Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-03-07
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.


The DRspoT OF BRooMsEpaE Cove
Chasles Egbert Crsddock. HoushtOn,
Mjflip& Co, New York. To those who have
road Miss Mnrire.'s writing. no dosciiP.
the stsiement that Il is exactly tho same
sort OF story that first msdo her famous,
and 10 ~ thoroughly masculine and excit-
Ing - anything she has written. Perhaps,
II II an Improvement on the first work, but
the most fascinating paris OF the book
the Same author, who IL . refined
and regulated Brete Harte Her de-
scriptions OF mountain scenery are
sublime snd one cannot help wishing that
line 70 tho portrayal OF mountains really
great In their ave inspiring contrast Of
height and depth. Some CRITICS appeal 10
this gifted authoress TO abandon her noun.
taineers and try her genius upon tho more
complex characters OF civilized life, but We
believe that she IL quite right In sticking
20 the simple back wOodsmen ust ~ Dick ems
stuck to the poor OF London. II generally
true that writer Ii most successful In the
comparatively narrow field Of his own
experience and cannot get - good q
literary crop from any other without giving
observation. As Longtellow he's IL:
Tase ihi, lesson 70 thy heart
That Is best which lieth nearest.
shape from that thy work OF art"
sir Edwin Arnold has just had a large
tumor removed from his head, and he will
soon discard tho skull cap ho has long
been wearing. lie recently under went an
operation for hepatic abscssa
TABLE TALK for March has bright new
cover and is rs bright ~ ever In other ways,
thanks 10 Miss May Forney, the famous
Mira Rohrer and poet Whitton.
In the latest volume OF Macmillan's
"Dlctionary OF National Biography" there
10 the following summary OF the character
OF Queen Elizabeth. "Her life was the life
OF man, not OF Q woman she could hunt
oil Day, dance, or watch Mosques and
aud pegeants all night, I'LL tho knees of
strong men trombled under them a. they
wearily waited In attendance upon her
person yet she never seemed To su fier from
the Immense tension At which she lived.
With her amazing energy, her want Of
sympathy for all weaknesses, her fierce
wilfulness and self. assertion, and certain
coars6ness OF fibre, II was inevitable III at
she should be unfemlnine. She swore, she
spat upon courtier's coat when It did not
please her taste, she beat her gentewomeu
soundly, she kissed whom she pleased, she
gave Essex good stinging blow on the
face, she called the members OF her priyy
council by all sorts OF nicknames; but woe
70 him who should presume TO take liber.
ties with her, forget that she was his queen,
or dare by word or deed to cross her when
she was bent upon any ooufsa" The notice
OF Governor Endicott 10 by Mr.. Gordon
Goodwin. There IL an interesting sketch
Of Thomas OF Erceldoune, and the volume
IL completed by the annals OF the Ersk ines,
q notable and sctive race, prolific In useful
habit OF pushing to the front and staying
there.
Moncure d. Conway, the historian, visited
Baltimore In war days accompanied by
several OF hts fathers slaves and o mob
came very near hanging him before he could
explain that he had not stolen thon.
MopERNScIENcE IN BIBLE LANDS Hsr-
per Brothers, by SIR John Daw son. The au-
thor for many years held the chair OF
geology ct McGili University, but his book
| 10 unencumbeTed with dry details and
| makes very Interesting application of his
| special and varied learning to tho ma nv
| questions aroused by q visit to Bible lands.
Not only In the geology but in the many
| other branches OF learning having bear.
Ing on the subjects discussed, the book
gives the best and latest conclusions ol
scientific experts In their several lines and
does il all In pleasant way. When writing
OF tho haunts aud habits OF primitive men
and tracing the lessons given by Egg yptian
stones he contrives to make this work a.
vivid and fascinating ss any Wild pages ol
Rider Haggard. One startling feature is bis
orthodoxy on the Old Testament, for 1t is q
very remarkable thing now a. days to fl nd
q scientist honestly and warmly defending
the account OF the deluge OF Noah. Bu
Sir John believes with many others tina,
science 10 steadily progressing TO vlndicA
ton OF the truth OF scripture.
vivian Burnett, the younger son OF Mrs
Frances Hodgson Burnett, is, says "The
Habordasher," the real little Lord Fauntle
roy. IL is generally known that his
character and many OF his odd sayings are
put In the story, but It IL not generally
known that the pictures were taken direct
from his photographs. Mrs. Burnstps two
boys, now twelve and fourteen years old
| are both handsome children, and until two
years sgo ihey were always dressed alike
in velvet suits, their curls falling down Il
the shoulders. They were photographer
| together as the princes In the Tower, al d
are known by that nsmo now In Washing
| ton.
l In the March Harpor there Is the follow
Ing pen portrait OF Edgar Allan Poe, drawr
| by Mary; "Mr. Poe was about feet inche,
In height, hnd had dark, almost black hair
which he wore long aud brushed back IL
student style over his oars 1t was an fin,
a. silk. HIS eyes were large and full, gray
and piercing. H0 was then, l think, or
tirely clean shavon. His nose was ong an,
straight and his features finely cut. Th
| expression about his mouth WAS beautiful
he was pale aud had no color. HIS ski
was OF Q clear, beautiful olive. He had SAD
melancholy look. He was very slende
when ] frat knew him, but had a fin
hRure, an erect military carriage, aud
quick step. But 1t WAS his manno
that most charmed. 1t was slegsn,
When ne looked at you, 4. SCENE,
a. II he could read your yer,
thoughts His voice was pleasant an,
musical, but not deep, lie always wore
black frock coat, buttOnod, with q cadet O
military collar, q low turned over militsr,
shirt collar, and black cravat tod In
loose knot lie did not follow the fashions
but had style OF his own. His was
loose way OF dressing, as II he didn't care
You would know that he was very dllisren
from the ordinary run OF young men
was passionate In his love. My intimao
with Mr.. Poe isolated me q good deal. n fac
my girl friends were many OF them afrs!,
| OF him, and fOrsook me on that account
l knew none OF his male irisndA He de
spised ignorant people, and didn't lik
trihing and small talk. He didn't lik
dark. skinned people. When he loved, h
loved desperately. Though tender ant
very afecsionAte, he had = quick, pAssion n
ate temper, and was very jealous Hi
feelings were intense, ana he had but It'll
control ofthem. He WAS not well balance,
he had too much brain. He scotied q
everything sacred, and never went Il
church. IL he had had religion to Ruid
him be would have been better man. II,
said often that there was q mystery hans
Ing over him he could never fsthom. III
believed he WAS born to suffer, and thi
embittered bis whole life."
Mrs. Isrelda Wallace, mother of IN
author OF " Bsn Hur," Is leoturlpy In Cin
cinnati on Woman Suffrage.