New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-16


into beautiful and little trodden paths; STILL L
cannot but think many of his sOlemnitieS
trifling subjects not much more than parody
walking backward, man may suck nectar
through straw, but not if he dips it in butter
milk.
"A successful author must be careful, or he
will initiate himself. After one has put shot
through the target, he will lose his labor if he
fire through the hole.
Excuse my indelicacy; but whenever 1 see
johnny-cake without consistency and butter
without flavor, reminded of poultice and
simple cerate.
Nothing can be more delightful than to listen
to person laboring through a string of alb
surdities in order to prove an axiom
Bars next novel. The Black Shilling The title
refers to the piece of silver supposed be given
at the signing of Satanic contract.
woman, Mrs Northesk Wilson. has written
the first book thus far announced on the recent
assassinations in Servia- 1t is to be called BEL
have an introduction written by the Servian
Minister at the Court of st. James.
The British and Foreign Bible Society cele-
brates its centenary in 1904 and in view of that
event a history of the society by Mr. William
Canton will presently be published.
Mr. w. G. Conngwood in a book of "Ruskin
RelcS which he has in press, describes many
interesting objects associated with the great
% SI' and tells anecdotes relating to them.
some sketches by Ruskin will be included
among the illustrations.
Mr. Charles Whibley's book on Thackeray in
the Modern English Writers" series will be
published next month
Mr. ]. S. Farmer, cola borator with the late
William Ernest Henley on Slang and Its An
alogues," has written to THE Academy and lit
erature to state that at the time of his friends
death, save for proof reading and actual pub
Gcatlon; our task was practically complete.
Subscribers may be assured he adds 'of faith
Iu trusteeshlp on my part to include all the ma
teTlal suggestions and additions left i'm my
hands Much of it will find fitting place in
the proposed Joint Terminal Essay long roughly
outlined, and often discussed between us
There, Also hope to tell something of the story
OF Mr.. Henleys long sustained labor of love on
this book"
Another correspondent of the same journal
tells of some tobacco verses" of Mr. Henley's
winch he possesses, and gives from his store
these lines:
INTER sODALEs
Oyer Yaos1r pipe ;t the "A, angel Of Conversation
And, in fine spiritual exatation, P-0'
The Has teins a very sPe99dthrft to disburse
An anliable, delicate animation
INFORMS our thought. and earnest we rebaor ca
Inc sweet STar ola farce Of mutual admiration
o% soft this tRe h sSnf delicious del diyagatn
With what genius for administrator tit iR% 'erse'
We rearrange the rambling universe
And map the course of mans regeneratio,
over a pipe.
The general expectation in London is that If
memoir or Henley is published Mr. whitley
one OF his closest disciples, will be the author
the articles which Mr.. S. r. Crockett has been
contributing to Good Words" under the title
OF me AdYenturer in SPAIN" are soon to be
brought out in book form. The Illustrations will
be from photographs taken by the author
Mr.. Joseph Hatton gives in '"The People this
story OF Mr.. j. NJ. Barrie's about the way in
which his early literary ambitions were frowned
upon by friends The malignity of publishers"
says the author OF Sentimental Tommy could
not turn me back; from the day on which I first
tasted blood in the garnet my mind was made
up; there could be no humdrum dreadful profess
sion Tor me; literature was my game. 1t was
not highly thought of by those who wished me
Wen remember being asked by two maiden
ladies. about the time / 11riNersitH hat