The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-26
NEW PUBLICATIONS,
Some Books That Promise Much
Pleasure

SEEN FROM THE SADDLE-By lisa Car
rington Cabeii. Harpers Black and
White Series. Harper e Brothers. pub
fishers, New York. Fifty cents. For
sale by West. Johnston & Co.
1T is one of our modern notions that
almost everything IN life depends upon
! our point OF view and the artists OF the
pen and the brush are wandering around
IN search Of the proper point. Our an
| cestors, not many generations ago used
TO see the world mainly from the saddle.
and IL cannot be doubted that their
| view OF 1t was virile, and on the whole.
careful.
We know. as matter of fact. that the
world is instantly changed when one
mounts horse. The rider is I'm a state
20 make an image Of II different from
that formed by the footpad, or the trav-
eler by rail. Perhaps he shares the spirit
or the horse perhaps his citation is due
TO his slight elevation above the earth;
perhaps he is affected by the uncer-
tainty which imparts an air of adventure
10 the shortest excursion. that is so free
to bend to the least within of the rider
or the horse. At any rate he rides aWay
into novel world, either in the fresh
ness Of spring morning or the poetic
light or summer evening, when the
apple trees are I'm blossom or the corn
is hanging out its slken tassels. and the
most familiar roads and byways are
created anew for him. 1t happens. also
that the fatigue Of the exercise does not
extend TO the brain, as il does in walk
ing, and the point of view of the rider
Is apt TO be wholesome and hopeful.
What the world is. seen from the top Of
bicycle. we have yet to learn, for the
riders or those wheels Of modern progress
are too much occupied by their own equi-
librlum and appearances and speed 10
pay much attention to the sentiments
that nature suggests 10 her loving oh
servers. In these witty and sympathetic
studies of a New England summer we re-
turn again 10 the companionship of a
very noble animal, with whom is con-
nected whatever is most Romantic I'm the
history of our race, and who has been the
sharer and inspirer Of much Of the no.
blest poetry and achievements. Perhaps
when steam and electricity have entirely
relieved him Of the DEGRADATION Of ig-
noble labors he may become exclusively
the comrade Of our hours Of ease and
pleasure, and young women and young
men Will find health In his society, and
learn that on his back they can any
hour ride away from habits OF morbid
introspection into cheerful world"
Thus the Introduction, written by
Charles Dudley Warner. and its unhack-
neyed and clear sentences well anticipate
the character of the little book witty
and sympathetic" 1t is. Sometimes a
sentence startes us; 1t sounds so simple
and II means so much; here and there
we find one absolutely vibrant
with truth and power. For in
stance-an environment as an ee-
ment Of beauty-"We would have
the Venus of Milo in her living room?
Ii Is not so, however, with n mental or
a moral quality which is always indie
pendenty beautiful and desirable Love
nature as we WILL in matters like these,
we see how infinitely higher is the spr-
itual world" Outside OF its intrinsic
merit "Seel from the Saddle" cannot fall
10 be doubly interesting to Nirginians. It's
author, Mrs. lisa Darlington Cabell being
native Of Richmond, where for a num-
Der OF years over the signature +. o. H.,
she wrote for the Richmond Dispatch.
She married Mr.. f. Darlington Cabell, OF
this city. a brother OF Or. II. G.. Cabel
and is related 20 many Of the city's lead
ing families She is at present associate
editor Of the Hartford Courant. Charles
Dudley Warner being her colleague, and
Il is In his household that most OF her
private life is spent
AS lisa Darlington. the p. o II. of many
witty aud strong contributions 10 the
Dispatch. at that time the only paper
edited in Richmond. she eliclted much
praise. and even at that time her future
success as a journalist was prophesied.
A II. ".
STORIES IN BLACK AND WHITE
BY Thomas Hardy. W. f. Morris. Mrs.
Olpbant. Grant Allen, j.. III. Barrie,
w. Clark Russell. Mrs. z. Syme Linton
and James Payn. With twenty-seven
illustrations. 50 cents. Appleton's Town
and Country Library. u. Appleton *
Co.. New York. For sale by west,
Johnston & Co.
1.-THE Romance OF Madame de Chante-
Ioup." "a Memorable SWIM" ITO Please
His Wife," THE Ghost OF the Past,
"Rebecca's Remorse" Us 1t Man?'
1.-The Golden Rule" General Passavauts
Will" thus reads the table of contents.
and excepting THE Romance of Madame
De Chanteloup" and "Rehecca's Re-
morse" which leave enc with feeling
OF morbid sadness. all these "Stories In
Black and White" are of sustained Ia
terest and admirably adapted TO the pur-
poses of the Town and Country" series,
easily read and easily digeeted. But THE
Golden Rule" by Mrs. Olphant. is easily
the best OF the number and written In
the simple happy style that characterizes |
all her stories There Is the breakfast |
room at the Vicarage Of Leighton Fur |
ness bright with the CHEEKY sunbeams |
of . warm May morningi there are the
llscs In full bloom sdeeo)ag the table"