New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-12

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| praise OF the National I
| Academy. He took
active part in the revolutionary movement OF
| 1915. but later became ardent advocate of the
| union between Austria and Hungary. thus winning
| the favor of the imperial family. To aid him In
| the Advocacy Of the political theories which he
| professed HI Parlament-to which he was elected
| quarter Of "A century ago-he founded the
| Journal "Hois." one Of the most influential news
| papers in Hungary. For years he was also the
| editor and owner of humorous weekly contribut-
ing almost everything which 1t contained. Aside
! from his ensrossing political duties, he has found
time to write more than 300 volumes-dramas
! novels and poems-and numerous short stories and
| SKETCHES The down-troddcn nation" wrote
| famous Hungarian recently. needed a national
! literature. and Joka created 1t. His works alone
make literature. national novel was lacking
and he offered IT, a national drama was lacking
and he created it, Wherever there was literary
want from anecdote to tragedy. from the lyric
! To the epic he came forward and filed it,"
| one OF Jokafs greatest admirers was the late
| Crown Prince Rudolph Of Austria. who. when he
began the colossal history called "Austro Hungary
| in Word ana Picture" appointed the poet editor
| Of the part relating to Hungary He Is still EN-
gagged on the work. Despite his approach to
thrce-score-and-ten. Jokars energy and talents
| seem un.mpaired
| Lucas Malet otherwise Mrs Harrison. otherwise
Charles Kingsley's daughter, otherwise the author
OF Mrs Lorrlmcr." has written book which
| will appear about the Ctristmas-tme
Mr. W. y. Iowes is at work upon a new novel
| and a play. His novel is to have a theatrical in
tercst. its theme is the struggle Of laywrght
| 10 get his play upon the boards.
| \ Scotch youth who in past years knew Jane
oclnirc) Cairmont In Italy persuaded that ancient
| but stl beautiful dame to give him various
pfrlap Of beIia nj Tho. IloI
| divers incidents Of visit made by her with the
| two poets and Mary to Marrow tho Thames. and
! cave two specially Characteristic glimpses Of her
| broiher-ln-aw and his friend II car gee Shelley
! now she said coming from the river into that
little inn paror. and his comica face OF disgust
| when he found Us taking anything Of alcoholic
n1tur. and meat food. and the landlords good
humored banter OF the poet who would live
| iettuces and lemonade. The conversation varied
| from maddest fun and frolic 10 grave subjects OF
fat-. free will and destiny and Shelley great
or IN" con'rls; between the beauty OF the scenery
! about rs and what he considered tho degraded
| alton Of the English peasln'ry. Imagine scenes
like these rem mber his saying. pecplcd By be-
| ings TT 10 inhabt them by the uproong OF a
! Few tyrannpus customs and dcbasng suprrstitions
| another generation mirtt make them 'Poohr re-
! piled Byron. your poetry. my dear Mr.. Shelley. is
| lovely: bat your ideas are II you will pardon me-
| utol!ln You may 10 with mankind what you please,
| but You Will never make ii anything else taan
the unsavory erie 81 dupes and thieves that II
! is and always Will b.. You might well talk Of
I inllantins philan,hrop- sentiments in the mind of
q monkey, OF tender sentiments In that o! "a tiger,
AZ OF developing man into an angel. which Is prac-
teal" what you suggest. Indeed. is a great
, deal wcrse than either RE Is the only brute which
Kills from a!nileas brutlshness' have never for
soften those WORKS. she added; they give the key
! notes to the two mems characters"
on the younS Scotchman's promise to refrain
| from publishing any record of her talk until ten
years after her death thirty years the period
! insisted upon some of her rccol .ctions, the
! venerable Caire became reasonably frank in her
| revelations. At least the young intimates
| In his article in The Nineteenth Century"
! II was impossible 10 obtain a good word for
| Byron from this lady, though, to DO her justice.
ually began 10 feel my heros stature dwariing but
! was young then and inpressionabe. and since
tons
"He was utterly selfish" she said. but she could
| not deny that he gave about third OF his money
Well he did not show much generosity to that
replying that after AL, Leigh Hunt must have been
ii h. %rsr s natural thar hat You shpSd fa, S up
thc rudgels for Byron for he was thorough Scot,
family, and his love Of 'iSs h%wSess ana his loye
Ne haa scotched not KILLED. III" Scotsman IN his
Sh as he himself a II Don Jgsn Th hrs
world and the next In some canny Scotch fashioa.
dncr a d,d f9" with nRa any Sd @
parson by the hour, without the renotest idea Of
him justice he was not in the least afrad OF death
In fact, ne absolutely rccsless Of ne"
| We'll. you must admit that the final scene, the
light for Greece, was splendid" n,n. .r,,o.
9o spnd Sw o sa hsrG sh WAS re %ny" SaTG
tired to death Of LA Gu!ccioI., whom he treatc!
withsanIing tho raptuious memoirs she wrote OF
him some years ago. ana he simply invested ,n
idca OF being made king, which. Trelawney
says, he undoubtedly would have been If he had
byron was great poetic genius and an ex-
or S %a S ant and S VAS bis Ts sss ery
{asc and utterly spoiled and vain while az the
I'm Imay wbst my ., opinion anyhow and you may take
treated her i Sad y"a as shSs s E had Fanny
wesibrook. Under the circumstances. think she
was more just than the majority OF women wouid
| have been.
In reply to questions from me as to the exterior
manner and appearance of the two men. she said
that Byron was great deal OF dandy, dandy; Though 1n
his stay abroad having lGrs mucn s more
him han Sheeys had him. ByTSn naa Of bofs
we're perfect the easy. unassumng manner Of
T ysdlS and broashr"p English gentlemen
a hsr hGw they Tpas she sSsd ~a ss
Inv r 80 f of @ nn now b should
say just the same" There was however, she said,
nen for though Deiiher put on what s nowadays
vul.ary but expressively called "sihs SHELF, Shelley
manner. though it could be charming 70 degree.
was tngcd with a vein OF Don Juanesque reckless
In fact. she said the stanz1s OF tnat poem
convey "A very good idea OF Byron's manner
Iyrons great charm. she said was hi3 voice.
which melodious In It's subtle variety 0.
cadence music itself
Sir Henry Ilogarth the weknown author OF thc
History Of the Mongols." liz having this Story tod
on him Orc dny he sat dinner next 10 a 'ady
whose mind seemed full OF the diseases ana uH-
,resses OF her pet dog and who bo'nDlried Sir
Henry with questions to what should De done
the animal Not being satisfied WIN hls repnes'
she finally expressed her great disappointment NJ
his ignorance and remarked: "Weii' Sr henry
,nust saw I ala think Won would have told me how
N manage nv little doc partculary ms 1t 10 cross
bred--you who wrote that delightful fis'o'! OIL
the Mongrels?'' 1t is a pity to spoh sech soou
story, but. n matter OF fact ia"'eS WIN own
dogs don't regard them monsre's