The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-11-10
SOME WORDS ABOUT NOVEL.
 ISTS.

! package of eho,ce books. several of which are worthy ol spec,.l notice These are l by W. D. Howells and Henry James. .t.
 In view of the extreme popularity cf these writers. II FeQastes soae courage 10 say that they do not deserve anguaiihed approval from the,r 0eaatry ~vmen.
 1t Is admitted that the, can make good claim ot their eulcg.s .st tha, shey have originated the ~intetn r,onal Novel Bai~ex. DssTAeh and rroliope had ,hro~n an occasional bone to reAdef> .n the ni,ed States hy alioatng our oii,sens iG cross over Ia Europe and hguIeno~ and then on the pages ot sheir best works, hui they were not hrpps m dogng SO. i They ~efe ingenious m sheu sciec,lous and compile aiions. but unfAithfal ss A whole. Such women as they met were no, adapted 10 lfe m ,heit o~n country. and Il IS To be hoped ,ha, the prototypes ] from which their deiinea,ions were taken ~ill continue io travel on like the N an denng e~ or the iiying Du,chman.
 Mr Ho~ells and NIT lanes have made up their characters wiih more diSs resion. and preserved personalities. that m,gh, eAsily have been diss.pA,cd m an atrnos- phere 70 entirely different, from that in NniN n they Actc tesClppCu.
 The primitive and medieval noseiis, invariably presented an ideal Their characters ~ere no, what men and women were. but what they lnuid CT should be ] rhackeray made the hrss departure from thls rule lie assumed that the ordinary individual. in the course nt a lifetime. passes through eSpenenees calculated ,o arouse our deepes, interest. and tha, the slmple humanity oi men and ~omen. make more powerful appeal to our sym pathles than intellectual development or luNunoas surroundings Th.s he proved. and |; was the triumph oi his genus.
 Too m ny writers less gifted have al ready tolloaed in his wake with lndli- tefent success. kcsders are ,ited ot me dlocre people. cspes ,all, oi medioe re women
 Mt James clever ,iehnration oi DAisy Miller ~h eh hes ln ,lght. aroused some indignation when II appeared. shc is possibility. but no, s lelacuey Why then elevate her to prominent place smeng hs ftatfssI:# ns' sasa Ney inicnot ttees may gfos III forest, h II when ono begins to transplant he oer- tainly should choose the tlnef speo ies. The writer may have missed some hnks m the eoncaienat.on of hts published works, but II so happened that such of them as teil m her hands afterwards hay lng higher female type. drew Il from abroad Nil. ames .s Il st case m an American home He has eettain apt- ness m drawing manners. bu, when he deals with morals and emotions he gets his inspiration from s sts,c of soClety un- like our o~n.
 D to a certain posnt. Inc same thing can bc sad oi Nil tiowelis several of his f,rst female characters were inspired to the las, degree. When " The ady of the Aroostook ~as nfst advertlsed. ~e in this section. ieil into A state ei mid wonder as tn what II meant. II requires d strlc, search on the map to hnd that Il Is uny Isser m the ate ot Maine. no, so large ss one of our Louisiana bayous There Is An interest estne ed At the umc that has not ye, been gratihed 1, |, 4 charming story and ts destined to be generally read. While cheap editions of books pu, good Ieading m the hands of all. those which can only be had m the ,tIm muslin bindinss are unc common m many households Many an eager g,rl had to bide her tune" and does not ye, know tha, Nil. lio.cli. Aroostook was really A ship m winch young lady aged nineteen from the rural districts of New England, took psssagc to go ,o Nensce. She was the only female pas sengeI. the only .emaic indeed on board A startling position, but one that neither herself nor her ff,ends foIesa~ Therc were three young men as ossb noas ,fe 50vagS. one of whom trsi sneeTs al. ncHt pities. and las,ly talis ,n love with her He IS A gentleman and A man oi the world, and ~e keep wondering ~hy he suuendcrs hIs heart 'o Lydia Blood, ~ho though represented as pretty and pos. scssing the ability to sing. is no, d, ali in- tefesting from iirs, h last. Fortunately there IS enough in the siofy to be me. and ,es 10 dispense ~Ith her almost al together. There is reason and ~i, and beauty, and these three together with i other attractions arc io be iound ln every thing written by dr. lio~e.s
 We neat lay our had on . oregone Conclusion The scene m thb opens, as ii the former story f desesops. m the city et leniee The AAsoc tation a2ak- ened b, ihe name of the queen city of italy, ts cor ceutfa,ed ast ,ncfrasca by the beaa'y and strength of these d-ser,p- ,ions %ft only fo Nc sce the eathedfA al of Il; siarss sprag hlgh in the instance A a, 'be cal of K1skln. at.d the Bridge oi s. siis siih :" a ptlaee srd s pfspn on eaeh hand crosded piih the ptssers ,o inc RisIto but jed by Hr Hoselis we traverse the iagoons and ghde through the canals ia fauiillsf chat ~lth the gon- dnlier, hearing the sefy ripple of the water. We enter the houses @ho.e door steps come down 'o the sea, and passing 10 the rear sit on the terSaces SaiohIng ihe fnoonbe4Ins. mtngie SIth the spray of the fountains. Nor have we any gfes, reason to find ful, with the company Mir. Howells provides Tor us m a fosegone Conclusion True he is embarrassed wish m.ddse aged mamma, ~ho IS amiable but 10 use hA own ex- pression :" addle-pa,ed," i" and ~ho reminds