New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-20
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr. Rider Haggard has been travelling
Egypt and has been writing series of articles
about the changes which have taken place in
the country since his previous visit
one of the speakers at the reg gent Shakespeare
celebration related that after Midsummer
Nights Dream" had been played to a rustic au-
dience he inquired of the villagers how they
had enjoyed il. They replied that they thought
Shakespeare splendid, but they added, We
think it real good of you Mr.. Benn to put
IN all that stuff about the carpenter and the
Joiner and the bellows raender and the tinker
and the tailor. We knew you put that in for US,
sir. Ho yes we knew that wornt Shakespeare"
Countess Marguerite Cassini contributes TO
1.-The Criterion" picturesque account Of a jour
ney in Siberia. one of its episodes she thus
describes:
A. salene1ns our heFt halt we stopped at the
] recall. not without shudder. an incident which
made deep impression on all of US. The Mayor
woman. who sat the head of the table
dinner dinner NY father. who had been placed at her
vouchsafed no answer. and remained staring into
tried fkeWdse 10 falk Win 'i her i as ala otber
members OF our partT but abtaIned no bI r
suits than my father Throughout the whole
host babe US Good night" he whispered to us
WIFE She went mad through mishap which
befell me when was almost murdered by escaped
pn so hon fcmg our ICON %da' was our Se
We consequenty resolved 10 keep i warrh by Turns
Al intervals Throughout the entire night we were
disturbed by sttled Iaoans alternating with sobs.
IN the morning we learned their cause: the Mayor
y was the wsiling Of this unfortunate woman
that we had heard.
The goodly sum of $3.50 was paid in London
the other day for autograph letter written
by Oliver Goldsmith. It was addressed to his
uncle. and stated his intention 10 study medi-
cine in Paris. AS for his knowledge of French
he added: IT shall have much the advantage of
most OF my fellow countrymen, as 1 am per
fectly acquainted with that language. and few
who leave Ireland are So"
A fine series Of first editions of Goldsmith's
works brought at a recent sale prices ranging
from SIZE for an uncut copy in blue wrappers
OF THE Deserted Village" TO $50 fo- a copy of
THE Good Naturd Man.
There IS a quantity Of material in the
latest volume OF the complete" edition Of Rus
kin Much of it is worthless, especially the po-
Itical letters which the dsapproval of Ruskins
shrewd father apparently kept out of print at
the time they We're written. Among the new ex-
tracts from the diaries and letters some re-
lating to Millais in the days when the two were
devoted friends When they staying to-
gether IN North Britain Ruskin wrote to his
father: t'Millais is very interesting study but
don't know how to manage him; his mind is so
terribly active. fun of invention. that he can
hardly stay quiet a moment without sketching
either ideas or "reminiscences, and keeps himself
awake all night with planning pictures" At
this time Millais was painting the well known
portrait OF Ruskin with background of rock
and torrent. 'Adillais," writes Ruskin has
fixed on his place. lovely piece of worn rock.
with foaming water and weeds and moss. and
noble overhanging bank Of dark crag; and I am
TO be standing looking quietly down the stream.
just the sort Of thing used to do for hours to-
gether."
In a small volume just published the col
lected poems OF Alicia Spottiswoode Cafterward
Lady John Scott. the composer Of the music OF
Annie Laurie" Here is her own account Of her
work thereon:
/ made the tune long ago TO an absurd ballad.
3riginay a NGT%ega ssar believe called kempie
ing at Marchmopt, and fell in with collection Of
o9s Of tR 6ong fa tRey TO o ths
go well TO the tune speak Of ! didn't quite IKE
baclit like peacock" to what it is now, and made
n15ssIf onv for INV own M eeT gT" i iSts
singing It and Hugh Campbell and my sister Mag
t es aAs0 L. anu accordingly wrote II COW" LOT
Lady John Scott died in 1900, in her ninetieth
year.
Was Tennyson sincere IN the saying quoted
by Alfred Austin in The National Review"
that IN the OF time all that would survive
OF him would be entry in some biographical
encyclopedia TO this effect: ''Tennyson (Al-
fre0 a poet OF nineteenth century who invented
new metre?
Writing Of lisa Blagden, the author who is
remembered by all visitors to Florence in the
middle Of the last century. Mr.. Austin sets down
a reminiscence Of the strongest personal inter-
est since 1t concerns his marriage:
Quick sympathy especially when allied with er
cepuonal intelligence. often confers on its nosses-
sor KIND OF second sight and example Of this
"a 1sa Blagden comes as the phrase is, very close
nome 70 me once when had walked up 10 the
villa Ciglione. and found her occupied In writing
- eoAsD AND hooMs EMPLC