New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-08

It was at the foot of the Athenaums staircase
that Thackeray and Dickens made up their
quarrel. Dickens passed by Thackeray without
speaking, but Thackeray followed him and In
sisted on shaking hands, saying that he could
not pear lhat lnere shou!d any longer De III Iee1-
ing between them Dickens, though ne ne
quenty came to the club, evidently did not con-
slider himself a popular member, and rarely
spoke to any one who had not previously adj
dressed him.
Matthew Arnold was accustomed to bestow the
presentation volumes of verse sent to him by
many unknown bards on Che AthenRUm's hall
porter; and it is remembered that when new
waiter asked whether Justin Martyr was
in the library he replied, I don't think he IS
member, my lord, but III so and ask the
porter"
A sequel to Mr. Vandams book, AN English
man in Paris IS announced by the author
The next popular novels to appear upon the
stage Will be Mr.. HewIett's Forest Lovers
and Miss Johnston's To Have and To Hold"
The latter can do doubt be ingeniousy adapted
to dramatic purposes, but it will be wonder
if the peculiar charm Of Mr.. Hewlett's story sur
wives
Mani-aba has a college, and among its pro-
fessOrs is Dr. George Bryce who has lived for
thirty years in the Northwest and has visited
, every quarter Of the great territory lately ruled
by the HudsOn's Bay Company. He has thus
qualified himself as an historian of the company,
and his book is now in the press. He has, It
is said identified the sites of g-fOrgotten set
Elements.
Margaret Gordon whom Carlyle once loved in
vain, and who is supposed to have been the orig
| inal of Blumine in ''SartOr Resartus, became
the wife of Sir Alexander Zimmerman At Sir
AleXaDder's death box Of MSS. left by him
passed into the keeping of the Aberdeen munici-
pal authorities. They were about to open 1t
little while ago" says The Pail Mall Gazette
when a claimant came forward in the person
of a grandson Of Margaret Gordon, Lady Ban
herman The condition was then made that IL
I no other and better claim were forthcoming the
box should pass to him on March 10. That date
I
whether or not a find Of Carlyle letters has
been made The opening of two other mysterious
boxes was down for this year, Francis Douce5
box at the British Museum and a box Of diaries
I and letters left by Byron's friend Hobhouse
(afterwarc Lord BroughtonJ.
Mr.. Bodleys forthcoming book is intended to
show from the life and character of the French
clergy how "a ceIibate sacred caste may be
| advantage in i modern State
The Macmillanss publication, called "A
Book of Courtesy contains little anecdOte
which is interesting in more ways than one.
It's compiler asked a Frenchman visiting
England what he thought were the best and the
worst qualities OF the English. Your sincerity
and your bad manners" answered the French
man.
The widow Of r. L. Stevenson states that she
( has intention of allowing her husbands
grave in Samoa to be disturbed. 1t is a wise
resolution. There is. in truth, reason for
/ changing that last and most impressive resting
place.
The centenary of Cowper's death on
the 10Th Of this month. and the occasion viii
be marked by the formal opening of the COwper
Museum in the poets home at Olnev. Ar-
Clement Shorter viii give address at a public
meeting in the afternoon and Dean Farrar Will
preach in the evening
My profession" says MI Andrew Lang, ''is
to eucidate the germs Of religion, law and lit
I erature. to study their movements in the human
mind, and To pursue their history till religion
| blossoms in a Frederic Harrison. law in a merl-
Der of Parliament. and literature IN any one
, you please.
Mr. Louis Becke. after giving 20 the world
many short stories. has written his first long
novel-his first independent novel, for he has
c0llaborated in more. He calls it Ed
ward Barry. South Sea Pearler.' and he takes
his sailor hero through countless exciting ad-
/ ventures among the islands of the Pacific.
Or. Conan Doyle's book, The Green
Flag and other Stories OF War ana Sport" con-
tains thirteen stories selected from those pub
ished by him in periodicals during the last six
years
/ or Matthew Arnold it is said that in spite OF
his constant official work he got through "A sur
prisiug amount of reading. In mis- diaries, at the
! beginning of each year, he noted what he meant
to read in the course of II. and rs ne finished
/ each work he drew a line through it, carrying on
/ 10 the next year the books which he had not
/ managed to read. The Bible, with the classics
/ had a very large share Of his time. The last
/ boo h he read-in bed, the night before he died
was the sixth volume of George Sands Letters.