The sun., 1893-08-12
NEW BOOKk
BRIEF Reviews OF Important and Interestine
New Publications.

Snow" (Harper G BrotherBh Is strong and In
| teresting. We must acknowledge tho moving
quality OF this struggle and evolution OF char
acter evinced in the person OF Francie Gordon
and this cautious and graduated revelation o
the heart sentiments OF Sergeant Barclays
| daughter. The masculine self-esteem oI
Francie suffers some very cutting humllia.
tions. 1t Is pitlfu enough when the
girl beats him In foot race up the
hillside amid the stones and the heather
and again pitiful enough when she sears
his face with horsewhip for flirting with n
young person not 80 generously equipped with
the moral and physical means Of self-protec.
tion as Kirsty Barclay is. Kirsty herself pitlcs
him. and that doubtless Is an indication OF the
turn her feelings are to take afterwnrd for
we know what pity is akin to; but the flnal
revelation Of her sentiment will surprise and
startle tho reader Notwithstanding. 1t is a
picture not common in fiction whore Kirsty
finds Francie unconscious and all but frozen
to death on the hillside. and, covering him
with her own clothing. drawing oven her
thick wool stockings over his hands and arm s.
speeds homo quite unappareled through the
night and tho flying snow. Il had no dreid.
father" she explained afterward. o. the Lord
seein' me as he made me-" and we can UNDER
stand the feelings OF old Sergeant Barclay as
he ans swered. "Lassie ye sud hae been dother
till Field MershalL" He expressed the sen :
timent which every malo reader. at least. will
feel toward Kirsty. for she is fine girl. with a
mind in health. and other qualities and abili-
ties In keeping.
The brilliant drollery OF Sara Jeanette
Duncan is quality that does not wear away
The freshness and llghtness and the whimsi-
cal way OF looking at things that made IAN
American Girl in London" so notably charm
In n bo chnr ocfo oric eli ,>ft
book. Tho Simple Adventures OF n Mem
sahib" I'd. Appleton 4 CO... as though tho vein
OF her humor wero here worked for the first
time. This is a description of a young Eng
lish couple in India who marry and go to
housek eepnE. II another related these ex-
pericnces we can guess there would not
be very much in them. but they are alto
gether delightful as here related simple
though they be. We once heard tho fluent
utterances OF very charming adult con-
versationalist described as prattle. 1t was.
somehow both n fitting and hattering descrip-
ton. and this author reminds us OF it, and
seems to US to be altogether worthy to share
1t. We are willing to bet bushel OF rupees
that she is in fine health and that life is great
fun for her. At any rate. she makes great fun
for us. and we are aware OF no ordinary ills
that reader may have that will not vanish
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Mind. with Something to Read" by the Rev. j.
+. y. O'Conor. s. j., Professor Of Philosophy in
St Francis Xayier's College. has reached q
fifth edition. 1t Is q book Of instruction regard.
ing the literature which. from the point Of view
OF the religious teacher. 1t is wise and profit
able to read. and 1t deserves the popularity
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