The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-01
REQUIEM.

REoUIEM
Under the wide and starry sky
Di! the grave ana let me lie.
Glad did live and glldiy die.
And laid me down with Will.
This be the verse you grave for me
Here he lies where he lonSed 20 be;
Home is the sailor home from sca,
And the hunter home from the hill
Mr.. Gladstone remarks that his expe-
rience leads him To believe tina; "hs
supply Of poetry, or of verse assuming
TO be poetry. Is more cgregiously in OK
cess Of the demand than any o her de
scr!ptlon of liiera ture"
hony Hope has finally yielded t.
the popular demand. and has written Il
Greet sequel to the Prisoner Of Zen.
ul.' II VIII be called "A Constable Of
Ienda. 1t is 90 be hoped that this WI
be the end of the Xenda business. Mr.
Hawkins Is a prolific writer, and The
number Of his Zenda stories has become
| pretty large. II is possible to yet to-
much even of a good thing
MI. l-abouchere. of the London Truth.
| is authority for the following:
"Of late quite n mania for dabblinr
III authorship has sprung UP among the
nop!iity ana even persons of royal
~ ,"h young princess has Just pub
| lisHed novel, from which we extract
me following pathetic pasgage:
! walking past the door OF the old beg
gar woman, the young ladies heard n
piercing cry. The elder of the two al;
once rushed in the cottage 40 the n sis.
| ance OF It's inmate. Her sister followed
| cNcliIm!ng: Poor creature! | am sura
| she Is famishing.' Most certainly the
eide sister replied: her chamberma!li
| has Just 'told me So"
4 lob
| cheapest Shakespeare ever issued" hms.
| iuSt anpearcd in London. 1t is called
| inc talstaff edition. has LOO pages nnJ
is sold for &c. Cd
| visitor to Wesscx. so the story goes.
on lhaulrinS of an old man If he knew
an no,nms li larry received the. following
| answer: on the written chap, I've
read some OF his works. They say It's
a "ift: Seem to me It's jus; writcn'-
inSi sitten' down an written and dozen
nothen' at arl What do q do. | ash
&c? Here be doen more proper worl,
I'm hardy ever did an they don't
taik about l. an say, Theirs n Urea;
| chaD. like they do about e."
d. Al. Barrie writes to the New YorI,
| fcra!d: Il warn managers AGAINST n
| STAGE production OF The Little Minis
ter. 1t Is Illegal, as my rights are fully
protected by my contract, which was
| mSlaid. but is now found
| The inventory of Mrs Stoves estate
submitted when her will was offered 70,
probate in Hartford. Conn, gives the
total value at Si2.35@.95. including q
SlO.0OO house. several blocks OF railroad
c,ack ana $3.50 due from PUBLISHING
| nrm. Her personal BELONGINGS are mn
down at $1,000. The English copyrights
and her Florida plantation are no; pu,
| Gown as worth any definite sum.
| George w. Gable i'm Il recent article
makes this entertaining remark: 81
stns l.
| venture second time-that the true
storv-teller is always n good lover"
| The report that Du Maurier will re.
| ceive $4,000 for The Marian" that
| kiniinG is promised a huge sum for his
! forthcoming novel of New England life
ana the emphasis laid nron simnr,
| large prices occasionally paid popula,
writers. tend 10 give a wrong impressi y.
| of the ordinary rewards Of literature
| Mr.. James Pawn calls attention to this
| in an article in the Independent. There
Is general belief" he says. that the
present Is the golden age of literature
| because few favorte noVeiiS.s max.
une&amDled sums 1t is a popular error
| Literature now. as always. is anythin:
| hut a rcmunerative calling to nine
tenths of those who follow 1t. 1T is. In
| n sense of wealth producing since il pro-
cures what nav well he On led wealth
| incomes of G2.000 to $1,000 n year to n
|
| authors Is far less than that of any
other profession: and in none are such
| starvation prices paid To the least for
| tnnate. \ lady has had the honesty tc
set down in the organ of the profession
| the rate of payment she has received
| from certain 'well-Enown Journals For
poem printed in prominent weekly
| three shiilinGs. For a story of l5CC
words. printed IN an illustrated ladies
| paper. twelve shillngs and sixpence
SHr an article on the Reading Room OF
The British Museum. five shi!lings: 70,
:he serial rights of novel of 20 .O0C
| words. ten pounds. Ii is prOba HE tina
| we are here sounding the depths of re-
Enumeration for anything worth publish.
| ing nj all But the fact Is. payments
! for literary work are, as n general rule
very much exaggerated"
| Albert Ross. the author of Thou
Shalt Not" and Love Gone Astray." is
said to be worth $50 0G0. all made by
| writing decadent novels Of cheap sen
saiional character and atrociously bad
| literary construction