The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-18
THE LITERARY FIELD.

A
be well 20 explain that Yone Ncguchi Is
a young Japanese. who was discovered by
the editors of the Lark in joaquin Mi,'
lers mountain home in California.
| When the first of Yone Noguchi's lines
an Jared in the Lark. the world was at
loss. says Chicago critic. to know wheth-
er they were paroiies on a strange depart
IRE in verse and capitalization made by
stephen Crane. a Joke of Mr.. Burgess and
his associstes or u serious meandeTins of
an unaccountable muse. When the sup
posed joke ceased TO be a Joke BY relteT1-
tion the tnquiring universe was assured OF
the genuineness of MIR. Noguchi.
He is" says Miss Carolyn Wells. in
letter 20 the Critic. "a slender lad OF p
years. with n fine expressive face large.
dark ewes and sensitive mouth. his only
Distinguishing japanese characteristic. be-
ing the scant eyeiids. the olive skin and
The thatch of coarse. black hair which
typify the race. Living WIKI Joaquin Mil
Ter on his rocky hillside farm a. Oakland.
Cal. the young poet. both by environment
and temperament. is disciple Of things
weird and mystic"
A Characteristic verse is this called
Like Paper Lantern
on my friend lend 'hSu wilt not come back
am alone IN this lonely cabin. alas. IN
the friende<s
Universe, and the snail at my door hides
stealishy his horns
On for my sake. put forth thy honorable
To the eastward, To the westward, Alas,
"here Is tru'hfulness, goodness. light?
The world enyels me: my BODY this
night enveils nv soul
Alas nv soul "a like a paper lantern-its
paste wcttei of under the rainy
night. In the rainy world"
Mr.. Noguchi has a. satisfactory appre-
citation of the incomprchensibilty Of his
INES. If the world fails 10 understand
MN. he finds solace in this expression;
an the ripples know. AZ the nonoton-
Gus rhymed rivulet of time hurries down
dhy by night. with her Indifferent tone
'he fippies. gone down far away far away
they know" But they Will never tell.
Mcleod of tho Camerons' Is the title
oil one of the first 1897 publications issued
oy ID. Appleton e. Co, New York II IS a
hoVel by H. Hamilton, and the scenes are
laiu IN lndia, with the cha actors including
hnsHsh soldiers English women ana tie
natives of the country. The scenes and
characters are just like Two or three hun
dred other English novels but this story
's''- A4'ii'd ny q IiN' some what Out
OF the usual order. Mcleod, the soldier
nero and woman Halter. is a man whose
life Is made a torture by the knowledge
that he is doomed to go mad. Insanity
Is hereditary in his case and II ALWAYS
terminates In Il most dreadful form Of
madness--the uncontrollehle desire 10 Kill
a human being. Mcleod. ws,h this knowl.
eege constantly upon his mind. shuns So
Getty and strives not to become excftei in
any way. His only confidan: is married
woman. with whom he Is seen constantly.
ana who is goss.ped about In consequence.
She knowing his misfortune. gives hin,
moro sympathy than love. but is wor-
shipped by The unfortunate Mcleod This
perhaps tends to hasten the insanity that
Is bound to come sooner or later and
which eliminates in the mad resolve that
ne ana the woman he loves shall die to-
sether The wild ride with the madman
to the seashore where he is determined
'hey shall drown themselves. is an tx.
citing portion of the story. and Is vivldlv
described The break down of the vehicle
is the only thing that saves the woman
Poor Mcleod is badly injured ana while
being transported 10 an insane ASYLUM es-
cap's from his keepers and browns him.
self.
carmen SYLVIA. queen OF Roumania. re-
Gently sent some verses to tho Burns CEN
tenn.al celebration which are interesting
as well for the sentiment they express as
for the mastery of Scotch dialect they re-
veal:
= Scots. wha hae wi Wallace bed.
SCOTS Wham Brace has aften led.
aSSGots, your Burns is not vet dead;
Mnn1TOIll ha nnI
Nd tcb ,2u 81 ba ks thee and sing Ike thee
And mett the devil aud Dundee
IN inc braes o. killiekrankie. o.
20 Burns. thou JOY of my young heart,
ihon lark thou soul of natures song,
Hath WANDERED With me far and long"
IN his now novel. 1.-THE Christian" MIR.
Hall carne claims TO give picture of
Nha' he takes to he the great intellectual
movement of our times in England and |
II America He has used the savings |
nd doinss. even the published letters or |
recognizable people. The scheme of his |
'ook was In preparation for three years. |
nd during that period the author spen, |
nnch OF his time In the scenes of his |
tory-'thc slums of London. To quote MIR |
fall Gaines own description: ut .s the |
tory or an effort made by man of
1uch elevation OF spirit to strip the mask
rom some aspects of conventional NOR
.ltN' Despite the authors claim that
there is nothing in this story that Is
urtiul TO tho cause of morality and
aAth,' 1t will be subject In It's serial is
ue' like Tees" to expurgation.
The Bride Of the Tomb" and Guy Ken
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