The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-02

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LEGION . bit , feeble word Tor cOn-
yeysng "a idea Of the rsrlfifufe rbo hnve
undersaksn 20 write works Of Gstion- The
nurshey OF ssch works ihss have ehalienged
pubsse attention ID practically countless.
Hence il might be concluded that every
fraaxsnsbse eoncsss IN thai line had been
exhausted Eat . Moondyne" Is ssf ses<vs
IL i ore Of those rare works Of ncfson
which stands alone o. boid asac original
cones pssoa, born of sn impulse for the pef-
,<yrnent Of q condemned class. powerfully
and lTupresstveiy presented The expert
ence Of the anttscr - . political prisoner.
primarily eonEned in British prison Ard
subsequently sent 70 Australia. has sug-
rested q mos; thrilling romance aimed At
reform Of The r4na system. From begin
ming 20 end the work IL rsdolenf Of nobiest
and pnresi humanity. 1t presents num-
be- OF striking and interesting characters,
bas The Aero il = marvel OF grandeur IN
character and masserfai viii There are
few modern mossss that win so richly repay
attentive p<rusaL
In BOHEMIA IL neat and charming col
lection Of fugitive poems by the same au-
thor, model OF typographical execution,
in which are many gems OF real poetry. OF
which sufficient evidence Win be afforded
20 aprrecixtiye readers By . few random
selections:
DO Eos prsise. smile 10 payment more than
meet Tor whst 10 done:
who shall paint the rnoses glad rAiment floating
In be molten suuT"
'sTc the smpfy heart In teweied breast
There Il value maybe. IN purchased crest;
Bat the thlrsty Of soui soon learn 20 know
The moissareiess froth OF the social show;
Tie suigsr sham OF the pompous least
Where the heaviest purse IL the highest priest"
And this highly imaginative description
Of the lighthouse beacon:
'.For the fame hsd fits heart afar,-
Altar with the ships At sea;
IL wss thinking Of children and waiting wives.
And darkness and danger 70 sailors lives"
The slight beginnings from which over
mastering habits grow are thus described:
eFirs across the salf We cast
Kite-borne threads, I'll iines ara passed,
And habit builds the bridge ~ last"
In the ode TO America" read By the
author before the Army Of the Potomac, at
Detroit in ISL. after picturing the arrogant
treatment OF the French by the Germans
AT the capture of Paris. be says:
Not thus Virginia, did thy viciors meet
Al Appomatsox, him who met d. feat:
No b-uSai show abssed thine honored stated
Graut turned from Richmond at the very gate
ATHLETICS AND MANLY SPORT. By John Boyle
o'keiily. Pilot Publishing Company. Boston
This Is a handsomely and profusely Illus
trated work, which treats OF the Ethics
and Evolution Of Boxing" THE Training
of Athletes Tested by Everyday Life"
Ancient Irish Athletic Games, Exercises
and Wespons,p and Canoeing Sketches. !"
The author. whose fauitiess physique and
remarkable versatility of intellectual gifts
entitis bis opinions TO respect, Is an earnest
believer in athletic training a. potent
agent of moral and intellectual elevation
In this work he draws largely on history
to sustain his view. and gives elaborate
instruction for distinguishing between BEN
eficial and hurtful training. Ii is an ex-
tremely readable and instructive work, and
in the athletic training therein advocated
there Is nothing brutaiixing or subversive
OF the truest refinement