Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-10-13
NOTES AND QUERIES.

books We know the oftimes tiresome folly
of diary land who has not kept one at one
time or anotherD but a scrap-book is very
different thing. To be a real scrap-book il
must contain little of everything and be
hotch potch. Regularity and system and SNUG
order, these bring ruin to the thing attempted
1t is the fun of bouncing upon a sweet little
bit of verse or pleasant anecdote, close be-
side an abstract of will or solemn sermon
that makes the pleasure and spiciness of your
true repository of literary odds and ends.
And speaking of old books, books that one
likes to pick up at any time to read for the
hundredth time some favcrite passage, let this
Notary try and describe one sensation awak-
ened by the reading of some things. We will
say that we read Count Robert of Paris, or
the Fair Maid of Perth sometime when, being
a temporary invalid, we had some fresh, fra
grant oranges given to us. We can never
open the leaves of those charming novels with
out seeming to breathe the odor of those rich,
aromatic fruits just as they smelled at that
particular time when we were housed in
sick room. Barnaby Rudge, in the chapters
where the Maypole Tavern and its cronies are
described always brings up the taste of roasted
chestnuts, and David Copperfeld revives
long forgotten song-something about The
Knight who looked down from his Paynim-
Tower. Lambs essays invariably remind us
of Julia Dean, before she was Mrs. Hayne,
and Poe brings up with great vividness GER
tain carpet and coal fire in peculiar sort of
stove. There are bits of poetry and prose
which are absolutely certain to conjure up
pleasant scenes, long gone by; and a glimpse
at the zig gag gilt on certain old Bible-coyer
sets US to thrilling with the enjoyments of
moonlight skating parties which are mellowed
into dim and misty pictures, beautifully pure
of tone and color, atmosphere and sentiment
Robinson Crusoe always smells of toasted
cheese, and Sandford and Merton revive recol- |
lections of garnet whose dusty treasures were
a romance to some boys we once knew. Now
this is an argument in favor of reading the |
best books amid the pleasantest surroundings |
Their associations are as vivid as the associa-
tions attaching to men and scenes, epochs and |
impressive experiences. Think of your first |
sight of a sure enough play, at the Theater.
You would MT part with the enhancing pic
ture it brings up for all the dramaticals of this
age of advancement. As to circusses, no well
regulated person of any condition ever asso-
ciated the going to them with any but his very
earliest remembrance, and always in connec-
ton with perspiration, clean clothes and bar
ley candy. So, my boys (big and little), read
to your fill, the best books you can fnd-the
best story books, we mean, real stirring ro-
lnances which awaken all ones young heroism
and make him wish that he could only have a
fair chance with good long, sharp sword to
finish the villains and the black hearted muir
derers and kidnappers who are plaguing the
priceless object of our solicitude and burning .
affection Read such books as these and be
sure and read them amid such surroundings ,
and at such a time and under such circumstan- :;
ces as will be always pleasant to be reminded :
of. 49,. Mr.. R. NJ. Daggett has written -,
very sweet little poem entitled The Oak and !
the Vine. 1t was read at the Buckeye Club, y
night before last, by Col Taylor. 1t was too .
delicate a thing to be read at a High Jinks, it >
seems to US. Its reference-beautifully shad-
owed forth-is to its authors recent bereave-
nent Not in any of the sense which is charge !.
.bla to the Prurient Prudes of society and :.
etters, but because of liking for the fitness
# things, we could wish that our friends
ouching lines had had less public first read
ng and under quieter lights. But we wish
)ageett were where he would write oftener :,
Is strong and capable a pen as his has no
light to be a talent hid in napkin. Here :,
ONES Saturday again. 1t seems to us that
he weeks have taken on a tremendous rate of
unning time, lately. Our little folk must L
lot be allowed to forget that there is to be e.
erformance at the Theater this afternoon. Ia
his is an excellent troupe, The New Orleans .
Iinistrels 1t has been good while since te
here was an afternoon show here and good &c
ess knows when there will come another so lie
It the younkers have first rate chance to XII
,e and hear the dancing and the music, this ne
me An ambitious and obedient little Ill
rl, who is studying very hard to keep up W.
18th her class and to have her lessons perfect "
on6ded the fact to this Querist yesterday
lat she had to study SO hard every evening tie
lat actually, she had no time to 60 any co