The San Francisco call., 1897-11-28
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The man who writes for Town Topics fur
nishes this choice bit of gossip:
The wisdom of our Police Justices is pro-
verbally phenomenal From an Oakland
court there reaches me a most delightful
story, that, think, might as easily have hap
pened in the borough of Manhattan. A dis
tinguished literary man stood up to an
swer to the usual charge of vagrancy. 81
object, your Honor he said with dignity,
ito this persecution of gentlemen who fol-
low the profession of letters, and" II
understand interrupted the Judge. "that
you were found sleeping on q doorstep,
that you have no visible means OF support
and that you have been seen under the in
| fuence OF liquor?' "Wnat OF it2" cried the
prisoner. Though am poor as Richard
| Savage when he made his bed in the ashes OF
| glass factory; as drunken as Dick Steele,
who was full nlne-tenths of his time; as rag
| ged as Goldsmith when he on his iddling
| tour; as immoral as Byron; as dirty as Sam
| Johnson: as -" There! there!' cried his
! Honor, impatiently, Il have no doubt your as
sociates are disreputab bic lot, and shall deal
with you in such manner to cause them
| to give Oakland a wide berth. Sixty days at
! hard labor. Mr.. Clerk furnish the Constable
with the names of the vagabonds mentioned
| by the prisoner"
! Hamilton w. Mabis and George Wharton
! Edw wards intend to make us their de btors for
| still another delightful volume OF old verse.
| Some time ago the same editor and artist
! col a borated in a very beautifully illustrated
and well-chosen selection of "Old English
Ballads" To those whose imaginations will
carry them back to the days of the virginals
and the spinet, and in addition who have
caught the priceless outlook over the range of
Elizabetha and Jacobin literature this
new book of "Old English Love Songs" is
more than welcome arrival Even though we
be too busy to read the verses IL does US good
"in these costermoDger days." merely by
look within the covers, to know that the
world once was "forever painting and forever
young"
volume from the hand of the Hon. Mrs.
Maxwell Scott of Abbotsf ord is announced by
the Macmillan Company "The Making of
Abbotsford and Incidents in Scottish History"
is its title. The Hon. Mrs Maxwell Scott is a
great-granddaughter OF Sir Walter and has in
herited his love for the later medieval history
of his native land 1t is hard to imagine the
time when Edinburgh q hotbed of in
trigue between the Scottish people and the
French against England. l. a series of chap
ters, however. the author throws a light on
some of the darkest spots in the history of the
two countries. The cloud that in more senses
than one has so often obscured the Highlands
is lifted, and many a romantic episode and
courtly scene breaks in upon the gloom. The
book is IN no sense romance, except in The
sense that Scotch history in itself was in those
days romantic to the last degree.
Among the many new editions of the
tumn, especially table is that of the Spec
tator, in eight volumes, each with frontis-
piece in pho otogravure. This edition is an ex-
act reprint from the best text, and the
original spelling, punctuation and capitals
are preserved II one were to run over the
names of men best suited to write sympa-
thetlc introduction TO such new edition the
first choice must inevitably fall on Austin
Dobson, and the fact that he does stand
chorus for the work will add 10 the familiar
charm even of those unmatched essays. The
edition is printed with scrupulous care by
Messrs J. M. Dent & Co. of London, who pub
lish the works conjointly with Messrs Charles
Scribners Sons.
Messrs. Putnam announce ga Notebook in
Northern SpaIn." by Archer NJ. Huntin gton.
with upward OF 100 illustrations. In this
volume of travel the author describes a trip
| through the provinces of Galicia to Astorga,
| Oviedo, Yusle and many other places OF his
! toric interest. brief sketch of the rise and
development of the bull ring is also given.
Mr. Huntington, by the wav, is the adopted
son of c.. P. Huntington. Although still a
young man, he has spent many years in
studying Spain and her people, both in books
and in life.
Alphonse Daudet has decided to keep back
realistic novel drawn from life, which he mas
| just finished, until the original OF the hero
dies.
! 1.-THE Story of Gladstones Life" is about to
| be published by the Macmillan Company, and
is one of a somewhat remarkable group OF
biographies which forms notable feature of
| hair
story of mans life is at the same time pracGi-
cally the political history of his country, is
! the case here, closely has Mr.. Gladstone been
| associate with almost every event OF i'm
portance in English politics during the past
! few decades The book is freely illus trated
and can be relied upon for accuracy. since It's
author Justin Mccarthy, has not only held a
seat in the House OF Commons for many
years, but also studied this period of English
history with special care. His History of
| Oar Own Tins is sufficient evidence of this,
| if any were needed.
The life of the late Archbishop of Canter.
| bury is to be written by his son, A. C. Benson,
one of the masters at Eton, and pu bllshed by
| the Macmillans
| 1t is said that the highest price per word
| ever paid TO an author was paid by Messrs
| Scribner to Rudyard Kipling for his railroad
| story, NO 007, " published in the August num-
Der OF Scrfbner's Magazine. The story num-
bers over 1000 words. and the price paid was
| about $500
monument is to be erected In Paris, in the
Place Malesherbes, to Dumas the younger In
| the same square there is a statue to the elder
Dumas, and the name of the little park will
be changed to Dumas"
We have received from the publishers a copy
of the 'Paclfc Jewish Annual" edited by
RABBI Voorsanger. The book is we'll printed
| and bound and contains, in addition to the
usual aim nae, much that is Of interest to the
Hebrews OF this coast.