France. in 1912, he
received his education in tue ecclesiAstlc
seminary OF Iangres and in Paris, but he
abandoned his plans of entering the Church
in order to follow his leaning toward the
sciences. From 1858 10 1862 he studied at the
Imperial Observatory. then became editor OF
The Cosmos. and three years later was
appointed scientific editor of the Steele.
Ills series Of astronomical lectures at TINS
time gave him prestige and popularity. which
ho increased by his strong stand in favor Of
spirltuallsm. In 1868 he made several bal
loon ascents in order 10 study the condition
of the atmosphere at high attitudes. Ia 1879
be published his great book on The Atmos-
phere. His other works Plurality of lnhabi-
ted Worlds The Imaginary Worlds. '"Celes-
tias Marvels." History OF II Planet. j." "Scien-
tlic CONCENTRATIONS " Aerial Voyages and
the 'Earths Of the Sky, were all very success
full Ills brilliant venture into scientific fiction
last year, tranie.' was widely read and
praised fiis Popular Astronomy won for
HIM, IN June, 1850, the Monthyon prize Of the
French Academy. The current Arena con-
t'nns the opening paper OF The Unknown"
his latest writing.
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compiled aud edited most interesting and
valuable book which he calls The Best Fifty
Books OF the Greatest Authors Condensed
for Busy People The Buffalo Express saws
OF Mr.. DavenBOft's work; III deserves GREAT