Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-20
TWO WELL KNOWN WRITERS.
Something, About F. Hopktnson
 Smith and Thomas Nelson Page.

Something About F. HOpkinson
 Smith and Thomas Nelson Page.
 Concerning MT. F. Hopkinson Smith and MT. Thomas Nelson Page. who are to read from their own writings in this city next Monday afternoon at Proctor's at 2:3O under the auspices of the United Workers, the following will interest the public: MT. Frank Hopkinson Smith is now about
 fifty three years old, handsome, genial, bon vivant, and, though his head is crown ed with practicalities, it holds also many delightful romances. In the literary world he is known as the author of "Old Lines in New Black and White," "Well Worn Roads," "A White Umbrella in Mexico," "A Book of the Tile Club" and more recently 'Colonel Carter of Cartersville." :" Besides this array of books, he has con- tributed numbers of short sketches to the different magazines.
 He is an artist and has painted some charming % architectural leagues in the large cities here and eoor for high light and transparent color for shadow His book, F'Colonel Carter of Cartersville," has  | the play was brought out in New York few weeks ago, giving the critics the pleasure Of | speaking of it favorably and enthusiastically. | he is hard worker at his profession, that of marine architect and constructing contractor 1 He built the Race Rock lighthouse of New Lon quaint character he has given us in his sketch
 .Captain .t Joe'm'i'm captain Joe Bell out of a Where is the work, and what is itf" He built l the sea wall around Governors Island, N. Y, the of a GtofQ hn n6o- tion of the Statue of Liberty. improvements at the mouth of the Connecticut rivera system of jetties ~ | society and has entertained delightfully."- simply to us such beautiful sketches ana rare bits of psde R Ss pero Gorgoni. Condolier'' and others. How much
 is % snos aos in at sy Sn the 1snss | house-"above is a turquoise sky filled with soft | white clouds; behind you the great trunks of
 of. under the hot sun, the yellow
 green of the wasted pasture, dotted with patches
 Hilis that I slope to the @ curSing streama then %
 "in the cool of the afternoon out in the open air
 under the vines, with Lucette, in her whitest of ! the dishes each in turn"-to sit down to "filet l with mushrooms, and tomato salad, some peas,
 fresh picked by Monsieur that morning, some l Roquefort with an olive, and bottle of Cha,
 teau Lamonte' of '62-ohl it would indeed be | charmantr':
 Thomas Nelson Page will be thirty-nine years | old now within a few days. He was born in Vir | ginia in Oakland" and studied at Washington l and Lee university. He graduated in law at the l University of Virginia; practiced law at Rich
 mond Va. His first story of Virginia life, "Marse
 Chan" was published in the Century Magazine
 in 1ss4-"After mint Miss Anne she said some
 thin an Marse Chan he cotch her urr han an | sez: But if you love me, Anney When he sait | dat, she tuned her head way from i'm an wait | g mint, an den she said-right clear: But don
 love you Ges' dem thee wuds.) De wuds fal
 right slow-like dirt falls out spade on a coffin
 when you's buryin' anybody, an sez: 'Uth t. | uth.'
 "Marse Chan he fol de letter wha' was in hi I han up an put it in he inside pocket-right dya
 on de lef' side; an den he tole me he tho't mebb | we wuz gwine hev some warm work in nex' tw | or thee days an arfter dat eff Cord speared 'in l he'd git a leave O absence fur a few days an ! we'd go home.
 | ''Twan' mon mint, de sorrel came gallupin | back wid his mane fyin' an dc rein hangin dow on one side to his knee. 'Dyah,' sez I, 'fo Cord specks dey done kill Marse Char, an promise l to tek care of himr"
 Iu 1887 he published volume of stories ent ! tied "In Ole Virginia and then followed tn l ''Two Little Confederates.'' ."Befo' de War I and Echoes in Negro Dialect'' were write ] I jointly with his friend MT. Armistead Churchi ! Gordon, also Virgtnan by birth and gradual l of the University of Virginia. MT Page Possesse : | winning face, and judging from his writings hi ! heart is good too.