Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-10-14

NJ his best known volumes Of verse.
.Idyls aud Lyrics of the Ohio Valley"
is another. He is quiet, retiring SORT
of a man, disliKing notoriety as much
as most people crave it.
HIS WIFE is A PoETEss.
The poets wife, Sarah NJ. B. Piatt, is
In some circles even better known than
her husband. She is a popular writer
and poetess OF very considerable soill-
ty. She and her husband have PUB
lished several volumes jointly. MIS-
Piatt isa Kentucky woman, grand
daughter OF Morgan Bryan, conspicu-
Gus figure In the early Kentucky days.
She won the friendship Of Halleck ana
other poets Of the day, and has been the
friend OF many well known literary
men. "a Voyage TO the Fortu-
nate Isles" is one Of he most
delightful books, and she has writ
ten much Of children both for prose
and verse OF so fine a quality as 10 be
widely read By the children Of q larger
growth.
THE AUTHOR or SEVERAL POPULAR Nov-
ETTEs.
A few wears ago in one OF the maya
zines was published q very striking and
lilslike story, "Ssth's Brothers VIE.
Il was fresh and vivid picture OF rural
New York life. and threw searching
light on the workings OF our country
politics. Its author was Harold Fred
erick. now q well-known London cor
respondent. That Lawton Girl" and
several sketches which followed. gave
this new writer firm position In
American literature. Mr. Frederick had
grown I'D amid the scenes, the men and
the women painted in his story. he
had carved out his own career, TOT ne
had undertaken 10 support himself AZ
the age of twelve. He was still
youngster when he became reporter
on the Utica Observer, and three years
later q little revolution in the ONCE,
similar TO that which he describes In
"Satb's Brothers Wife," made him
editor Of the paper. He was only
twenty-five when he was made editor
of the Albany Journal When he
ratired 1t was to become q London cor
respondent, and this position he still
holds. Much of his literary work mas
bsea done amid the incessant drudgery
OF newspaper writing. He has q strong
phvsluue, and his abundant spirits,
coupled TO a wide acquaintance with
men and affairs, make him q most
charming aud interesting companion.
In mis- literary work there is mascu-
line vjgor and a depth Of insight, and
faculty OF creating figures Of flesh and
blood that, bad be chosen to give him.
self 10 entirely to literature, might
have made MIN one of our greatest nov
lists. He is still a young man, how
ever, and he may yet live TO realize all
the expectations Of his friends.
ABOUT LUKE SHARP"
One OF the lighter English magazines
is 1.-THE Idler." II was begun only two
or three years ago, and achieved a phe-
nominal success at once. It's title page
gave the names of jerome X, Jerome
and Robert Barr as the editors. There
are a good many people who have an
idea that this wonderfully successful
periodical was the invention OF Je-
rome. Asa matter Of fact, however, the
idea was wholly Robert Barr's. There
are plenty Of people who know Robert
Barr great deal better through his
pseudouym Of Luke Sbard" than by
his own name. Although he was born
in Canada, he is, believe, an American
citizen. At any rate he is thorough
going American newspaper man, and
won his first success on the Detroit
Free Press. Later he went to London'