The age-herald., 1899-06-25

readers see and experience all that he de- scribes-and surely no higher tribute could be paid MT. Stephens as a story-teler. It is just the book for this time of year, for it will make the reader forget time and con ditions-the heat and all the unpleasant things of life.
 Miss Wilkins latest publication is a very amusing little novelette, called 'aThe Jamesons," and deals with the advent of a new woman, Mrs. H. Boardman Jameson, into quiet New England town. This worthy lady starts in to improve the minds and ''widen the spheres" of the inhabitants of Linnville, introducing them to Browning, Ibsen and Maeterlinck, to aesthetics and rational attire.
 The Davis anecdote is almost as numer- ous as the Kipling anecdote, but here is the latest I have seen:
 MT. "Dooley' Dunne was in New York just before MT. Richard Harding Davis wedding The two authors are said to have met in the reception room of a well-known New York publisher. They were intro- duced. MT. Dunne is very fastidious in his dress. MT. Davis is more so. At the proper time of day Mr. Dunne wears long froek coat, silk hat and "spats." So does MT. Davis. They were thus arrayed when they met. It is said that both were overwhelm- ed at the encounter. MT. Davis was first to recover himself. He calculated, Good gracious, MT. Dooley-I mean Mir. Dunne! l expected to see you wearing GalWays. And do you know, MT. Davis," replied "Dooley," q thought to see you in shirt waist"
 Apropos of Mir Dunne, it is said that the first idea of writing "Dooley" first came to him about seven or eight years ago, but it was not until 1893 that he first put hls vague scheme into form. His plan was 10 take an old Irshman and give his com ments, principally on local politics and io- cal absurdities. Now the articles nave broadened considerably and are almost ex- clusively about national and international politics. The name "Dooley' was ran dom choice; it is typical name in certain parts of Ireland. MT. Dunne did not take his Dooley papers very seriously-at least not until others began to do so. They were at first feature of the Saturday issue or his paper and hurriedly done amid the press of editorial work. But 1t is the1r spontaneity and their lack of laborious ef- fort which makes them so readable. Fol lowing Is an extract of one of MT. Dunne first letters when he signed "Colonel Mc- Neersy," and gave an account Of the eoloh- els call on the lady managers Of the Worlds fair
 Thin Mrs. Potther Hammer says, girls, says she, come to ordher,' she says There do be business iv importance to thransact An with that poor, lone man climbs on the platform. He do be tn guy they've sent out firm Wash n ton Tor to steer tn girls right on parlymenthry law an he looks as worried an oug weed, as Tiddy says, as polissman in pianny con- cert They're no more than set in than an illigant-lukin woman she stands up an says she Ladies' she says I move we has naypoltan ice crane at tn loonch-on.
 Pint iv order says a gray-haired oid lady. Pint iv order says she 'Shtate we're pint iv order says Mrs. Hammer, says she The pint iv order, says th gray-haired lady, the pint iv order, says she is that tn lady is not ta-alfin- to tn question. .she says. We dare here to dls- cuss.' she says for why shud not wimmen take their proper sfare,' says she. An De- sides says she, 'tooty-frooty have been ordhered already
 The pint is we'll taken says Mrs. Hammer. It is not says tn first lady. want for to say that naypoltan ice crane shud be ordhered' she says, fir tn loonch- on, an nothin' tn old lady she says that shpoke last, says she, cant make me sit down. says she. Set down. says all tn ladies that do be on tn side iv tn naypoi- tan ice crane lady, an Thru her out, says all them that's with tn lady with tn white hair. Ladies' says Mrs. Hammer, 'ordher,' she says, wallopin tn table with a fan. 'Niver, says tn naypolitan Ice crane wan, till I gets me rights, an Whln I gets home she says, I'll be tillen' mo husband-boo-hoo,' says she, cryin, what a horrid way I've been threated.' Mrs. Hammer she consults with tn man firm Wash n'ton an thin she raps with her fan an says Ladies' says she, let us be friends, she says. will ye both accipt an amendment for to have both naypoltan an tooty-frooty-o tn table?'
 "'We will says they both in wan breath.
 ""Thin, says Mrs. Hammer, "tis so or- dered.' {"
 Mir Dunne's articles are now published in book form and increasing rapidly in the number of sales.
 PAUL PRY.