The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-17
INTHELITERARY WORLb
WEEKLY CHAT RE0dRDIS0 MN.
ERs AND BOOHs.
hrs. Robbins Interesting sketch. scio-
eester County and lis Fsmilie..p
Other Recent Publications.
HISTORY OF GLOUCESTER Cor.v.r,.
VIRGINIA. AND IT'S FAAfff 10y u

HISTORY OF GLOUCESTER COr.vy,
VIRGINIA, AND ITS FAMILIES ~
Sally Nelson Robbins Phofo.--...'
taken by Miss Blanche Dlmmo-, -
/ Sherwood. twenty-five cents. Ia, rs
by West. Johnston q co. sac
! To write, within n compass Of t,,.-.
| one pages, including eight ilustrafio-s
/ sketch or colonial county whfoh ~
I possess literary attractions toeafb,- ..''..t
historic accuracy. Is certainly non ~, '..-
/ task, but IL is one which Mrs. Rolt-~. by
/ accomplished. and ACCOMPLISHED
/ gracefully, IN her miniature history ls
section Of the Old Dominion. who's. n
( be seeds Of life, and shall eacuu,ber 49,.
heart OF the land, until IL loose mo g..-.
my clods and let out the suring-grovgtt L.
/ beatifc green through every bruisa H..
robbins literary style as one which i...
pecially adapted % a sketch ~ this k.rt
graceful bright. yet manifesung bat.-,
every line degree Of wholesome ana f..-
sentiment which would betray her t,l..
daughter Of Gloucester had she MOI v.,r
the characteristic pride and loyalty ~ ~
typical Virginia woman. told us that ur..
the frst page. The vandalism W rri.'
/, soldiers destroyed an old brick hons.
which, says Mrs Robbins "lore ssrs-,
witnes Of its colonial neghbors at G1r.
cester tOwne." IN elm, wide srr.af.r,
and magnificent. was its body rauri. ma
Union soldiers set fire % this old-fash'ol.
ed mansion. big with by-gone gnrtar,
and a noble pedigree, "for no reason tts,
/ can see except 10 destroy "A Landmark
from Virglnia'3 shores. The blazes bau.
ed the proud elm the friendly table tn.e'
whose arms held n welcome Tor inc0m.-f
ships. An Old man. seventy odd, was tH.
ing mo the story What sacrueeen
he added This was a twie: in Ana.
Revolutionary days my grandm0ther
planted It,
Mrs Robbins gives a fist -somewhatln.
adequate, owing. probably 20 lack .
space. of the names OF the more promi.
nent cOlonists. nearly an OF which an.
perpetuated among us az this time Ia
families 81 distinction. The names u
those from Gloucester who fought I'm M,
Revolutionary War are also given. ana
in brief, but very attractivcly. anecdotes
related Illustrative OF the manners ana
customs OF those ante-bellum days which
have long been synonymous with pr1l.ml
hospitality and high-brcd elegance.
The Illustrations represent Abingdon
Church" "The Old Avenue az Warner
Hall" stairway al Roosevelt" "Fr..
place in the Hail an Roosevelt" "Eaee
Point" sherwood" white Marsh " The
book is particularly pleasant reading ana
will certainly prove OF Intense interest 20
many Richmond people.
THE STORY OF A CAVALRY RFGl.
MENT, as Told by It's Late Adiutant
VIM. Forse Scott o.. j. punams
Sons. New York $3.50. For sale Rs
West. Johnston * Co.
The role OF cavalry in war has long been
subject OF controversy among the al.
thorities OF military nations. and even 30.
day the proper use of this arm has Dol.
been definitely determined. 10 is not at al.
surprising. therefore, that at the outbreak
of the war between the States. when eg.
erything was confusion and chaos. tie
cavalry failed 20 receive the attention %
which II was entitled But long before
App0matox, the practice of breaking uD
cavalry organizations into small detacl.
ments, 20 serve as body guards, escorts
and cOuriers, was abandoned. LlrH
bodies OF cavalry, more or less indopeqs-
ent Of the other arms. under daring iei-
ers, performed feats which ast0nlahel fhs
world OF military critics. and which
clearly demonstrated the proper use %.
mounted troops under conditions similar
to those then existing. But the history
OF the cavalry in the civil war has ney.
er been satisfactorily written IN full al.
though. "its achievements during the lnr
two years OF that war surpass the r0-
mances Of chiyalry." There is n special
interest therefore, In "The Story OF a
Cavalry Regiment Che story 0f DE
Fourth Iowa Eetcrn VOLUNTEERED ms DI
by its late Adjutant. The story may Be
regarded as IN a certain sense TYPICAL
and between the lines may De read hs
story OF the Federal Cavalry from ll
20 1865.
The author has given an account not
only or the operations Of the roauHt
itself, but also a general and brief a.-
count OF each campaign ana action l
which IL was engaged and OF the move.
ments Of the associated corps, so that us
reader may see. not merely what tle r.s.
iment die but how and why it was doe
Many interesting details are found in IBIS
volume which add greatly 10 its value
and which are not usually found in slll
histories.
WHEN 1 LIVED IN BOHEMIA j.
Fergus Hume. TAFT. Sons a Co.. s.
For sale by West, Johnston s. 60.
Fergus Hume. that conscientious writer
OF detective stories, has turned DIS p'1
TO other handlwOrk, and f0rsaken Dis
craft for new field OF labor lie L1
with more or less success. written ~
genius I'm this, his latest To h
introduced by crisp little scene with ls
ghost Of Henri Murger. I'm which De- corr
fesses his indebtedness 90 that author %
the suggestion OF the book and ends VITA
a conversation between two OF the char
acters. i'm which he forestalls all the o.
jections the critics will urge when thp
discover the writer Journeylng in nef
paths. Having thus paid his toll az ne
entrance OF another's road, and put %
plea Tor tolerance Of his unworthIne~
while he traverses Il, he certainly shoul
be allowed 30 enjoy the privileges ~ ne
way. He has told his story OK the s,ns'
giles, failures, heartaches and successes
OF his little group 81 jewellers "
Bohemia with spirit, buoyancy. humor
here q touch Of classiclsm and there
bit Of pathos. Rhymes and iingies en.yea
the prose, and sketches garnish me peg"
In the end we cannot say thar Dr. nf
justified his right 10 travel the pam .e
has chosen. yet we would not dnFe %"
away. There ~ lack OF suhtlrnt'''
delicacy, OF taste, OF grace. thar pni
with a feeling Of camaraderie me gan.
throng that daintily trip the way " it.i
which leads 10 a book OF delightful "iI.
sicalities While the author has une'rne
" followed their direction. be- has zone
with a heavy tread whose deep lmpli-'
comrare m with the faint and fairy lo'.
stems OF those illustri0us ones Who Law
gone before