New-York tribune., 1908-03-08

Lord Allendale.
LITER4RY NOTES.
| A portrait of George Meredith is to be added
| to the royal collection at Windsor, the King
| having lately commissioned Mr. William Strang
| to paint it Mr.. STang will also paint, by the
Kings order. portrait of Lord Cromer.
! What can the white race learn from the Ind
ian? DR. George Wharton James believes that
the Indian is wiser than we are IN many par
ticulars, and after twenty-five years of associa-
tion with the noble red man he has written
book in which he points out these particulars.
II is hard to estimate the joy which the world
viii feel over the intelligence that Mr.. Hall
Caine has written his autobiography. de-
rtslve countryman speaks of the revelations to
be made by so shy and diffident a PERSONAL
ity-thiS is but one of the echoes OF aWesOne
snorts and whetting Of knives that the news
has evoked. The thing, we informed. is to
be printed first a serial in ''Tay Pays
paper.
Mr.. Rram Stoker has written a novel which
Is described as an ingenious comedy Of aliases
and confused Identities. It is to be called Lady
Athlayne."
There IS an odd story about Bret Hartn and
/ George Augustus Sala in a book Of an exceed
! ingly personal sort just issued anonymously in
London The author. who is reported to be the
daughter OF q distinguished artist, thus tells
( the story:
Pap Papa had just made the acquaintance of Bret
thought u would
TO arrange a meeting between him and Sala. and
3 one 95 & our great dinner parties was arranged.
Vas taikng to e i9 t iTne aq r 9aI Sa
when Bret Harte was announced I noticed Nr.
Sala start and look out eagerly into the other
R5e s Ss % sf Ent 52 to BE iBtrodaes ss5@ P nP
but before anything else could be said Bret Harts
looked straight at Sala and remarked quite coolIy
going to be ntTodnced 20 that coGn9T. 6q. an 1na nSt
Inc the sensation If you cam
Announcement is made Of a uniform edition Of
all the works both literary and scientific, OF the
late Samuel Butler author of 'EreWhon." It is
not stated that all his books are considered
valuable enough for place in this edition;
some Of them. We believe, are hardly worth re-
suscitating.
It is said that Mr. W. s. Braithwaite, the
negro poet. IS about to publish i critical study
OF the works Of Mr.. HoweIIs
Charles Dickens was apparently content not
to publicly claim the authorship of poem. The
Blacksrnith', published in -'AlI the Year Round
in 1863 The Diclensian," however claims it
for him and has Just reprinted the lines for the
THE BLACKSMITH.
o9 r1 E4sI24d 4:s se ana has ,s sTsat ySr waTrOrs
In the the hisiory Of the state
he is rich in the best Of all metals,
YET silver .t he L.: lacks and g"I,d; ,... - .
The he &boldest Is he Of Of incen1d9res ,esI1d a7
And fCTgeT rank as e'er robbed the Bank,
Though he never doth break the law.
de hath shoes that worn by strangers.
Yet he laUSheth and maketh more,
And 4 share (cOnCe&led) in the poor man 5 field
rhe6 s5 i hGrra 2qaf f2 for rhf th P226 6n %
And hUrr2h for his iron crew.
And whenever We 90 where his fOrSes glow,
Wen sing what can do
A biography of the late Manuel Garcia has
been written by of the musicians Pupils,
MI NJ S Mackiulay and the BiackWoods VIII
publish II il the spring.
The writings Of our most UnpoDuar Of Presi-
dents, James Buchanan. are in process Of edit
ing by Professor John Bassett Moore. The edi-
ton will be issued in twelve volumes two of
which VIII be brought out by LiPpincott this
spring
The late Sir James Knowles, the editor Of
'"The Nineteenth Century" used to describe with
enjoyment the fashion in which he was
knighted He al SandrinGham one Sunday
evening and the King said 70 him, knowles,
want you TO be a knight VIII that please
/ your wife," I'm sure she will be charmed uy
your thought Of her. sir" We'll, then. send
word 10 her il town" Sir James was discovered
little later by his majesty writing letter.
no, no. said the King, I've given i t. the
court nawsmau, and she viii very likely see Il
/ in the papers before she gets the letter. Write
out q telegram ana : viii see that she has Il
. tonight And she had. 1t was not tho
honor added Sir james IL telling the story,