The morning call., 1893-11-26

aidhoiy anu staTteu LOT the front. A num-
Der OF young men were his comrades who
became known in later years. Among
them was X. w. Glider. editor of the Gen.
fury. Mr.. Leland tells the story of the
prlvanons and suffering these young SOL
dlers underwent in a graphic way. No
portion of the volume is more interesting.
After the close of the war he has engaged
In active journalistic work for a number
OF years. when he again visited Europe,
where he has made his home most of the
time since. New York ID. Appleton &
Go. For sale by the Bancroft Company.
THE SOUL OF THE BIsHoP-Thls, the
latest novel by John Strange Winter (Mrs.
Stannard), will be apt to awaken unusual
interest among the many admirers of that
charming writer. Mrs. Stannard, in her
preface. writes that the story has been on
her mind for more than two years, and
she now offers it with much diffidence,
mot being sure whether she has made out
good case or not" The story, which is
located in cathedral city of England,
may De thus briefly summarized: The va
cant see of Blankhampton is filled by the
appointment of man of not yet middle
age. Rev. Archibald Netherby, London
clergyman who. physically, is an Apollo
and intellectually gifted with brilliant tai
ents. Soon after being installed as Bishop
only child of Sir Edward Constable, a
beautiful and accomplished young woman
of twenty-five. The story of their attach
ment and final betrothal is perfectly
natural. But just then a barrier to
their perfect bliss arises in the
mind of Miss Constable. She feels "she
is not good enough for him." the spirit of
doubt appears. The "thirty-nine articles"
are great stumbling block. In vain does
the Bishop attempt TO explain to her that
what was formulated by the fathers of the
church is not to be interpreted literally to-
day., She cannot accept them. Finally
Cecil In sheer desperation asks that the
wedding be postponed. This is done and
after time she seems to have her unbe-
lief swept away and we are on the eve of
witnessing the happy union accomplished
when an unusually sincere and vigorous
sermon preached by the Bishop again
aWakens the sleeping unbelef in the mind
of his beloved. He tries to still it and in
vain. This time the rupture is final. And
now we see the end of il alias Mrs
Stannard tells US: Two souls stood face
to face, the hearts lay bare, one
before the other the palpitating,
bleeding, passionate, eager hearts of
the one. and the crushed, aching, hope
less. despaiIing, lonely heard of the other.
And between them lay the unbridgea BILE.
impossible. bottomless gulf of Fate-the
cruel fate which had made the one mind
see in religion all that was living, loving
and beautiful, all that was satisfying. sus-
tanning and comforting; the fate which
had given to the other only the hunger
which no spiritual food could feed, a mind
which could take nothing on trust, a mind
in which practical reasoning was unhap-
PLY carried to such excess that the pieces
never seemed to fit; mind which could
accept nothing, believe nothing, hope for
nothing. So they stood, this man
and this woman. who loved each other be-
yond all the world, who loved each other
for time and for eternity. and who yet
were utterly and irrevocably apart for
While many readers may be in doubt
whether, to use her own words, Mrs. Stan
nard has made out good case or not"
we venture the opinion that but few who
take up the book will willingly lay it down
until the last page has been turned. New
York: j. Selwin TAFT 81 Sons. For sale
at the bookstores.
PAUL JoNES.-In this addition to the
series of young Heroes of the Navy"
Molly Elliott Seawell has given an admir-
able picture of one of the most heroic fig
ures to be met with in historic annals.
Although the story is professedly a TO-
nance, history has been consulted at every
point, and the logbooks. journals and let
tiers of Paul Jones carefully searched.
While much relating to him has been left
out. Miss Seawell tells us nothing of con-
sequence has been put in that is not his
torica!ly true. The language ascribed TO
him is, whenever possible, that used by
him al the time or afterward in his letters
and journals.
Although vast change has taken place
in all that pertains to naval matters since
the days of Paul Jones. IL will be found
that the wealth of resources. the cOnsum-
m a q 8 a nm nc n in hn hnId
which characterized the greatest of Ameri-
can commodOres of the olden time will
prove 20 be as effective in handling
fleet of modern battle ships as when
The Scraps hauled down her flag off
Marlborough Head more than a century
ago. Don't you think that with torpedoes.
pneumatic guns and plenty of heavy
ordnance we can render our harbors prac-
tlcally lmpregnable to attack from an
enemy's fieet?" was asked of naval Off
Ger recently. That largely depends on
what kind of a man is in command of the
enemy'S fleet" WAS the reply. The great
heroes OF the sea can be counted upon
ones fingers. In this select band Paul
Jones easily ranks among the first. He
gave 10 the struggling young American
nation the benefits of his genius, aud be-
yond the glory which his deeds won and
the admiration which his victories CON-
PEELED he received but scant remuneration.
1t is fitting that the story of such char
acter should be told-it cannot be told too
often-for the benefit of the American
youth. While Miss Seawell confesses to
writing her story Tor young people, there
Is in it a charm and vivacity which makes
it welcome reading Tor the elders as we'll.
The volume is appropriately illustrated.
New York: d. Appleton & Co. For sale
by the Bancroft Company
The BOOK OF THE FAIR.-Part of
Columbian Exposition has just beer re-
naiuad IL fnllv m q n fains the him rtnnH