Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-21

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as success seemed to be hers.
In the mean while, however. the snaklsh
and managing aunt had very nearly
ruined our student by inducing MN 70
| raise money TO prepare Giaclnta' VIII
| out her knowledge. for her appearance on
| the stage. BY n great sacfince' ihciuc-
ing that OF his character, he procures
the money and tenders 1t to her; Dut sne
spurns II and him, because the Hofratn,
who was enamoured OF Giaclnta. had set
her up In very luxurious new quarters ne
was entirely opposed to Giacintas en-
tering upon the stage, but could not pre-
vent IL; nor could Sorenson.
After the failure Of his beloved, our
valiant student hears her spoken OF dis-
| respectfully by an army officer In Il res
| taurant. and Immediately defends ne,
| by insulting him. a duel Is fought anu
the vindcator OF female honor is WOUND
| ed almost MORALLY.
During his long and painful confinement
| the willy aunt succeeds in alternating from
him his aiiianced, and marrying her 10
the wealthy Hofrath. He rocovers only
| I'm time TO witness the gay wedding In
! company with his father, who had come
! down from his northern home 10 nurse
his erring son. Sorenson now found con-
ISOLATION and relief In resumlnS ms ne
elected studies. and with great struggle
nasse1 HIS examination. When ne re-
turned home he received an appointment
which enabled him to be OF InateTal as
sstance 10 his father and FAMILY lie
never saw Gaicinta again.
THE HEAD OF A HUNDRED. Being
an Account OF certain Passages In the
Life of Humphrey Huntoon, Esq, soils-
time an officer in the Colony OF VT
cnia. Edited b. Maud Wilder Eoou
win. Author Of 1.-THE Colonial Cavalier
Boston: Little, Brown & Co. % pages
Price $l.21.
Here Is n book that ought to he IN
every Virginia library. 1t is a charming
attempt 10 reproduce early Virginia Colo
NAL life. Although autobiosraphlcal-a
STYLE that ordinarily detracts from the
interest OF a romance-it holds the at
tention. not to say fascInatcs. from the
beginnlng to the end. From the moment
that Humphrey Huntoon. while aboard
the ship Margaret and John, IN Chesa-
neake BAY. tells the story Of his ring
and his love to Captain Chester. we are
deeply concerned as to what VIII be the
denouement Albeit, the hero would not
IN this day be a very interesting charac-
ter, his environments and the fact
that he uses the quaint speech OF MS
time impart TO him a most attractive
personality.
Huntoon is n young physician from the
old country. who has come TO virginia
to seek his fortune. after being flouted
at home by Elizabeth Romney. and when
he reaches the Gloomy Is in the depths
OF woe \ little later, however, Eliza
beth arrives in Virginia, having left home
10 escape an Objectionable marriage her
father had arranged for her. Aboard ship
she had received a hurt. HuntOon meets
her Unexpectedly at the house OF Miles
Cary, and renders her surgical attention.
and then the romance unfolds 20 happy
conclusion, though the unfolding is not
without amusing and thrilling, as well
as purely romantic incidents.
SO successful has been the author. or
editor as she terms herself. in carrying
us back 10, and, In a sense, causing US
TO lose ourselves in the past, that 1t
would be an injustice TO her TO attempt
4 detailed synopsis OF the story. She
has done her work with a consummate
literary art that can only be appreciated
by following her step by step. Whether
in describing HuntoOn's sero-comic ex-
perlence in executing his commission 20
Accomac, or his gallant defence of Flower
de Hundred. this art Is thoroughly sus-
| tanned. Elizabeth Romney proves herself
true heroine. n woman fertile of re-
source, and justly entitled to be called
"Our Lady Of Deliverance." The book
makes us feel that We know Intimately
the early settlers. and will aid in bringing
all who read it to a better understanding
OF the great work involved in the planting
Of a new nation. 1t IS a true romance
| handmaiden Of history.
For sale by J. w. Randolph & Co.
A MARKET FOR AN IMPULSE. BY
William Whttemore Tufts. Arena Ii
brary Series. Boston, 1895. PIP. 23i.
Price, 80 cents.
Peyton Wade found a good market for
his impulses. which led him to assail
corruption, espouse reform. and defend
the poor and helpless. though he was ad-
monished that his course Of conduct was
imprudent, and would not pay" lie
was poor young lawyer, as yet without
practice. and unable 10 pay his office
rent. He pitches into" the selectmen
of the town for having msapplied some
funds, which had been dedicated TO the
relief OF the poor, and one of these IS the
influential Mr.. Hilworthy who has
sister. for whose heart and hand Mr..
Towne H. signing. This Towne is the.
young lawyers landlord. 1t so happens
him to collect her rents, and afterwards
employees him as her counsel. She Is
very well-to-do, and owns the fine man
sion which Peytons ancestors had built.
and which mis- own father had lost. Even
she one day hints 20 him that
he IS pursuing her own brother; but
he does not relent. and she really APP
proves of his independence. Gradually
he wins her love. which is cordially re-
ciprocated, and they become betrothed.
BY the drift of the story they have 10
play Romeo and Juliet together and, or
course, perform their parts con amore.
A lie, procured by Towne's mean Jeal-
| ousy, separates them; but when she mas
I this out she has the candor to seek him
and tell him how she had been deceived.
She canont escape his just rebuke for
| having so readily credited that le Still'
| he IS reconciled: triumphs over his
rival and his enemies, and is restored By
marriage TO his lost patrimony.
There are some useless eHcrescences put
into this work, which mar 1t so much that
as a whole 1t cannot stand a fair crlti-
cism.
| CHIMMIE FADDEN EXPLAINS, AND
MAJOR MAX ESPOUNDS. BY Ed
ward W. Townsend. Lowell. Connell
& Co. New York, 1895. Pp. go. Cloth'
81; paper. 90 cents.
The publishers offer this book In a
very presentable form. with cover and
title-page in ornamented white and black.
1t consists OF series of twenty-eight
stories and sketches. which. with one
exception ("Alr. Fannie Hallowelf), have
appeared before in the New YORK sun