Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-23

matter To DECIDE Ut my lh'"-
matism is worse. I can't. IL my
malaria is worse. ] can. on the
whole / believe the malaria To be the
,yors. today. / viii have Wine
Maurice Barring. journalist, author
and playwright. lives very simply. Like
Tolstoi. his conduct in life is deter
mined by rules formulated when he
was boy. For years Doe has faith
fully oschcwed wine while undergoing
am attack OF rheumausm-ono can't DO
strong mental work without a strong
body-and has taken whisky instead.
Thus unlike many who are in the rum
ming. he does not skid on the wet pave
mcnts leading to literature and art but
mindmg the grades OF his health he
drives straight and disposedly.
Even his pleasures are governed by
preccpts For example: Don't go TO
see other peoples plays unless you are
taken"
The mise-on-scene Of my interview
with Mr.. Barring was the cafe Royalo.
Lunch time was imminent, the wine
list had been discarded temporarily
Now 10 minor matters" said Mr..
Barring. "Do YOU eat eggs Well
] must have something substantial.
What do YOU say To swecthrCads-or
do YOU feel like calls brains?'
I forget what anatomical selection
we compromised on, for at my request
ne had started story suitable for
very young mind II was one Of his
Immoral Tales for Children that are
as yet unpublished.
FAIRY STORY.
Though the simplicity Of his dictIon
especially adopted FOR children, es-
capes me- ] give the following synop-
els Of the tale.
once upon time there were two
rrinccsses. good princess and "a bad
princess. Their fairy podmothcr
dropped I'm one morning 90 preaouf
Thorn with two beautiful white sur
uIiccs. she told them 20 don those
surplicos and then run ont IN the gar
don and mix mud pies. admonishing
them. however, To keep their supplies
Immaculate.
Now. what did tho little nrincesscs
do2 The bad princess promptly smceEed
on the mud until she was thoroughly
oucrustcd. therCupon opening her cui-
sine with the iov and abandon Of
cook with a FUN 'ardcr on the other
hard 10 keep her surpIice white. hut
On spite NJ her pains the surplice be-
came spotted by niEhtfall her
cakes were Indifferent when the fairy
godm0thor returned she gave them
both lust one look and then dreadful
spanking
deep impression ON me not so much
because " the glittcring immoral con-
len
from whose lips 30 issued recently has
written nm orudito volume about Rus
STA. Landmarks IN Russian I.itera-
ture." on which the London critics are
1avishinE their praise. Even Jacob
Tonson, who usually blasts the new
books as they come out. has this 90 say
for it:
"His chapters on Russian characters
tics and on realism IN Russian lltera
turo are genuinelr valuable. Tn par
ticul8r he makes me see that even
French realism is an artificial and fee
BILE growth compared with the spon-
taneous. unconscious realism Of the
Russians. II YOU talked To Russians
about realism they would probably not
know quite what YOU meant And
when YOU had az length made them un-
derstand they would certainly eXclaim:
Wen, ~ course But why an this fuss
"a
who knows Russia very we'll. and who
has a genuine affection for the Russian
character, could have written these
chapters. And I am ready TO admit
that they are more useful than many
miles OF appreciation IN the delicate
balancing manner Of say an Arthur
Symons."
FAMOUS WAR CORRESPONDENT.
The contents OF this volume were ac-
cumulated while Mr. Barring acted ms
war correspondent for the Morning
Post la Mauchuria. 1901. and as special
correspondent In Russia. 1865 In fact
among the aristocntic families who
read the Post and the Post only. mo
great empire OF Russia has become
Identified with Maurice Barring. Dow
ayers invariably attack him thus.
"Ah. Mr. Baringl Have you been In
Russia lately2"
mo. not for some time. Yes, the