New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-27
What would Whittier. have said to this!

The biography OF the late John Stuart Backie,
which has just appeared in Edinburgh contains
many anecdotes OF that quaint and lovable old
Scotchman He was the most popular professor
who lectured in Edinburgh. and II was not
only his students who sdored him. "Will ye shake
hands. Professor" said cabman, coming up TO
him one day; and he added, Man. We all .ove ye."
Here Is pathetic little story OF his classroom
"A student reading with the book in his left hand.
was called 70 order. and bdden 10 hold II In the
other. He colored and continued TO read as before
The professor annoyed. and reprmanded him
sharply. The class Kissed at this. and the student
held up the stump which was all that remained
OF his right arm. Then Back.e stepped down from
his desk. and taking the young fellow in his arms.
begged his pardon with tears in his eyes. and
turning to the rest. he said. am CAD that
have gentlemen to teach ana went back TO his
desk in an outburst OF applause.
A book about New-Orleans-one which is men,
toned with natterng adjectves-has been written
by Miss Grace King. Miss Frances Jones. who 10
also native OF the Louisiana city, has illustrated
the volume The Macmllans will publish 1t.
THE Atlantic" is to print next year some impor-
tant unpublished letters from the hand OF Swift.
RossettYs correspondence with William Allingham
will also appear in that magazine.
Mr. Balfour's book. THE Foundations OF Belief"
has into a 1fth edition IN England
'Shirleys "reminiscences Of Mr. Froude give US
many gllmpses OF the historians opinions. There
Is a particularly interesting paragraph in letter
dated 1856 II entirely except TO your view wrote
Froude. that there is no genius In the country be-
yond what Is occupying itself with stringing words
together In prose verse / should say, on the
contrary that genius intuitively seeks the practical
and only by accident gets squeezed of the road INFO
bcok mali he
time / believe are lawyers. engineers. men OF
science. doctors statesmen. anything but authors
II we have only four supreme men at present alive
among u.s. and II Browning and Ruskin are two OF
those. the sooner you and emigrate the better
The edition OF Roesettrs Hand and Soul" which
Way & Williams OF Chicago, are about TO bring out.
has been printed for them by william Morris.
Only SIS copies have been prepared and OF these ~
will stay in London.
''Phroso." Anthony Hopes new and exciting
novel. is to make !ts fst appearance as a serial
In "McC,ures Magazine"
The unhappy critic s said "catch IL In Marie
Corellrs forthcoming book. The Sorrows OF Satan
And what is worse. the English reviewer VIII DO
obliged TO buy the book II he wants 10 know no"
dead he is-because the fair writer has given strict
orders that no press copies shall be sent out In
England.
J. g. Vibert the French painter has contributed
a BIT OF autobiography 10 the forthcoming Gen
tury" The same number Will contain n new sto'y
by Bret Harte. The Devotion OF Enriquez &C.
scribes the woolng OF Boston girl BY fiery Span
ish cavalier
A new question is agitating literary Paris VIII
the French Academy, fountain OF honor. disappear
when Its great dictionary OF the French language
IL complsted1 As Rchelieu created the Academy
for the sole purpose OF making that dictionary why
shoud Il survive the publication OF the book! NO
BODY I'm this generation. at any rate, need worry
about the matter the dictionary has not YET sohs
beyond the letter A.
Mr. r. H. Sherard's impression OF Zo.a's fort,com'
ing hook Rome II to the effect that 1T VIII D very
documentary and rather dull. and that there VII oe
rather too much OF H..
Mr. Norman Gale has coaxed his muse INDOORS.
AWAY from orchard and barnyard. ana ma '"''0
0uccd her TO the nursery. He In about 10 print
book OF familiar verses for children which ne eA"s
Songs for Silverwig
Some new letters have been added to Mr. Buxton
rormon.s forthcoming edition Of Keatss Letters
In one volume The frontispiece Is to be pho,o-
srayure from severns ful-iength portrait OF '"s
noet now IN the Nationa. Portrait Caller
NJ suly--Prudh omme calls his new pok Sus
..,..,ey, II 10 a collection Of essays on pni.-
osophcal subjects.