The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-13


published between these two noted men
other topics dealt with are; "Organize'
Self Help and State Aid In Ireland, b,
by the Right Honorable Horace 21unketI
NJ. p. Gable Cutting In War. by y
IT, walsh: Danger OF Politocal Apathy.
Studies" by KATE oannett Wells; "Hov
Can Homicide he Decreased" by the REV
w. Rede. ID. D.: and Boys Clubs. D.
Winifred Buck
The life OF varina Anne Jefferson DAVIS
or Winnie Davis. as she was more com
monty called, begnn amid the stoms o
war. June q, 1864. in tho white House .
the South. in Richmond. Miss Davis wa
educated in France and Germany. and De
came her fathers companion and secre
tnry, and assistant In his literary WORK.
In social life Miss Davis took the ram
to which her birth. natural talents ant
education entitled her According To !
writer in Harper's Baznr, she was gra
cious in manner, kindly in disposition
and counted her friends by the score
without regard TO lines. sectional or geo
graphical At an early age she showet
marked literary inciinations, and thli
tendency IN later life she turned to active
use. Her first novel was 'rhe Neilet
Doctor" story OF southern life whici
showed elements of strength and dram
atlc power. The book was very wen re
ceived. and her second one, "A Romance
Of Summer Seas" which appeared abou
two months ago. shows a great advance
in storytelling power, and IL marked b,
n sprightly style and an undeTcurrcnt D
humor. often verging on wit. Miss Davf'
was Just making for herself n position "
the field OF literature when death stoppe'
the busy pen. But the love that was heri
in life goes beyond the grave. and hoidi
in tender recollection one who combined
In her person all that was noble. gentle
and true In southern womanhood
What Stevenson's wife was TO him. onl,
she and he entirely knew. Though sh'
was several years older. there was neve
woman more fitted for his wife. Thei
Interest In each other their power OF un
derstandlng each other their ever-presen
perfection of sympathy. is best cxcinpll
fied In the fact that they often. years az
ter they were mnrriod. were known TO re
main talking all night long until the SUI
rose
/ cannot ATTEMPT to describe what Mrs
Stevenson was. and to a certain extent .
like half rs we'll as an American journal
iet who Interviewed her recently In New
York. on her way 20 this country. The
Language seems a little stiltcd and sensa
tionnI but it IL II very accurate descFip
tion on thc whole.
Mrs, Stevenson Is a slight woman. Hel
eyes are like black velvet sombre, In
scrutablc. fathomiesa. Her face Is the fac'
OF a sphinx. her nose straight and Or
lcntai. there Is the ghost OF dlmple u
her eyes. thicltly fioeced with silver. GU
short. falling in curis about her neck
and growing low about the temples. Sh'
IL composed intense. reprcsHed In man
ncr: shc makes no gestures, she sits In
chair. both hands uoaded with bnrbari
rings) resting lightly on the arms. He
very attitude again suggests the sphln'
crouchng in the desert.
..When you look at her daughter. Mrs
Rose Strong, who Is with her. tropical II
color. lustrous-eyed, with the face of {
gipHy. sibyi-you see what she mus
have been when Stevenson fell In low
with her. Mrs. Stevenson WAS her nus
bands comrades. He taught me how 4
live she says. as farnway reminiscen
look stenls into her eyes.-tM. A. i.
about Zangwell.
He is a man OF anaiogies and comparl
son. this zangwell, quick fencer at re
partee even with dozen sharpene
points thrust at him. and keen Inquire
Into the ways and temper Of countr
of which he knows nothing.
A physiognomIst would find In him ~
study. He has the large. stron
nose and the hign cheek bones OF forc
and courage, and rounded mouth and mo
bile lips OF poesy: the dark, clear eyes
set well apart. giving evidence or gras
and penetration. His forehead is hig
and the knots above the eyes show mem
ory well disciplined and well controlled.
Combatativeness. in tho phrcnologica
sense is small. self esteem and incredulit
are large, and the crnnial formatio
known as veneratlon not being well deve'
opcd. he is unwittingiy and unconsciousl
a cynic. Not so caustic perhaps as Car
lyle, nor SO diffusive as Richard Mans
neld--and wide Is the leap of analogy
hut cynic. nevertheless, of the lntter da
variety. with material and familiar appli
cations OF his own philosophy.
81 lcctured on the ghetto in England.
said he land on the drama. The ghett
ceased nearly tot exist and the drama
not Mt ALL MY first visit to American f's
generous and efrusive, that lecturer
killed almost by Kindness"
This was the expectation. Coming I
what he had already realized. the autho
said that he had been most impressed
land you have not put the question yet
he interpolated-"with the aruchoko
served In the Waldorf-Astoria. More tina
that" he added 81 wns taken with tn
view OF the city from the roof garden o
the hotel.
From that point 1t looked like the wor
OF the children OF giants. who had pu
blocks together In square and quadrangle
a Brobdignagian city. II you please, mas
sive. towering. magnificent. But he add
ed suddenly. why do you have such rnpi
moving 'lifts' in your buildings. and whe
you have the lifts. why have staircases?
"Dreyfus.' he echoed in reply to anothe
inquiry. ~ believe him TO be an innocen
man. Race prejudice, probably. wns re
sponsible for his prosecution In the out
start, but the pride of the army was re
sponsible for Its continuance. Attack th
integrity of that organization and II form
instantly in phalanx against you Al
who stood up In defense of Dreyfus suf
fercd. Lnbori certainly lost by standin
up for zola, the champion of Dreyfus.'
"Ard of Zola?'
.sincere in his convictions but won
derful example OF contradictions. he sal
more than he knew. Few men have writ
ten moro of realism than Zoia. realism
that seemed actual. and few have show
such lack of knowledge of real life, Of II
actual intrigues and plots and counter
plots. His realism on paper was perfect
His realism In practice was failure
He likes the capture Of the stage. tn
glare of the lmelight''
Are your opinions on the indecency o
the stage the same. now that you hav
taken TO the stage yourself, as they wer
few years agoy'
Mr.. Zangwill. whose facial counter re
minds one strongly OF Disraeli permitte
his features to relax into o broad smile
that extended from his chin TO his nasa
lnies. There is no laugh in his eyes,
II have kept away from the theater.' h
said. before the query had time to echo
''and will keep away until they play m
pieces, and those have not been writtei
yet But OF the theater-let me nsk you
Is II the same here as In England? Do tn
American newspapers give up the sam
amount OF space to the production of
new fnrce comedy as they do In England