New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-09

he also says that mo writer was ever more shy
Of bald. didactc statement" water. observes
the Oriental philosopher gravey, runs uphill the
moon Is made of green cheese, and twice TWO are
five"
Aubrey DE We're the poet and his family were for
long years intimate with Tennyson, VINO borrowed
the whole of his famous Lady Claras' name
from, then-for one of them actually We're
de We're Lady de We're. it Is said did not quite
Ike the association OF her name and Of title
something like hers with the character Oh me hatH-
hearted and naughty Clara. why should Lady de
We're be aegrieved?" was Tennyson's testing reply.
II have not given her name to an ugly woman
nor TO old wOman-only to Wlchc' one
"A Double Overture is new novel by the
author OF "Dodo" which is advertised by west
publisher
The only house now standing in which Dr. John-
son is known to have actually lived IS to be pulled
down Immediately. This is that building IN LONDON
on Cough SQUARE Off Fleet-st.. which most literary
pilgrims know. Business offices will replace 1t.
The taste Of Americans in the matter Of oratory
has undouhtod,, changed since the time Of Edward
Everett Perhaps the current OF admiration
turned on that day a. Gettysburg, when the
simple and noble words o. Lincoln Suc''-'''
the now aimost-forgotten Grafton OF Everett
Yet Mr. Nicolay's description OF the occasion
IN ''The Century" goes to show that their
difference. For two hours. he says I.Fcfeit h'ii
the assembled multitude in rapt attention with ms
eloquent description and argument. his poilShed 'c-
ton his carefully studied and practisel delivery
When he had concluded. and the nani han per
formed the usual musical lnt-r.ade if's.dht I'm
coin rose iii the part assigned MN III tHt pro-
CrAmme. l. was entirely natural Tor eNery one 10
eXu.c, that this would consist IF rev lrrlNhc"ty
words the mere Formally Of oi.f.h d,'ilcatoh'
There Is every probability shat ~" ass"inhibe re
gardod Mr. Everett th" wouihWece, the DtEah
of expression of the thought ana feeling OF the
hour and took Il for granted that NJ Lincoln WiS
there az a mere official fgurehcad. ~" cuImlluhS
decoration. So TO speak. Of the carorAtrW PLtnht,l
pageant OF the day. They wrr" therefor. tptilf
iInprcpared for what they heard. ana c"H.i not I'M
mrllae,y realize that his words. ana not tl"S' 81
the carefully selected orator were To- carry thr con
centraied thought Of the occasion ike unhip'i
peal to farthcst post"rliy. , a.,
The newspaper records indicate that when MI
Lincoln began To- speak. H. held In ne mana IN,
manuscript first draft OF his address whlch ~ had
finished only "a short time before but IL !. NE
distinct recollection of tn" writer. who eat WITHIN
few feet OF him that he dIl not read from the "rt-
ten pages though that impression was naturally
left upon many of his auditors. That II w2s not a
mere mechanical reading is. however. more definitely
confirmed by the circumstance that Mr.. Lincoln
aid not deliver the address in the exact form In
which his first draft Is written. 1t was taken down
in shorthand by the reporter for the Associated
Press telegraphed to the principal cities. ana
printed on the following morning in the leahins