New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-01
LITERARY NOTES.


The collection OF papers on the old English drama
lists by Mr.. Lowell Is TO be published this season III
book form by Houghton, Miiin a. Co. There Is 10 NC
q large paper edition well rs an ordinary HorH'
edition.
Tho Society OF Archivists and Autograph Collectors
Is in process OF formation and VIII lhciudc '"c oo
lectors Of Europe and America. 1t VIII hoiu io
exhibition OF MSS. and autographs IN LONDON hcA'
winter. I, PROMISES indeed to do this every year
Tho socetv will issue lists which will facilitate ue
exchange Of duplicate specimens, ETC. hihohs ''o
members 1t will hold meetings at when 10 eAca'so
views as to the collection and preservation VI 'i'
and IL will publish a quarterly or miyeary 'ouila'
which will give notes, reports, and fac SMILES inter-
estinr TO collectors. Other purposes suggested are
the formation OF library accessible TO members Oh
vvor,,s connected with the societys objects Inc ooh
,,Iston of a reference catalogue rs compete as PoS
sle NJ the many valuable Mss. In private ana other
collections and the formation OF permanent loan
collection Of Mss. and fac Smiles
In his forthcoming book, "Uncle hemus ana MS
rr.endss Mr. Joel Chandler Harris will complete the
series Of sketches dealing with that delightful old negro
Miss Edna Lysli has written new novel-one whose
purpose is probably indicated in the title, a Hero
In the Strife"
Here is a little paragraph from 1.-The Nashville
American which will be OF interest TO writers:
The south Is the natural neiu ior its
conditions favor whatever school: In other day s
state smanshp thrved till it Was necessary 70 LOON
xnIde the ship OF state. Here lived and were evolved
the bright lights in American school OF philosophy
s a@a Gner H enr cd 1.-THE
ald the novelist For the latter under the cohooms
which cr OF thu @pGn Here we have tae Sunny
skies which warm the blood and make the ehlouons
to s the SSa r 0a and give
to It's overflow Here the birds as crU t lvr
valleys first blossom here the en nrn n To n dun
yellow to Rerecion1 Of the S Seagty OF h nat
here the mind should best pen and trucny' ,ne
Imagination should most Naullinny muo''' anu
expression take its most charming hues. - H.,
In literature the south must eventually wn' LOT
here Is It's natural nome
A volume Of Assays Historical and Political by
Mr. Henry Cabot Lodge, is coming from the Rlversloe
Press.
"When We feel the inevitability Of a quotation
aptly says "The London Spectator" III must De u
transcendent merit not TO make us cry mercy from IL
at last II Is for this that, grateful as we are
to Lord Tennyson for his beautiful lines The old order
chanreth, etc. and Prayer moves the arm TINT moves
the world we have been tempted TO wish sometimes
that they had not been written, since, when suS
gested by the subject they never left to our own
recollection. Neither the favolite topic of woman
ever be treated without nervous dread creeping over
us Of the Creature not too bright and good for human
hours of ease. can escape. too. from en-
counterlnc the lady who was Mistress Of herself,
though china fall and the wife whose art OF ruling
her husband had reached concealent point OF per-
fection, how thankful do We feel
Probably the longest sentence In French literature
Is oI-e written by the late Leon Cdel II Is 80 great
u literary curiosty-and Is SO clear as well As long
that it ought be reproduced. Here Is appeared
In already Volume, published In 1852 ana IL
gives The story Of the campaign Of 1e1oleh:
Iustoriens ideles de cette champagne 81 malheureuse
pour arns, lis dareH1 les trolpes lnlpiuaenl,Iit
eparpiees au long de Ia ironuere ue lEst les corps
places telles distances les uS ues auues
uuII leur etat impossible secouiir reciproque-
niemt, les ct cOntremarch,s nuules dcs alv
sors a travers cOntree appartehaht IA Id FRANCE e.
