The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-06-10

are among the other noble ARTICLES.
There are interesting sketches, es-
says, serial and short stories, with
poems Of great merit; varied Mis-
cellany, together with Editorial
Comments, Record of Important
Events, Obituary Notices, etc., etc.
Address Mrs. Frank Leslie, Pub
Usher, 50, So, and 81 Park Place,
New York.
SINNERS AND SAINTs.-A Tour across
the States and Round Them; With
Three Months Among the Mormohs.
BY Phil. Robinson, author of "Under
the Sum- etc. l6mo. Cloth. Price,
Sl.50. Boston: Raberts Brothers. Salt
Lake: James Dwyer.
Last year, it will be remem bered,
Mr.. Robinson was three months in
Utah as the SPECIAL correspondent
of the New York World. He re-
turned to New York ola Nevada,
California, Arizona, New Mexico
and so on. The present volume is
the result of his literary labors on
the tour, being written here and
en- route. Many Of THE HERALD
readers are somewhat familiar with
most of these letters having read
them in The World, but to those
who have not seen them we would
say, by all means obtain this vol
ume and enjoy its perusal. There
are very few English authors
who are humorists in the
sense that a mericans employ and
understand the term. Either their
wit is not broad enough for the
American, or the points" of their
humor are so transparent as to
cause what they intend as humor to
fall fat on our ears. Mr.. Robinson
is the true humorist, and what is
better his humor is of the kind that
can be appreciated and enjoyed
with keen relish, not in the bolster
Gus way we enjoy the writings of
Peck of the san or Bill Nye, or
wits of the class who force
laughter by burlesquing, and by
making merry over the ridiculous
incidents Of life. Mr.. Robinson
touches the finer chords of our
natures, and while there is evil
IDENTIFY no effort or strain on his
part to be funny, the very refine
ment of humor is observable in
everything he writes. His percep-
lions are of the keenest, as all will
concede who have read his previous
book, "Under the Sum-" and his
style is fresh and sparkling.
What is of greater importance in
this book is the fact that the gentle
man possesses a wonderful fund Of
: common sense, has the ability to OBJ.
serve and from his observations
form opinions, which he not only
dares express manfully, but has the
ability to express clearly. Honesty
and truthfulness are found on every
page, and if at times his views OF
things are more roseate than others
can make them, no fair-minded
person can attribute the fact
to anything other than an
| honest, conscientious error Of
sight or Judgment? After reading
him it would be simply execrable
| to assert that the author believed
other than he wrote. There arr
some who do not agree with Mr.
RObinson's ideas regarding Utah ant
her peculiar people; but his oppoT
tunities for obtaining information
concerning the MormOns were neVe
eXcelled by anyone not member o
the church, and his integrity, hon
esty and disinterestedness beini
conceded, it must be accepted tina
his views and estimates are neaTe
: right than are those who disput
them. We question if any othe
series of letters about the Mormon
and their problem" ever did tn
good that was achieved by these G
} Mr.. Robinson. This was u1e largel
to the prominence of the journal il
) which they appeared, and tn
plainly apparent spirit Of fairnes
in which they were written but on
!. chief element for good in them wa
the happy literary style of til
writer. People who read one lette
5 anxiously awaited the appearance c
! another, less perhaps on account G
4 what it said than because of tn
l authors entertaining way of sayin
: things. A new audience wa
!, reached and induced. not unwi
D lingly, to listen; new mind
!. were forced to consider a queS
l ton which heretofore ha
d been adjudged without iatelligef
S thought; and as Mr.. Robinson Ia
q been fair many of his thousands c
: readers were led from narrow
:. mindedness to liberality. FL
}, consequence was that last yes
d there was more intelligent discu
q sion of Mormon matters than evt