New-York tribune., 1897-01-31


pair.ts in the February Century" confirms in thu
most authoritative manner the conception Of him
as a very ideal Of geniality which is held BY his
admirers Mrs. schmId alludes to his 'fnexhausu.
BILE fund Of high spirits. good humor and sparkling
w.t." and she takes pains to state that he did not
keep all this for society alone. He was not one Of
those who, "as the Irish neatly express II. hang
up their nddles behind the door when they come
home" On the contrary he gay as he was
industrious. and went on his versatile way fairly
bubblng over with v.yacty An interesting ansc.
dote Of his fidelity to home ties Is told by his
daughter. A. miniature OF Paganin which he hsd
exhibited at the Royal Academy attracted much
attention, and Lover was summoned by the cham
berlain of the Duchess of Kent to come to London
TO paint the portrait OF the Princess Victoria. Most
men would have obeyed the summons In spite Of
all obstacles. But Lovers wife was III and he
would not leave her. wrote to the chamberlain
explaining tnat he could not come at once. The
order was never heard OF again. Mrs. Schmid's
pleasant paper is Illustrated by some interesting
facsiniles OF autographs and reproductions OF
pictures Paganni. Campbell, Byron and Milisis
are represented
Grants kindness to the wounded during his cam
paigns was not confined to his own men. General
Porter tells in THE Century this anecdoe Of
day when the General walked into house full Of
wounded In search OF room wherein he might
write some dispatches
"As we entered, there was seen sitting In the onb
chair Confederate lieutenant OF infantry who had
been shot in the left cheek the ball passing through
his mouth and coming out near the right ear.
mass of coagulated blood covered his face and neck
and he presented shocking appearance. He arose
the moment entered. pushed his chair forward
toward the General, and said. with bow and Z
smile. Here. take my chair. sir. General Gran;
looked ut him. and replied: All. you need that chair
much more than l: keep your seat. see you are
badly hurt The officer answered. good-natured.y:
If you folks let me go back to our lines, think
ought to be able to get a leave TO go home and see
nv girl: but reckon she wouldn't know me now
The General said 4 will that one OF our
geons does all in his power for YOU and then
stepped out of the room. He told one OF the sur.
eeons who was dressing the wounds or our own
men to do what he could for the Confederate. We
did not hear what became Of him afterward. He
probably never knew that he had been talking to
the generaln- chief Of the Yankee armies. The dis
patches were afterward written in another room"
Mr.. John Kendrick Bangs has written a sequel To
his amusing "Houseboat on the Styx.' and this
story. called 'The Pursuit Of the Houseboat," will
be published as serial in "Harper's Weekly
during the next three months. II is to be Illus
trated by Mr.. Peter Newell.
Mrs. Pearl Craigie. otherwise John olver Honoes'
will 1t Is understood. soon marry again. The
happy man Is Mr.. Walter Spinder, who is men,
toned as being somewhat his brides junior and the
owner of a fine estate in the Isle Of Wight.
Tn the current number of "McClures Magazine"
appears an interesting letter OF Lincons hitherto
unpublished 1t was written at Springfield in 1858
and was addressed TO Mr.. II. d. Sharpe. This
gentleman had written to Lincoln apropos OF the
latter's defeat at the polls in the contest with
Douglas His famous correspondent says: While
I desired the result of the late canvass to have
been different, still regard II as an exceedingly
small matter. think We have fairly entered upon
a durable struggle to whether this Nation is TO
ultimately become all slave all free. and though
I fall early in the contest II H. nothing II shali
have contributed. in the least degree to the final
rightful result
A much-needed book is soon to be issued |"
Houghton, Mfin & Co. in the shape OF the CAM
bridge Lowell" All the poems OF James Russeh
Lowell will be included in this single volume which
will be further enriched by notes. indexes. a Do
graphical sketch. portrait and view OF Eimwood
Dr. W. Robertson Nicoll is quoted as saying that
while in this country he asked Professor Norton
whether there was likely to be any biography OF
Lowell. Mr.. Norton said that he had been asked
to write one, but did not his way TO do II; tnat
il Mr. Henry James would have consented TO come
home and write 1t. the friends OF Lowel wouio
have been greatly satisfied. but that Mr.. James did
not disposed to do this. and. in consequence. 1t
was probable that nothing would be done. 1t Is
easy to imagine the pleasure with which Lowe1
would have greeted the assurance that life OF
him would not be written
The Appletons have just published Miss Georgiana
Stisted's True Life OF Sir Richard Burton, book
which has been written with the authority and ap
proval Of the Burton family" and which obviousys
offered In sort refutaton OF the oosrapny
composed by Lady Burton Miss Sisted writes IN
a courageous veln She has no scrIpes aoou' aP'
pearing in the lists quasi defender OF the hoto
rious translation OF THE Scented Garden she
condemns Lady Burton roundly for her destruction
of that work. averring tina; she probably only nan
understood it, and hihtins that either hysteria or
bigotry have been at the bottom or her ac.'on
1t Is plucky of Miss Sisted take this stand ana sac
will win adherenis among certain llmlted c''e.e "
lovers Of the curious in literature. But the word N
general can contemplate the burning OF The scen'eN
Garden" with Indifference II may even on the ""'s'
approve Lady Burton's course.
On another point the author OF this new biography
is more dogms.tic than convincing. she pro'esss N
the deathbed conversion Of Burton TO ine i'on'a
Catholic Church was not a conversion al a.'' ~.
cites the attending physician as authority ioi -.
statement that Sir Richard died before the pr'ess
arrival Dut ner ha'aNe' - N"p'' ...,r,,v
long run TO produce the effect OF absolute SUNNI
Perhaps it will be accepted. perhaps not Douo'eS'
some of Lady Burtons adherents VIII rise up 70 '0
tradict it, In the mean time We extract paS'ss'
which promises to provoke much controversy. -,
Painful as the task is. must tell OF me a"'"'
farce which was enacted about that deat ss Tn.
Burton died suddenly AZ a. M. OCTOBER ~ lss' 80
terrible shock fatal termination o,Ia 70 have
seemed an attack Of little consequence wouIa Ia
dauntsd most Romanists desrous OF enecuns
deathbed conversion It did not dapn isaps sas her
husbonJ,s lie was in danger than she sent messen
gers in every direction for priest Mereu;g Ss WA
the first to arrive man OF peasant no late
had i,,st becn appointed to the parish came 'So a
to moet one then far beyond the rasn OF M well
fow and s,lperstition But Isabel had been toe w.
bv the society OF Jesus not 10 see that cnan
YET remained OF gorfyng her chqTsna body
vas NOT Vet cold and who could tel i0r ee,si eensni
whether some spark OF We yet fingered ~ h, ,bs existed
raasrding the decease. but doctors are oilen
,L"n 60 hardly had the priest crossed the IN