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

trihlne s,,,e heFlnin loathing for tho
srarn ino,nD',, maj no had begulod his
Pst,, ,nuiufnts With In his vouprer AL,
ne,urhing TO the East hte ,.t',,,' u' I, =
s,,s,,. 70 ms conversation vim nnt,t,s,
t1,,I,, ,sv' william Allen IKE III t,,r,s H.,
Z n,,e,ius' mad acquired the bgt,i, ~
attvune from the Old books hc NY , "
4 his - nueh Interest. He would ur, f,cs
"as sn',s, ~ WITH "As Johnson said" az
"s swirl would say ar ..tta+ -, ~
Nm, le o. flne couplet In H,5ihrss ,,'
i',.,ein Allen was soon accounted a -.
80, ~ mnh among his friends. tIc v,o,,iy
w mo the old book stores al e,e,,, ,,,'
po,untunlly and at his home he had a., " ~,
co,',,nH Except when something Of ~
s,rss u'I'l merit was appearing in The tho
;rbis ~ YOU'D stay at home and read
! - iast feature OF our frleudis ,rs,,.-
Iorination vas the most unoxnininabia p,
az 70 nus old acquaintnnces. Tn, so,,id
l my understand Those old boo,s 49,
, ,s,5,l non with Allen" was the universal
/ an exception. Hs'''"ee IL not
I II ia exactly what ho,,.,.
nnn VINO through instinct or elr,,,,n.
stance becomes enamoured al m. ob,t',,.,
sHt ana best in the Language. Cood ~.
nave peen the 'solaco and the st,y" ~
many Were 1t not for them Mscopt,,.
could not have written:
~ HInu 10 me Il kingdom IL
,, sueh perfect joy therein 4 hnd
ny doth eAceed nli other bliss
', mat GOD or nature has Assigned
is curious thing how those Nb,
write famous books or create ,yrlt.it,n,,n
mp'i'9 We pune develop aa aversion 10
Nv" aa time goes on. Edward Bpllamy
lyr example, absolutely shudders when
~ 'llhs ui Looking Backward" IN hls
presence There is no surer way Ia ofrcnS
Bret Harte than to refer 10 him ma tha
autnor OF The Heather Chlnce" Wu
carleton cannot imnulue why rant,ia
should associate "Over the ulIis ia 10
ioofhouse' SO prominently with his name
Alrs. burnett dlslikcs too much mention
Oh Little Lord Fnuntleroy" In her pres
~ I'M, put courts any praise OF her story
OF "Nagabondia.' OF which No few. in
comparison with those who know her
Famous juvenile story. have any innyyt
edge. Charles Hebcr CLARK has a strong
aversion 10 any association OF his once
famous nom de plume OF "Max Adeler"
win his name. Charles G. Leland's Ire
" aroused when one speaks OF "U,ns
Breitmann" as his best piece OF warl,
Il, j. Roe never could understand WHY
people bought THE Opening OF a Chest
nut burr IN preference 10 his later and
what he deemed his better books. Eu-
gene Field feels that he has written nfty
poems that are superior 10 "flttle Rov
Af''Ht "NNAi Alfs n lfNlAllNE are NllfL MNNu
one Introduces him at dinner. ms ala q
chairman at literary supper recently. as
the author OF Little Breechcs"
Mr. Gladstone has been reading Ian
Maclaren's Beside the Bonnie BfIrr
Brush" The veteran statesman describes
the Lad o. parts' az "mogt touching
most true most beautiful" he SAYS thor,
has never been anything Of the Kind finer
than the sketch Of "The Country Doctor
Being Scottish story. Mr. Gladstone not
unlikely took kindly to Bonuy Brlor Bush.
II Is story, by the way, that has had
wonderful success in England.
S: r. crocl,ett is preparing life of
Robert Louis Stevenson.
C. de varlgny, a i'rcnchman who spent
several years In this country. Ia 10 publish
a work on "The Women Of the United
States"
Chester Holcomb, who spent II yeara In
China is TO write book on "The Real
Chinaman."
The most fortunate man In the world,
to the bnpkwOrm's mind Is the one who
loves books and has plenty OF money 10
buy what he wants and leisure to read
them. 1t Is more often the ease that the
man who has leisure ana wealth cares
nothing whatever for books than other
wise Those who love them shy shat
there Is no pleasure In the world that
can equal the sweet complnlouship OF
books They have ever becu referred to
as our never falling friends" I know
man who IN his younger days was very
fond Of hunting and fishing. and from
that penehant he took 70 reading books
on sport. His business has dehnrred him
for years from the pleasure OF the field;