New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-29

instance afer his long and brilliant career OF letters
space 10 the question as TO the manner I'm which the
literary man ought to trca4 his social superors
have never yet encountered literary man in America
who felt for an Instant that he had snch thing as A
social superior. The humbest on the humlest
country newspaper. who talks about "me and the
IN, the community who might fancy themselves his
quarrel Il takes two to make superior. G.aushter)
,not As i NT towels well said the peculiarly Of all
may tLon down ether people don't look up There
the great source and organizer and recognized denner
OF all mat claims 10 be artificial aristocmcy In
Amcuca should remain unheard OF and unknown in
dIcd aike-unui he stepped into the ranks OF author
snip and became comic writer UaughterD
=" l maintain there is distinct character 10 American
literature. There was time when the mere existence
Sufficient to crush the a mos, famous aaoas men in
literature Think for instance, what the conditions
tellectual power OF his Voltalre. When Noltlrc
was In Paris, Young man OF twenty-0ne, the most
for his companionship; his wit his brllancy. ON
occasion, at the table of duke; he met man OF
Rohan Chabot. They had little discussion and Vol
tare too strong for the Chevalier in his arguments
young man who dres to talk so loudly to me . 1t
Young man, said yoaire who II he o did mot mot
honor to the name he bears The Chevaler said moth
ing. lie probably had nothing to say, but there was
Voaire down at that dukes table that nobleman had
his seIyanLs ready IN the hall to take vol'aS ana a
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hall and eject him from the front door. For what
For getting the better OF nobeman in an a,gumen,
down his life in the protection OF the hamblcs guest;
looked and laughed thought it good Joke served
'voltalre, the moment he left that house. went
Ing master n Paris, and for fortnight took fencing
lessonsIa thing he had never done beore-and sent
swer TO that challenge was an order from the kinS
he m OH he
main for six months and the biographers Of Voltars
tie serious malignant hostility, to 50 much Tat wa;
good, which chAracterizcd his HE was due 10 thai
terrible early contest with tho established powers Of
You NAV say that is an old story; nothing Of the
and authors are sometimes found to be sensitive 10 a
sensitive person there may be social sights winch cut
like rods or imprisOn Ike the HaStie.
AN AMERICAN GIRL IN LONDON.
Many years ago young American girl, whom
knew found herself IN London as the guest Of
relative who the wife Of an Ambassador 20 Eng
land from continental state, and person Of great
social standing and influence This young lady, only
seventeen years OF age, was In way 10 enter up'A
easy terms the most exclusive society. loI can
| imagine how She enjoyed IL. What American girl
would not like TO go to England at seventeen ana ma
herself among the honOreG. dining VIII IoIus anu
ladies. with princes aud prlncesNe,' 0nser'ie a., w
roval and noble creatures close al hllid ana cVc. Il,
| feeding tines which Is always the most interesting
period in any menaserie Great mugn1tI2 !, IN.
e ~ ,bo o,e uicri,nnc,tS 10 which she went, She
found herself shrinking int humble corner io'H,us
around her 10 fry 10 decide who were the mos di-
tnguished or the most llehOorn Of thOee enc cav.
Most Of them oo+d 10 her rc rpTr nnd Idle u
her eve fell very distinguished loohlnS "Hl mn
in the oppn,e corner who seemed her person who
mirnt p, worthy of any social position NOT handsome
rather ugly than otherwe, but heenly inte.ec'"i,
and in every way distinguished She resolved to ia
| her eye upon him and find out who he wa; ,i.
After while the summons was gwen 10 tle u''nv Ill.,,
| ed
| YOU will find at the end OF the tngh.h U'pHs W
etiquette II very complicated order Of prccedcn.c
and this Young girl ,aw e1cr stTp'ing loIshlp ava
every young dam-Sl. the scion 81 an n nnaDc Vii
they went two aud two, and two and two IKE No:,iS
And sn she watched for her DISTINGUISHED looking 1a
man In the opposite corner, until the last OF h az tnc
very end Of that bin ant procession "aihca ,ie waG
cam c1r and that distinguished looking old man; who
turned out to be samuel Rogers, the dl,nsushHeh p,st
Of those DAYS and the recognized head o. literary
Ny Young friend said that she got two S, nin eo@ at
panion she ever had at crparty' ana sc sps
hereSnrv rank that would last lifetime. NpplauSel
Samuel Rogers's poems are not read 80 mry" dn "w
a man could have WINS TO dine with Rogers. lie was
one OF the richest bankers IN LONDON, ana "ns phs
S MoS t for Smset reputation outside Of his little
island but he was neHi 20 ho ~ w. ~ % uaurbfcr
DIR AEIsToORACY KNOWS BETTER.
.Whatever may be said OF the evils or the foiles
a the arstocracy of wealth In this country II may
at least be said Of At that 1t knows ats own place Dc
fer than that. I easily conceive Oh o'"cs VI
wealth where Longfellow and Emerson might no' Nv
invited as guests. and where the hosts might neNe'
| have heard of them. (Laughter) ] remember Just
after the fall Of the Tweed dynasty haVihs poi"''"
! ont 70 me a New York Alderman who had been CON
spcuouslv identified with it, and who TOOK IA i,icmn
dnvc toush the IarG a. the sny IdrmaH ,id To- h
friend There is the statue Of Dr. Heimboh' 'h"ug"
why they should have put IT thfm 80 n m,t way
| lie nothing but an Apo'' 1 u atm ,Ru, tLat
| II auphterl do not undertake 10 chlnl INN wa,
man wou:'have invited Emerson OF t cynr heard II
cnnrtainment, but If that man h"o T'oI +" mt
| me or did invite me- II WOuld nov w y, u oh,nnt
me the wrong end OF ,ng ~ tbc literary lie in
| America il gives Or permits man ''''' 80
Then again We have another greet adyanimgf IN
literature in republic, and especially u, us rprcva
among eli sorts and conditions oil People; on" i NOM
ago al Chautauqua distinguished r'n n - ali
10 s.,onishcd when he went thcrr 10 hnd people 81 III
drnomnatione mInging with perfect freedom "ner,a,
said in Enesd a4 TIC mere P per Ga e Sn Of the
room That Is as striking in al cFI @s IN as srng in
in any other cIcle English society Is HG. tie
divided by the INFINITE cross ramfca
uoiS N o, D. Conway who lived 50 long in ENGLAND
and always liked II, said People talk about Lonu"n
literary magazines. There Is no suGn t'n ~ ID" cal
are series Of circular letters each OF them
darnssed by a certain set Of people 10 Jew genie
,u,i r. beonr 10 the same clubs with theinseycs'
rat l. ,vhy our magazines displace them 80 casnS'
| As TO THE COMPENSATION
| ON the subject Of compensation IN literary me-
Colonel IIlgqinson said Now, in these ""ys' h'r"
ture as a profession has an advantage III 'h's o'""
| 80, m. d,s.dvant,ae Won are constantly told Just
now in the newspapers IN the discussion growing on,
Of me copyright discussion is that literature Is no. p.a
,ro,r that a man cannot make his living out OF II,
,hat man is tempted into other 0coSpauos a.; VI w.
cnmhne other Occupations, because he canio' ne 10
| u,nratnre There Is dOubt In my NINA "''' "o
'"'" The critic sn comes PERHAPS :. hem have