New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-22
LITERARY CHAT.

Mr. Ktton's illustrated volume, "Charles Dickens
BY Pen and Pencil" has had so great success In
England that II has been found necessary 10 add 70
the edition bully supplement. Among the
interesting communications II contains Is one from
Miss Mamie Dickens, who thus speaks OF her father:
Through all these last twenty years have watched
and remarked how each year seems TO bring MIN
back to this world more and How personal the
love for him has become; and how his characters Ve
and walk about with us one hardly ever taxes up
q newspaper magazine without reading something
about MIN, finding his words quoted. have been
moving about England great deal for the last fe"
years. and have lived among all sorts and condtiohs
Of mem and women and have had many opportunities
Of observing this personal love for my father. ana
lt will not be out OF place think apart from the
scheme OF your book. II mention one or two OF such
instances In Warwichshire an Irish clergy
man came to CALL and to thank ne in all simplicity of
what your father is to me, and TO my children.
And then he gave a deep sigh and conhded 10 me
with Whimsical seriousness that there was one thing
which distressed him greatly, and TINS was tiat ne
could not get the female part OF his famuy 10
pnrociote .picls,yicl,, can never picture him
rs old And as he could not bear the idea OF losing
any OF his activity either Of mind or BODY, we must
be thankful that he left in the full power Oh DIS
strength and genius
Mr. Brander Matthews says Of poetry in the current
"COSm0pOlltdu' lldt III lo WY
might. perhaps, see evidence why 1t has lost some
thing OF It's supremacy. 1t Is too common 10 %
precious, and too easy to be priced We are dis
posed to think that while this may be true OF aVe'asS
rhyne-the of the magazines ana the "ccny
papers-t is not true OF Poetry. Inc ereao poc'"
takes its own supreme place always ana Is he'cf
! prevalentn and the prevalence" Of the MINOR
singers cannot affect it, We agree, In sense WIN
Mr. Matthews that the level of contemporary verse
is astonshngly high" but it Is the msh lever Vi
fine machine and the product OF every i"'"e'''
good literary quality except Genius
No; Poetry-with large, entirely appareh. Capita
Pts no less worshpped than Of od-t has lost MOTH
ing OF its supremacy. But its lovers are more iaS
tdous than they used to be, and turn from the thh
ling mandolin OF the modern versifier 10 that hail
Of celestial mould that be swept only by the haiS
Of the master.
Apropos OF Mr. Stevensons verse, Mr.. Matthews
quotes what lie calls "a rhymic burr which no oM
may brush from his memory when once heard' Il
was the burr Of Mr.. X. X. Munkltrlck, who' ha'Ih,
previously been devoted to Dobson's " Nignettes ahe
Lang's Balades7 came upon and was carried ava,
by stcvenson's first book OF verse-"so 1t was ~
came one day into the Office Of l." Puck saying;
| @Austin, Austin, Austin,
DOLBY, Dolby, DOLBY,
Although writing verses
Seems TO DC your hobby,
Stevenson take you.
With Messrs. GOsSc and Lang,
And knock your heads together
with rang Bang Bang!
"since that morning / think that Mr. Munktrics
has seen the OF his ways, and he has gone bach
from his sudden devotion to Mr.. stevenson and re-
tprned 10 his allegiance to Mr.. DObson. And that 10
why doubt whether he will want to forgive me fol-
| publishing this jingle
| The British printer and publisher who fear thai
tle British author will do all his printing in America
and food the home market with the products OF the
New-Yori. Boston and Philadelphia press get cold
comfort from The saturday Review IL REMARKS
evidently with what is called a sar0nic grin -thal
If this happens it really does not see what remecy
they can expect consistently with the free trade prn
cpIe, which are now established in this country lie
! rule which is good for corn cutlery is good for
them II is for the greater happiness q the greater
number that the consumer should be able 10 OuS III
| the cheaper market. If this is eood a'eu"en
against the farmer, it Is equally gOod against "e
! printer. There is no reason why we Shoup' pay Il"
unnecessarily high price for combination OF paper anu
priuters' ink than for -four or wool. Hitherto uls
| nri,,or has enioved a certain amount Of protection
because he was In partnership with the a'hpr' "
whom tho law gives privilege, as II ooes 10 uo ~,
ventor CT a machine IT, however, the au'ho' y,
yentor can be made TO enjoy his prviese "l'nou
also protecting the printer. the removal oi '0 ga
lection will be another triumph for free traue ".
I'D no greeted with Joy by every orthodox san''
II &c stated by the London correspondent Oh NV
Lore, that Robert Browning being asked 10 IAN
the presidency OF the English Shelley NOc'cN a" |
| time M IFS formation. considered that II ic "'F
he would lie indorang all shelley'S acuohS' w."
fore he at once refused the request on 's . ,aa
| he could not uphold sheiIey viii ''7 ~
ment of his first wife" -
,h. came correspondent quotes this letter hitherto
rrrhushed written By shelley to Leigh hui'' III
1916: , ,o,rn,
! VIII own the "IIymn TO Intellectual beamH conn
Va" ~ "dcr tha influence Of feelings when aSi'aeu
@ even to tears so that think 1t deserves Gesg.
f,to man being linked with sgma,iIed anu "' pu
,i.r ~ name $50 FAR as 1t is known as niue niue ,rS
Vii say that il is not thus, that am motMnE S t
i've -, MAT am unlustly neglected. the oolVlon
which overlook my little attempt nl ,s in iiscIf
but then il wa accorded in the correct Pnble
considering the success oi .e in the belief that
have powers deeply 70 interest ST., OK and nv
to improve mankind. How far my CON-" wth which
have engaged in the attempt ineiectua ii, N Nv
not selove prompts me 10 a''iST I'm Inns much do
"nt seek to conceal from myself thai am an m hn
rom human society my name !, eAGrpaee rc ~ beings
wh"se happiness ardently desire am an I o, p.
of compassion 10 few more DeeEuieS " nd nerhans
npn others Though in less degree FEAR. my s ,heI
nc, ami sincerity find favor because Ie s,f sevoton
on6 pnnero.itv because they are themselves t.,
ana sen w 10 task which had undertaken in early
Ire of opposing myself In these evil times anu Zee
bcsc evil tongues. to what esteem nScT! IN heart
T., nuSt have lived i'm the solitude ci VIC .nin :,
r,r,,nnclv nv domestic circle ncloNes that wtIl
which compensateS for the loss hnt tHr'e usinr MA
rrvjIe,r which you have permitted me %, iiieHbi.h
| have indulgcd in that quantity of seIilo'o WIN"
| nuI,, frendship can excuse or endure
| !, work OF shellcy's which has never been prn'eu
and which is now In the possession OF Lazy onehe,'
| will soon be- issued by the shelley Socicty l1s =
| " 4 Philosophical View OF Reforms "r'''e" III ~
|
| Henry James's play. "The American IS meh,io'eu
40 having been very successful in the British provinces
| n was first produced two months ago. IL Is 10 %
| brought out in London during the coming seaSo"'
| probably In May.
| Mr. Lowell is the object Of some uncommohV warm