New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-21

circulated among fashionable people, dining ou' 800
day. and he covered this native disposi'ioh VIZ"
varnsh of smooth, smiling complacehcy, NV ~
Dleasant 10 contemplate. The course TIC ia" so NJ
since he had taken to cultlvatng dihhero'"7 "
fashionable bouscs was not salutary discipline ior
work of any sort one might surmise. one cou'u "o'
fail TO perceive that he had no CONVICTIONS a'r a"
except that a man ought to be n gentleman ana o"sh'
not 70 he n snob This about the sum Vi inc
belief that WIS In him. The chief SIKH nc Possesses
was In making wonderful llkenesses WIN peu anu
Ink, struck off without generalization
As for Charles Lamb. Carlyle set him down before
Duffy having 10 practica! sense IN ''in' INV 90
being accustomed in conversation to turn into dhps
and tests whatever turned up; Ill example 10
Younger men, who had to live their lives In WORM
which was altogether serious. and when IL pehoo'e'
them to consider their position IN spirit qui'c o''cr
than jocose
OF Emerson, whose enthusiastic kindness had bech
OF inesmable practical benefit to Carlyle inc oeoe"
man said that the New 'Engander had, IN 'lo n'S'
instance, taken his system ont Of "Sartor ana o'her
NJ his Corlyle's writings but he worked 1t out In
a way of his own. His writings wanted CONSISTENCY
and decisive Ineligible result One was co"'O'"''s
disappointed at their suddenly stopping s'or' anu
Lending TO nothing. They were full OF Deau''es-
diamonds-or. at times bits of painted glass; strung
on a thread which had necessary connection WIN
each other lie had sharp. perking little face ana
he kept bobblng 1t up and down with issir yissir
tmimlcking) I'm to objections or eSposilohs.
He got mixed up with set Of phllanthropists' but
told him, Carlyle added. that had long ago as
covered what sort Of set they were. and that they
would be nightly rejoiced to get any decent captm
TO march ut their head. Emerson however. could not
be induced conditions to applaud their sordid
peace, or preach the panacca Of cold water.
G.. Nordenskold, son o. Baron NOrdenskiold. the
famous swedish traveller following in the footsteps
OF his father in ways than one lie recently
returned TO stockholm after long sOjoum In Colorado
and Arizona, where he had been studying the an
Equities OF those localities. He also spent much
time with the Moqul Indians. The young Baron In
tends to publish the results Of bis Investigations As
soon possible. Ills work will be published probably
rs his graduating thesis from the university IL was
tn, Bnron's irtcnon % mako tour around the world
before completing his studies. but he found Western
America interesting that he decided TO remain there
Why Is 1t that we have few really good war novels
Tie answer to this familiar question is less difficult
after reading "'rhc Captain Of Company X Vhic9so
Donohue, IIenncberry CO.. The thing l. not 10 lie
done, else Major Kirkland musL surely have done 1t.
All the neness OF observation, all the keen knowledge
Of men, women, children and dogs all the skill I'm
straightforward story telling. all the pleasant dry humor
from his own private tap that rendered Jury ard
"Tho Mcveys' such good reading have been brought
with diligence aud evident affection 10 the making OF
"The Captain :" yet ono closes The book with certain
sense Of Disappointment
1t Is not that the author has failed. but that the sub
ject Is difficult The interest il ~ times great, bu'
It Is unequal and perhaps intermittent not unlike ,hos;
pa slges OF real life through which one would gh"s
take maps What 81 tho reason We tmnk W n'a's
be looked for in tho very nature VI the subject where
bv It's victim Is shut IN choice OF evils so tha'
biz canvas must be either too big too narrow OF else
altogether ont II scale In choosing 10 give Us aoor
with his love- 10 the Of the firing line, the men
who could the enemy In front Of them with inc
naked eye while they would have needed heldghSs
20 sec the history matters behind them Major Kirk
land has perforce TO make light and little OF what
was 10 be seen OF shiloh for Instance. through those
ncllgasscs. and 10 stick closely TO What was seen
by his squad OF good comrades aoot among the trees
capital picture Of part OF battle II Is. yet tho
battle Is too big-or. II you please the squad too
small one Graves either more else less, and ends
by signing for another Jury"