The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-07

IN the columns OF the ydv Hd7ok That this
served O SD IN lSi. yoaSs sSeuS make mo
a confession Of his idiocy than slur upon
the genius Of our esteemed contributor" |
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Hammer" did not appear among them; GER
t.iny had never ever. heard q its eSi:, q, nee
i VA. 40 Ike the majority Of the other verses
aliases. But the Dutch FLAT CLARION. follow:
tins. for eonSdsrs.on Ss9 Sou Is said phat
journal. 1T more feeble collection OF driyel
sively. from the editors own verses, which we
nots he has BY an eanni editoTisl incomps;;
that By felicity Of idiotic selection. this p sH
son has chosen only one. and the least charac-
tertstic. OF the really clever poems OF Adoniram
umns. We haye said enough to satisfy our read
srs." The Mormon Hill trlary Crushsr re-
us. under the title Of selections Of Californian
belongs TO the sluices Of placer minlng camp
or the bitches OF the rural districts We have
inRs through our stamps. but never Of the
grade OF the samples offered, which, we should
gay, would average about 33s cents per ton.
men OF pure gold evidently overlooked by the
serene ass who had compiled this volume We
as The the s ESS'' .rs SsE%sF Ss' ssSd
known to, our delighted readers as out.
hs Green springs arsaa was n no
send us a gaudy green and yellow, parrot coli
ored volume. which is supposed to contain the
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nest had been disturbed prematurely. There
well az outside the covers and we cong ratulate
our own sweet singer Blue Bird who has SO
has escaped the ignomlny OF being exhibited
In. Messrs, - \ Coz avlary;" l should
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was relentlessly slaughtered; the bottom OF
t ne Ss. was Sn and
llshed them In their own, columns with the
grim irony OF exaggerated headlines, The
abuse but l am afraid that the public was dis.
appointed. The fun aud interest lay in the
quality in the rather commo n place collection.
and fear cannot claim for II even that merit
criticism appeared to be the omission rather |
than the retention OF certain writer's.
But this brings meto the most extraordinary
not think that the publishers were at all
troubled by 1t; l cannot consciously cay that
poets themselves. In and out OF the volume, |
were not displeased at the notoriety they had |
not expected. and have long since been con-
vinced that my most remorseless critics were |
not in earnest but were obeying some sudden |
IN pulse started by the first attacking journal. |
The extravaganza OF the He'd Dog Jdv Hack |
was emulated by others. II was large con- |
tagious Joke. passed from journal to journal |
in a peculiar cyclouic Western fashion. And |
there still lin gers. not unpleasantly in my m en-
ory the conc fusion Of cheerfully. scathing re.
ing clearer. IL We have said ANYTHING in this
article which might cause single pang to the
POLITICALLY sensitive nature of the youthful in
dividual calling himself MIR. francis Bret |
Harte-but who. we believe. occasionally parts
his name and his hair in the middle-we will |
feel that we have not laborod in vain. and are
ready to sing Nunc Dimittls. and hand in our
cuecks. We have no doubt OF the absolutely
pellucid and tactical purity OF Franky's inten-
tons. He means well to the Pacific coast. and |
we return the compliment But he has strayed
away from his parents and guardians while
he was too fresh. He will not keep without .
little salt"
1t was thirty years ago The book and it's
Rahelais sian criticisms have been long since
forgotten. Alasl l fear that even the ca pacity
for that Gargantuan laughter which net them, |
In those days. exists no longer. The names |
have used are necessarily fictitious. but where |
have been obliged to quote the criticisms
from memory l have. / believe. only softened
their aspersity. ! do not know that this story
has any moral The criticisms here recorded |
never hurt a reputation nor repressed single |
honest aspiration. A few contributors to the
their mark. Independently Of It or Its critics.
The editor. who was for two months the most |
abused man on the Pacific slope. within tho
year became the editor Of its first successful
ma gazine. Even the publisher prospered and
died respected.