New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-02


fellow says in a note, to the poets publishers
my father always pronounced Evangehne with
the T. short Indeed | never heard 1t with a long
Il until quite recently. 1t seems to me very CD
jectionable and trust will not become preVa-
lent" .
Mr. Kipling is said TO be preparing a set OF
verses on The Cruisers" and it is further stated
that the observations to be embodied in these
verses were made during his recent cruise win
the Channel fleet around the coast Of Ireland on
board H. NJ s. Peorus. Another ship OF the
fleet gave a smoking concert in Bantry Bay ana
the poet recited some of his naval ballads on the
occasion
A story which Is told abroad concerning the
eldest hope Of Mr.. Kipling's house is rather gray
and worn. but a new variation may possibly
be welcome Little Miss Josephine Kipling, 1t is
related, whipped for telling hb. and went
10 bed sobbing rebeOusly: Il think it's real
mean so there, My pa writes great. big whop-
pers and everybody thinks they're lovely; while
| told Just a tiny little story. and gets whipped
and sent to bed
Music and Poetry" is the title Of a volume Of
essays by Sidney Laner. which the Scribners
are bringing out. Other volumes Of this south
erners heretofore uncGilected prose writings VIII
follow They Will include selections from his
correspondence
OF the late French writer. St4phane Mallarme.
Mr.. Edmund GOsse says. in TIE saturday he
view; 1T was part Of his resolute Oddly 10 call
himself by the sonorOus name N Stephane, put
| have been assured that his gOd-parents gave
him the humber one Of Etenre. He was de-
seconded from A series uninterrupted both on the
fathers end On the mothers side. OF OFFICIALS
connected with the parcchial and communal res
isters. and Malarme was the quite unexpected
flower OF this sober vegetation. He was 10 nave
been a clerk himself. but he escaped to England
about l-C2 and returned to Paris only 20 pc
come what he remained. professionally, Tor the
remainder OF his life-a teacher VI the Enslsh
~ ,a vii "a
cultivate a passion for boating, and in the very
quiet unambtious life If his later years 20 steal
away % his yOle dacajOu and lose hlm5eli' IN
dreaming on one Of the tributaries of the Seine
vas his favorite almost his only escapade. In
1873 or 1874 he was in London and then my ac-
quaintance with him began. | nave VISION Oh
him now. the little brown. gentle person trot-
ting about in Bloomsbury with an elephant loio
under his arm trying to find Mr.. Swnburne by
the unassisted light Of instinct"
We made last week admring mention Of Mr.:
Josenh Conrad's brilliant new story. called
youth " Those who have read this little mas
terpiace will be Interested 20 hear that II is au-
tobiogra phical. that the author was m truth the
hero IF the grotesque adventure so VlVidly de-
scrbed.
General Joseph Wheeers book on THE San
tiago Campaign" is announced for immediate
publication by LamsOn, Wolfe 81 Co Besldes
the Generals personal narrative the DOCK VIII
ographic reports of the interviews leading to the
capituation.
In the Carlyle correspondence published in the
October Atlantic" appears letter written oy
the author To his mother IN 1872. Much of 1t Is
valueless except showing (what We know al
ready) that Carlyle was a good son ana thouSht-
full If his old mother. even to the point Oh re-
minding her to take a warm bottle 20 pen Oh i
cold night But one paragraph is Of special IN
terest to those who care deeply for the scotch
mans work: 49, :. . In
MY new book I may tell you now. IS 20 NE
something about that same civil war IN fhsiaii"
which Baie was in the midst OF. tnink HAIL
10 or almost exclusively about oliver Cromweli
7 am struggling sore to get some hold OF Il. but
The business will be dreadTully difficult iar
worse than any French Revolution. II am %
40 il right: and If | do not do 1t right what ~
the use Of doing it at all? For some tine -
tried actual writing at it lately. but found II
y,s too soon yet | must wreste and tumble
,hou, with II: indeed at bottom do not kno"
vet whether ever shall. be able 10 MAKE oooh
out of il! All that can do is to try tiii 1 as
cartoin either yes or For the rest am
crown too old and cunning now 10 plunge right
On and attempt conquering the thing by sheer
force I lie back. canny, canny, ana whenever
find my sleep beginning 20 suner, lay io"ii IiG
tools for a while. BY Heaven great pressing
am not now urged on by direct need OF money
we have arranged ourselves here in what 70
7 ordon neople is an inconcevabie state or thrltt
and in orr small way are not now t0rrnented with
any fear Of want whatever forthe present loWy
self my Doverty is really quite SultaDle. almost
comfortable arrangement. ] often think what
sbou,d do II I were wealthy | am perhaps
among the freest men in the British Empire at
This moment. No King OF Pontln mas any power
over me gets any revenue from me- except WhIt
no NAV deserve at my hands. There is nothing
bu, my Maker whom | call Master under TINS
sIrv What would I be ate George Fox was
hardly freer in his suit of leather than here.