Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-18

marriage. This Is the web out of which
/ the author wcaves very well-told story
! The drama closes with the newly welded
/ pair enjoying q prospect OF future happi-
/ ness not very consistent with the rueiul
idea suggested by the title Of vengeful
retribution.
FORWARD HOUSE. A Romance. BY
William Scoville Case. New York:
Charles scribnsr's Sons. 1876. From the
j. W. Randolph Company. Pages lis,
"a mo. 81.
crank OF n father. n pretty orphan
daughter OF an old army friend as his
ward, and two unhlIal and unbrotherly
sons competing for her favor, are the
main facts out OF which the author has
constructed this story. This material
might very well suggest a commonplace
| lovo story. but this novelette, IS much
more than this. We are not tod when or
where the incidents OF the story occurred.
II only appears that the locality was upon
| the immediate seabOard. and as It is the
| personal narrative Of living author and
| the l!fe-work OF the father is an effort
to develop some new explosive Of intense
| energy. the time OF the drama must he
| OF contemporary date and the locus in
some maritime country OF a high state Of
/ civilization and enlightenment. The
/ story IN original and told in dramatic and
| forcible style: but the anthor does not
observe very faithfully the old admOniton
70 keep probability in view. and mingles
/ too APPARENTLY with our nineteenth Gen.
fury civilization the lawlessness and buc-
caneering Of older countries and long by
| gone days. 1t IS an interesting story,
/ however and a few hours Of leisure can
! be most asreeaby spent in its rerGsal
! CONSTITUTIONAL AND LAW RE
FORM. 4 Compilation Of Articles by
". O. Hardaway and Walter II. Saun-
ders. with a Report Of the Proceedings
Of tho Roanoke Conference and Other
Matter Reprinted from TIE Roanoke
Evening world. Edited BY Charles J..
Stewart
Here we have, in pamphlet OF eighty
two pages. great deal OF Information
on the subjects embraced in the title
The pamphlet is put forth under the edi-
torship Of Mr. Charles l. Stewart, a young
journalist Of Roanoke, who has shown
ability and enthusiasm both ia forwarding
tn cause The subjects treated in the
articles OF Mossrs Saunders ana Hard
away are Of much interest. and viii claim
general attention IN the course Of the next
few years Already the beneficial effects
of the agitation Ia favor OF the convention
are being seen.
The pamphlet was not printed as a
m0n.y-nakiug venture. but II Will be sold
for small price 20 defray the cost c.
publication. What this price is to be We
are not informed.
4 TRUCE AND OTHER STORIES. By
Mary Tapuan Wright. New York:
Charles ScribnePs Sons 1875. l5mo..
pp. 81. From the :. W. Randolph Com
pany. 81.
This is n small volume. containing
half dozen short stories. They have
rather the appearance Of fragments from
larger stories. for Ike Melchizedecks
priesthood. they have neither beginning
nor ending They are cleverly written.
and in spite OF an offensive affectaton Of
quaintness and obscurity, are very en-
tertaininc With some ~ them. however,
It IS as difficult 70 discover the assocla-
ton Of IDEAS between the title and the
story as II IS with "Swifts Tale Of
| Tub" and the conclusions arc so abrupt
as to impose no slight tax upon the read
er's Imagination in the effort 10 guess
what the author designed 10 be the de-
nouoment or the moral Of her story.
THE OI.D-NAIDS' CLUB. by 7. Fang
VIII. dAiLNf OF Ut i'eltll'.l.Ii' NtAhf
The Big-Row Mystery etc. with
Numerous Illustrations by r. III. Town
send. New York: Lowell, Coryel *
CO.
Mr.. Zanewll IS one Of the lealing fic-
tion-writers Of ENGLAND. IN some re-
spects he Is 1T the head Of the list. In
this volume he gives us very amusing
account Of an attempt 10 organize an
old-maids' club. There IS a - at mixture
OF fact. satire, nonsense. AMI vision In
the work. 1t IS just the thing for sum
mer reading, and IS an ideal book for
the sumner girl and summer young man.
For sale by the Cohen Company.
MAYORS ANNUAL MESSAGE AND
TIE NINETEENTH ANNUAL RE
PORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC WORKS TO THE CITY
COUNCIL or THE CITY or CHI
CAGO for the Fiscal Year Ending De
cember 81, 1894 Chicago: Cameron, Am
berg & Co., Printers. 1895.
This IS n handsome volume Of 500 pages.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEVENTH
ANNUAL. SESSION Or THE NIR-
GINA PRESS ASSOCIATION. Held at
Blue Ridge. Va. July 8. 1895. Farm
VILE, Va: Printed at the Herald job
Office.
This IS 4 lG-page pamphlet. fun Of mat
ters Of interest u newspap r-mcn.