The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-11

fishers racked their brains nowadays to see wha
outlandsh names they could give their books
HE Cometh Not She 6aid.n and sucn like. Gu
! on the lott say.
ARCHIE HAhiLroN-Come now, Pred, that Is no
fair to Judge OF a book by It's title. You should
read the book before you condemn 1t.
FRED-pm obliged to you, but glance answers
my purpose. Here comes the heroine over the
bridge, dressed " brown hat and gray shawl
bad taste to begin with-and she 10 described al
being Enthusiastically q lady, ana her name ID
iacqueline rhayne. She meets O small boy on the
BRIDGE TO whom in the generosity OF her heart she
gives lew pennies to buy some gingerbread. A
perfect lady in thought word and deed. for this Ia
7 what Iasses through her mind as she places her
hand on the ''dirty pile OF hair :''-"Lousy. dare
say, or scad heads but, you miserab little raga-
muf1in, Pm sorry for you. God made you as well
as me, and can take NO special credit on my side
Tor the difference between US; yet having made
you-for what reason He knows, dOntcits natu-
TAI He should care for you more than He does for
me. "a pve had the best chance thus far" Not
only ladylike but logical; no wonder the people
OF heOgerows thought her odd II she ever gave
public expression to sucn thoughts.
Miss RACHEL-The girl improves the story
goes on.
FRED-She might well 90 that; out even then
getting two lovers One WAS all she deserved.
Miss RAcHEL-lf you read the story you Will find
out. A great deal depends upon the levers. does
It notf One was naughty and the other was nice.
One proposed to her aud she refused him, and the
other did not propose and she accepted him There
is little plotting ana Contemplating In the
story the moral OF which is. that II you "tell the
truth and shame the devil" all will be well with
you.
"FOR THE KINGS DUES"
'Now, here Is a little novel worth reading" said
Fred, taking "For the Kings Dues'' (Macmillan
Co.. out OF his sisters work basket.
FELICIA-It Is indeed, pretty story and very
English. l do not care so much Tor the hero and
heroine as l do for some OF the other characters.
Dolly Carroll Is a much more attractive girl to me
than Amice Blunt.
FRED-Amice Is too sweet and too sensitive.
She could not take little chatting without getting
IN pet while Dolly could give as well as take.
do not like these girls with great gray eyes, who
go through the world without seeing any but Its
solemn side. Give me girl who will laugh and
cry with me by turns-oltener the former than
the latter.
ARCHIE HAMILroN-I dislike men Ike Frazer as
much as you dislike girls like Amice. do not
think 1t necessary for an ofcer to show his valor
by turning spy and sneak. do not think he fully
lace that he was so iond Of cooking at Felicia)-
could not love thee dear, much,
Loved not honor more.
Did he think 1t was honorable for an onlcer In
His Majesty's service 70 dress up as peasant and
SPY upon q party of unsuspecting countrymen
and then to enter mans house, as he did JACK
Cartaret's, and pry into an old woman's most
sacred treasures? Tnar Is what call overreach-
Ing the mark, and mad been the girl he loved l
would have cut him dead.
FELICIA tenergetcally) -And SO would /. He
showed how delicate were his perceptions by his
wanting to drag Amice into court to testify
against the smuggers. cannot imagine how
Dolly could have had even momentary passion
for such man, not but that he was worthy
fellow in many ways; put his life followed MS own
narrow measure too closely. II l were man
Dolly would be my choice for q wife thousand
times sooner than Amice.
Miss RACHEL-You must remember that Amlce
had been brought no In country parsonage
while Dolly was regning belle In London socie IT,
II Amice had seen little more OF the world 1t
would have done her good. although think her
very lovable as she was, and she showed consider
able spirit at times.
FRED will give her credit for behaving very
well that night IN the cave don't believe Felicia
here would have been any Drawer, and l know
that Rachel would have tainted with fright and
been drowned ny the rising tide.
Miss RACHEL-Fred, what tiresome fellow you
are should have done nothing Of the kind. In
the first place never would nave gone into cave
to read-I am not romantic enough for that-and
in the second place l should have picked up my
petticoats and waded out the moment the water
began to come in.
ARCHIE HANILroN-That cave experience is very
well told. The writer is excellent at descriptions
OF coast adventure She holds the pen Of q man
at times.
A FANTASTIC HISTORY.
"Come here, Lucy ana Harry have such a
treas for you," said Mrs. Norton to the two chill
dren VINO were playing d0minoes on her bedroom
noOr.
"Uh, a beautiful new book ~ said Harry. "what
Is 1t about mamma ?"
'This Is The Fan tastic History OF the Celebrated
Pierrot,'" replied the mother. 81 got 1t to read
to nv dear little children when they are tired OF
play and want to hear beautiful story"
"rell US about 1t drst mamma, said Lucy, "and
then read 1t 70 US afrerward."
"Once upon timen began the mother, "a mil.
Ter and his wife had q little son whom they named
Pierrot. Now Pierr0t had fairy godmother
whose name was Aurora, and there was nothing
that she would deny her avOrite godchild. When
he grew to be q man Plerrot became SOLDIER
and. with the help OF the good fairy, ne fought
and conquered armies, giants, demons and every
thing that came IN his way. He was great man,
and lived glorious life, and although he began
his career as a poor peasant boy ne became the
virtual Emperor OF China, Tibet, Mongolia and
the peninsula OF Corea.
"What is all that you are trying to make these
children beleveY' said the Doctor, entering the
room and warming his hands at the open fire.
al have just been telling them about an English
book bought at Scrlbner, Armstrong Co.'s this
morning,n replied his wife. at Is fantastic
thing cross between Jules Verne and Baron
Munchausen, and beautifully illustrated with a
picture on almost every page. 1 think that chill
dren are better pleased with such stories than
those about the little goodies, who never look Out
OF the window on Sundays and sit all day twirling
their thumbs and longing for Monday. Stories
ike the Adventures OF Plerrot' do no harm nc
are very amusing"
LITERARY OHIT-CHAT.