The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-17

the Mercy of Tibcius," and these names
ore familiar 10 all who real English in all
the counties on the globe.
| 10 certlfy this seemingly broad state
ment, private note flom n famous pub
! usher aud humorist Of the recent past may
be quoted, one day Mrs. Wilson showed
| the writer q Quaint International postal
eard, II was dated Mt Agra. India. bore as
Signature the famous Fehiffre" OF that wit
and writer. George w. Carlton a freshly
| ohirpcd chicken. thin-shanked but ram
rant, ana II was 4 rat answer to the trite
query; Who reads an American hook p"
| Mr. Carlton had covered the card With
these words, in his fine wiring;
WIN you believe me when | tell YOU
here, Oh lhis brief postal ca.d that today
SAW parsoe boy reading n London
edition of 'Vashtl'-~here--h efei mites and
mites up In the jungles Of interior India
within stones throw of the amazingly
beautiful Tai Mahl. surrounded by mag
nihcient half-ruued palaces. wild moakoys
and venemons snakes. turbangd Mahom-
medans and naked Hindus. live jackals
ana dead Mogus, ancielt memories aud
modern rats, cnckroaches. elephants liz
saras, dirt. filth and magnificent ell
mater
Personal Intimacy with The modest au-
thor Of ihis lndia-read novel has permit
ted this writer to read letters from all
sections OF our country "a 4 from many
OF foreign ones thanking MIS- Wilson ftr
her work. come of them In sincere veb, of
personal gratitude for the practical GOOD
" had done their writers Ia changing or
shnptns their lives; ono aud ali bearing
testimony to the hish purity and simple
efsisuanity OF her mel ANA women. And
.therebn'-without delying deeper for hide
uen and needless reasonsis the real
cause OF the popularity today of these
looks, and OF their first capture OF tho
hearts OF puror readers everywhere, DO
spite the captiousness OF critics and the
iilprahcy OF bnrleqness. Mr.. Wilson
writes to true men and women out OF her
own heart OF gold. She ever teaches The
unanswerable lesson that right is right;
that the touching OF pitch defiles. TINT
honesty Is not alone 'ihe best poliey.D
put the best duty as we'll
10 pause again for glance at CONNER
cial values, through my own personal
knowledge, II Is fact that she received
enc check for $4,000 for '.Vash,I'' O,tta
lateiy II CHANGED that saw her semi-
annual returns for a siugle year--a Mad
financial year, too. For royalties ON these
. pvoks-sho has written nothing since
Tfberius'--Mrs Wilson received At mid
sanmer some SStoo, and tn January some-
This fact somehow got into the press
a. the moment; so its noting here Is
scarcely unseemly prying into pers,uaI
anairs' II IA further testimony Of the
value Of her copyrights aud OF the conn.
nen9e publishers have IN It. that the j.
o. Lppihcott company OF rhllaasinbia
sent special commission 10 oner Mrs
Miiron $4,000 cash for the right "a nnh-
iish cheapcr editions OF her works. I,oxal,
% her friend and publisher 81 old as shs
eyer Is loyal 70 her friends, high and
iowiy--tne authorass daclined me tcnpt-
Ing pn'fier, even whla she warmly ex-
pressed hsr nnnrer ,atio,, ~ n. "a. 4..s..,l
compliment ''Ne
But widely A. the World knows the au,