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Show The Inofirje from Irtleg Vikt. Wathlngtun Irving was one of lh kindliest of men anl one of tlie most mod vet and least eel f asserting of author. It Is cilhtit from Murray a memoirs, howeicr, that Irving wnsledfatpariutly, according to his 011 'Lettvrs,' by the counsel of uietxealous friend) to jlsee too high au estimate upon tho coio-menial coio-menial value of suiae cf tbe earlier cf his writings, aud that Murra), haviug overinualM himself to accept tbe auth )t estimate, became n htavy loser ly tho publication of somo of I rr lug's most famous Uwks. Irving latrr arrangement ar-rangement with hlsAincrioan publisher tho lato O 1' I'm ns in, under which the I ubliihvr. In lace of rprculatlon In the luiuiiies vj jwyiiigRi guesnoiKB nance I rioea for tho wipyriahui, pal 1 a ru) ally c n the coplee actual!) sold, roved much moreMtiifacttiry Ut both author aul publisher and pod 11 ted for the author and his helis a substantial income ex Itudlug oirr thlily jcais. (UoigoIL I'utnam lu 1 or u in |