New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-14


verse OF Ben Jonson: THE Friend OF Sir Philp
Sidney" being selections from the works OF Fulks
Greville, Lord Brooke.
The library OF the American Antiquarian Society
at Worcester Mass, Is said to contain the most
valuable and complete collection extant Of Colonial
and Revolutionary newspapers. large part OF thIs
collection was presented to the society by Isaiah
Thomas, the printer.
Once upon time the daughters Of Thackeray
saw that good man thoroughly and heartily angry
angry to the point Of profanity. 1t during
their Italian journey. when they were returning to
the ship In Genoa harbor after day on shorN
I'VE had to be board at 4 certain time" MIRA
Richie says, In her Macmillan paper, 80 that
We engaged carriage and drove quickly to the
quay, where the convicts clanking In their chains
were still at work. A boat found rowed b.
some sailors who certainly did not wear chains
but who otherwise not very unlike those In
dustrlous convcts In appearance The bargain
made we all five entered the boat, and as We were
getting In we could see our great ship in the tw-
light looking bigger than ever. and one rocket and
then another going off toward the dawning stars
They are signalling for u.s. said one of our CON-
panlons; we shall soon be on board
I'VE had pulled some twenty strokes from the
shore by this time, when suddenly the boatmen LETT
of rowing. They put down their oars. and one Of
them began talking voluby, though could not
understand what he said. What's to be donsr
said one Of the young men to my father They say
they won't &c unless we give them nifty francs
more and he began shaking his head and remoA-
stratlng In broken Italian. The boatmen paid no
attention, Struggling their shoulders and waiting
as II they were determined never 10 row another
stroke Then the steamer sent up two more rock.
cts which rose through the twilight bidding
hurry; and then suddenly my father rose up In the
stern of the boat where he was sitting and, stand
ing tall and erect and In an anger such as had
never seen him in before or after In all my life
he shouted out IN loud and impatient English
On you 20 on simple maledicton which
rled more force than all the italian poysylla5les
and expostuations OF our companions. 10 our sur
prise and great relief. the men seemed frigntened
they took to their again and began TO row.
grumbling and muttering. When We got on board
the ship they told 1t was well-known trick the
C;enoese boatmen were in the habit or playing upon
travellers and that they would have sent boat
for us II we had delayed any longer co.
In a paner on the Punch staff in the Magazine
OF Art" is quoted despairing speech OF Jerrod
concerning Thackeray. II have known Thackeray."
he would say with gloom. Tor eishteeh years. ana
l don't know him yet"
who are you?" asked the first Napoleon OF man
in humble gulse who one day presented himself oe-
fore the Emperor. "Sire' said the man, i had
the honor at Brlenne for fifteen months 10 give WIN
ing lessons 10 Your Majesty
You turned nice pupil said the emperor
sarcastcaly-hLs handwriting was atrocious+"l con-
graduate you your success Neverthe.ess no
gave the man a pension so runs the story wmca
professor S.oan has contributed 10 the next Cent
ury."
Dr Gordon Stables. who is one OF the most enter
taIning OF modern writers on out-of-door SUBJECTS
and animal life, has written an AUTOBIOGRAPHY OK
a Show Dog" E. p. Du;ton & Co. are ABOUT !"
bring it out
One OF the papers in Mr. Austin Dobson's forth
coming Eighteenth Century Vignettes' is entirely
new 1t Is entitled Lady Mary Coke the other
papers which have appeared III iHdsa~'e'' "1''
been carefully revised.
Tho author has prepared merry little epilogue, IN
which he celebrates his good fortune in dealing with
characters who are not at hand Ito find fault Win
him:
THIS Ass Grant gran sS S.a grant with DFde
But II you touch Its weaker side
Deplorably resentfu-
Whereas. with these old Shades Of mine
Their ways and dress delight me-
And Ph. shS eanndt wt p lSd EtFa me- or line
Dr Conan Doyle has done admirable bit OF WORK
in the little curtan-rascr. "A Story OF "aterioo'
which he wrote for Mr.. Irving The great enat"
Of the piece" says The Saturday Review, rs its
extreme simplicity and natura,ness. There Is no
forced situation. 1t Is picture and very perfect
one" Mr.. Irving plays the old Corporal with exc
qu!site pathos
Another hook by Jane Barlow is coming from the
nress II is to be called The End OF Ehnto"n.
MISC Yonge also has new book READY. ana II WIN
soon he published under the title OF The Ruoies
OF st. To-"
Mr. Gilbert Parker has written series OF snor'
stories which are TO appear in this country IN the
pages OF "Leslie's Weekly" Mr. Conan Doyies
new story. The Stark-M Munro Letters" is also %
be published In this periodical
whv "a Yellow Aster" should have gone into
fourteenth edition In England 1t is hard TO say
Perhaps Mrs Caffyn's novel, Children OF Cir
cunstance" will help to explain this curious fac-
This new book. 1t Is said, was begun before Inc
absurd "Aster' was written.
Mr. Aubrey Beardsley. whose reputation Is more
consequence of curiosity than Of merit is preparing
to emulate Mr. Du Msurier. He has written
STORY OF Venus and Tannhauser," and has pro-
vIded twenty full-page illustrations. Mr. beardsey
is TO art at present what Bunthorne Is TO poetry
Whether he Is to be more and worthier in the fu'
ture there is nothing TO show.
The literary taste Of Thomas Carlyle got Sc
we're criticism not long ago from student IN oho
OF our New En- gland colleges The class were CON-
sdering the works OF this author. when the in'
structor called for opinion on 'Sartor Resar'
tus" His question fell upon an Armenian studen.
whose "eye TO business" we'll as his habit OF
making cornical remarks. had given him name
all over the college "Mr. A.. what is your opinion
OF this book Sartor Resartus'?" asked the pro-
fessor.
We'll. Professor" answered A., with delperS'
tion II like the book-the book Is good-but no.
the title. I do not like the title Professor, ans
do not think the book would SELL"
on COLD-POTATO TERkS
From The London Literary World.