Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-22

l HNfcie Utlnft II ~ published. and 4 TO
slgn 70 them all rights Mr.. Cmwfor,
showed the scheme III his latest norol
Don Orsino." arranged on large sQrar,
piece Of cardboard. Tho chapters wcf,
| numbered cOnSecutivcly IN figures an,
opposite each figure was line or two
summarzing the chief incidents 10 b.
described IN the chapter. The back Of
The cardboard was filled with what look I'd
| IKE lnisuc columns ~ hgurCS. ! asked
| Mr. Crawford what they meant "Oh
be said with laugh. they are merely
| tht number OF words Of each of the chip
tcrs ! Kept adding them up as l went
along just see how curlunslv alike the
numbers are I looked and saw That
neurly every chapter contained about
5000 words. some OF them did not vary
more HAN 10 IN number
Mr.. Vrnwlord. when | called on him.
/ WIS hufily Cnsared in debating 10 u
! stehofrupher. TIN going to deliver n
/ Speech before the Catholic union IN ncs.
tou. he said, "hcfore about 1000 pep.
p'e ! believe and I'm hard at work on
/ ~. they We paid me- The compliment Of
1 asking me aud I'm much erathcd.. I'm
J a inthulic myself / was converted
1 wilson I was about years old I'm gO-
| ing % tell the Catholics what fine men
I the lrishmen are My father. Thomas
NreWinrd was an lrishmes. aud my
mothcr u New Englander nf the Oh
uaiion."
have boon worry much amused Inv the
ncWapapNr comments ON the translation
by Miss Louis lmnlen Chimney. The Ros.
ton poet Of Dumas "nemi Monde.
The Nrust Of Society which IN now he
i'g played at The Union Square thea
ter, Several critics have tried 10 display
their perspicnciy by declaring thar thew
could s'r IN The work evidences og Miss
NuiueyH own skill az n writer. aud ON,
,flttc eYcn went 80 far as 10 declare
that Fnnr Of the clcycrrst speeches w,ro
gndonh.ediy her own, I happen to have
hcafd Miss Quincy say that she mhdo
only a careful translation of the piece
ana added noe line 90 g. mention
TINS not TO distract from Mas Guiney's
ability for which | have the hirhcst nd
mirMiop, but simply IN order To- tell The
truth about The matter. Mics Gmurv's
grnlus Tor using the English language
however, has done much TO give strength
20 the translation. but she has such "A
horror OF spurious glory that / knu,y slrs
would not care 10 receive moro credit
th0n u lhr due. Personally, she n ono
OF the most delightful OF the Younger
group ot American writer's About 3O
years Old, slight aud dark. full of nctiy-
ny. alert of mind and body. with keen
lrish wa. The inheritance OF Der father,
the late Npl Quincy of the North fpri.
nicut uht ig a. remote frum no
conventional type. by the way, that Ia
growing rurr aud rnrrr, az can be imnr.
meu. Sumo time aga. when an nuthora'
reading was hcing planned In Boston.
MISS Gwhcl- was asked to read from her
poems 10 hnplNued that the reading
was To- ~ given Ia Miss Aliens ymnn.
stun IN Rosion. Miss Quincy. who h BE-
iond OF outdoor sports as she IN of Iliss.
hctlnn pOema and who has "A horror az
posing IN public as litcmtteur, declares
thnt she would much rather walk tl1
tight rope Tor The audience.
me number Of authors who nrc turn.
ing Their attention 10 the stage AT Tho
present tmo n rather unusual. Tms |
h doubtless due to the distinct cnconr. |
ngcment giycn them 10 enter the deld of |
me drama 10y The "'rhenter OF Arts nn,i |
Letiera, recently founded ia New York |
lhr hist performance given by this or. |
Hanlznuon was a distinct disnppoint |
mont nut " IN possible that the others |
may be- more successful. The next one. |
which - SOON 10 be- given, win iutro
lucc new plays 10y Ilichnrd Unt,linp
Davis and Frank StocStOn Mr. Davis |
play VIII bc a decentralization of one of
Bis most successful stories, "rhe Other
woman Mr. Davis. 10y the way, X
probably one of the most widely Jis- |
cuased literary men In America at the
Present tlme His successes has been
u has hccn not unlike Tho
success Of Byron and the more recent.
INT no less romantic, success of Marion
crawford He almost literally invoke
shortly after the publication of his hrst
lhnrhzne story, "tollughcr, IN Scib-
ncrs aud found himself famous. Since
that time he has established himself ns
one OF the most pOpulnr of our short
story Writer'S, anu his sudden rise from
The position uf reporter ON the New
! ork Sun 30 the editOrship OF llnrppr's
Weekly further enhanced the hrilinnry
)t ms career have heard from those
who know AIR Davis family. that this
rise WAS not due solely 10 Mr.. Davis
ability, but thar the element of neraonnl
influence cutcVd into t. for his fnthpr
aud mother had been Intimate with Tho
Harper family for mnuy years ID IN
iinuhng 10 hear the discussion OF MIR.
Davis among The younger literary men
of New York. Their comments uuon
nm arc by no means favorable. His !
friend, might say that this fact was due
@ jealousy There H. moreover, GER
ain cminently successful writer of New
FORK Who long ngO ceased 10 be- Il mem.
ler OF the younger set, and whose nmbi-
ton IN HE eeeins 10 be- 30 point out To
doludci public the inaccuracies of
ir, DAVIS stories. Mr. Davis certainly
: inaccurate when he speaks of tbe
himo Of bells on the Little Church
sround the Corner" for this church has
no chimes ana his recent story In Harp
re-, describing a certain queer proceed
ne M Ianata City, Is certainly riddled
With inaccuracies. Hut his indifference
o the truth of some Of the mechanical
otails az his work seems not to affect
he popularity of his stories, for his
objection Of sketches many of them
owapHpcrs sketches, dashed OF hurried
I in The pressure OF editorial work for
lu New fOrl, san aud published under I
lp Title of IVAN Iliher, and Other
tories, went ont of print several days
cfpre tho Christmas sale was over
] heard the other day story of the cir I
iinsalnccA Vf the way la which Frank
iogEt0u happened 10 write his first piece /
! hetinn ~ $50 far a. 1 know, II has d
ever been pull l8Aod, IL ~ worth while 1
lprauug Il hppe one night, when Stock !
,nr8us q Nero lad his parents had dis
nguighpd visitor pt the tnblc Their
,seri c0nrlsied,pl an enormous pumpkin 4
e Of tlie OldfiashiOncd kind, with the
INST ou lgp. Us appearance on the table \
lise0 a utter among the youthful Frank 4
ld lbs brother aud sisters. This litter 4
pldly developed into laughter, and lhe h
iildrcn seeing the eagle eve of their /,
nfhcr glDriug az them cOEerily, and !,
airing tlat obey could not contain them !,
Ives, ono BY one asked 10 be excused -
i0u uftrf thcy left the table the Die WINS | N
u and 10 the horror Of the hostess The IN l.
He was discovered 10 consist Of cold ONT !,
cal. u seems that young Frank. who {,
erlshrh d passion for pumpkin pies Ind IN
1leli lhp inside and replaced Il with ont N
cal. This Incident took such a hold M AZ
his imagination that he wrote Il out In nj
q form 0f Q story M
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