New-York tribune., 1902-12-07


Robert Waters of West Hoboken. has written,
and Charles H Kerr & Co. of Chicago. nave
published an account of the career and con-
versa ton of John Swintor. 1t is warmly ap-
precative. but not blindly eulogiStlc. or the
generous and impulsive journalist VINO Degan
as managing editor under Henry j. Raymond
and ended almost a hack-writer and com
munist after the loss of his savings IN an e1for.
to establish a weekly paper IN the interest Oh
| the laboring man
In the little volume of verse just published
| by Mr KipIing's mother and sister there is
sonnet by the elder lady which is worth quot
| ing. 1t is called Loves Hypocrisy
Her lips said Co; her shining eyes said stay
How tell which her meaning, which her
will?
How read the riddle of her yea and nay.
| And disentangle each. bewildered still?
Hearing her chilling tone. all hope expired:
Seeing her glowing eyes, despair TOOK hearl.
One moment certain of the good desired.
| one moment turning, hopeless. to depart
| ''Then. as she stood with half averted face.
| From head to feet yelled from his ardent eyes.
| Sudden she changed. and with triumphant grace
Flung off the mantle of her SOUL DISGUISE!
Sweet hypocrite, how false was ali her feignIng.
Turning for flight. yet, while she turned re-
| maining
The younger poet is also given to sonneteer.
Loves Murderer:
Since Love is dead. stretched here between US.
dead
| Let us be sorry for the quiet clay
| Hope and offence alike have passed away
The glory long had left his vanqushed head,
Poor shadowed glory of d distant day
But you give no pity IN lts s'ead
| | see your hard eyes have no tears 10 Sned
| But has your heart no kindly word to sayr {
Were you his murderer. or was it
I do not care to ask. there is no need
Since gone is gone. and dead is dead indeed
What use to wrangle OF the how and WhyI
l take all blame. take it Draw not n1gn!
All. do touch him. lest Loves corpse Snouia
bleed
The whole OF the edition de luxe in seven
volumes of the works OF Edward FftZGerald,
which the MacmiIlans are bringing out IN Lon
don is already sold before publication Ths
edition is limited to 10 sets. 29o OF when are
for America Each volume has trontlsplecs
printed in japanese yeIIum- The edition IS 70 %
uniform with the corresponding editions OF Ten
nyson. Lamb. Pater and kipling all or WHICH
are now out Of print and scarce
The late Leader Scott, q favorite writer on
Italian art and history. was in reality Mra
Lucy Baxter. the daughter OF William Barnes.
the Dorset poet She had lived for many years
in Florence. where she was heartily admired
and beloved She was gentle, witty ana ch'trin-
ing and one Of the most hoSpitable Of hoStesSeA
There is to be published soon new transla-
ton in blank of the '1Eneid." The late
Fairfax Taylor. classical scholar OF eninences
issued two books of this translation in 1867, and
they much praised by The Edinburgh Re
view The remainder was found among his
papers after his death. and the whole VIII now
be published
The late Frank Norriss story Of wheat spec
ulation in Chicago. The Pit" is to be published
early in the coming year.
Amid the latest writings OF the dead novelist
is paper in The Worlds Work lamenting the
neglect by American authors OF their epic OF
the West. Young men," he says, ARE taught
TO consider the Had, with its butcheres. io
glorification of inOrdnate selfShneSS and vanity.
as a classic. Achilles, murderer, egOiSt. rufflan
and liar. is hero But the name of Bowie. ths
name of the man who gave his life to his flag
nation OF a knife. Crockett is the hero only or
a funny story about SdgaciOus coon, while
Travis. the boy commander who did what Cor
don with an empire back OF him failed 10 90, iS
quietly and definitely ignored Because we nave
done nothing to get at the truth about the west
because best writer's have turned 10 the oid
country folklore and legends for their 1nspIra-
ton. because melancholy harlequlnS strut In
fringed IegginGs upon the street corners, one
hand held out for pennies. we have come TO be
lieve that our West, epic. was an affair or
Indians road agents and deSperadOeS, and have
taken no account OF the brave men who stood
for law and Justice and liberty. and for those
great ideas died by the hundreds, unknown and
uns,Ing: died that the West might be subdued.
that the last stage of the march should be ac-
compIished that the Anglo-SaXon should fulfil
his destiny and complete the cycle of the world
Those tender hearted women who have wept
over Miss Florence MOntsOmery'S story, Mis-
understood" will be interested in hearing that
the fair author has written another novelette,
1t is called AN Unsnared Secret and il ap-
pears in the December number of one of the