The morning call., 1893-04-16
RECENT PUBLICATIONS

WORKS OF De MUssET-The house of
Charles Ii. Sergel & Co. OF Chicago is en-
gagged in publishing an edition of the works
OF Alfred de Musset, which the admirers of
that brilliant poet, novelist and dramatist
will welcome. The volumes as issued are:
"Barberine and Other Comedies" "Ths
Beauty spot and Other Stories' and 1.-The
Confession of a Child of the Century"
These three books give fair idea of the
wonderful richness of the authors imagina-
tion and tho versatility of his genius. If
at times this genius shows evidence of
moral weakness his critics should bear in
mind the circumstances Of his birth and his
surroundings in early life. Is it to be
wondered at that child born amid the
scenes which he describes in one of the
chapters of The Confession of a Child of
the Century" should, in after years, evince
evidence of erratic thoughtP During the
war OF the empire" he writes, while the
husbands and brothers were in Germany.
the anxious mothers brought forth au
ardent, pale and nervous generation. Con-
celyed between two battles, educated
amid the noises of war, thousands of
children looked about them with a somber
eye while testing their faccd muscles
From time 10 time their blood-drenched
fathers would appear, raise them oil their
god-laced bosom, then place them on the
ground and remouDt their horses" The
volumes are tastefully bound, and contain
TENTING ON THE PLAINs.-ThIs, perhaps
the best of Mrs. Ell zabetn Clusters books
OF campaign life, has been republished in a
less expensive form than the first edition.
1t contains, however. all the illustrations of
the latter, and the volume is printed from
new plates. When the reader is introduced
to General Custer the war is Just about
closing, and the dashing hero is ordered TO
Texas. He did not even see the last of the
grand review OF the 23d and Oath of May,
1865, but at the close of the first day bade
Rdieu to his old comrades in arms and was
off for his post of duty. The general and
his wife were detained little time at New
Orleans, and then they pursued their way
TO Austin, Tex, where the general estab-
lished his headquarters. The dull routine
of life in Texas town Is made fairly lively
by the graceful descriptive powers of Mrs.
Custer. Then comes a brief story of visit
to their Michigan home, and later the gen.
eral Is ordered to the Kansas frontier,
where there is much told of hunting expedi-
tons and something Of Indian fighting.
There Is not a dry chapter in the book.
New York: Charles l.. Webster & Co.
For sale at the bOokstores.l
A MERE CIPHER.-This story, by Mary
Angela Dickens. has been published in
serial form under the title "a Modern
Judith" In issuing it in book form Mac
milan IL Co. have given it the name orig
inally chosen by the author. 1t is a we'll
written novel, rather gloomy IN tone, having
for its dominant idea the uDexpressed love
and self-sacrfice of a weak minded, color
less woman for reformed drunkard. She
was born to suffer, and does so to the end in
the meekest possible manner, calmly poison
ing her husband to prevent him from carry
ing out backmalling scheme against the
object of her Affection. OF course, her hero
lnvae and n "a Hiac in In
as he is about to sail for a new world with
his young bride. Such is the plot, which Is
woven into better tale than one would
imagine from this bare outline. [For sale
by William Doxey. Price 81.
A TILLYLoss SCANDAL. = Under this
title is published the latest collection of
j. M. Barrie's sketches. Tillyloss, be it
known. is three broken rows of houses iu
the east end of 1hrums with gar dens be-
tween them, nearly every one of which
used to contain a pigsty. In two-story
house, against which the road climbing from
the highway runs, lives, or once did, Tam
mas Haggart, whom the author has taken 10
be the hero of "the scandal" The efforts
which he makes TO convert Tammas into
hum0rlst are told in way the admirers of
this charming writer can thoroughly appre-
ciate. Following "A Tillyloss Scandal" is
Life in a Country Manse" and nearly
dozen shorter sketches. New I ork: Lowell,
Coryell q Co. For sale at the bookstores !
AN ARIZONA MAGAzINE.-Th Arizona
Magazine Tor March-the initial number-is
periodical so creditable as to cause sur
prise that it should come out of the land of
sand and giant cactus. The number opens
with "The Story of Casa Grande," and
there Is clever sketch of "An Unknown
Ruin" from the pen Of VIII Sparks, Illus
trated by sketches from the pencil OF the
same versatile gentleman. THAT Little
French Baby" by j. S. Winter, is well
done, too, barring a touch of amateurish-
ness, and the verse, I'm Arizona" contri-
buted by Charles Winthrop. is the gem of
the number. 1t Is only six lines, but in tha at
space is told all of the weird romance of
mystery that hangs like the pail of sunshine
over the land.
SIx-CENr SAMs.-Under this peculiar
title Julian Hawthorne has grouped batch
Of readable sketches. all having about them
more or less an air Of mystery-somethi
the author delights in. Six-eent Sam. 1t
may be explained, was the proprietor Of a
resort in New York City, where that sum
was necessary 10 obtain admission. Once
inside, tho visitor was entitled to certain
| priyileges-4a seat at table, bread and but
| ter. SOUP aud coffee. In addition he might
] command What 'hs-pprse cOdid buy. Itls