The morning times., 1896-05-03

brass child is born to her. This child
Is heir to all of his mothers spiritual de-
sires, but he develops mans strength
and breaks the fetters that held her fast.
The woman's prayer is answered. God
heard her after all She goes 10 her long
rest soothed only by the thought that she
did her work as best she could. But after
While, far away in the gay courts or
great cities, the walls echo the praises OF
her son, and men say, Behold a geniuS!
Emile Zola has written an open lettertC
the young men OF letters who disavow, III
the new literary reviews, the Influence OF
his works upon them. He says IF you
knew how you ma Ike me laughi II youcould
see with what sdrdonic smile read your
reviewsi They are grayish, dull and dead.
your reviews. Our antique magazines,
which are so copiOus and grave, are light
and gay in com pariSon with yours" In the
language OF Zou-Zou, Emile, la-la, la
la-lai
Among the recent articles on Robert
Burns is one which naryels at the little
money made by the Scotch poet, while an-
other goes toprove that he was pretty wen
paid. From on eedition OF his works alone
he received $4,000. Burns might have
grown rich by writing poetry If he had only
had an agent, or II the literary agent had
been invented i'll his time. The trouble
with him was that he did not know how
to manage his own affairs. and he thought
nothing of giving his poetry away.
Mrs Burnett is sand TO be dramatiZing
ber latest novel, "A Lady of Quality.
sa yist, thinks that the part OF CloriBda Wild
airs was made to the hand OF Miss A Ada
kehan. When Mr. Zangwill made this
suggestion he did not know that Mrs.
Burnett thought or drama tiZInE the story.
But she is, and there is no reason why Miss
Rehan should not pla Y the part of CloTinda.
Mrs. Burnett has gone into retirement on
the Continent to make her dramatIZatiO
and, as she is a quick worker, will no doubt
soon have 1t ready.
Mrs. Custer, the widow of the general, ex-
poets to spend the summer at Onteora. in
the CatSkils. Mrs. CusterFeseutS living III
q conventional way. and if you ever hear OF
her being any where for the summer ii has
always been some original plan. Her
plan for the coming snmmcr is TO live in
StahIe-a very nice little stable, too-be-
longing to Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge, and
just across the mountain road from her
cottage. Mrs. Custer has hut" as she
calls it, where she COccaS iOnally retires
somewhere near the Della ware Gap. but she
thought she would like change of base
next. summer. and she has so many friends
at Onteora she has given that place the
preference. Last yeaF and year before she
spent the summer abofad.
tale with q formidable title like Pirate
Gold'' suggests all sorts of alluring adj
venture, such as boys might gouge on, or 1T
least n vivid detective story is neither
a me rClIantman belonging to an early New
England comlne rciaF' house, captured a
girl. The pirates were hung, the gold went
ieto the vaults credited t'tO whom il MAY
conce rn,'' and the girl grew up into the af-
feCttons of poor bank clerk. He robbed
the firm of the gold fDr the girls Ike, but
lis crime is not detected until he has repaid
| the money just before his death. This is the
main theme of story which will be en-
bellfshed with the atmosphere of a prim-
Dale) is the author. tHoughton, Mifflin &
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