Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-26

time when the old book dealer did a
hnyIng business. Cheap reprints and
'her causes has served to diminish his
ichis
hhas often been said that the future
neat works in literature would be
nom the pens of newspaper men. This
toast has been rather slow of realiga-
uoni yet, there are today many news
PAPER workers who are writing books
aeeryedly popular, either for their
w or wisdom. Everybody knows that
henry NJ, Stanley received his literary
experience In a newspaper office.
lanes NJ Ford, the author of 1.-THE
Literary SHOP and Edgar w. Town
tal, author Of the famous "Chimmie
Ialden are reporters on daily
lsNspaper A writer of books who
,as once a newspaper writer. Is
l4sadlo Hearn. Mr.. Hearn's works
" Japan have attracted no end of at
.nuon OF late, owing to their beauty
Y style and the fact that the writer
~ something to say about Japan that
"a not been said before.
Lieadlo Hearn is an interesting per-
,neiity He is the son of an Irish
s1aer and Greek mother. His
nnsr was a surgeon in the English
fny and when in one of the Ionlan
Nnnus met the beautiful Greek who
ss5e ms wife. Lafcadio, their sec
ss a son' was educated with view OF
.atering the priesthood. A half n dozen
ns HBo he went TO Japan, shortly
nss n TO take a native wife. For
~. ~ Years he has been n teacher in an
school in Matsur, in the
,i SsS western province OF Udzumo,
isgsahl province not included in the
renis LOT which passports are com
~, sranted at Toxic. He Is now
isa.A1 ht kumamoto, in the southern
g-sru OF kyusha. Here is a bit OF
Tnrrss writing. taken from his
sn'pses Of Unfamiliar JAPAN
In vas formerly, and, indeed, still
lrtl,ts custom with young Japanese
nrio,,s ~ travel on foot through
NJ ~ parts of the empire in order 10
~, aud sketch the most celebrated
"A as well as to study famous
tmnisoI preserved In Buddhist
s,,, many of which occupy sites
In IA s,,atr ulnary picturesqueness II
~ ueh wanderings chiefly that we
h.an,lt!Ih NE existence OF those
4 ters books OF landscnpe
4 y en., anu life studies which are now
I hitter ,I and rare. and which teach
/ hpanesa. an aught else that only the
/ After W., "a, paint Japanese scenery.
/ With thetr nave become acquainted
| cAn nat,,,.n mods OF Interpreting their
I nme IT. foreign attempts in the
| al IN, nne viii seem 10 Won stranrelv
| Vii viSo soulless. The foreign artist
. What ha you realistic reflections of
i ihlny sees, but he will give YOU
1 fiyes more. Tho Japanese artist
/ hsd you that which no feeIs--fhe
hiion cs season and the precise SEN
/ scfk is ~ hour and place; his
+ fssiyensgysu ailhed by a power of sug-
Z The Wa, rarely found In the art
isnders NJ, me Occidental painter
y lmarinn.gte detailsi he satisfies
Qfllaisi nation he evokes. But his
/ lle,li.al brother either s1nn-ssse, ' ~.
/ hist Sttail-steeps his distances in
4 h,les ~ as ms landscapes with clouds.
With on,,i Ms experience a memory in
N mrvica we strange and the beautI-
/ igipassas g with their Sensations He
: hunpr,, una gination. exoites II. Iaaves
4 iereIveJ with the hunger Of charm
uttsS. in ~ slimpses only. Never
4 whey tha s4esn glimpses he is able 10
4 .ies o. \ nyng OF time, the char.
\ Y, ,;s,srs inar,,,a1 after a fashion that
alctlops ,cal He Is n painter Of reg
< tlssns and OF sensatioas rstha.. 49,,
" fsers,' reaiities; and In This iisa
hser MAJ VI MS amazing power--a
10 ~. 10 be appreciated by thosa
g his ln-r Iiever witnessed the scenes
. ei1gs. iirr..,,plration. He is. above All
4 e deyoI5 ,estssonal. His human fisr1res
4 Nv lalini,ott M Individuality, ettbey
n - he rSs, merit as types ernkody-
" childlsh aaeterlsiics OF a class,
=, tayaess ~ curiosity Of the peasant,
4 y nIof the me maiden. the fasoi-
4 Nj ~ mural, the f,,,,r,- .,.,
+ ~ ne child. the reslrned u i pre,ls-
A ~ ihe Ia Travel and observation
Z ~ at: ,wnuences which developed
's'lass was never a growth Of
Y, sslrres work on degeneration"
'9eo ,r Ne mighty inuss. and the
ONIONS have been treated