Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-11
NOTES.

Sir Gilbert Parker recommends a
simple method whereby one may pos
sess the books one would like to pos
sess Il have often said to myself, he
remarked recently to London audi
ence, ~ cannot afford to buy that
book And then have said again, My
dear fellow II you will fast for one
day you can buy three OF them. 1t is a
book for meal
Was there ever gladder, madden
merrier sound than the Ginning of the
bells on "a New Years morning when
we were young, "a blithe New Years
time bell droll, daft. scatter bralned
bell; 1t gave no horrid alarms, no
solemn reminders that commonly toll
from steeples and make good fellows
melancholy TO think upon things UNI
done, the brevity Of days and years, the
the parting of good company, but a
CHEEKY dtty-'boom, boom, ding-a dong
boom, boom ding hic-ding -dong!'--
injecting whoever heard it with a kind
Of foolish gayety." SO says the Scotch
author Of Bud, littel story that would
seek to endear with the selfsame elfln
charm Of the Little Minister. With ev-
cry attempt to impress the beauty OF
ringing bells upon another, and espe-
cally any attempt by Scotchman, one
reminded OF the staid, starched Scots
minister whose very step became mine
ing as he walked up Princess street in
me town OF Edinburgh to the Hitting
clang OF the New Years bells, and
stopped one OF his elders with tho
CHEEKY greeting: rs II not fine thing,
John' 10 remember and consider that
Inc mpSgupA NJ goodwill af.1
lhese bells are pealling out is not for
our town alone, but for all the world"
John was rather deaf, and the minister
mad to repeat his rapt words. For the
second time John was at loss to un-
uersland, and begged the minister to
speak a wee bit louder while the bells
l@hs on, third attempt was no more
successful, and exasperated John re-
Eed' Il Gamma hear We. meenster
anna hear word yer saying, for thae
dom bels!"
me new edition list OF the Harpers
PRESENTS some interesting names, Mark
wan Is represented by a Horses Iaie
Snd Christian Science, Mrs. Phelps
IMaId by Walled In, and Margaret De-
ianu by An Encore. Hamlin Garland,
ssvhey Magic. Herman Whitaker, The
H 1s VIII n. Harden, Mann Linda;
, .aSp hlhg The Giants Strength; and
Ss Munro, Bud-are other names to
W aaied' II remains foI Gilbert Park
70 complete the list with yet two
more editions of The Weavers.
ine non, Whitelaw Reid contributes
au appreciation or Thackeray To the
S'ehl London Book Monthly, which
g rss' pleasant emphasis upon the re-
N.Y. Nhlch the personality of the now
bsS INSPIRED In this country. Il never
nv n.y. the good fortune to meet Mr..
,a,ahaaeAeray In America" says Mr.. Reid.
y mough did meet soon afterwards
ioS 9ther great novelist OF that per-
No. hut for years ! was constantly
thhs gossip about Thackeray from
u. Nc VINO had met him during his Wis
No. US. IKE the genial publisher who
aro nls guide, philosopher, and friend
ms 'nSs lhe Brahmins of Boston, or like
zoe Old Centurlons of New York. Their
"A VyyIntS ran all one way. They admir-
W, ~ ms ialk and they loved him. They
bbmsulea him Az big hearty. and very
tbs THAI. Ihey didn't ind him playing
al ~, p'fad eagle too much. They point
MA we corner I'm the Century club
nry ne used TO sit exchanging liter
se. .lal or, In Yankee pariance,
c"sSpplhg stories. with group OF
Won rpNrn about him. They could tell
nv yelrs afterwards what had been
haG ways fayorte chair, and some
trles. been So nbseryant OF the least
What about the great man as to know
tunh,Ipla Iucular concoction In q club
CAM nhd boon his favorlte night
Anero ar Reds reference 10 the
reph,n publishers OF 1hackerday X
AmeT,el by the fact that II is am
ah house tthe Harpers) ana not