New-York tribune., 1898-10-23

Of Lewis Carroll" prepared by Mr.. Dodgsohs
nephew, is coming from the press OF me I'm IN
tury Company. 1t will contain hundred Illus
trauons.
The picturesque and unscientifc side OF the
Amherst Eclipse Expedition OF 1896 has been
set forth ia a volume by Mrs. Mabel l.. Todd
a volume which will shortly appear unuer '"e
title Of Corona and COronet.
"a Grandmother" writing in "Macmillan:
describes the famous encounter between ~
fessor Huxley and Bishop Wiberforce 10 which
she happened TO be an eyewitness 80 80
happy enough" she says. TO be preSent VI, ."e
memorable occasion at oxford when MT huH-
ley bearded Bishop Wilberforce. There were so
many of us that were eager 20 near that we
had to adjourn to the great library ol .ne N'u,
scum. I can still hear the American accents VI
Dr. Diapers opening address. When ne dSke"
Air we A fort,ii.ous conc0urse or atoms! ana
his discourse | seem to remember as somewhat
dry Then the Bishop rose. and IN iib.t' sco'iiis
tone horid and fluent he assured US there was
nothing in the idea Of evolution rock-pigcohs
were what rock pigeons had always peeh' iheh
turning 10 his antagonist with stniiihs ''3o-
ence, he begged to know vas IL tnrousn us
grandfather or his grandmother that ne ciaiihed
his descent from L monkey. on this Mr.. ttuX-
ley slowly and deliberately arose. A silgnt' Iai
figure stern and pale very quiet and very
grave he stood before US and spoke those tre-
mendous WOrds-WOrds which no one seems sure
of now nor. think. could remember just atter
they spoken. for their meaning TOOK away
breath
what il was He was not ASHAMED to nave
monkey for his ancestor; but he WOuid DE
ashamed TO be connected with man VINO useo
great gifts to obscure the truth. No one douot-
ed his meaning and the effect was tremendous
One lady tainted and had to be carried out, l.
for one Jumped out Of my seat and when in
the evening we met at DR.. Daubeneys' every
eager to congratulate the nero or tno
day. | remember that some naive person
wished it could come over again; Mr. Huxley.
with the look on his face Of the victor who fseis
The cost Of victory. put US aside saying, once
in a lifetime is enough, II not too much
This "grandmother' has another interesting
passage concerning Matthew Arnold. whom she
met at a dhnner-and at this dinner. by the
way, Arnold first saw the young lady VINO was
to become his wife: After his marriage the
cares 0t life closed over him. and never heard
that unrestrained flow OF fun again. He would
flash out at times. mOckin5 himself and every
else With his peculiar airy grace: but he
never seemed quite TO regain that first fine,
careless rapture, and his wit was intermittent
When first saw him he was very handsome.
with thick hyacinthine locks. which he would
toss slightly rs he spoke and charming
smile. shall always maintain that he was
not supercilious. He never thought about other
peoples inferiority; he only said You are all
capital fellows. and am sure you admire me-
and did
I'm afraid the public take more interest IN
my books than do now myself" the
weary VI MI NuSkln 10 4 Irlen0 nOS
long ago. Old age has disabled him. though his
general health Is good: wheeled chair is now
occasional necessity to him.
There Is to be attractive edition Of
Professor Max Muers little book published
anonymously In 1858 and entitled German
Love: Fragments from the Papers Of an Aliens
There are some amusing stories Of absent
mindedness IN the current "Cornhill" among
the best Of them being this concerning Louis