New-York tribune., 1903-04-13
LITERARY NOTES.


old Boston Common il was in the late thir-
ties. with fits low in places dilapidated, wooden
fence an6 occasional cow part OF the land
scape- AT that time the present public garden
Was q salt marsh while 70 the west were the
waters and marshes OF the Back Bay. since then
filed IN, and where - now in evidence the bos-
tonese Belgravia- As matter OF course ne
passed through the Boston Latin School, where
among his fellow scholars were octavius Froth-
ingham, Francis Parkman and Francis Chio'
-Four years at Harvard succeeded where ms
fayorite studies were Latin and the modern lam
euages which last brought him much IN contact
with and under the influence OF Lonsreho"'
whose acquaintance he enjoyed up to the PERIOD
Of quitting Boston as home OF six diplomas
given out to the class Of AZ by Dr. Beck Tor
proficiency in Latin he was awarded one
After some further time given TO stuoies at
Cambridge embracing Agassiz's Lake Superior
geological explorations, he passed some years IN
Europe mainly at Paris and Berlin Abroad
his credentials secured him access to Humboldt
who seemed much interested in hearing OF
Agassizs career in America. then just COM
nsencing
Returning TO America he became engaged IN
mercantile pursuits for while, but on the out
break Of war he performed military service. at
first with the Fourth Battalion at Fort lnoe-
pendence. and later in North Carolina with the
9th Massachusetts, Volunteers.
Having acquired a residence the Sea ISL
ands near Port Royal, S. c., after the war. ne
passed most of his time there in open air pur-
suits. but rarely failed TO spend hVe or SIX
months every year at the North, often IN Maine
or Canada, where he fshed for salmon on the
Cascapedia and other rivers He has made pub
lie part Of his experience in the columns OF
Forest and Stream" and Of The American
Angler" Mr.. Kendall has always been per-
kistent devotee of rod and gun
Having much leisure at the South. where he
came across wolffs Tannhauser Romance, II
occurred to him make trial OF his ability TO
present II In an English dress
c5afIlard Hunt, author Of the Life Of
Madison" the first volume Of Doubleday, Page
& Co.'S Biographical history of the United
s-.-ss 4. q son Of the late William Henry Hunt,
who was successfully Attorney-General of
Louisiana Judge of the United States Court OF
Claims, Secretary OF the Navy under PRESIDENTS
Garfield and Arthur, and Minister to Russia
where he died In 1854 Gaillard Hunt was edu-
Gated for Yale. but instead entered the Govern
rnent Civil Service at the age Of Is In the
State Department he is chief of the Bureau
of Passports with supervision of the question
Of American citizenship and the protection OF
Americans in foreign lands. There is a long
list OF rnaga zine articles and books on matters
OF government and historical subjects to his
credit; he is the editor of the writings Of James
Madison in nine volumes. and he is now writ
ing an intimate account Of the spoils system as
IL existed from washington's Administration
down
Simeon Ford whose Few Remarks" are to
be published shortly by Doubleday, Page & Co..
was offered $500 the other day 10 talk ten
minutes twice day for week on the stage at
Proctor's Fifth Avenue Theatre 1t is GER
.ainIy a1luring.' said Mr. Ford when seen at
the Grand Union Hotel. 1T figures up $40
turn or about So 30 minute. The hotel busi-
ness pays me pretty WELL but possibly not so
well as SD 80 a minute; at least there are some
minutes when I co not make much as that
7 feel immensely f1attered by the offer, and II
wil be Of financial benefit TO me for this reason;
II accept it I shall have $1,000 more 10 give
10 the hungry and thirsty and If I do not accept
can certainly get raise in salary from my
partner
Tohn Oxenhar1 has set forth a novel which he
refused to class in the genus historical novel,
hut which nevertheless is founded on a back
ground OF the events Of the Franco-Prusslah
war AS We have at present no further ma
rerials before than the title Flowers OF the
Dust" we must give up the attempt that sus-
gests itself to discover what the books proper
classification should be- A Vessels Company
the publishers
The predominant aim Of R. D. ShaWs Dooh
On THE Pauline Epistles." which the Scrloners
are importing, is to deal with the Eplstles III
the historical spirit, TO set them as vividly as
possible in their original environment, to show
their relation TO the life of the man who wrote
them and also to the needs and circumstances
Of the readers to whom they We're addressed 1t
eIso discusses the leading questions Of literary
criticism raised in connection with the Eplsues
and sets forth the characteristic message of
each one.
Frederick s Dellenbaugh has been taking ex-
oeption 70 the cover design. which embodied a
rattlesnake, of his book on The Romance OF
the Colorado River" The Putnams have taken
the opE,ortunity of the issue Of Z new edition.
which Will contain some additional illustrations
and text revision. to kill the obnoxious rattler.
u- seems that the trouble with this snake was
that Il always reminded Mr.. Dellenbaugh OF
story We would say to begin with that this Is
rexond all peradventure Of doubt g true story
1t seems that an Arizona miner who we regret
80 saw refuses to allow his name 10 De useo'
after finishing his luncheon found a large sized
-st+lesnake coiled contentedly on his coat This
miner was tender hearted miner, so ne un-
cofled the snake gently and laid it tenderly in
-he sun The next day the same thing hap
rened. and the next. until finally the snake
seemed TO have formed the habit Of sleeping on
the miners coat and the miner had got accus-
TONED 10 caring for him. After time the
snake became so attached to the miner that II
followed him about like a dog, and slept under
his he'd As a watchdog however, its seep-
ness impaired its value, though its faithful at
tachrnent redeemed it's carelessness. For when
., axolxe one night TO find its master graphing