Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-23

which is imitation has often been ours.
nor has the abuse OF th0se VINO t'i, ,,,el ca
themselves misjudged been untempered
with the gratitude OF many. both DEAD
and living. who have acknowledged our
help and encouragement. A more ire
quent and palpab!e tllpute hhS . nceir tie
conveyance Of our matter convey.
the wise call it,. without acknoWleug-
ment, fer the appreciation OF TIE uilty
reader Stare super antiques was l. at
once the delight ana the defect OF the
English people We have been aSsocla ted
many times with the cause Of the pioneer,
with freedom and reform, re take oliiy
two instances: f.. ID. Maurice. one OF our
ca rliest editors not only discovered the
genius of TennySOn. but was the pioneer
of the movement To give proper education
, to women: John Francis. for NIFTY years
nur publisher took leading part in the
repeal of the exOr5itant taxes on itera-
ture and rho nress The general tendency
of present criticism, que, perhaps. 70
The absence of outstanding guides or au-
thoritics. is to deal in pei Sontilties rather
than first principles; impreSSlonlSm rather
rhan logic and to silence that compare
tive sense which acquaintance with the
MASTERPIECES OF the world encourages.
Immortality is 50 frequently and raShlN
promised to the writer OF touaE that s.cn
praise. has almost become farce, ana 1t
| i necessary to remind readers That re-
Strant in expression does mol mean diS-
paragement. nnI high standard Il per
Sonal gTud2c. We are az ready as any
to welcome the new man without regard
to ciiqucS or c"t"rl"s Ana our praiS"
should be the NOR significant because we
| have not vie jdrd to the convention admir-
| aLlv EXPRESSED III the last OF The Castle
| Spectre. which was amended by the ac-
| tors says Forster in his Lille OF Dickens.
| to the bcIletlcrnt but sweeping sentiment
| And give u- your applause, for that is
| always just.
| The authors Of THE Lightning Con
ductor," having been accused IN the press
| of writiu. that pleasing book to advertise
! Il certain maxi, Of auto-car and even a
! well-known brand Of soap. Mrs 1. n
| " illiamsun takes UP the cudgels III de
! fence. Of herself ana Mr.. Williamson. and
! has written McSsrs. Henry Holt * Go. the
! following, which gives some OF the anus
/ ing circumstances under which the DOCK
| was written:
J ing "A paragraph in a i!oSJon paper. ASK
ing how The Lightning Conductor nap.
! rened To mention - car: Inc Dest
how the story came into being at ali.
I We had taken the trip Of which the
hook treats on two ditterent-very dli. et-
ent,-cals. The first was the villain CIR
| Of the story; Oh. such q horror: though
beautiful to look at, and We had been de-
ludcd into buying il for Il very good price.
| We got lid ni it with deetlculty, "a the
scotch say ana finished the tour with Il
very nice. though not particularly Swdg-
ger car vi last reached Taormlnd, in
Sicily, the place where the last scene III
| II he. Lightning CONDUCTOR was played.
| ana arrived at evening delighted with the
beauty Of everything. to lind huge
| l.ud.nt Of letters waiting for us. one
contained rather bad news. for il told us
that The Traveller. Il very good ll!uStiat-
| cd paper had been suddenly stopped by
Sir George Newncs. ths. proprietor My
| husband had much enjoyed sending II
| short articles and photographs OF our
motor trip. ana had collected more rna-
terial which he had quite looked forward
thought that "Dthcllo'S occupation" was
gone threatened to spoil our frs, evening
in the most beautiful place on earth. and
| to cheer him NJ ! proposed that We
| should write Il book about the tour. MAX
ing it into a story. and doing it together
| ~" elaborated til" scheme at dinner
| drank It's health in 4 lttle champagne.
| and before bedtime the plut-suvh as 1t
waS-waS ske;ched out. The book was To
| lie in the form of letters; my husband was
| % write those of the man; l those OF
| the girl
| Naturally We gibbetcd the awful car
| which had been the cause of much an
| Suish to Us: besides. it Il way OF
bringing i little fun into the book. Not
| An acCidcuj was described that hadn't
| happened In us. Then. Tor the good ear,
rurcha$r. but just as we We're IN the
| midst III the hook the - became the car
81 the moment by winning tie Gordon
| I:rnn"tt race. We did not even Lest the
| -- irm know We We're doing it. 50 lIttIt
| idea We had of an adNertiScm, mt, fnr
only thing we even got out OF the rrm
| WAS q photograph Of the car for the tax
ing Of which 10 appear in the I.nglish
| edition. / believe We paid,
! As ior thr idea of our advertising --
! soap. it is absurd My husband had toy.
| cotton that he made Brown use it. un-
| I'll We Ntw, to our great surprise. in some
| American paper, that we wci" accused OF
| giving it an advertisement.
Ne had great fun in writing the hook.
and aIc both very pleased with its SucC ess
in various countries. Part OF it wrote
i'll Taclmna. ard part here 1T Hampton
| Court. in a queer little tempt, at the loot
| 81 our garden by the river. where Charles
| IL. used - make love to Nell Gwynne.