Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-04

the British flag over the South African
republic, lie was a mighty hunter IN
his South African days and many OF
the shooting adventures so eNcitingly
set out In his novels are written direct
ly from actual happening II was In
the sos and '90s that he began to pro-
duce his famaus novels, In 1901 he TOOK
up his investigation Of the condition
of agriculture In England, and is now
noted Tor his tlreless work In the best
interests Of the British Farmer
when Magnret Horton Potter the au-
thor OF THE Flame CATERERS and
"The Fire Of Spring" was In London
few years ago, she wanted TO make
some notes from valuable book IN the
library OF the British museum. she
went to the official IN attendance ana
stated her errand, and he began to
nm out her permission card Then he
glanced up TO see n most prepossessinB
young girl and abruptly asked her age.
Nineteen" replied Miss Potter truth
fully vaguely wishing that she were
older. Minors are never allowed IN
side the gate" said the official severely.
Il am e." stated Miss Potter, III you
really Insist upon knowing. | was de-
deiving YOU" The official sighed OBJ
served that he had known Il all along,
and Miss Potter was admitted in spite
OF her few years. 81 had TO tell him
that" remarked Miss Potter later, be
cause really needed the notes"
The late Guy Wetmore Carryl, author
of Far from the Maddenlng girls,
had very wide acquaintance and a
circle Of friends Of the kind very much
worth while, which he had acquired
during his newspaper work in New
York, in Paris, and elsewhere abroad
1t is a testimony TO his charming per-
sonaiity that such people as Abbey
Sergeant, Remington, Pyle were not
only acpuaintances, but friends OF his,
one OF his most treasured possessions
was an album which contained signed
pictures by an OF these men, many
verses by note' European and Ameri-
can poets and original pieces OF music
by such persons as Paderewskl, and
others,
Booth Harrington, It will be remem-
bered, was short time ago elected a
member OF tho Indiana Legislature, ana
during the last year there have been
appearing In the monthly magazines
stories by him written out Of his po-
litlcal experiences, dealing chiefly with
l0lltlfHl
tons I'm n small middle west commun-
ity. These political stories have been
/ collected, and published by Nc
! Clure- Phillips IN book form, the latter
part OF January under the title OF In
! the Arena" The simple Hoosier people
and the humorous and pathetic figures
that rise Out or The rural population
into political prominence are sympa
thetically shown In Mr.. Harrington
stories. He touches the life with some
what the same mixture Of humor, satire
and pathos that Mr.. AIDE has exhibited
In his recent rural comedies
on one occasion when Dickens and
James Pam were swapping stories
relates MI. James Mac Arthur In the
current Harpers Weekly Payn told
the following curious incident to the
author Of David Copperheld." Payn
IL seems, was returning TO his home
one summer night through Il fashion
able street near Piccadily, when a
sudden thunderstorm caused him &c
take refuge under portico which COM
tnanded a view OF one OF the fashion
able houses across the street AS h
stood looking into the lighted drawing
room, lady dressed In ball-gown APP
peared at one OF the open bow-windows
and at the same moment a man who
looked like n boggar ran across The
street and stood under the window. The
lady threw out to him her bouquet he
caught It., and, nodding twice to tn,
figure above him, ran on at fun speed
Dickens was greatly interested In thi'
story, and the question is asked wheth'
err ne ever made use OF the incident II
any OF his novels
Mr. w. n. Paterson, better known az
BENJAMIN Swift the novelist pro
misses a volume which Is a criticism o
life after the manner OF the French
epigramatists, In other words, II sug
gests La Bruyere's "Characteres' and
the "Maxlmes" Of the French moralists
II win have for title, 'Life's Question
ings."
The Macmillan company will publish
this spring "a short History OF Venice
by Mr.. W. r, Thayer, author Of "Thl
dawn Of italian independence"