The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-26


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edees the former and the bottoms Of the
bishop sleeves becomingly.
Some Literary Mistakes.
The idea prevalent that the ordinary
newspaper reporter is the only Scfioblef
given to misstatement is often borne IN
upon my mind as a very erroneous one.
| have been struck recently with some
extremely absurd mistakes made by novel
lists and Publications OF pretension. Per-
haps the funniest of them was q reference
made i'm the last book of the Russian novel
ist HENRIK Sienkew,z. who refers to
Shakespeare's character Of Tom All-Alone.
which a great many misguided people have
been associating with Dickens's BLEAK
House"
The Youths Companion. in an article
some time ago, mentions Charles Lamb
as marrying his wife because ne thought
no one else would have her. Now, the
records show that this rare wit and sweet
tempered gentleman never had a wife at
all but devoted his life to the care of his
insane sister. Mary Lamb.
A well-known book reviewer. i'm an ar
ticle upon the life and writings of Robert
Herrick quotes as a gem from that area
dian English minstrel the following famii-
lar lines:
Her feet beneath her petticoat
Like little mice pecpins IN ana out,
AS though they feared the light
And .. she dances such way
No sun upon an April day
Is half SO fine sight
This quaint ditty is accredited to Sir
John Sucking in the collections of famous
poems. and it certainly does not appear in
any of the recent editions of Herrick.
one can excuse a book reviewer or a Rus
sian novelist for such misrepresentation. but
hat IA
and proper little sheet that has for years
assisted in teaching the young Boston
ideas how to shoot, SHOULD go astray like
"Mary's Little Lamb" itself on the Lamb
question is really objectionable.
A. the Romans Do.
The women in Rome are not behind in
progressivcness. They have not begun 10
ride bicycles, but they have bees. doing all
sorts of things for intellectual and religious
progress.
a few months ago it will be remembered
they pitched in and pulled the pub
lie library out of the slough of
desmond into which it had fallen.
The men who had been running 1t
had run it into debt. and when this
was done they declared that if something
was not done they would close il up IN
the midst of this crisis the women came TO
their aid That art and letters should be
sealed Gb IN a city OF 50 tldSsl'di d Ie'4ii'
. was not to be considered by those Roman
DANES and maidens. Forthwith they went
10 work 10 raise funds that should release
the library from its bonds. For that pur-
pose they issued an edition of The Rome
Tribune, that netted to them some $s3o
This sum made it possible for them 10 pay
the library out Of debt and to present II
with 200 valuable volumes. In kno"leds-
ment of ueir services, three women OF
their number were elected as members OF
the board of directors.
After the accomplishment of this Tor let
tiers, the women turned their attention 10
completing the Episcopal church. For this
purpose the feminine population Of Rome
did almost everything we have been doing
for the exposition. They took charge oil
the car lines for one day furnishing prettS
girl conductors - each cnd Of the line
these wise women were hoI .inS hEh ieEel
al ice cream fes ivais Every man IN the
city was lured into taxing am electric car
ride. The proceeds from this venture
amounted TO $500. After this they took
charge OF an the dry goods and grocery
stores in turn. ana 10y this method even
iuvcigled their own husbands into buying
new bonucts ana dresses. They then gain
cred in au the old dollars through sun
scrfption lists. rs yet tEty nave uo- gwen
any Browne performances or brought
forth "Egypla" in their opera house ana
their friends hope that the money they
need viii Dee obtained withou, rcsortinS 70
this means.