The Washington herald., 1907-03-17

high schools or the lower college classes.
With a little judscious explanation OF
Roman life on the part OF the teacher.
these epigrams may be made thoroughly
interesting; they are short and suited 10
mt in odd moments for the sake Of variety,
and the notes are such as to make any
required preparation extremely easy.
The record Of book popularity at the
Public Library during the past week
shows that in non-fction Benson's From
a College window continues to be a
favorite, but this week it is coupled with
Shaw's Three Plays for Puritans,
which would seem to indicate that the
Shaw cult is taking hold here. In nc
tion. Meredith NicholsOn's The Port OF
Missing Men" and Mary Z. Wilkins Free
mans BY the Light Of the Soul, were
tine most called for, and the juveniles
wanted Lang's Pink Fairy Book and the
good old Arabian Nights. It is good tc
think that children still enjoy the Ara
bian Nights, for
When the breeze Of joyful dawn blew free
In the silken sail Of infancy.
The tide Of time 1oW a back with me,
The forward flowing tiie OF time;
And many a sleepy summer nom,
AdOWu the Tirris ] was borne,
To Ba=iad's shriues Of fretted gold.
High-walled gardens green and gold
True 9iussum8u ! and sworn.
For IL was in the golden prime
OF good Haroim Alraschd.
Six columns three on either side.
Pure silver undCrPTopt, a rich
/ Throne of the massive Gre. from which
Down drooped. in many a floating fold,
/ Engaranded and diaperd
1 With invrought flowers, cloth Of gold
Thereon, his deep cye laughter stiTrd
With mcrrimeut Of kingly pride
sole star Of al that place and time.
] saw HMM his golden prime,
The Good HarJIn Araschid
John Fox. jr.. the noted m0untain-dia
/ Iect author author Of Little Shepherd
Of Kingdom Come "A knight Of th'
Cumberland - Christmas Eve on Lone
some and other popular books. is at hi'
/ home near Bristol, Va hard at work OF
what his friends say will be the best OF
all of his novels. The new book which
will be nearly twice as long as an oTdi
nary novel. Is nearing completion. but vii
/ probably not appear this year. From an
artistic standpoint II is said that II eX
/ cells any of his past productions
4 am staying close at home, and if
/ ever did work ] am working now" SAID
/ Mr.. Fox. when in Bristol. II am reading
/ as little as possible, and am denying my
I self almost all pleasure 10 get in as muCf
Z time as possible"
Mr.. Fox writes spasmOdically. He al
ways uses a fountain pen. later having
/ his copy very carefully typewrit
/ ten by experts. for the publishers. He
1 has the aid and sympathy OF a cOterie o
very intimate friends, in whose judg
ment he has implicit confidence. and &
4 whom he delights in reading chapters o
/ his new work.
In the latter part Of the month theT.
will appear. from Charles Scribner's Sons
/ new volume in the complete edition o.
! Ibsen containing THE Wild Duck" anC
"An Enemy Of the People" n new volume
/ in the Original Narratives Of Early
American History" on THE Spanish Ex
plOreTs in the Southern United States
( "A Bird's-Eye View Of American His
tory" by Leon G.. Prince. and Apollo
An illustrated Manual of the History o
/ Art Throughout the Ages" by SalomOI
/ Reinach. The fiction will include 'PoisOI
I Island a new novel by A. T. QuilleT
Couch. and four volumes in the new edi
I tion OF the works Of Ivan TUrgenieff, in
cludlng "Rudin and a King Lear Of tht
/ Steppes," ," "A Nobleman's Nest" "On tn,
/ Eve and Fathers and Children"
! We have been accustomed Of late year.
/ to find authors winning prominent publ,
/ positions COngressmen. Senator's. mem
/ bers Of Parliament, ambassadors. mem
/ beTs of the American Cabinet and Of tn,
/ British ministry. have in recent years
/ figured in the publishers lists. and 81
/ have even Queen Victoria and Presiden
! Roosevelt
/ It is not nowadays common. however. &
/ find authors accepting what are deemed
/ the more humble positions Of public trust
| In spite of the examples set in the pas
/ by such men as Robert Burns. who wa.
/ a gauger, and Sir Walter Scott, who wa.
/ a sheriff.
/ Scott was proud Of being a sheriff. too
/ or, at least. he was more pleased by be
/ ing familiarly known by all the people o.
/ the countryside as 'the Shirra" than by
/ being pointed out as poet and novelist.
In the same way. Thomas Hardy {.
more pleased by being known as JuStict
\ of the Peace for Dorset than as the au
4 thor Of Tess
And now II. G. Wells. author Of 9TH,
/ Future in America" and many Other
/ books, falls into line by becoming iustic,
Of the peace for FOlkstone.
/ Pierrot! Why is he always taken as Z
| symbol Of deCadenCe? Is il because III,
/ picturesqueness Of his love affairs Will
| Fleurette. Ninette. and CoIumbine hay,
! appealed to such writer's as Aubrey
/ Bearsdley. Oscar Wilde. and that co
! terie? The latest to find inspiration il
/ Pierrot's woes is WILDER Underwood
/ whose "A Book OF Masks" a cluster o.
/ fantastic rhyme is described by the critic.
| as decadent The book has for its mott,
| this, from the Journal of the Blacl
! Death And was played before tn,
/ HINGES Most Excellent Majestic a Nassau,
/ OF Shadowes.' There are score or NOR,
poems, and they conclude with:
THE END.
/ Inc hour has struck; with sudden grace
! The mask IS slipped from each worn face
And desolate eyes meet dCsOlate eyes
! In gllnces Of a lone sIr1nise
That searching deeply only see
The wells Of utter mystery;
] The lights are nickorng in the lamps
! The air grown sharp With earthly damps,
little ghosts OF sad delight
Pass weaTily into the night
little while, and over all
The faded leaves shall drift and fall.
/ The rain and wind from outer srace
! Walk desoate about the place
/ And whisper through the grasses wet:
/ Adieu, Picaret: goodnight, Ninette.
LOVES LAST HOUR.
/ II ever this great loving is to die.
/ Oh, may il never linger in the throes