The Washington herald., 1908-02-02

stances are Clted from shakespeare OF
Milton: It would be interesting to know
whether any can be found In many
cases there is an oviOus gain from split
ting the inhnitiye. 1t often avoids am
biguity When we say To occasionally
err is human We mean something which
is less clearly expressed by Occasionally
20 err is human" or ITO err occasionally
is human" These latter expressions may
Doth mean. 1T is sometimes human to
err and sometimes il is not The de-
sired sense, it IS ovious can be placed
beyond doubt only by adopting the con-
troversia! form.
The roads were ankle-deep in slush a
thin. icy rain was falling; the yellow fog
enwrapped the pedestrians squelching
down the lane; and, going through them
I'm an arrow path. ! saw Fransic Thomp-
son, wet and mud-spattered, says C
Lewis Hind in Harpers Weekly. But he
was not unhappy What is a day Of an
pleasant weather to one who lives in
eternity? His lips were moving. his head
was raised, his eyes were humid with
emotion, for above the roof Of the Chan
Gerry Lane Safety Deposit Company, in
the murk Of the fog he saw beautiful
visions They were his reality, not the
I visible world
lie was on his way 20 the office Of The
Academy with the manuscript Of 4 pooS
review and on his damp back was slung
the weather-won satchei in which he
would carry away volumes for the ensu-
ing week In the first year his monthly
.ha,Ly v-os r,,sf.d q, him, iv tba ordfpa -,
way, but that method did not work When
he was In funds he disdained 10 deliver his
/ articles; so ! adopted the plan Of send
/ ing weekly check to his landlady, and
giving him, whenever he called. a small
| sum I'm cash. That suited him, Il suited
us \ Thompson article IN The Academy
| gave distinction TO the issue. What
/ splendid prose 1t was, Reading the proofs,
we would declaim passages aloud for the
mere JOY OF giving utterance to his per-
/ iods He wrote series Of articles on
/ Poets as Prose Writers which must
some day be recovered from the files;
/ be wrote on anything. ] discovered that
/ his interest iu battles, and the strategy
/ of great commanders was as keen as his
concern with cricket so the satchel was
/ filled with military memoirs. and retired
! generals eusc0nced in the armchairs Of
/ service clubs-wondered Here was
man who manipulated words as they
manipulated men.
/ He reviewed Henleys Collected
/ Poems, and Henley. who was living al
MusWell Hill, asked me TO bring the
poet 20 him. That was memorable aft
eru0on, but il did not begin auspicious-
I IL. Thgr1Fzgr 1rrl D, l.rrr % f,, ...flIr,,
+ for me az the office; when We reached
MusWell HID railway station he com
/ planned Of hunger. ate a vast quantity OF
cold beef, and then alarmed me by Gid
! ing into q trance Suddenly he became
rigid his body swayed. and "a film came
over his eyes It seemed as IL his soul
/ had fitted temporarily from his body A
minute or two passed. then he recovered
/ lighted his pipe and did not refer Ia the
episode. We arrived AZ Heulev's house
| tWo hours late. The elder man was
/ little brusQue at first but Thompson.
who was much excited az the prospect If
meeting Henley seated himself at his
( feet, and they talked-surh talk Bos-
well should have been present. Flattery
/ TO the fun and Of the slncerest kind the
elder poet received that afternoon. per-
/ feet sincere fiattery. for Thompson was
"a Huxley in intellectual reCttude.
Among the new books announced by the
/ J. 2. Lippincott Company for early spring
publication is most important contribu-
tion to the literature Of the land ~ the
Gar "The Russian Peasant" The au-
/ thor Or. Howard p. Keunard noted
English surgeon, Is now delivering ?
series of illustrated lectures in this coun-
try on Russian and her peasantry.
Or. Kennard gained his knowledge
through personal contact. having lived
among the peasants in all parts Of Eu-
ropean Russia. Appalling conditions Of
poverty and suffering are revealed in the
+ book. while numerous photographs. taken
by the author. furnish additional iIuml-
nation on the daily lives Of these down
trodden people.
At the request OF the late DIR. Watson's
family. Dr. ". Robertson NicoI is pre-
pairing a memoir OF the author Of Be
side the Bonnie Brier Bush" Or. NicoH
Is very desirOus TO obtain the use of any
letters I'm the possession of American
friends Of DR. Watson. and he asks that
such letters be sent 10 Dr. WatsOn's pub
lishers DOdd Mead & Co. New York.
They Will not be sent TO England. but
VIII be Immediately copied and carefully
returned to their owners.
An important book published on jan
uary IS Is THE American Constitution"
by Frederick j. Stimson. professor Of
comparative legislation at Harvard Uni
versity. Mr. Stimson is known. also as
y. s. Of Dale" and as the author OF
King Noanett" Mrs Knoliys and
Other Stories as well as Of "A Hand
book Of the Labor Law of the United
States" &c This new book contains the
Lowell Lectures, delivered In 1897. and
deals with the American Constitution
THE National Powers. THE Rights of
the States, and THE Liberties of the
People. The lectures created widespread
interest last fall. and the book viii arouse
even more discussion. Mr. StimsOn enters
especially into questions as to monopoies,
national and State powers. and the reg
lhation of business and labor and the
brilliant discussion, deeply patriotic IN
the best sense. is marked by clear and
well-tempered thought enforced by
thorough knowledge and very uncom-
mon aptitude in illustration and citation.
Katherine NJ Abbott recognized as a
chief authority on the traditions of New
England is the author of a charming
volume issued by G. ?. Putnams Sons,
called "Old Paths and Legends Of the
New England Border" In another hook
Miss Abbott has written interestingly of
Massachusetts. Rhode Island. and New
Hampshire. Here she turns to Connect
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