Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-28

! And they sadly whisper and call
! 10 each other high n the air.
They rustic and whisper like ghosts,
They sigh like souls in pain,
| Like the movement Of stealthy hosts
! hey surge, and are silent again.
! he midnight hush is deep,
But the pineS-the spirits diStTeSt-
| 1hC,y move III commandment sleep
| They Whisper and are not at rest
81 M 1E BAcJH2R f Rook Of the Hsst
| Sons. Washington: Win. Dallant5ne & Sons.
DREAM LIFE: A Book OF tie seasons. IBID.
SEVEN STORIES. With Basement and Attic. IBID
Gardeners and Old Pas orals Ibid.
The volumes named above constitute the first
four Of ne" and uniform edition ofthe writings
of Mr.. Donald G. Mitchell, recently undertaken
By his old publishing house, and which is certain
TO be Welcomed. az were the two previous ed-
lions, by large circle of readers. For, though
thirty years have elapsed since the genial and &C
complished author first made his bow to the
| public. his popularity has waned but little if at
| all AMI then Onl j. We suspect. because he has
been kept in the back ground somewhat rels-
tive!y speaking. In new preface. written for
TINS edition. he speaks ieelingly. but in a little
tone OF Wondernlent. at the mold his first venture
| has ever retained on the heart Of the reading
! pubic saying that he would not have the cour-
! age to tax" 1t up again, after 50 long time
ito face" in his OWn words 1.-The younguess of
its atiiaent dictiOn. and yet to launch it once
again upon a cruise among the Astounding book
craft OF later and shapeiier make" were he not
assured by the publisher that its h0mey old
style qualities are still welcome to very many
young people," But the reasons of Mr.. Mitch
ell popularity are after all not hard to find
| Without being profound or preachy. his pur-
| poses are al clean and pure. his fund of
! sentiment and hunOr is never exhausted, his
style is elegant, quaint and tender. if at times
a little oycr-eXubeIant. and his lighter writings
| possess an unfa!ling charm in their natural
ness aud the fidelity with which they express
those things which have been felt in greater or
| less degree by nearly every young person of
| earnest mind and active imagination. The new
edition. which is tastefully printed and uniquely
bound, will be made more attractive 10y includ-
| ing in it three or four additional volumes. con-
| sistlng III part Of papers hitherto uncOllected
suits OF studies in English history and litera-
ture, and observations Of travel.
| A NEW SCH DOL DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH
caSar OF wa4 ia rn1a srefy yS
oer nAh2g the PS snS of nt
Scripture pror Names ' Christian Nanal &s S
Prelare upon the basis Of the latest edition of the
p P!nadsIphia, j. B. Lppineott l. CO. Wishing III f.
THE y M practical and Con-
German Languages. i'll Parallel Columns For the
f q" SaS s YdfP p fstns. cs aa
Washington: 4. Breutano 4 Co.
Under the head of decidedly useful come these
two volumes, the titles of which so fully describe
their contents and purposes that explanation or
comment seems unnecessary. The last named
will be specially appreciated by the class for
which 1t is Intended since it gives the words i'm
the three languages of most Importance to Euro
pean travellers side by side, in legible type, and
in compact and portable form.
TIE HOOsIER sCHooI.-BoY. By EDWARD EGGLE-
Sons Wasl:naton VIM Balla a IaSl soS crloners
Mr.. Egyleston is writer who never can be
dull, and when he essays to sketch life In the
west as it was third of century ago he is GER
tain to be both true to nature and entertaining.
The story before us has an additional charm
from the possibility suggested that in the strug-
giles and trials Of Jack Dudley, the hero. are
portrayed at least some of the early experiences
OF the author, whose boyhOod, it will be remem-
bered was spent in Indiana. School-boys of to-
day ought to read it, in order to appreciate the
blessings they enjoy. 1t is cleverly illustrated.
I Annas Of a. Quiet NeishDorAsod etc. Boston B.
In "Donal Grant, DIR. Macdonald gives us a
story in the true Radcliffean vein, Astounding in
haunted castles. hidden chambers, Scotch super-
| stitions and mysticlsms, and horrors generally.
The hero is a young christian shepherd, of good
education and good morals, who wanders off
and earns his living by becoming tutor in the
castle Of the Earl OF Morven,-whose tit abode
would have been mad hollse,-and where he
is thrown in contact with the Earl's neice. a
dreamy. conscientious and self-accusine Young
lady These are, in short, the points of the tale
which the author has spun out to an unconscion-
able length.
withsn M Is or ch II n, Of Diet Scientific
Boson; s Gsssino W Va
This book promises good deal. according to
its title, but the expectations raised thereby are
hardly borne out by the text Briefly stated.
Mr.. Hudson's formula is to relax the muscles
and initiate the swaying gait of the sailor,
which accommodates itself to every roll and
pitch OF the vessel. This expedient is doubt
less not without some virtue; and. since it
costs neither money nor trouble, it may easily be
tried; but we fancy old sailors who never go to
sea without their sea legs on" and who vet
are not exempt from attacks Of sea-sickness,
will counsel Mr.. HudsOn's followers not to stake
too much on his theories.
AN IDEAL FANATIC By HESTER EDWARDS PORCH.
Chicago: Henry A. Sumner & Co.
OF the overd0ne order is this story of unreal
life, and full Of ridiculous romance and absurd
incident. How 1t came to find a publisher will
ing to risk anything on the commercial success
OF the venture Is difficult to understand. An
idea Of the authors general literary style can
be formed when the reader understands that
the characters have such high sounding names as
Harold ST. George. Glare Nivien and Maude Ire
maine, and then reads this sweetly simple ex-
tract, selected quite at random: 1.-THE dark face
he was watching flushed hotly and into the eyes
flashed demoniac fires; but a 1iendish laugh was
his only answer, and there was silence for mo-
ment."
A RIGHTEogS APosTATE. BY CLARA LAMA
author Of Air Perkins Daughter" etc. New York:
Co. -
The authors present effort is not as agreeable
reading as was "Mr. Perkins Daughter
although it is fairly well written story. The