New-York tribune., 1901-04-14


The readers Of ''scribner's Magazine will not
forget in a hurry Il certain delightful story
called The Green Pigs" The recollect ton of
that comforting bit of humcr leads one to look
with anxious interest for Mr. PrestOnS forth
coming book, The Abandoned Farmer. VIII
it be another "I;udder Grange?
Who invented the graphic expression ami
mated sandwich" to describe the FORMULATING
gentry who fastened between two adVertis-
ing boards? The same author of course who
has effectually peppered modern English iitera-
ture with graphic phrases Charles Dickens. ii
is in "Sketchos by Boz that Mr. Augustus be
holds AN animated sandwich composed OF a
boy between two boards"
The author of a Nineteenth Century" article
on Robert Browning, the Musician" says that
with his boys musical education browning took
considerable trouble, and adds this anecc"te II
ustrative If Mrs. IirpWninG'S curious ignorance
of music and lack OF feeling for it:
Mrs BrideN Fox has told me OF Sunday
morning visits To their house IN Florence. when
Mrs. browning would be curled up in corner
of her sofa in the dra wing room. while from an
inner room would come sounds of childish prac-
tisinG, with occasional corrections and accom-
paniments Numbered out in the poets firm
bass. one story of this period iS-to the mu-
sician- absolutely pathetic i'll its suggestions.
a story of Mrs. browning saying To her hus-
band just as he was closing the piano after. per
haps. some musical dream of his own. why
did YOU stop? Here is Penini just come with
his two drums TO accompany you one Won
ders whether the father or the musician tr-
umphed on that OCCASION
An American correspondent Of Literature
says that a librarian in the Far West has
Gently had calls for Count of Corpus Chrsty.
"Dants Internal Comedy" Feminine CoupeTs
Works" Less Miserable" and something in
the way of friction" The story has its "ncour-
aging side the books once read. the readers will
probably never make these similar mistakes
again.
1t must be admitted that the average Briton
never shows any remarkable reluctance in print
ing such stories; neither does he hesitate To ex-
press from his British pedestal his censorlous
opinions. Here. for example is Mr. Horace
Annesley Vachell-an Englishman who has
ranChed in California for many years and who
has appealed in divers novels To the taste and
the purses of American readers. In his Life
and Sport on the Pacific slope" ne delivers him
sells of numbers of unpleasant statements con-
corning Americans VINO are presufnah!y ms
neig ghhOrs. He tells US moreover. that in the
West the people know nothing about England.
and the press faithfully records that ignorance.
With infinite regret state my profound con-
viction that the majority IF persons living west
of the Rocky Mountains rejoice when britannia
mOurns 1t is time. therefore, that Eng
land understood that the vaporings of after
dinner orators upon the AngIo-Saxon race. upon
blood being thicker than water. upon kin
beyond the sea. and 50 forth. much smoke
and have yet To meet an intelligent
Englshmar who has lived his life in the West
who does cot share my views on this unhappy
subject
The Just published book the Francis Letters
/ has cpstle written by Sir Philip Burke.
criticisng the latter's "RcfeCtions the French
Ervolutiuu.' giving Mr. Burke a little good ad-
vice this subject ami conjcmnng what he
had said about the Queen Of France as mere
foppery" Here Is Burke's vigorous answer:
Il not To order the natural SympathieS of
. nay own breast and "f every honest breast To
wait Uutu all the Jap,S OF ali the anecdotes of
tn, coffee houses ~ Paris and uf the diSS nting
/ meeting houses of London are secured of all
the SANDER of those who calunEiate persons
that aftrrward they may murder them with
impuDitV' | know nothing of your story of
Ms nit ilrrf.iV
the virtues of all those | shall suffering every
kind of wrong. ana cuntumey. and risk Of life
fcyip@S ana before | endeavor to excite an hor-
against midnight assassins at back stairs
and their more wicked abettorS in puIpits?
| What not high rank. great splenior of de
scent, great personal elegance, and outward ac-
/ conn lllShmtDtS ingredients of moment in form
ing tn" interest take in the miSfortuneS of
/ others The minds of those who do feel
thus ar" not even dramatically right. What's
leCuba to him or he To HeCuba that he should
weep for her" Why. because she was Hecuba
/ the Queen of Troy. the wife of Priam and suf-
fercd in the close of life Il thousand CalamiteS
felt, too. for HeCuba. when | read the fine
Tragedy of Euripides upon her story; and l
| never inquired into the Anecdotes of the Court
| or CITY of Troy before | gave way To the Senti-
ments which the author wished TO inspire nor
do | remember he ever said word of her
! virtues"
Somewhat sharp is The Academy" of Lon
years past it declares lit has been a fashion
Her tD hon no of fhp