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..v. than ons ard we could wish ihonsh
c /. p.rhaps n mere matter ~ 'ns'" lhe. Nv
Az Jtubbatd mirh' cortlnue w h'' mn"'"'
,ndeav vor ~ eclipse the fame ~ h''hW Fu'
c,,Iyl. without spIittina'h he innritlV" Hh"n' !"
-, ~ refrain from unprovok"d as'nu's
anon tho English Language oven "uNs'
Uu.kIn n nd CARLYLE must he diSpln'"h ''"'p
tho long I-t Of names that ilI Va" 'n"'N
ropId seem that few men "ho hHN' WIN"
-, Inv. dore things worth taking about nav"
b..n able 20 resist tho Ns'or's Hhd'-hiheh''
Io,, gfsh, and Gladstone, however, h"ih
,.,,.ed 10 be persuaded 'o lecture ~ Am"fi'h'
,L,lc Mr. Kipling gave his reasons Tor nov
.,,, an in curt and Characteristic letter
Thar. 10 .uch . III NJ - p,ylns i,s cents for .
o., nd though suppose there money IN he sctr
In. busine.. /, .eem. hist The bother the fuse mo
,-ns At evsrybodys beck md call the night Journeys
and 40 on msss Il very dear I've sem feN men
,bo'ye lived through the hsbt hut they did not 'oos
bsrpy might do Il - scon - had two fno''s"S''
=, my hoq.s ns, on the horses and Till of 'aie on
IN. furniture and writer's crnrp IN ho'h hams o''
,,,...n, m busy and ron'cn, to e on with 'he r's-
-, y,,i,s hu.lne.. YoI forget 'hn' I've already
,d.,.d over ps ~ 'he states and there 'n enoah
money in sight 10 h'r. 10 face again scin' '' ~"
,o.. and Of IN" railway svs'em- iaa' h''' n"'
,r,,b America /. sre,t cornJry. bit she IL not m'da
for Iscturng in
Mark Twain, on the other hand seems
a. one time 70 have enjoyed his laoofs on
the lecture platform. "fecturine as ne
ia quoted as saving, lie gymnastics, ches'
sxpander, medicine. mind healer, b'ues
destroyer, all in one am Twice az wen
az when | started ont. have gained nine
mounds In twentv-ei9ht davs. and expect
10 weigh soo before January. l haven't
had a blue dav in all the twenty-eight on
tho whole IL looks rs though the IvCeum
business had seen its palmiest DAYS. Away
hack in the sos aud the oo tie lecture
was an institution. andfrom then on II Ht"'d"N
increased in popularity. But no" 'hofe
are too many other forms OF amusement
in the Aeld According to the MAJOR tne
lecture platform got it's first blow from Till
bert and sullivan
Persons went TO hear tho Gilbert and Sull'-
van opcras who would not previously go TO
tho theatre, and from thcm. pres'ilna bly,. was
the great pody of the lecture audience drawn
Good lecturers to-day are scarce and hard 10
lure upnn the platform, while. on the other
hand there are probably i.j0o travelling
theatrical shows going from town to town on
what are PROFESSIONALS known as one night
stands " This is q serious form OF comIe-
tition and one calculated. we should Imagine.
to mt the Ivceum entertainer on HIS mette
Tho Young man Of the country town. anxious
to spend pleasant and profitable evening
is nowadays confronted with an alternative.
lie may perhaps have the opportunity OF
hearing the eminent Mr.. Hustle read rev
sclections from his own immortal works in
the church basement, or the skating rink. or
he NAV feast his eye upon the frankly dis
rlayed anatomy of Mile. Ninu Patte ell fAir-
from Pars-at the local opera house The
choice will all depend upon the Young man.
Major Pond has n pleasant word TO say
for each Of the many celebrities that have
been under his mana agement-and tho list is
q long and nOtabl" one He has capacity
for admiration that ranges from Wendell
Phillips to Robert InRersoll. from John
Cough to y 7 Barnum, and from Mark
Twain 10 Mr. Hall Cains and Sir Edwin |
Arnold or the latter, tho sole inventor or
Teleovd ph sss-that luscious form Of literature
30 dear 10 the heart Of the impertectlv
educated Iondoner-the Major has much to
say The Anglo-Orentsl versiners frank
exposition Of his own literary method is not
uninterestng Il do not" he says. at any
time force poetry must be thoroughly
In tho mood Those moods come impera-
lively but very irreCularlv My method is
this: Either write first and roughly on
scraps of paper. or my daughter takes 1t
down from my dictnton-she is the only one
who car do 40 for meas walk mp and down
tho room and smoke.
Il put the rough notes In my pocket until
tho next dav. Then | read the verse over
and over. correct and copy all OUT myself.
altering II very much, and filing It up These
scraps cnter into n sort OF day book or ledger
until the work il nearly finished ! treat
the matter thus compiled M the rough draft.
| 60 over II myself, polish 1t and transcribe
II into second book. which may he called
the poem taelf, but still in n rough state.
Then | copy II out again. and finally in a fair
manuscript for the printer. Every line 81
the poem. therefore, passes through my
mind three or four times Sometimes tho
lines are important and triN be al once regis
tered Reading smoking. driving, dressing
FOR dinner-it does not matter how | may
he then engaged-the verses will haunt and
fasciua'o mo dance before my Ina snation,
demanding 10 he Fixed and ! must catch
them then aud thcro or they will GO Some
times the right ideas viii come as suddenly
rs II bv electric message
The Major writes with an enthusiasm that
is stimulating and his gossipinc remiuiscences
Of persons whose nam"s are known 10 every
one will commend themselves To readers who
eriov that sort ~ thing In conclusion he
savs: u have never desired to make great
money Nv object has been the appreciation
Of those served can sAy honestly hat that
has been the height of NV ambition. md is at
present as much as ever. That is whv am
in love with my business ! suppose. | am
thoroughly satisfied with tho results and
would no, exchange the friends that have
made for the wealth of many of our merchant
princes"
In Twenty Years Among Our Hostile |
Indians" HIuntcr & Coz Mr. !. Lee Iiumpre-