The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-07-19
Col. w. G. Falkner's New Book, the
Little Brick Church.

This is the title of the new story just pub
lished by w. @. Falkner, who has become
so well and so favorably known as the
author Of 'The White Rose of Memphis"
The LITTLE BRICK CHURCH is not a repro
duction Of that story with new scenes and
incidents. 1t is narrative entirely differ
ent in its characters, and relying for its
interest upon a different order of events.
Its scenes open at the latter part of the last
century, when the colonists of America were
becoming alarmed at the arbitrary measures
initiated by England. Though in some
measures connected with revolutionary
events, the narration avoids dwelling upon
incidents so ably developed by the pen of
Cooper. The reader is introduced to ro-
mantle portion of the striking mountainous
scenery Of the Hudson river, and there he
reads of harrassing events of the kind
dwelt upon by Mrs. Stowe in Uncle Toms
Cabin; but the cruel tortures, the stealers
of negroes from Africa, are Yankees
intent on gain and deaf to every plea
of humanity. How the Yankee sold
his slaves when it was no longer profit
eOAN ~ ANSP hhSLnJ lhOu tuLbCu IJGA
and with virtuous eloquence denounced |
the people who bought the blacks they
sold as guilty of slaveholdng, is told with |
much force. This is "Uncle Tom" in a |
new aspect, but many readers will join with |
us in wishing the scenes and recriminations |
here so graphically detailed could be buried, |
with all the animosities they have engender-
ed, forever The Jook is not, however, an
apologist for slavery, or an approver Of its
existence or principles much the contrary,
it simply exposes, with bitter irony, the
inconsistency of the fasteners upon the
question now, thank God, put out of the
way forever. The heroine is the child of
an English nobleman who deceived a high |
minded American lady, by allowing her to
understand that her marriage with him was
fraudulent. This heroine the author is evil
IDENTIFY himself deeply in love with, and be
paints her high and attractive qualities ac-
eordingly. Taken from her American
grandfather, who is an importer of stolen
Africans, she is well brought up in a virtuous
and intellectual family, the son of which
becomes her devoted slave The course of
true love runs smooth through early youth,
then the English duke, her father, discovers
her and sees how her beauty and her noble
qualities will make her shine in society and
win for him a son; ;in-law whose wealth and ,
riches will conduce to his own prosperity
and crafty his ambition. In this way !
trouble arises for the two lovers, and scenes
are depicted ofdespair that appear hopeless, :
and of ingenious counterplots against
ambition and abused power. :
Strongly drawn scenes are portrayed of
treaehery in London, where the heroine is :
dwelling and admired by king and mobiles in !
her fathers house, and desperate efforts to
deliver her by American ingenuity from j
the web of deceit that is spun around her. !
The romantic abounds in bold transitions !; :
now the reader is on the mountain slopes !
ind among rocks and woods; then he is on :
The wide sea and amid storm and wreck he !
witnesses the narrowing scenes presented by r
he slave ship; he sees violence committed a
among peaceful scenes on the Hudson 4
where the innocent suffer the accusation of :
murder; then he is on an open boat on the 5
eas Of the tropics where the wrecked ones !
aave to endure famine and thirst. Then :,
zones the revolutionary war, the struggles q
If the colonists with the red coats. scenes of /
,rave resistance and generous courtesy be :
ween contestants. The bivouac, the camp, !,
he march, the battle and its bloody Incl !
,idents, pass likel panorama before the =
we Of the reader and show the characters of +
he drama of THE LITTLE BRICK CHURCH /,
.ctiyely engaged in weaving or enduring =
he varying events that make up the vary y
NO drama whose details are portrayed by i
he author. The author exhibits an admi- !,
alton for whatever is pure and amiable :
.mong women, and what is brave, gallant s,
md honorable among men. Meanness dis- b
lonor, cruelty and guile are exhibited N a
he dark colors appropriate to them, and
here is exhibited an abiding faith that the
providence that rules the word will never
leyiate from what is Just or withhold what
5 merciful. The book is published by Lip
,incott & Co, Philadelphia is wellprinted &
8 strong paper, is elegantly and substan-
iaIly bound, and has afine likeness Of the Z
weet heroine line engraving ON steel. Il
" exneet an eager demand for The LII :
r.r ReTcK CHURCH from the admirers Of :
be story-telling powers Of Col. W. g.
TaIkner.- Memphis Appeal, July p !
Mss FIoRExcE GERALD, Of Waco 81