New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-14


Century and the English newspapers couu q"o'.
only a line or two-whereat they complainen' anu
intimated that as the poet enjoys salary lroni '
Civil List, and as the occasion which evoked uo p'
was a National one. he might have presei'co ''
verses to the Nation. As the verses were plo''
poor it hardly worth while to worry over '"c"
The Tennyson Of to-day reads great NUMBER vi
novels and reads them In the evening. 30 aoSorocu
does grow this occupation that IL Is sohe'l"oo
difficult to persuade him to go To bed lie rise' my
and breakfasts in his bedroom, usually taking stroll
at about II and unching at about = ocioch' ''0"
Of the afternoon is spent by himself when he ENJOYS
the luxury OF his pipe with which nothing IS aho"eu
10 interfere. and refreshes himself with nap
Some interesting personal letters from Spurseon
will be used in the Life OF the Engshman when 10
be written by II. l.. Wayand
1t is said that Surgeons income from his wnt'hgT
must have equed II not surpassed that OF the mos
successful OF letters OF the day. lie pnpnsn'u
at least fifty books. and OF John Ploughmans IHih
alone more than three hundred and seventy-hVe
thousand copies have been sold, and the demand still
continues
As Mr. spurgeon usually preached three times
week and his publishers brought out only one sermon
week-or at most two-they still have In hand
large quantity OF his unpublished discourses' Ihey
have enough they declare to enable them TO 50 on
twelve years.
Nobody wanted Mademosele Ixe' whom 1t was
first written for i've years II travelled the rounds VI
the publishers and "was quite black says The author
when II went 10 Mr. Irwin. This Is her account OF
how the story first took shape: lady came TO stay
in our neghborhood who played the either. am
passionatcly fond OF music so often went to hear
her play. once she played an air that haunted me
with IFS intense and hopeless sadness She said that
II was a Russian peasant air. After went nome IL
rang IN my ours / could not forget II. Ihen de-
tcrmned TO wrlte story with a Nhili't heroine
read many books about Russia. l think sepnaks
books helped me the most
| Miss llawker says in regard to her methods OF
work, A story cmcs into my mind, and | brood over
&C. At last II takes shape and when the mood is upon
| me put it down paper. have always regarded
writing as an art like painting or music a famous
etcher said TO once The great secret Is to know
what to leave ont
1t = pleasant to chronicle the fact that edition
from new plates Of the late Herman Mevilles famous
| stories is now in progress They TO be brought
ont by the United states Book Company under the
thoroughly competent editorship Of Mr. Arthur sted-
man.
Il have never writes Whittier to an English
CORE, pOndent desired hoped to found school OF
poetry. nor written with the definite object OF
| influencing others to follow my example have
| ONLY written the spirit cam" anu went OncH
10 give ut,erlnce to the best poems that were in my
heart the utterancc being holden but it has been the
browning JOY OF a prolonged old age that my life las
not been entirely valuelcss. and that have been al
lowed the end OF slavery In my country"
Mrs Burton Harrison has written "A story which
| /, t, appear in the March Century" 1t is called
| Gays Romance and Is tale of life iu the neigh
Do hood OF Washington thirty years ago. Our Tolsoi
Cab" story OF the suburbs OF Boston, is also prom
| lscd f0r the same number.
"And in the year. magic change have wrought"
writes boolover. concerning certain dainty volumes
bearing on the title page the Of william Winter
| :" bInCpei,Hg storm no wild tcmpc,tuous wind
But songs and odors sweet. and bamy breezes,
And fields Of emerald with garlands twined.
With daisies here and there and hints OF heather,
| with sparkling stream and lazy, tapping pool;
| with thoughts Of poets under verdant arches
| The golden sunlight aud the shadows cool.
The souls communion with that band immortal,
Sons of the land Of all the earth most blest,
Home OF the re-fu heart. the peaceful pillow,
Whcreon the weary wanderer may rest.
Go now md tell how In n mood fantastic.
| Dame Fortune did MI graceful fancy take,
All dainty charm OF thought-the breath Of roses
Ind named it winter .,IFlz
Arc there not in this country reasonably clever
writers to every hundred thousand OF the population
than in any other land Mr.. II. ". Maple says IN
Mr. Lowell commented. In private conversation, on
tho ease with witch magazine Editor Ills his
pages with well prepared and scholarly articles. \
quarter OF a century ago the same editor found a
small group Of brilliant ready TO cooperate with
him. but beyond this circle there was no aid TO be
had
II IS said that the French periodicals OF the highest
class have more subscribers abroad than at home OF
living French authors Daudet is the chief flvortc IN
| England.
This is Emerson in Is4s-as described by David.
Scott. the painter: He has smll-looknc face
and head topping the rather ,loplng shoulders Of
a tall, long necked. somewhat slender man. and his
| bearing /, easy. with dignity and composurc. His
hands prominently large in proportion to his head
hi, nose beakcd. and underlp little projecting Al
together, there j., first view. the impression Of
severity OF character. and meeting him In private
that OF steady gentlcness and power
| Prince Blsmarcks enforced retirement from power
la, had II curious effect upon the sale OF a collection
OF nj, letters and speeches. Al first orders in
brsky and "a thrrl OF the large edition was disposed OF
| before the first volume appeared. Then came the
Chanccl)r's deposition. and the demand ceased al
| once and In the twcnty-one months following not
| hundred copies were sold, although the price had
| been reduced 10 four or five marks volume. The
publishers now Offering for sale the plates and the
| 5000 volumes remaining on their hands.
| VI. ZOla maintains very pretty for the Eng
llsh novel. scott Dickens and rhackeray, all together
nro not worth ,ialZac. he rhinks. :" scott." he
cxcalms with an impatient wave OF the hand. tcr'
aure de pcnsiOnnat (which, OF course effecually
| takes Scott out OF the category OF great writers
| Jean Ingel0ws first volume OF verse has appeared
in more than twenty-slx editions. Her father, n
banker In Boston, suffered financially In local crisis
and it was to help the family that Miss GngelOw first
| undertook to write.
| Mrs Humphrey Wards book has been great
succcsS-so great one That the publishers are bring
ing out edition in larger type and in two volumes
The first edition was IN truth grIevousy small OF type