New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-10
STTBBS NONTNORENCI.
A NEW LIGHT UPON THE LITERARY
HORIZON.
,FR in The London Saturday Review.

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1FR- in The London Saturday Review
II Sc with much pleasure we nan me dPleal
ance in two sumptuous Volumes Ga Ir f tb
80 Nr I Stubbs Montmorency { CIeaiIls % nv
Si1,'a- Tree and other Prose and Poetic
nresT,s~. London. Messrs- Drummer d Co o.
"a ,1etl The two books, though eA lle1lIeiG
1it+tona contains only fiftyone pages ana
81 other thirty-eight-are chaTmnglE eot Ip.
The expenditure i'll leads and IN MhIe ma Iii
must alone have been enormous our II ~ " vd
t-1nv-n by now that Messrs. Drummer spare Ilo
exnense in bringing out the work OF n 50, o.
mi author Before proceeding TO d hioI n u
n15 1,Ca,,,;r7atiorl of the Prose and foetlc
Terea ms Of Mr.. MontmorelcH, ana 81.
account Of the curious incidents which i iuoftrs
Ironpbt him into public notice, let US demon demon
,+,a+e al the outset by quoting few OF ms IilIeH
and sentences. that he is vel worth tIle spaC
We propose to devote TO hlIi iahe i, Isbopo
o,,ani,7g of his sweet poem ! o a sili W.
secorted home after a party. what coulu ~
more characteristic Of Mr. MontmoreIiHcS3 H.,
tnde toward life, and especially TO glfis' ''i
this: =, -, ,,,- ,,,recleless arm
That ! was happy. 49,, .lo1a n,
Here might one almost say, Is lhe NIIo,I
NJ NIontn7orencyt not mention the j. S
Take again the Prose Dream Wnlch alloiu9 ~
books their title: ,,, cold like a
slim Of young antelope. through t1 n 81;
leaves Of the silver tree; and resu1s, VI + ,ith
on branch Of the silver tree see q cao 80 &c
. ei1,,ery coat She reminds me OF a youhs
CITY office girl in an omnibus reaulLie, :. baad
ba nv works: end I would fain lay my head
until breakfast is ready , co emo q
Prose such as this pure. showing so M
ro1,a for the metal which the great AflleIIoat'
nation would fain make its standard proae %
happily free from humor, has not peeil naaG
we venture to say since thauCeI' =. ~ ,,-or+b
not pause ask our readers "hetiler 1t -
,.tile tracing Nr. MontInOrencys deNelopii'et1
from the cradle TO the publisher; We are sure
theyS with us -. 20 ,sr
7 Stubs Montmorency. and little, or, lhuteu.
nothing. about him has appeared IN t.e az al
r,ass papers which devote themselves 20 lule
-;+tla-tattle we are forced to fail back upon
certain printed matter which mas Deeh hiiiNi.
communicated to us by MessIs, Pi ulilI IL
appears that MIR. MontlnoreilcE was pVIIi: "a
i,7 life in a Northern town. lie acquired d
knowledge Of the alphabet and other matters
there and he WAS so successful that soon ne
r1roceeded TO take up rather an important APP
i,afrtrlant in a tobacconist's shop We are Nio-
laring no condolences in stating that al TINS
time he was known simply as Mr.. J. Stupps'
his eroployer in fact. in the habit Of omit
ting bot the u and the Mr.. Later on ililulilS
he was becoming distinguished MI Stunps re-
suned the old family name. OF winch heithtf 4li9
father nor grandfather nor great-grandfather
knew, ANYTHING Mr. Stubbs served MS master
FAITHFULLY even as Jacob served the estimable
parent Of Rachel. and for the same reason-for
The girl But whereas Jacob served for one girl,
Mr. Stubs had a finer broader. more conpre-
hensive ideal-the girl 10 general. He wrote
verses which-if the publishers inform US. the
17resent venture is successful-nnay some day be
dienified in their catalogue. with the name OF
poetry. Soon the bounds OF me looaCcoHlsl >
shop appeared too straitened TO young STUBS
He procured a French dictionary and the works
Of Messrs lie Caffeine and Hall Game and
Miss Marie Corelli- After seven weeks of assd-
uous study he Ventured to London. At the res
taurant he frequented he at once drew atten-
ton by saying our to the waiter instead OF
s'yes" (he did not know, at that time, the Of
''sfD and mon" instead of no" Mr. Brummel
(of the well known firm Of Brummel & Coz.
overhearing this day, introduced himself
TO Mr. Montmorency and proposed book On
the lines Of that now noticing. Mr.
Montmorency geefully accepted, and. after
few days OF study in Dieppe and Boulogne
TO work Mr. Brummel said he could sell the
book and II would appear he has done so. for
although not copy is Yet in the hands Of the
public il is already in its Second edition.
few particulars about the manner of achieving
This may be Of interest Mr. Brummel secured
the country with a specimen copy making per
sonal" calls the leading booksellers and Of
fering them special advantages if they would
take up the work Then Mr.. Brummel returned
town and gave orders to print Just many
copies ordered. These viii go into the
country and at present you may see in any Of
the London shop windows announcement 10
the effect that, the first edition of CLEANS CT
the Silver Tree" being exhausted, second is in
the press and viii shortly be issued
Mr. Stubs Montmorency in word, has
arrived His first edition is undoubtedly sold
though Mr.. BruInuel may. later, have to take