Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1894 — A Story of George Sand. [ARTICLE]

A Story of George Sand.

A discussion arose one day about the late.-t work of a singularly vapid and dull writer, who had, I know not how, gained the privilege of being introduced to the attentive audience gathered together “autourde la table. “There is no doubt£Jfremarked Mme. Sand, “that all of it fir not good to the same degree, but it contains at least a description of Venice which pleases me greatly." Several of us agreed with her, albeit we were under the impression that we had already met with this descriptive piece somewhere. “Egad. I know where'" suddenly exclaimed her son, and off he rushed to the bookshelves to get “La derniere Aldini,” where, with a feeling of indignation, at the plagiarist, we found the very description, which had been copied almost word for word. “What, is this by mo?” Mme. Sand repeated, astounded and startled. “I had no idea of it After all, it is really not so bad. ” Never was any modesty more sincere than hers; no human being was ever less self-conscious.—Century.