The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-05
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In the December number of The Atlantic
Monthly, Mr.. Crawford brings his serial
story, Don Orsino.'' 70 an unex peoted and
striking close; and in the final passages Of
his novel tolls us that in his hero we see a
sketch of the young man OF the transition
period in Italian life. He intimatss that
this is the end of his series of histories of
the Saracinssca family.
The chief attraction of this number is a
collection of letters that James Russell
Lowell addressed to w. j.. Stillman, which
are very delightful reading-full Of the
genial. sunny disposition, and the quick
touches of humor and feeling which were
SO characteristic of the man.
Frank Bolles. whose volume ''The Land
of the Lingering Snow mas given him a
place among the keenest observers OF ma
ture. has a sketch entitled Alone on Cho-
corus at Night" and Edwa;d Everett
Hale's graphic papers on IA New England
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old Boston days. In a travel
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Diner Kirk desc -ibes the quaint old Italian
0o"h "ASAS oklSO q hlb CpuutTy
villa. Mr.. William Henry Bishops papers
ON A American at HONS in Europe"gives
a further account of house-hunting. and
his descriptions Of apartments at Venice ia
particularly interesting and amusing. Ag-
nes Repplier's article on wit and Humol"
is full of good things. and is written with
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plier puts into everything that she does.
A more serious contribution, Professor An
drew G.. MeLauRhlin's article on "Missis-
sippi and the Negro Question:" discusses
the manner in which Mississippi has un-
dertaken to regulate the rights of negroes
within her borders.
A striking poem by Lila Cabot Perry en-
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garet G. Graham's story 1.-THE Withrow
Water Right" and John Vance Chensy's
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