St. Paul daily globe., 1894-10-08
THE BOOK WORLD.

"CGur d'Alene," Mary Hallock
Foote'S new novel. is delightful story
Into which very pretty bit of Western
romance is woven, and in which besides
the labor difficulties, as encountered in
the mines. are dealt with. The scene
OF the story is laid in the far
West. at the Big Horn mine. The
heroine is the young and unsophis-
ticaled daughter of the coarse aud
unprincipied "manager," who has been
very carefully brought up by corps of
aunts. her mother having died i'll her
infancy. Shortly before the story opens
her father in fit of selfishness insists
on having her join him in the West.
whittier he had lately gone to the in
tense relief OF his relations, very
old and equally proud New
York family, who had saddied this
commemorative brother upon ore
hopeful young enterprise after another
of the broad and charitable West"
Things did not prosper, the labor diff
culties-ot 1892 coming up and the Eng
lish company who owned the mine
sending out an agent to report to
tuSu Ot tIlt lUGidHCicbt. Doi
Gle Hamilton in investigating the
methods of conducting the mining
Interests OF the company becomes inter-
ested III the unhappy daughter or the
manager, who shortly after her arrival
awakened tu the facs tina. her father
could be 10 her parent only III name.
The troubles grow worse and DarcIe
is being watched for a spy. A mas.
Sacre occurS. in which. however,
the people on whom the interest
is centered escape, and. after the
flight of Faith with Darcie and a
reliable servant to place of safety the
troubles are adjusted and everything
ends happily Tor the pair. Darcie ilhal'y
is made manager Of "TAe Big Horn, ="
ana the unfortunate manager of former
days seeks relief at ''kceley."
"Cnur d'Alene" BY Mary Hali0ck
Foute. Boston: Houghton. VI iff1in q Co.
Sweet Clover" is a pretty story of
the Fair that has just been published
by Houghton. Miffiln " Co., Boston.
and in the reading of which one can
live over the days spent i'll the White
CITY during the last year. A delightful
little bit of romance runs through the
hook, OF which Clara Louise Burnham
is the author. Sweet Glover; a Ro-
nance OF the White City" By Clara
Louise Burnham. Boston: HUughton,
Mitfiin IL Co.
''Before the Gringo Came" is the odd
title of a number OF stories collected
and put iii permanent form by Gertrude
AthertOn. The stories are those Of early
California life in its mission and later
gold mining days. and they have been
published prior to this in the magazines
and literary journals Of Great Britain
and our country. The volume is dedi-
Gated TO the famous Bohemian club of
San francisco, whose Invaluable library
the author has found of the greatest as
sstance 10 her i'll her work. lie stories
are all of them interesting, and as they
cover wide range OF subjects and eX-
pericnce, they give a very cumpre-
nensive picture of The old life of the
Golden state. which has been driven
we'll nigh into legend Uy the great Dusi-
ness development of the state III recent
years. Tine mission tales are Ut Unusual
interest. and throw much light on those
happy days of Mexican ieaSure and
luxury when the church was everything
in tile life of Southern California
There are TWO editions Of the book,
Goth 81, and Il paper edition 50 cents
A recent novel of Anna Katharine
Green. the prolific author OF Interesting
stories. is late publication OF Il. L.
Putnam's Sons, entitled Miss Hurd, ali
Enigma" and it is one OF its auti.or's
very best efforts. The story is divided
i;It0 four books, the first being an ac
count of -Four DAYS at Beech Grove
| in which the heroine of the story, Mis-:
Hnrd, is introduced, and very odd ac
count given of her as various glimpse:
of her in odd situations are caught. Ii
| the second book the condition OF tllt
working woman of the large cities i:
considered, and again Miss Hurd plays
| an important part. In the third book
there is 4 Strong scene woven around
"The Mystery of uannaford Ranch,
and Miss Hurd comes before the reader
| as its chief character. The closing
chapter is domestic. and under the
heading Of Husband and Wife, the
story is concluded and the enigma
solved. The story throughout is well
written. and is interesting III all its
narrative of situation aud scenes.
~
The old Southern life, with culliva-
ton of MANNERS, its legends, its family
traditions, its hospitality, its feuds, its
fui theme for the puet, author and sing
er. and to these we are indebted for the
ideals OF the past. That South has
largely passed away, and in its stead
has come ''uew South" quite as fruit
lul theme for writer's as was the old,
but i'll far different way. A weli-told
story Of this new era appears III Martha
Mccullough Williams 1.-Two of a
Trade" recently issued from the press
of J. Selwin Tait Il Sons. New York.
The story is well told, and its scenes
laid. as they are, amid all that Is best in
Souther.! life, takes mold of the past as
they present the present in a delights
full way. The oldtime courtesy
and elegance strangely contrasts with
the new-tline business push and rush.
There is plenty of rOnonca in the story
and it will amply repay careful peru
sal.
"Cavalry Life in Tent and Field
is a delightfully."- told story by Mrs.
Orsemus Bronson Boyd, in which she
recounts her personal "reminiscences
during the years spent with her
husband, Capt. OrSemuS 3. Boyd, in the
far West Mrs. Boyd's experiences are
very amusing sometimes. but more often
very thrilling, Us with her brave hus.
band she first made her way to San
Francisco. and thence to his station IN
Nevada. in 1867. Cavalry Life in Tent
and Field" BY Mrs. Orsemus Bronson
Boyd. New York: j. Seiwin TAFT &
Sons.
October Magazines.
The October Century opens with an
illustrated article entitled The Real
Edwin Booth" which is series of let>
ters, with au Introduction bv his daugh-
ter, and contains many written by aim