Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-07

1t.H ufe1- she was married 70 hsF- DT.
Edward PsysOn Terhune. Her family was
large one. and her domestic and social
church duties zrduous. but she has con-
hnued 70 wri.a almost without interruption.
She might almost be called noS an old w0-
man, but is still active In literary work
She is member Of the Soroeiz and Nerd
ian Clubs o. New York.
Publishers agree that for some reason =
Extraordinarily large number o. success
ful short ft0ry writers come from the South.
Nrz RUN McEnory Stuart. Marion Har-
land" Miss Matt Grim. Harry stllSfn
Edwards. Virginia Fraser Boyls. VIII y.
Harhin and perhap. a score o. others equally
Eell known might be mentioned
Zoe Dana Underhili. daughter OF Charles
a. Dana. Is on. Of The best Of quite mum
Der o. New York women who wits short
stories.
John Kendriok Bangs is one q the most
popular OF story writer's who I've IN the
great metropolitan district. His home Is at
Yonkers. FOR the Mayoralty Of which, 4 may
be meniioned be was recently the Demo-
cratic candidate and vas defeated Hls mrs.
work 70 appear In type was written I.F
Aeia columbIana." Of which DC vas san, an sl-
lt0r while an undergraduate OF Columbia
College. After leaving. college ne studied
law but gave thst up after year o. two
10 be1ome associate editor OF 'Llie, hs
Is one Of thu most prolific writer's N tas
world. In fact aside from the superb
ludANfF OF MS Mufhs Luf AuHAE NN---NA+- -
II no less than wonderful. In 1851 ms hr.i
book. Roger Camorden; a Strange sioFy,
was published. Il vas reasonably success
full. In the same year In collaboration Win
his classmate. Frank Dempstsr sasT4nan,
nc wrote New Waggings OF Ola lAIes,
series Of humorous and salrieal pAIy1les
lis katherine, 4 Trayesty.' was rear! a
comic opera. and It's exceilence shoWsd Ile
Versatility Of bls genius. = vas written IN
1858 for dramatic association o. ne sew
elth Regiment, ". g. 5. y J. rs ~
lowing year Mephlstopheles, f.oisns-
Hon. was written. In 1891 appeared Ita-
dledywink Tales" the frst Of DIS BOOKS ~
children. followed by In Camp VIA IN
Soldier and "Half Hours with Jimmy
Boy" IN 1893 mis- novel. "Topplston's Gil
ent' was published In London. Coiiss ~
Repartec," published last year by hafp-. .
Is one Of the most popular CT ms oooha ioE
older people. Mr.. Bangs Is eait9r OF tno
| humorous departments Of the publications
/ OF the Harpers, and In addition 10 mat ne
] d1ds time TO write poetry ana some Of wv
best short stories published. He is quite
| famous Wit and is very popular IN Aocia'
Most versatile OF all people who may be
olassed as story writer's is .. Hopklnson
| Smith, author Of "Colonel Carter OF Carter4-
/ WILLIE" lie Is an engineer and contractor
an artist, an author and playwright h ~.
/ home is on Thrty-fourth street Ne~ lorh.
/ ONt OF the NhANN4 AlAAANf men 80
| feels most pride was his building OF race
Rock Lighthouse. .,-..--..
As an illustration Of the fact that many
| people who became famous. or ct least Wen
| known as writers Of books, have turned
| thelr attention 10 the writing Of short
stories It may be mentioned that volume
/ OF this Kind by Harriet Beacher stowe was
! published last May. It Is a charming litie
| book, too.
Hamiin Garland Is one Of the best Of
Western story writer1. He las been a
school teacher in Illinois and farmer ana
small storekeeper IN Dakota. In 1851 ne
went to Boston. determined TO do somethlns
| IN literature His character painting Is
! sery natural and realistic.
TOO realistic" for the native taste was
the writing OF a row very wen known
dInlect writer. Miss WIN Allen Drumgoole,
| Who offepdod the mountaineers OF Ten
nessee. but who has perseyered and now
| fnds her work valuable for the very quail
| ity OF truthfulness which once SO grieyously
ofleuded her original character.
II would be very incomplete account OF
the sbort-story writer's which did not include
,be names OF II. C. Bunner. the editor OF
puck" and Of Brsnder Matthews. II
| America feels any inclination to claim John
Oliver Hobbies" Mrs. Crhgie, 1t may do
10 without violating International comfy.
Sac was born In this country and is the
daughter OF John Morgan Richards. for
merly Of Boston.
Beyond doubt Il Is the age Of the short
story. They are not altogether Missionaries
who forsee the day when we shall dlne on
a piu which contains the essence OF din
ner Of nine courses. It Is quite In the line
Of this development that we should take our
literature in homeopathic doses. The theory
10 which Or. johnson lenthis covert approval
that there is some connection between tha
| greatness OF picture and the bigness OF the
canvas. Is Lot without It's upholders to-
day But the tendency is toward sanei
definition Of art. The genius who can cut
Colossus from reek' has TO reckon with
the genlus who can carve heads upon eh-Try,
stones. There Is certain dlsdain mixed
with ones admiration for Phldlas, when one
studies a miniature goatlsh Pan, gambling
at hye-st0nes with naked nymph' on TIT
bronze cover Of an antique mirror case.
The short story is the art form OF th'
future