New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-22

A., ri,h,rd Harding Davis has packed his DAG '"r
| ans. w,cLs' soourn in Egypt. lie VIII '"""'""'
| IA D." Harper" divers papers or tlat r's'o"'
The late Captain Ilawlcy smart ia" most ,n'c''''"'
orl,nr novelist 81 his time. had r'marNah" power
,.,n,, ,n, detail. Of what after ell single
Mot His novels wcr" all diu'r'h'' N'' Az
~, ,n. cnaucc, and chances Of th" chase ana 'n'
race.
The. scene Of Nr. S,"v"nNons new story Is 'a'o !"
:, uuI follow d" David Balfour." now In
oour." Of publication.
VI zola .ay, tina, the socialist asitators feel as
rule a hearty scorn for literature
| szola writes 1T, novels IN room which Is sad I"
,.. r,or, uk. a chapel than anything else " Is
hunc with tapestries and panels Of old Breton SAINTS
and ,b. Itch, Is filtered In through deep saincd'eaSS
| windows.
rh. tIl. Of Ibscn'> new play IS Harvard soln"S''
II doe, not seem 10 have aroused any whu e"'""''''
as yet In Boston.
e,rlvl., opinion, concerning a reviewers praiS"
| and ilnmc-as given In letter recently pr'''u i"
un first time ar. worth quoting :" IL Is r'anN
trlth" he says zone never knows whether prAI'' !"
really good for one: whether II bc not. In very Iac''
| IA. worst poison that coud lee administered blame
| or even ,iiupcration. | haN" always i"um II S"'''
article In the long run man has ana Is luN' WHAT
| he Is and has-thc worlds notion "i MIN mas 'o'
altered him ai an Except Indeed. II 1t hnN" poisoned
| ~
| him.
, friend Of g.. II. Lcwes says that Ill" topic OH
which he most delighted 10 enlarg" was George fo''
rralt, and anecdotes OF her frequently on his
ups Two Of the many things which he toid me oil h'r
| impressed themselves on my memory Nmo"s NV
| numerous accomplishments was knowledge o. '
hrcv ard according to Loves during their rambes In
| German wood, and forests. III" taught u hlm ho'
that l, might be- able to read the Old Testament IN
,. oticnaI but that they might talk TO each other
wtbout Ining understood by the poyglo' LANDLORDS anu
walters Of Continental hotels! In illustration oil inc
versatile krcnncss Of her observing faculty he sal"
| that having had opportunity for inspecting WI"
| urr Of the Derby Kishcr. | think was lis name
George Eliot after slight scrutiny, pointed out some
pbvsicn defect or bemisl In the seed. the existence
| M vlIcl, WIS nj once admitted bv the groomih
waiting. aud great was his aSionShm'h' 'h' Pro""
| and happy LewcS declared, that n lacy should nave
detected what had escaped the ken OF male cohho''
| -curs In hors" flesh
| An ENGLISH translation Of Bourgeois new novel,
Cosmopolis." Is to h" brought out here In less 'a
| n fortnight ly TAFT. sons a Co.
| 81 don't care for fame" wrote whittier TO Mrs.
Fields IN "A letter quoted In Harper ana nav" 10
,i,, II udr aioi, the vrriicts Of poslrrily. can
no, think very well OF own things he used to say
| Concerning Hudyard Kplings Bnt,leboro hons"
The Cri'ic" says that nothing has been constructed
v.t .xcept the foundation walls which are built OF
| picturesque moss. covered stones. The rest OF ~"
hons, Is TO b. Of shingles stained soft green. Mr.
| kipInc proposes to remain IN Vermont In the winter
| Us we'll as In the summer
Tcnny sons rccuSc ways are pleasantly described III
| d. Wild, Awake by an old playmate OF his children
Occn, ionay lie left bis silent solitude and sought the
| Youngsters "Much us tho poet dIliked noise. he
| would occasionally appear In the anfcroom doorway
and call for music. This meant that of his sons
| ,bouId beat upon the plano, and we should all short
, Amid Lang synr' and Others OF his fav0ri."
| dtics-Gcncrally scottish airs-at the full pitch OF
| our lungs That none of us. unless II was
his younger son. really musical was OF no consequence
The poet enjoyed this entertainment. and so dd We
Al the close he would be- apt TO bestow what he called
! an .osculation on the gr5-an honor deracted from
by the odor Of tobacco impaired by his ragged beard
| md ,,,.t nchn Hnt he snld llllln-u