New-York tribune., 1901-07-28

THACKERAY'S HOUSE IN YOUNGEST
GNrom a Photography
period in which ne occupied this house: Just
opposite came to lodge an Irish gentleman who
felt very angry with Thackeray over the Irish
Sketch Book In il he fancfed n relative mad
been maiisned in some satiriCaI description. and
mt To the author 10 come over and settle the
business or be castiSated publicly Thackcray
determined To wait upon his angry nelShbor. but
previously invited his boon companion AeNan-
der Christie head master of the E.diubursh
School Of Design, whose knowledge of the noble
art was extensive. 10 assist at the meeting 50
far to be the watch FOR fiSticuffS, should
matters come To that pass. ThGckeray armed
himself with a small rattan stick and walked
across the street while Christie looked anXiously
out of the front bay window. his elbows squared,
and ms hstS clenchcd in true pEgiistiC trim.
They did uot come to blows, however. for Thack-
cray easily proved the GroundlesSEess of the
charge 70 his opponents satisfaction and they
became the best Of friends
The house which Thackeray himself built at
Nensington is that lettered No. Palace Gar
danS. While this house was going I'D he de-
clared that he was laying out his money in the
best way he could for the interest of his chill
dren, and SO it proved. for at his death it was
sold for SIOUD more than il cost him. II is a
pleasure to note that the London authorities
have determined to name one of the new thor
oushfares leading out of kensirgton Square
'Thackeray ave OF "Thackeray-st-"
Mr.. George Gissins has fallen into rank with
an historical novel. its place and period having
long been favorite study with him IL is Rome
IN the carly days of Christianity with which the
book IL ais.
The statue of Heine which the late Empress
Of Austria set up in little temple in her s-ar-
den at Corfu. is to be placed on the poets tomb
in the Montmartre Cemetery at Paris The pres
ent owner Of the Corfu villa. an Italian. has
given the statue To the city.
The late NJ Pesteur's son-in-Iaw NJ a Vale~v-
ted"t has written long biography OF the rot-,J
FreuChman, and English version under ne
title The Life Of Pasteur' Will soon be issued
Canon Ainger, not bad authority, has taken
part in the discussion of the c,Iestf01 80, ~
erature he taught?' He at least has NOT ,,,,,-.b
confidence in the ability Of the teacher To create
Il taste Tor what is excellent where Nature has
not 50 wllled II. To the mediocre saws Joubert
the mediocre is excellent and the hundreds of
thousands who read and admire the novelist
called y could by no amount of lecturins be per
suaded thar their idol was of cIav You may
but You cannot compel their enjoyment
1 ne germ OF Il literary sense and literary bias
Is Born with some persons and not with others
1 here seems little use in ignoring this fact TEa
literary sense viii early stimulate literary cr1ri
os.ty ami the young student will read right and
lett, Tor his own pleasure He will taste this .rst
that wine. this and that vintage and will conn.
70 Hnd out which is the beSt-and WHY certqin
poets and prose writer's have come T5 he c,I1t
classics There Is no other way than this
Mr. $. Il. Crockett chooses unusual hours f,r
his literary work He begins at O'Clock in th..
inorhlnS and ends 1T ., and then rushes of To-
ms beloved golf This system means health if
one may trust To the athletic appearance OF the
big, siN-fOot minister
Mr.. Henry James's new novel. The Ambas-
sadors," is To appear as a serial in -.Harr,r's
Magazine"
summer working on her elaborate edition ~
Henry NauShau'S poems. She is staying at OK
ford and searching for material ut the B0dleiau
Library. Her volume of essays. ''PatrfnS" has
just been published in London
The st Petersburg Gazette says that
Maxim Cork the young Russian writer whose
recent arrest has caused much comment in Rus
Sia, Is now dangerously i'll in the municipal hos
pital at Mini NovgOrOd His lung trouble is
said to have reached a critical point impriSOn-
ment seeming to have made him worse His
popularity with even the lower classes in Rus
STA is shown by the fact that he has received
innumerable letters from peasants. in which