New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-13
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OF London
There are two things which only very small
minority of American novelists seem able to under
stand-whfch lack of understanding brings it about
that so many OF their works are, 10 English read
crs at least either tiresome. or ridiculous or potl
treatment Nine American writers out of ten insist
American imitation thereof as It IS to DE iouma ~
the great cities of either continent The genius OF
Older life but in its evolution of a newer The
national genius is turned not toward the faSt'
furthest limits Of the great continent which is its
heritage. and where its creative, apart from its
Initiative work has been and is being done. And
while the national literature fingers behind IL can
can novelist usually ruins his Tor, as is more gen
eral herr work by cherishng eXaggerated opin-
ing, word painting and similar nominations
A correspondent of Notes and Queries" who
says of Goldsmith that he one who in his
writing drew largely on his own experiences.
relates the story on which founded the
plot of She Stops to Conquer" Oddly
enough, he relates it as never told by any
of Goldsmiths biographers, though he need
have looked no further than to Austin Dobson
to find this Fetherston anecdote. In this fash
ion he tells it:
Goldsmith was travelling in Ireland on foot near
Edgeworthstown. County Longford, and was on the
As he proceeded he came to Ardagh House. the
residence of Mr.. Cafterward Sir Ralph FetherstoR
raIi I, for refreshment Mr. Fetherston
(the old Mr. Hardcastle of the piece) saw through
the mistake, and resolved TO keep up the farce ne
put himself into an nnkeeperS dress, his ruoicund
countenance well qualifying him to play mine
host" while his daughter, Miss Fetherston ran up
chambermaid: and that night Goldsmith went to
inn The next morning Mr.. Fetherston and his
daughter resumed their real characters, and great
in the play-to ind them seated in full dignity at
had tod told
thority-that of Lady Fetherston. the wife OF the
present baronet.
Another story of the play is thus told by this
commentator:
Ii sa fhs Of as G 6 5 M
remarks. when went to make bow ! popped
self by the daughter of his friend Lord Clare when
often related the incident to her SON Lord Nusent.
The pronunciation Of Dumas's name is a ques-
ton lately taken up by Notes and Queries"
A couplet quoted by Sainte-Beuve shows that
it is pronounced "Duma," as is the name of the
river Dumas in the lie de Bourbon. A CORE
spondent says that he asked two Partisan
friends how they pronounce Dumas, Barras
and GenIts. The answer was given without
hesitation Duma, Barrasse, Genltsse. One of
them added that he did not think it possible
for any Frenchman to call the well-known au-
thor Dunasse. If Dumas had pronounced
his own name the fact would surely be known"
A Japanese man OF letters pays in The At
lantic' an affectionate tribute to the memory
of his friend. the late Lafcadio Hearn. He
points out that it was solely for the sake of his
wife and children that Hearn became a Jap
anese subject:
Previous to the coming into force of the revised
treaties, and while there OBTAINED IN JaPdn tne
properties left ntestate by the foreigners that had
families IN this country but to their relations. at
home Hesrn knew this and therefore Wlsneo
1ITalized in This country that his whole estate
whatever that might be-should devove on ms
Japan no law of naturalization except by adoption
Under such circumstances the only way open to
Accordingly he did so, and assumed the japanese
name of Yakumo Koizuml.
Hearn rests in a japanese cemetery, and the
stone above his grave bears this inscription:
sHoGAKU IN-DEN-JO-GE HACHI-UN KOHL
Believing Man Similar to Indebted Flower
Blooming like Eight Rising Clouds. who dwells in
Mansion of Right Enlightenment
It is pleasant to know that the London Coun-
ty Council has named various streets of the
Borough after Dickens's characters. There are,
for example. Dorrit Lane and QuiIp Street.
A tri1e which has interest is thus men
toned by the London "Athenaeum": 1t will
be remembered that Mr.. Pickwick ordered
chops and tomato sauce of Mrs. Bardell, and
this order was discussed at the trial. Dickens
always regretted that he had not made much
of the fact that the tomato known in his
day as love apple 1t vas a great chance
missed.