Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-10

HIS minor literary work appeared In the
English monthly and quarterly reviews.
the Atlantic Monthly, North American
Review, Forum and Harpers Magazine.
What may be considered MIR. conway's
greatest work Is his Life of Thomas
Paine published by the Putnams. In
this work the author has attempted to
do justice to Palnes memory. Supple
mentlng the life, MIR. Conway has col
lectel the complete works OF the great
lnhdel. The life and the complete works
OF Paine make i've large volumes.
Mr.. Conway is now residing in London,
where for many years he has been the
| lecturer Of the South Place Ethical So
ciety.
The writer's Of dialect. verse and prose,
| have had a good deal OF fun poked AT
| them by Ambrose Blerce, he OF san iran
cisco. the author OF "Blnck Beetles III
| Amber" and other mertoriouS works
| yhItconb Riley has Icing been Bierce :
| mark; but Miss Murfree, and George W
| cable. have also come under his search
Ing eye and been promptly logged:
| 'With regard to dialect says Blerce
| "the literary law. / take II, is about TINS
] To be allowable IN either verse or pros,
It must be the mother speech moi only o,
the characters using II. but OF the Wrtei
| himself who, also. must be unable TO Wrlt'
| equality well In the larger tongue. rms
,yss the case with Burns Had he NOT
| bl,n 10 the manner born how absurd II
| would have beon In him to write TOT th'
Jew who. naturally or by study, ana WIN
5tWc,,itv can understand, Instead OF th'
rannv vino read and love good English
Irar nv unrt. | cannot read Burns VIII
s,tisfpctIon; ana I am steadfast IN th'
conviction that, excepting among M
countrymcu, nine In every ten OF mos
Who porrot his praise are no better apl'
than TO verify II by an appeal 10 eN
! erience. OF this am toleraniy wen us
"a rod albeit Il Is nothing TO the purpose
namely. that Burns was more VIII thal
nSot IIpon that proposition ] am readl
10 do battle with all Caledonia, the piper
alcne excepted ,-,.., ,t, ttt.s
for example, The Bigelow Papers IN
low Is relaxed, even suspended; ana u
rar,o,a prose nction n the exieencies O
,ba narrative demand the Introduction
an 'unlettered hind whose speecl
,,.o,IJ naturally be 'racy Of the soil n
80, ,,scds come In and sport the iangle
az bis tongue. But he Is TO be got ~
of as promptly rs posslole-prel'e5IAoi y
, death. The making OF an e''i ,,.,' ss', =
ont of the lives and loves ana nhgoes
! t,Ir, and his co-pithecans-thati Is FELONY
n i,,"t,,. nunishnbie by the magazine ca
, 49, red right hand Of welcomel IL
4 be urged IN depreciation Of TINS my NIe'
! mat il is compatible WIN ae W., 80
= rnilsn OF MISS Mary Wilkins, Miss Mar
= NImrfrce. Miss Mary George ". Caoi'
! Mes MARY Hamlm Garland. Miss MAT
/; Iooi Chandler Harris and others Of tnu
= 80 ,re,rmarloss gang Of literary grotes9ut
"a horrihles, l freely conioss that II
II, a,'I IN mai fatal objection. or an w
! oppcncenbaious Offenders against swee'
: .ass ona sense have long cherished
/. nrstsfnl conviction that It were better
I, 80, wore cent to their reward
4, ''i ,..rhe falN OF Intelligent persons N a
a ,nfamlIiar tongue Is a legitimate llleraI
y .,ronertv.' but the talk OF lsnornh' ps,
II p,Up r,jsuslng their own tongue ~
y ,.aine ana interest TO nobody but o'h IN,
:, , Na,or persons end, possibly, the pm
: ineist Literature, however, IL hot u
!, elog,sdi' ,ar service in advancing the nai
(, tene l ~ anthology The general reaae
- s.a interest In the cheracters OF "a
y wh onsoHened by their faulty speech ~, ma
y qlanobiy enough btnst that the uss
Il r@rity connecting him with thelr WV WV.
Il IL al n,ns eondliion nave not been siraln'
,- us,retehing: 1t Is not ovarian .f'
% ny ne Is 10 where he came from