The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-09

Smith said or CAB driving no common assemoiage.
lie must 70 quote the same author, have COURAGE
without rasnness, activity without precipitation
and caution without timidity; he must have a clear
perception OF his OBJECT and dexterous use OF his
means: in short he must be what is called In
America "smartr man, and there ID no reason
Whatever why his ssmarrness" should desert him
AFTER he has attained the wealth Tor which he has
patiently struggled. Starting from these ideas, NJ.
Decourcelle has written the story OF . moneyed
man who is neither vulgar nor ridiculous, but who
does great deal OF good with the fortune he has
promptly acquired. He outdoes nobleman in
generosity and honor. he beats a few lawyers on
their own ground OF chicane. he proves to q
painter that one need not have . hundred titled
ancestors to Judge shrewdly OF picture. and In
love making he shows himself the equal OF many
gay dandies VINO nave made OF that pleas
ing business profession. II 1t had
been n. Decourcele's purpose to read moneyed
men lesson as TO what they ought to be. and In
these times OF shoddy too often are not he could
not have incucated his precepts more wittlly. Any
enriched French stock joboer might 90 worse than
read ''L'Homme d'Argent," In order to model him
riches in other countries might follow suit II only
to the end that the sting now contained in the
word pas'uenu might lose It's point.
n. OCTAVE FEuILLET,
who has just brought out successful comedy
called lie SPHINX" at the Theatre Francois, Is
going shortly to publish new novel in the ReUue
des Deux Mondes and as this brilliant author pro-
duces on an average but one novel every five years.
his forthcoming book Is sure to create sensation.
For the present the only recent novels particular
interest are the four above noticed but cannot
end without calling attention to an excellent review
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which have before me, are q dozen captally writ
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