New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-08


nounced by Lippincott. 1t Is TO bear the sus-
gestive title of "A Trooper Galahad"
The same firm is about to bring out DR.. Conan
Doyle's exciting story. "A Desert Drama: Being
the Tragedy Of the Korosko.'
Three English duchesses and marchioness
are writing for Mr.. Astor's Pail Mall Maya
zine" These are the Duchess OF Cleveland, the
Duchess Of Leeds. the Duchess OF Newcastle ana
the Marchioness OF Tweeddale. only ING
Duchess Of Leeds has been using Imagination
her contribution is a story entitled Pan. Inc
other fair danes are engaged in describing
famous family seats Battle Abbey. by the way
being treated by the Duchess Of Cleveland.
Mr.. Harold Fredericks new novel. the open
ing chapters Of which appear in the January
Cosmopolitan" is 10 be. apparently. entirely
English In characters and scene. II we may
trust to the beginning. II turns upon the IN
heritance OF a great title and estate
II "a not the fashion In these days to speak or
70 write IN admiration Of the works OF waiter
Scott; but We wonder how many who nave once
read with delight those magical pages Will agree
with Professor Saints5ury in calling The brioe
Of Lammermocr' SCOTS hrst approach to fall
ure In prose" The Stiffness and tawdry ar''-
nciaIlty Of Donizcttfs opera have no DOUBT
done much 70 spoil the story for careless read
ers But putting aside the stage tinsel. II is not
easy 10 believe that the general opinion VIII
ever be that Of Professor Saintshury
That is a grim story Of the burning OF C'ren-
cester sung by Bre; Harte IN "Scrioner Inc
thing is picturesque. bat 1t can't be SAID that IL
Is poetry.
Sir Arthur Sullivan is quoted as saying or
Charles Dickens that he wes a most dellgh'iui
companion. Apart from his high spirits and
engaging manner" the musician aoos one
might give two special reasons for this On the
one hand re was so unassuming he never OBJ
truded his own work upon you.
have never yielded to any one IN my admi-
ration OF Dickenss work but. speaking Oh mn,
as a companion. l can safely say that one would
never have known that Dickens was an author
from his conversat!On--1 mean, that ne never
discussed himself with you; whilst. on the other
hand have often since wondered at the won
derful interest he would apparently take IN tne
conversation OF us younger men; re Mou.u
treat our foebest banelites as II they were the
choicest wittclsms OF the ripe meditations Of a
matured Judgment
General Nelson A. Miles. having made long
and careful studies Of the present European
armies and commanders. has set down his obser-
vat.ons for the benefit OF the readers Of NC
Cures Magazine
The question as 70 The real existence OF Mowgli
has not yet been decided except by Mr.. Kipling.
A writer in "Llppincotts Magazine" marshals
all the available stories OF wolf children IN India
stories related by army officers and mission
arles-but he comes TO positive conclusion re-
garding them. Some Of the children captured in
the forest and returned to civilization have ev!
IDENTIFY been idiots. and concerning the others
there Is no scientific testimony Of any value.
OF John Brown-"Osawatome Brown"-in the
days when the last thing he thought Of was the
killing Of men, an old acquaintance tells this
story in "McClure's Magazine:
1t was the pride % Brown 10 walk off with the
premiums on cattle and sheep at the annual
fairs Of Summit County Ohio. In 1852 Brown
missed Of his fat merinos. He set a watch.
and In a few days he found another missing,
and he traced il to the premises Of a neighbor
named Ruggles He sent word 10 Ruggles that his
merino sheep cost him 500 a head. and that IL
Ruggles could not purchase mutton for his fam
fly, he (BrOwn) had some Blackwell! sheep which
were much better for mutton than the merinos.
and much cheaper. and if Ruggles would come
TO his farm he would make him a present OF a
Blackwell sheep occasionally.
Brown il we'll known at this time. was in
principle. as well as practice. a non-resistant.
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preached On the Mount. that II one is hit on the
right cheek he should turn the other also The
man Ruggles knew this as we'll as others. and it
probably prompted him in the course he pursued.
He cut stout hickory saplne, and one day.
when he spiad Brown drive out to the forest for
a load Of wood. stationed himself at the point
where Brown would emerge into tie public
highway and waited till Brown appeared. Then
lie applied the hickory sapling across Browns
shoulders. Every blow drew blood. Brown sim
ply folded his and waited for the thrash
ing TO end. The blood ran down into his boots;
between twenty and thirty lashes were given.
When the punishment was over Brown quietly
drove with his load Of wood TO his house. UNI
yoked his oxen and turned them into the pas
ture and then came 10 my Office Il justice
OF the peace TO obtain warrant for Ruggless
arrest
On the trial the fac: came out IN Browns test-
nony that he made resistance. The law
would have permitted a fine OF 500 but in MY
decision l snid 70 Brown that. as he had need
lessly received all after the first blow. would
fine the defendant the same as II only one blow
drawing blood had been struck so l assessed
fine of $40.
Brown replied that he perfectly satisfied:
that ali he wanted was 70 have the law
forced. l told him he living under the laws
Of Ohio and as magistrate. I was sworn TO
administer the Ohio laws and not the laws laid
down in the Bible. But he replied that he should
obey the laws as laid down by Christ. and went
his way.
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