New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-31
LITERARY NOTES.

That is q neat touch Of Mr.. stevensons when in witt
lug about American placchames he says that "Old
rec, w. haitian Hes Ike Indian arrowhead under q
steam factory below anghcd Newly
Life Worth Living" is said 10 he that book OF
Mr.. Mallocks which has circulated best.
Writing OF the Boston house OF seventy years ago,
Mr. Hale says In his Atlantic paper: A handsome
parlor then differed from hand some poror now mostly
In the minor matters of decoration. The pictures on
| the walls we're few, and mostly p)rtrait'. For
| the rest, mirrors were large and handsome. lon
| would copies from wellknown paintings In
European galleries and any enc who had an Al'ston
would be glad to show It, But mean that most walls
were bare. In good houses. II modern. the walls OF
parlors wonld Invariably be painted; but III older
| houses there would be paper hangngs, perhaps OF
landscape patterns The furniture OF a parlor would
genertlly be twelve dtcorous heavy chniIs probably
hair seated, with their backs against the walls so'
| which matched them, also with lis back against the
va and heavy. perhaps bie-toppei, centre tape'
There might be a rocking chair IN the room also; but
so far l remember other easy chairs, scattered Us
| one chose about room, were unknown
"The Qondon) Author keeps rolling the ball OF
discussion 'twixt the British publisher and writer
and all the newspapers take, now and then, hand
| in the game. The st. James, Gazette" sc0hs Ut
|
too careless to manage their business Alright, can
| they wonder II other men manage II for them ana
| take more than u fair share of the profits -
| Mr. Walter Besant the editor Of THE Author
| contributes to the August Forum "A pdepr on
| authorship in which he makes an interesting COIL
parlson between that and other learned PROFESSIONS
In the others, he says, there are many great anu
| solid prizes:
| 4
| year; many lawyers make $1,000 or $1,000 year
very successful ply stefan may fnahe 10
OF engineers 1t is notorious that many nave n;,ue
colossal fortunes Of architects soto' tb Gurc
there are bishoprcs draneries, canoures, ana DeIie
fees which In comparison with the majority may oe
| kOned fat. There are thousands IN every PR
fes,on 70 whom these prizes are absolutely unattan
able the rank and file remain without profno''o" DE-
Now turn to the literary profession. 1t IS, to be
| gin with. in the popular estimation rcgauru ~ .
suadcd that there is any income to be- got out OF IT,
10 that this nte,y calling, though the work pfoamJed
ieagghIUv leading amusement for the whole world,
appears in the light Of company OIL hungry p'r ,ns
nil with their hats OF before The man VINO M, goI tne
bag mpl0ring aud beseechlns ana D'ss'"S i'
| 'generO,y.' -, ,rhon mn, long
ago a statement was made In The Author ,h;i Una,
there were fifty and women IN treat nr,'an'' a
| m, states who were making thousand pounds Il var
and upward by writing novels. the statement WI; re-,
ceived with derIsve laughter tfty noVp.s
dnousamu however was made by one who knew
What he was SAYING. II i a trn" statement II
resen' tho real prizes 81 me G ol who in some
branch or other exercise the literary proieSsioh Fly.
| ~ them bv writing novels make over Il thouSahu
rho number Of mon who actually live BY the pro
duction ~ original work apart rom IPui' 1rr .rc
anv Of IT'S brnchc, IS comparatively mall Iherr are
half A dozen drmati>t- about huhdrG hovsils.S 1
s e% mine Of wealth If one succeed and
few publishers hacks. The greatest prizes are those
oi the damat'sis
Francois Coppoc who has been called the French
Tennyson Is unmarried and leads quiet life OF study
In a quaint old house IN the Latin Quarter OF fars'
lie works very slowly. producing comparatively little
| IN tho course OF year.
!, & stated that the three volume novel of England
&c disappearing and the twovo.umc one Is taxing us
r,oc. why p" A publisher WAS asked the other dav
| . snpiy." he replied. because novelfs are not
mixing their novels 30 long n they used to-
IN = note 70 "Thc Critic devoted principally TO
tvpoy7, phca errors, Colonel Iieinson says that ns
- old friend. the late Professor Longfenow, ai"r
having the proofs Of his DAME read ny AZ hi'S'
thra. different persons. finally received the pubshi
hook with delight Mt the breakfast table and at once
opned upon very sclous mSprfn'''
Here i. swinburnc's latest versa Jacooite song
Now WHO will speak. and lie not,
And pledge not lc, but give
slaves herd with herdcd cattle:
The dawn grows bright for battIe'
And il die. we die not,
And II We live We I've.
Tho faith our fathers fought for
The kings fathers Knew,
Wa nght but rs they fOught lor
We seek the gCsl thew sought Tor
The chance they hailed and knew.
The praise they strOvc ard wrought loF'
teaN 3D. ID a.