don't personne dependant. pas mcme les oInciers de
ieatnalOr, cOnnassai les routes ia les cours deau
comment, WIRES SANS souilers, pariols sans mum
tons, ariuiene, CavaleIie, inlatelie OH aalt pele
mee ensemble, au hasiru, tantot deni 'norh DE
soil sOicii piomb tsntot ahamcs ell trahss
sous plue baantc It. dcsar 1es ceS et lie oailne
Dec svL.,is n pcs ne d. cincii l'spp'' 'ouIv"i
ulnyI.vi,le L4dN Otrc lNcopaia"lc uts F'h'@io.s
Noug,s ;, uecOuvcrt au CHANT DIES ciairOns
pu rouiement tambours, sur lie Prussen sournois
tac1urne, ruse, qui, nairontant lahas IA uecharee
demasquait a coup Genroyables batteries sous lie
feu desqueles nos generaux lmDecies preo''"er!'
escsdrons ct bauIiilons, regiments ct 5 tn
gades; la iureur ct Ia rage eom,s ut'
fusilies ltsn, les ntracuses prIissennes par
eux conquises l'arme blanche IA naghihqIe as
surance des grands cuirsssiers ctasealt a9 gaop u
leurs etalODs enorTnes sous une aVeise de mi1e 81
ioQua AL drrEer pour le saiut ue iarHee
engage folenent I'm core diA rhorreur dcs champs
tsiaillr la mutt, aprcs ces lnrnees de carnage le
. caupagncs desoees GU, viSibleS sous la lulhltfc
blaiaIUe ctendus nsdts sur IL sol, 6lsaleht
ct la, autour des canons enciones Ell Ialinl ues
debris de fourgOns, hussards. aruleuiS, iaic!eTT,
2ouaveS, chasseurs Ngnas dragons, oldatS de tOuts
armes anlasSns ct CAVALIERS fauchs en- nasSe par IL
shrapnel les panes dcs blcsscs appellant Ces SecOulS
afYreu des agOnisants; lie regard inValabe ct cour
rOuce des morris qM semblarnt vvre encore, meme
accuser quelqu'un les laos de sang ct les amas DE-
csdavres aupres deques hursient des chens en- pene
ct seaiaient deS CheVauX, hennSsan tout echcNces;
ensitc Ia deroue les difficulties presque insurnODt
aLes de Ia rctislic; les nvereS passes que, les
feuves uavelScs Ia mage les rampcS LDOurec6 ct
les paines marecageuses Oh les pietons senlzalent
tusquanX aissclSs, les chevauX jusquad p0tIal, ct
les jusqu'a Ia gueule. is montagnes esca-
dos. fusil dents les f0rcts cpaisses
GU par Pinccnde fTayat passage, les rav!ns
esrofts ron sccrasat fuyant; lie siege des viles
fOrtes, setaent REFUGEES les debris DIES arneeS
rble; les heures sistres dc Passaut, cees du bonn
bardement palais, cgliSeS masOIls, evertres par
les Otus s'ecrouaient fracas Internal en-
gloutissaNt leurs rines fImantes hOmmes.
ct du vol u decentralization ds generauX, Qu1 ailient
de pier, IT la tenaclte des sOldats Qui,
nayant plu, de pain ct nayant plus de cartouches
vOulaient pas entcndre parler de capitulaton; la
stupeur. lie desespGr, la monte de cent s0Xane dix
mile hommes elite. Obgcs par leurs capitaincs
d'abandonner une citadee improbable. boulevard du
pays, e de rcndre arme> bagagcs drdpeauX,
Prussien, quls auraient mango VII. sis avaient
etc commandes par brave lieu de letre par un
traltre enhn, enfn les hurrahs dune multitude de
saxons. HessOis HanOvrlcns Wuitembergcos, BadOis,
Bavaroi, SOuabes, POmeIaDenS Prussiens Siesiens
autres Aenands taDdis que, escpres des curassiers
blancs de Bismarck ct des n0rs hussards de la mort
lie ache des laches fumant ACKNOWLEDGEMENT sa
cigarette, passait voiturc sur les corps de vingt
mile Francois. pOuI aller remettre petit roi dc
Prusse Ia grande epce de La France