Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-14
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
Something Of the Profits Made
by Song Writers,
THE FROM OPERAS
Larger Than Those Received by the
Successful Novelist.
or THE WRITING OF MEMOIRS
how George Du Maurler Lost a
Fortunc-some New
Hooks.

n This is q day of the writing Of mem
iolrs and autobiographies and there is
4,o reading that the quiet mind so
much enjoys. The flood of biographies
'began with Boswell's Johnson. Before
.{hat time there we're many books of
travel and adventure, but few autobi-
ID graphies or memoirs. Johnson's Lives
Ire meagre in fact, but rich in literary
criticism.
n It Is to be regretted that Boswell
.aid not live during the days of Chaucer
i that the delights and art Of biography
Mere not earlier cultivated. If SO, we
Mould not now know so little of the
n golden days of English literature,
1ond the name of Shakespeare would
NOT be shrouded in mystery. If Rich
Ard Burbage, the first Romeo, or Ar
min, famous in Shakespeare's clowns
and fools, had written their memoirs,
NTH how much delight would they be
read for centuries to come? Then
Ijoseph Taylor, who, 1t Is said, Shakes
peare personally instructed how to
1play Hamlet, IL he had only been in
5uced to set down from day 10 day,
like q Roswell or a Pepys, what he
oheard and saw-invaluable would be
words. and known to all men for many
generations.
n The student OF future time viii have
little TO complain Of in this respect re-
harding the great men and good of the
f hineteenth century. Most every great
nan since the beginning of the cen
injury has left his memoirs or some close
Edmlrer has written satisfactory BIZ
ography. II would be idle to mention
these, they are known 10 all students.
.M A work hnunNaTs that q ts.-HRpHinfr14s
Invaluable and worthy OF close reading
ID THE Life of Frances Power Cohbe
fby Herself" Miss Cobbe has known all
DC leading men Of England and America
sfuring the past forty odd years and
Der "reminiscences of these are interest
Nhg and valuable.
III Miss Cobbe was a friend of Lady
Byron. She says OF her; Lady Byron
tras short In stature, and when | saw
Der, deadly pale; but with dignity
Which some of our friends call royal
olbeit without the smallest affectation
on assumption. She talked to me eag-
erly about all manner of good works
wherein she was Interested: notably
4toncerning Miss Carpenters reforma-
.4ory, to which she had practically sub
lecribed $1,000 by buying Red Lodge and
making 1t over for such use During
the larger part Of the time of my visit
Nehe stood upon the rug with her back
~ the IRE and the power and will re-
fealed in her attitude and CONVERSE
Hon were very impressive" The au-
lhoress was also acquainted with John
&ftuart Mills. I'VE were spending an
Afternoon with him and Miss Helen
aIaylor ut Blackheath and quiet CON
Fersatlon between Mr. MINIS and my
9elf having reached this subject, told
/. Dim of what Sir c. Lyell had said. In
~ moment the quick blood suffused his
cheeks, and something very like tears
We're in his eyes. The question, II was
plain. touched his very heart. This
"Fondertul sensltiVeness of man gem
orally supposed to be dry and devoted
10 the direst studies struck me- think
more than anything about him His
&epecial characteristic was extreme deli
|Efhcy of feeling; and this showed itself.
pingularly enough, for a man advanced
IN lie, in transparency Of skin, and
manages Of color and expression as
rapid as those IN mountain lake when
the clouds shift over IT. When Watts
. painted hts fine portrait OF him he
fRiled to notice this popularity of his
thln and delicate skin, and gave him
the common thick. muddy complexion
: % elderly Englishmen The result is
S Glat the ethos of the face IL missing"
Cf Darwin, Miss Cobbe gives this an
<cdote: THE Welsh parson of the little
4 rhurch close by, having fondly calCu-
&Rted that Mr. Darwin would certainly
hasten to attend his services, prepared
|o@hl MN II StIlllbn WulNu SnOuli say
,4<hls scientific Goliath and spread dis
1pay through the ranks OF the skeptical
most. He told his congregation that
ffere were in these days PERSONS puifed
.4p by science. falsely so called, aud de-
Rpded by the pride of reason, who had
4ctually been so audacious as to ques-
" Ion the story of the six days creation
~ detailed in sacred Scripture Rut
III ~ them note how idle were these
I Hkeptical questionings! Did they not
nc that the events recorded happened
before there was any man existing to
.Irtcord them, and that, therefore,
oses must have learned them from
4&od himself. since there was no one
Z else TO tell him. Alas! the philosopher,
d4 rear, never went to be converted las
he surely must have been by this in
tKenious Welsh parson), and we were
( Ipr long time merry over his logic.
~. Darwin was never In good health
believe, after his Beagle experience OF
s. aeasickness, and he was glad TO use n
4 Peaceful and beautiful old pony OF my
Hiends, yclepi Beraint, which she
placed at his disposal His gentleness
~ this beast, and incessant efforts 10
Hkeep or the files from his bead, and his
= Pndness for his dog Polly Concern
s. Wg whose cleverness and breeding he
tndulged in decisions which Matthew
rAinold's better dog-lnre would have
: 9riftly dieslpated) were very pleasing
4units in his character" OF Rennn shn
stys: 81 also talked to NJ Renan ot
: he essay on the 'Poesle de Ia ltace
Eelitque,' and made him laugh at his
K pfNn assertion that Irlshmen had such
longing for the infinite that when
a fey could not attain to II otherwise
ffhey sought 1t through n strong liruor
Hui s'appelle lie Whiskey.'" She writes
4Hf Lor~fellow 81 met 1.nnGfeiiow DIR
DE his Inst visit to England at the
Muse OF Mr. Wynne-Fluch, His large.
,Sleonlne head. surmounted nj that date
~ nimbus Of white hair. wns very
4friking indeed, | saw him standing
- few moments alone and ventured 10
Introduce myself as n friend OF his
s Ifiends, and when ] gave him my name
he took both my bands and pressed
Mem with delightful cordiality." OF
the author Of "uncle Toms Cabin"
Mss Cobbe relates a delightful anec-
tft,; AFTER much serious talk as TO
TIC nearness Of the next Hfe Mrs.
81 nwe narrated a saying Of her boy on
4 Which las ! told herr good heterodoN
tfrmon in my sense might be preached.
&c taught the chili that anger was
M full. whereunOn he asked: Then.
T. WY mamma, does the Bible say so
4cftcn that Cod was angry?' SHE re-
.Ifed (mothcrllke): You VIII under
~ nd 1t when you are older The boy
y Wandered seriously for a while and
INen burst out; %. mamma. have
Wnd Il outl God IL angry because
tpd is not a Christian"
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