The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-05
CHAT ABOUT AUTHORS.
The Creator of "Mrs. WigssS Max
rtes--A story About Riley.
Especial Correspondence

New York, Feb. .. Mrs, Alice Eefr22&&]
Rice, the author Of the new hoog,
"I,ovey Mary" and Of Mrs. Wigs OF
the Cabbage Patch. wrot" the latter,
her first book, under her uIAidCI' name,
Alice Caldwell Hogan. SHE is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. $. W. Hogan
of Louisville. Ky. AS Miss Hogan she
was for long time Interested In the
| people Of the ''po' white quarters Of
Louisville. There she found her char
nctcr5. The sale Of Mrs. Wigs of the
Cabbage Patch" has h""n very large;
In fact. it has exceeded that of any 9TH
err book ever issued by the Sentury
company During the three weeks pre-
ccdine Christmas G2,OOO copies We're
sent out by the publishers. and even
after the holidays were over the sale
was averaging 1000 and 1000 day.
Here are some gems Of epigram
culled from books of the hour:
Popularity--it is a shadows 1urn
your eyes toward 1t, and it shall ever
run before you, escaping you. Turn
your back upon it, walk religiously to-
ward the living sun, and 1t shall fol-
low you.--Jcrome X. jerome in e4aul
KeIver.'
There is no fatalism like that OF the
| Indifferent man who believes in MOTH
ing, not even in himself. aud who adj
! mits nothing to be positive except
crime and dIshonor.-M Marion @raw ford
| In "CeciIa.'
The only ghosts. 9 believe, who creep
into this world are dead young moth
ers. returned to see how their children
fare. There is no other inducement
great enough to bring the departed
back.-Jnmes NJ Barrie in THE Little
| White Bird
| Good humor is IA form of tenderness.
| Those who are easy to laugh are like
wise ready to be sorry. And they
have fund of sympathy to draw, on
whenever the necessity arises.-@6ei
Chandler Harris in Gabriel Tolliver."
tell you the fascination Of this pit
gambling Is something no one who
hasn't experienced it can have any
conception of. | believe it Is worse
than liquor, worse than morphine.
Once you get into it it grips you and
draws you and draws you, and the
nearer you get to the end the easier 1t
seems to win, till all of a sudden. ah,
there's the whirlpool Frank Norris
in 1.-THE PITT
Don't you go an git sorry fer YER
self. That's one thing l can't stand
in nobody. There's always lots Of 9th
yerself. Amt you proud you Amt got
harelip? Why. that one thought IL
enough to keep me from ever gittin'
sorry fer mysef.-Alice Caldwell He
gan In "Lovey Mary"
If you can't be really happy, pretend
that you are happy, and the first thing
you know it will be a reality.-JoeI
Chandler Harris In Gabriel Tolliver."
From Washington comes a stor3
about james Whitcomh Riley which
may or may not be true, but which il
worth the telling. 1t is to the effect
that Billy Ethel, capitol attacho
has recently received a letter from the
poet of all Hoosierdom.' Ethel says
that he and Riley are old chums and
that years ago they both worked to-
gether for an Indiana sign painter.
"Jim has money in his pocket now"
says Ethel. HE told me once that
some day he would be rich and that
when he came into his own he intend
ed to carry money In every pocket, just
to see how good 1t felt. met him In
indianapolis couple of years ago and
reminded him of his prediction.
"'Well, it came true said Jim,
reaching for his pockets. He brought
out bills from each pocket in his over
coat and then fished down into his
coat and vest and brought out more
bills from every pocket. Then his
hands Owed into his trousers, and he
hauled out silver and small bills from
both sides and from his pistol pockets.
Finally he went into his watch pocket
oAo DtouSAl out u pa soluplece.
There you are he said trium-
phantly. I have got money In every
pocket"
Philip Verrill Mighels, whose novel,
1.-THE Inevitable" has been attracting
attention, says that while In London
engaged upon the original draft Of his
novel he found himself at last SO haunt
ed by neglected duties that he took a
day in which to attend to many small
affairs of business. 1t was summer.
After long and trying ordeal Mr..
Mighels arrived at his home late In the
afternoon weary and disguised.
II went to my agents and then to
see Mrs. Blanks solicitor and then to
the Offices of Eve different editors and
finally to see my publisher he said
1.-THE agent is on the continent, the
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