The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-18

I'VE had reached the avenue, and 1.had
wished him a rather short goodnight,
when he consulted my card to call me by
my name, I suppose. F Arthur Henry ve-.
sey,' he read. I've heard that name some
where haven't ~ 'Vesey street, New
y orK.' I murmured hunnbly. . But you've
written stufr?' confessed to pot-boiler
or two. And hows literature going?' he
demanded, as we walked up the avenue.
I hesitated. One doesn't talk to people
when things aren't quite roseate, but the
inquiry Of the big, pleasant fellow by
my side was so kindly and the interest
$50 utterly free from condescension that
before knew it I was talking shop with
enthusiasm. We - reached Delm onioo 8.
Come in and have a drink said Davis.
We had the drink. oh, hang, it, have
dinner. You haven't dined; have you?'
AS matter of fact, IL had dined unusual
lyrWell, for It was: past 8; but I was en-
joying myself too much to tell him so.
THE dinner was am effort, l. do not
deny 1t, but, I shall never forget how She
snapped the stem OF, his Wine-glass, to @ex-
press his contempt ST. zeertain literary
chap who dinesll at. ne tbarbaric hour De
rs. UT was a Joy, baAI 1SsraNst remember
too, that before we ft the table he in
sisted $op~my sending him my two hum
l.
four aged letter Of criticism from. him a
few days after-crjticism that has been
of more assistance to me than most So
when people point their stories with Da-
Wis name I like to think of this little in
cident and to wonder if they aren't a bit
unjust-if it isn't that he's a conveniently
known parsonage on which to hang quips
and stings that make one ridiculous.' ~
AN ANGLO FRENCH UNION! . A
FRENCHMAN'S DREAM OF TOMOR-
RoW.-Robert d'Humieres, who knows the
French by his birth and training, travelled
extensively thru Great Britain and her
possessions and was filled with admiration
for the great national traits that he saw
manifesting themselves, and now, with
the recent Anglo French treaty as start
ing point. argues for "a Franco English
leadership of the world. The idea is set
forth in an introduction to Thru Isle and
Empire, book of Impressions impress
sionistically told. The French, says M.
| d Humieres,. see "the universe under an
intellectual aspect" the English under a
moral aspect The union OF these Two
qualities, with others, he believes, would
make an ideal alliance. The idea is one
to make the kaiser's mustaches stlffen'
if nothing else But, while such a union
looks to be far. very far, away, the sign
| is good It shows what comes from be-
coming better acquainted.
OF the author impressions OF the
| Englishmen at home and in the colonies
an Englishman's view IS worth more than
ours. Rudyard Kipling, in an introduc-
| ton to the English edition OF the book
( saws among other things: .
| There are few things more interesting than
| to see ones own country from without, ana eyes
! that are as penetrating (and as merc1tul) as
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AMERICAN BOYS AT PORT: AR
| !THUR.-Edward Stratemeyer has added
| a third volume to his Soldiers OF For
tune Series He calls it At the Fail O
Port Arthur. 1t is the tale OF Larry Rus
sell and Luke Striker, who fall Hrst Int
/ the hands Of the Russian sea-hght
! ers and then into the hands OF Admlra
i Togo Of the Japanese fleet, and are IN a
i the fall Of Port Arthur. 1t is story tt
catch the fancy of boys, just at this time
especially
] T- Lee & Shepard, Boston, s1,25.
I TRoDDEN HARD.
i : Three thousand years or more ago
I King Solomon, both sage and bard,,
II Observed a fact he noted thus:
! ~ s',rhe way of the transgressors hard.
i The question why is oft discussed @
But this solution seems complete;
4 The sinners way is hard because
i It's trodden by SO many feet.
i William B. Hills. in May Smart Set