Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-21
M1NeToN. SEPTEMBER ~ 1899.

Or WnM strong HioHurcu hS'a 49,
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If earth is on fast-expiring lease,
Why on earth should not all agree tor
peace? ,
In, the course of a poem entitled
"Cabby 1872 Strikes" impartlng the
sentiments of cabman unwillingiy IN
volyed in labor turmoil, these stanzas
forcefully express a homely truth, ana
from the real workman's point OF view
Bust the strikes and blow the leaders,
Chasing honest toll away !.
If they were the peoples feeders
I'd have nothing more to say
Yes I would, though give me suthing
Whore my bread fairly earli,-,
How much more | make than nothing,
That is purely my concern!
In the way Of caustic humor are
these lines, entitled IAN Old Maid"
When Jenny was about to die,
The devil slowly sauntered by; IS
Quoth he, "1'll take the off-chance here,
I've got just half Il day to spare"
Then Jenny started off TO talk,
The hour-hand round the clock did walk,
As ont there flew the lies aud scandal,
Like swinging round Maxim handle.
Enraged, quoth he, "By gum, I'll want herl
Her tongues got such all ostrich canter
And another specimen In the same
vein reads:
Satan for teacher Wood inquiries. IAN
| And whips him off to mend his fires.
| For why ? his one prevailing feature
| Was Wood by name and wood by nature.
| When on the fires this wood they cast,
| Even Satan stood right sore aghast,
| The fires went out. the devils too,
| An awful smoke did them pursue;
| Quo Nick, enraged, Let him return,
That d old Woods too green to burn!'
The title Of the volume, Songs to
| Merris," is peculiar in that the name
thus appropriated is Christian namo
of exceeding rarity. So far rs is
known, it is borne only by Mr.. Merits
Taylor Of Every Evening and by a
little nephew, son of Mr.. George H.
Taylor. also of Every Evening, it
having heretofore been bestowed ex-
clnsively upon male members of the
Taylor family, running back many
years 1t was probably derived from
| Maris, an old and familiar name in
this State and in Pennsylvania.
"Songs to Merris, however, are
dedicated to woman, and the author,
IN response 10 note Of inquiry, says
that the name was solely fanciful
conception upon his part, he having
invented it from the two Christian
names of the lady rolled into one.
Until he received the inquiry he did
not know that the name existed in the
wide world outside of his volume Of
poems. #
Tho volume is handsomely printed,
| in edition de luxe form, and is nm ex-
cellent specimen of English Typography
and letter-press
Received of the publishers.
The G. W. Dillingham; Co. will be
the American publishers of the long
expected memoirs of Victor Hugo, "
which promise to form one of the most
important works of the coming season.
These memoirs, which will be translated
by Mr.. John w. Harding, begin with
the year 1926. when Hugo witnessed
the coronation OF Charles y. at Rheims.
Hugo was in the confidence of Louis
Philippe. and the earlier parts of bis
memoirs will have the desirable quality
OF being practically new, as his later
career, notably his opposition to Napo-
leon III, has obscured these days oil
his early manhood. Like Daudet,
Hugo did not admire the Academic
Franchise, which rejected him when
he became candidate for one of its
fauteuils for the first time; the result
was sarcastic chapter on the institu-
tion that will now see the light for. the
first time. The work, also, contains
the hitherto unpublished details of the
execution of LOUIS XVI, which were
recounted to Hugo by an eye witness.
In addition to the memoirs propei
there are some miscellaneous essays anc
what amount practically to short
stories 1.-THE Hovel, - THE Easter
Daisy" "A Dream" and Love Ia
Prison." are said to be exquisite
master pieces. The work will make
simultaneous with the Paris and Lon.
don editions, October 10th. Many
advance orders are already placed fol
the book.
Other new publications by the G. W
Dillingham; Go. are the "Tracy Dia
monds," by Mrs. Mary j. Holmes
Mrs. Holmes has written 81 novels
which have had combined sale o
over 1900, 600 copies. 1.-THE Funn,
Side of Politics" by George S. Hilton
containing many amusing stories tolt
in the House and Senate, in Wash
ington, and anecdotes by many liyipt
politicians. "a Transplanted Lily, :
novel by Sydney j. Wilson. 9Th,
Broken LocKet,n by Will A. Garland
who is son of ex-senator Garland
and Don Fernandez, the Spanish
Spy" by Barclay NJ. Ross.
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