Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-08-14
TWO SUMMER BOOKS.
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sasasiss and sAriiisss Romance Of the
Maya wnss shs H'shisnders Fought
eur Prince Charlie.

JG10e10a, an En8iisn esSaylst1 Whose Ha'
~ Of style makes anything that he ma,
( Nave 10 say most pleasant reading, have beer
eathered into volume under title that fit
tho season well, " The Open Air." The booi
n opened with chapter that will dete
many Q reader from looking farther, TO
evidence 10 given in every line that the au
thor il trying very hard to say something
pretty. lie succeeds beyond . doubt for the
portrait OF Saint Guido Is that Of little child
In field Of wheat who has learned the Ian
ruaQe Of all nature, and talks with the birds,
the trees and waving grain but when one
takes book for summer reading and finds II
fairy tale. when not % labeled, and child.
ish fairy tale ut that, he Is apt TO drop 1t with.
ont more waste Of his precious American
time
n he docs he will miss q rare treat, in this
casa st least, for tho sketches that follow have
ali ths beauty and delicacy of the first with
out it's weakness, and a series OF word pic.
lures more perfect in every detail, and more
true TO life In England, 1t would be hard to
fnd.
81 Guido has moral in the lesson that the
wheat tries to teach that men do wrong to
labor constantly for greater wealth instead of
resting satisfied with a little, and giving
time to tho enjoyment OF all that nature Of
fers. "1f your people do not gather the
flowers now, and watch the swallows, and
listen to the blackbirds whistling, they will
never pick any flowers nor hear any birds
songs. They think they will they think
that when they have toiled long time, al
most all their lives, then they will come TO
the flowers and birds and be joyful in the
sunshine. But no, it will not be so, for then
they will be old themselves, and their ears
duh and their eyes dim, 50 that the birds
will sound great distance off and the flow
ers will not seem bright"
Guido is beautiful picture, but it Is pity
that 1t was hung at the entrance of the gal
iery further in it might have found better
light and the moral OF it greater force.
Next we come to group Of English peas
ant women returning from days hard labor
in the harvest field hard-hsnded, ragged
and uncleanly samples of the class that in
these modern days has replaced the ancient
yeomanry of England. Cursed by most Bit
ter poverty, these people scowled upon the
artist as one whose life they thought dream
OF pleasure while theirs had little to relieve
unfisgging toll.
But their labor has won them splendid
physical development and perfect health, so
that in words we have glowing picture that
Is beautiful, because in nature strength and
beauty 60 together. In the evening this
group Is found the centre of a drunken
crowd In an ale house. The tragic contrast of
light and shadow gives a charm to this
"golden brown" " painting that proves it a
masterpiece.
There is a sunny chapter on the British
wild flowers that suggests John Burroughs
in the wood and field lore, but the splendid
illustration that our magazines have given to
Mr.. Burroughs work is not needed here.
We have the pictures all in words The
in ha hall in
bars, minute, fixed undulations the stream
arranges the sunshine in successive flashes,
undulating as IL the sun, drowsy in
the heat, were idly closing and unclosing his
eyelids for sleep !" this is the light reflected
ON the vault OF an arch by the stream tina
flows beneath it
"The smallest Of the pencilled branches O
the bare ash tree drawn distinctly against tn,
winter sky waving lines one within tn,
other, yet following and partly parallel, re
OF the great trunk"
From marigold to violet from a spread in!
oak to the falling feather of a swallow, tn
artist passes easily and skillfully until tn
readers pleasure is mingled with wonder a
MS skill. Then he comes across q passag
that verges so closely upon bathos as to risl
the marring OF IL all. Mr.. Jefferies become
ecstatic over the eyes Of a herd of cattle
!" their great beautiful eyes which need but
tear or a smile to make them human
seem above human life, eyes of the immor
tails 70
How marvellous the inspiration Of gen in.
that can enable man TO compare with the
eyes of the immortals the thoughtless eyes o
placid COW engaged In the man ufacture @
milk
Next Is a picture of /" "Sunpy Brighton
with Its crowds OF visitors and idle fisher
men, all living in the open air and winnin,
from It the health that makes the women o
Brighton the most beautiful OF England. H.
gives us brilliant pictures of them In tn,
strong white sunlight peculiar to this town
which he calls Spanish town in England
the Seville OF Britain. "Nery bright color,
can be worn in summer because o. this pow
erful light the brightest are scarcely no
sunshine"
And through all this are constant reference.
10 the sea, blue in the light OF the sun OF
grand and dark in stormy weather, the sail
breezo that blows from over it. and the white
sails OF the fishing boats. The beauty and
sea" N''N
There IL sarcasm and humor, too, in this
artists pen, In spite OF his admiration for the
Eyes OF cattle. When IL was arranged that
military band should play on the Bruins.
WICK lawn 1t became the fashion to stop car
riages In the road and listen to it. Ere
quently there were carriages four deep.
while the gale blew the music out to sea
and no one heard note. Still they sat con.
tent"
He walks through pine woods and listens
to the humming OF the wasps as they gather
turpentine among the highest branches. He
notes the mysterious markings on the wings
OF butterflies. "The antiquity OF Egypt /.
nothing TO these signs-they date from un
iathonabie time. In them the sun has W T.
Ten his commands ana the wind inscribed
deep thought" "Sitting in the garden AFTER
walk 1t Is pleasant TO watch the eve swal.
lows feeding their young on the wing The
young bird follows the old one then thew
lace each other and stay moment IN the air.
whiie the insect food is transferred from
peak 10 oeak with loud note they part "
HIS portrait OF an English farm lsborer il
simply horrible, but evidently drawn from
lie, and we are glad to pass from il to the
more pleasant chapter on the bathing at
Brighton. ~
OCEAN BATHING IN ENGLAND,
ITO day the ground swell was more active.
the waves closer together, not having had
time to forget the force Of the extinct gale
fet the sea looked calm az a mill pond, lust
the morning for bath.
Along the yellow line where sand and
pebbles meet, there stood gallant band. in
gay uniforms, facing the water. Like the
.Superiai iegions who were ordered TO charge
ne ocean and gather the shells as spoiis ~
VA: the cohorts, cleaning in purpIs and
extended their front rank-their fieht.
Sn,,n anS .s,, one to yard-along the strand.
1 0ae un and stately some tall and slender.
s,n,h. Vol developed and firm on their
war dress 's ss,n sSnas IN attitude even in their
my iadies splendid display of woxan. NJ
ni ..s. ~ tno bright sunlight Blue dresses
PINK dresses, purple dresses. trim
every color, = gallant show. The eve had
tt were with a blow Of tha o.s'ohs as