Show alfred austin on his critics the manager of a press clipping bu reau in new aorl said the other day not long ago I 1 thought I 1 would try to enlarge our business in these prospectuses I 1 said that our bureau read practically every publication that was issued and that a man by sub scribing to us could read every word about himself that ever appeared in print well we got a good many accept ances and a good many rejections one of the latter came from the brit ish poet laureate alfred austin he said loftily mr austin does not care to pay tor gnats bites |