New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28
LITERARY NOTES.


Magazine divers striking ballads Of Indian life signed
Yus,uf7 The Tribune paragrapher thought tho style
familiar and mildly suggested In this column That
Yussuf7 was 10 other than Mr.. Rudyard Kiplns.
An announcement Of Mr.. Kipplings new book Of
verso soon to 10 brought out in London CON-
firms the paragrnpher's opinion. The volume
is TO Include the verses which Mr. Kiplne has
published In the magazines under the psendonym Of
.Yussuf'7 The render who would Hike taste OF
their quality will find In another colnmn one OF these
ballads
Tic now book will contain In addition all the
Darrach Room ballads and variety Of mlsccl-
lancous work. snch "romnnsQn.' Cleared East
and West The Flag Of England and "The Lament
Of the Border Cattle Thief
Mr. Kipllng. by the way. has written story
which IS TO appear under the title Of The Lost
LEGION
Using rs a text some curt remarks Of Rudyarf Kip
ling n spapcr reporter who undertook to inter
View him recently In New York. "Thc Atnnta Con
stitution7 declares that this gentleman displays a
nervous. petulant lmpudence which he mistakes for
the indifference OF genuine Independence. II Amer
lie snubbed I'm this fashion when they
trying to do Tim q fnvor they Will drop him.
The truth s this pert youneser has been petied too
much IL l. further lutimsted that Mr.. kipung IL
unlikely TO any good work until he gets rid Of his
inordinate self coacct7 Perhaps the young English
man trying 10 restrain In himself what he has
called In the ballad printed In another column, The
| curse OF an un,tlunched speech
AN Eastern Mans First Impressions OF the West
IS to he the title Of Mr. Richard Harding Dav,'s forth
coming series Of papers IN Iinrpers weekly The
life and tie people Of Southwestern Texas graph
lcally described his opening articles, tho first OF
which viii appear In the number ior March q. Sir.
Remington In, made number OF drawings 10 nc
company these papers
Tie same number will also contain W. Francois Cop
~ tia nf-oJen
Great Capitals OF the World Tic twenty-five famous
cte, selected Will De described by writers who thor
odgiy know their subjects.
The late william Eel scott. who knew Carlyle in
tlmatcly said Of the philosopher that he looked at
every thing through the eyes Of scottish pcasant-an
opinion which. believe. has been expressed by an
American writer in these columns. Carlyle Invariably
for example spoke slghtlngly Of art. on retiring
from Mlllass studio after sitting for his portrait the
sage, according 10 Mr. Scott, CHANGING ut the superb
staircase. asked Millas II painting did all that, and.
CcIvng an affirmative answer. characteriSticly re
Joined We'll. there must be more fools In this world
than had thought"
william Winter in short letter the Editor OF
The Cambridge Tribune gives these "reminiscences
| Il Lonefellow and Lowell: AT Longfeow's Gresdo
heard many kind words about absent friends and con
temporary men OF letters Longfcllow could be MS
stern as my man In condemnng wrong and rebuilding
evil, but genteness OF the l0veest traits OF
his lovely character. and | observed that he always
spoke swcety of the absent when he spoke OF them at
all. Ills illusions TO Lowell frequent. one
evening having asked me II had ever seen Lowell
he said 'Ie Is OF the manifest and noblest men
that ever lived As said this he stood up and play
fully gave "A very good imitation Of Lowes erect, nm
dauned bearing and manner. The word he then spoke
have always remembered and always believed
I, be true. never met Mr.. Lowell tall | met
landau fan IIa hon he
American Minister to England lie manifested spirit
OF frank and cordh Kindness and was very thought
ful and gentle In dong conrteses. His appearance
had undergone Il marked change He was longer in
the least degree militant enthusiastic. His aspect
was that OF pensive dignity and Intellectual concen.
tratlon. lie invariably kind but he only
momcntarily playful From my observation aud my
social with him and from the letters that
passed between derived the impression that Lowell
was n man who brOadened and mcilowed through
every year OF his life, and who more deeply inter-
cstng and ovable IN Ids age than in his youth
Most OF the poets are n disappointment when yon
meet with them. Browning for example impressed
me as cgotstIca vain, worldly minded polite. and
insincerc. But Lowell was not disappointment"
M Winters opinion concerning the possibilities
OF Lowes genius Is specially Interesting: " Had no
not been a moralis and reformer. Ind he been born
in Old England instead OF New England had his gen.
ms been privileged to develop amid romantic surround
ings believe he would have beeh great poet. Tile
puritonical environment shaped his destiny and tho
critical fnculiy-which Is the nidevouring monster OF
this agc-lnslly conquered him, lie was graf in.
tencct, q potent moral force. n iiic satirist and a
critic mt once broad aud subtle; and the temperament
OF genius Invested him with individual grace and
Charm
Pierre Lott likes nothing so we'll as life on the
ocean As for his literary convictions he believes I'm
letting ones pen be directed by ones feelings and
state Of mind. not less than By whnt passes before
onss ayes. On hearing that NJ. Breton going to