Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-19

Wnlcn ne describes q Florida hurricane,
the fruit Of observation, undoubtedly,
as he has been spending the winter and
spring months in Florida.
Mr.. James Macarthur. in his Books
and Bookman" department I'm the cur
rent Harper's Weekly, tells new Car
lyle story apropos Of the Chelsea phil
osophers notorious dislike Of poetry.
1T appears" says Mr.. Macarthur,
that Prof. Goodwin Smith was once
visitor with Carlyle ut Lady Ashbur-
tens house, when Tennyson was one
of the circle at "The Grange Tenny-
son was asked to read one Of his own
poems aloud but, to the surprise and
disappointment of his gentle hostess
and her company, he relused-a thing
he was never apt to do Looking across
the room, Prof Smith saw the cause OF
the difficulty Close to Tennyson sat
Carlyle. who was wont to make a uni
versal sweep of poetry in Its relation to
common-sense when aroused by the
proximity Of the muse. Prof. Smith,
deVoting himself TO the public good,
and, we may add, in courteous consid-
Grafton of his hostess, crossed the
room and invited Carlyle to take
stroll in the grounds The sage ac-
cepted the invitation, and, during the
stroll, the poet brought off his read
ing"
Dramas based on Dickens stories APP
pear with "a frequency that is eloquent
testimony to the great noveists pop
ularity, and new editions of his works
multiply. notably Harper's new 30-Vol-
ume illustrated edition, TO the confusion
Of his detractors Many of these are
old plays subjected to new treatment,
but ever fresh in their appeal to human
Emery, a noted actor. used to lift his
voice nightly on the stage Of the Olym-
pic in London, and bring down the
house with old Peggotty's pathetic
cry, I'm a-going to seek my Emily
Now, at the Adelphi, ain the Strand,
he Is succeeded by Mr.. Cartwright, an
actor whose impersonation Of the sim
pie, great-hearted fisherman Is said to
be as robustly effective in humor and
pathos as was that of his predecessor.
Emily" as this latest adaptation of
David Copperlield is called, is support
ed by good company and looks to be
a success We note that Miss Madge
Leasing, who has deserted us so long,
does wonders with little Emily, her
comic-opera training Notwithstanding.
At a time when the name of Carlyle
is being dragged in the mud by his de-
tractors, II Is refreshing TO come across
Ruskin's testimony in one of the de-
lightful letters. which he wrote to Mary
Gladstone. THE death of Carlyle" he
writes, rs no sorrow to me. 1t Is,
believe, not an end, but beginning of
his real life, Nay perhaps also of
mine. My remorse, every day he lived
for not having enough loved him in the
nnNg hN ia httt
less, In the hope that he knows what
am feeling about him at this-and all
other-moments." 1t seems that In
England, where the Letters of John
Ruskln to NJ. G. and II. G.. (Harpers)
was privately published, only few
copies are now available, and the book
is likely to become rare.
Mrs, Mary Shipman Andrews, whose
Kidnapped Colony gave such pleasure
recently in the pages of Harpers
Monthly, is sending manuscript to her
publishers under difficulties. She Is at
present in the Canadian wilderness, "a
hours ride from any postoflice, and the
precious copy must be conflded to the
care of a guide, who may get there and
may not She is only one Of many
among the successful writer's of today
who seem to enjoy at times getting as
far from civilization as possible Rob-
ert w, Chambers does his work far
from the cities. II may be that the
rattle of the town restraints the mag
nation of the writer Of pure romance
George AIDE gives slang "the go-by"
In his new book, LII Rahel," which Nc
Clure, Phillips & Company announce
for publication about the middle of this
month. Mr.. AIDES Babel" Is Chicago,
about which rushing town II may be
conceded that he knows as much as
anybody. The book contains sheaf
OF brief little stories mirroring the life
of the great western metropolis IN all
its phases. There are stories of the
tenement" and stories Of the lake
front" Of the police, OF the newspaper
man. of the cabby, and of host OF
other types that Mr.. AIDE knows well
and has hit off with remarkable facIl-
ity and aptness.
The stories are IN all moods, and
there are as many laughs as tears I'm
the volume, In dofflng the fools -bauble
of slang Mr. AIDE appears In this book
as n splendid literary artist.
BOOKS.