The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-11-11

The author Of 'The Silence OF Dean
Maitland has written another book which
Is coming out under the title OF Lays OF
the Dragon Slayer"
At the novelist Mr.. Barrie's home IN
Scotland the townspeople take a proud and
afectionate interest in 'the young man."
as they call him: and while they glory in
his fame. they are fondest or saying or
him that hes such a terribly kindly sort
o creetur."
Emile lola says that sLourdes' is the
first volume of a triiogy, 1.-The Three
Cities" which include Rome" and Paris"
In Rome Zola will attempt to reconcile
In Paris" he will present the social move
ment, and, 10 quote his own words. bal
ance the democratic and social accounts OF
the century"
The following snecdote carries its own
suggestions: AS 1t runs-Dr. Holmes several
years ago asked a friend. What is your
idea OF happiness And the prompt an
swer, -Four feet on the fender" gave him
great satisfaction. Some time later. per-
haps a year or more. this friend found DR..
fire. looking not very happy. To the Wis
itor's solicitous greeting came the reply,
'Only two feet on the fender"
"Shylock's Daughter is the title Of the
new novel by Margret Holmes Bates. Of
Indianapolis. to be issued in a few days by
Kerr & Co.. OF Chicago. The book is first
of all a love story of sustained interest.
but II has also a flavor of politics. and Ii is
said OF it that IL the reader is already a
Populist he will overflow with enthusiasm,
while IL he was a Republican or Democrat
he will have many things TO think over:
1t is dedicated to the Peoples party OF
America"
The children of this country will soon be
indebted to Houghton, Mifnin & Co.. who
are about to publish another OF Joel Chand-
Ter Harris's fascinating books. The title
OF this one is Little Mr.. Thimblefinger
and His Queer Country" The book con-
sists OF a series OF adventures of a small
boy and girl, with a small black nurse, in
the magical land in which Brer Rabbit and
other OF Uncle Remus's characters live.
The book Is fully illustrated by Oliver Her
ford.
There is a quaint glimpse OF whittier's
modesty in a charming article on mis- life
and poetry in the November Atlantic
When the publishers Of that honored period
ical gave a dinner TO celebrate the poets
seventeen birthday they "were in the
greatest CONSERVATION at discovering that
at home. 1t was only at the last hour that
he yielded to the solicitation of friends,
and out of compunction for his hosts came
to his own celebration"
Charles Warren Stoddard. says the Critic.
is again at his post in the Catholic Univer-
sity South Bend. Ind.) During his vacation
this gentle savage wandered up and down
the Atlantic coast, read fifty volumes. met
Howells often, spent a forenoon by invita-
ton with Oliver Wendell Holmes, who
wrote in his album and gave him a copy OF
The Autocrat." DR.. Holmes read one OF
his poems to the younger poet, praised
"South Sea Idyls' as he should, and, on
bidding the author goodbye, said. We'll,
I've got a great deal more out of you than
you've got out OF me-"
The recent death of Mr.. Launt Thomson
recalls the fact that it was in his studio
that Mr.. T. B. Aldrich first saw Miss Lil-
liam Woodman. who afterward became Mrs.
Aldrich. 1t was just after he had written
the Ballad Of Baby Bell" and while he
was still a young man so undistinguished
by name that Mr.. Thompson did not ven-
ture to introduce him to the brilliant young
woman who was a star in New York So
clety at the time. Before very long Mr..
| Aldrich formed the acquaintance Of Miss
Woodman, but 1t is said that they fell in
love with each other at that moment
though neither knew the others name.