The morning times., 1895-08-11

enemy OF q falSe gather. There is,
friend " of couIse. most
aiupla and good precedent for taking refuge
IN the name OF the hero or heroine: indeed
the practice is so hallowed by great writers
that IL seems IueSumptuous 70 suggest that
u is, after all, rather a sBFking of the
difficulty. Fol a mere name tells little
tunless It be a weIl-known name like Jack
Shepherd OF Captain b idd) and invites the
reader tc a leap in the dark. Our prede-
cessOIs We're more candid. TO them the title
was menu. Here IS aIlEe one: Pamela,
OF Virtue Rewarded. In a Series Of Fa-
miliaI Letters from a Beautiful Young
Damsel 10 bel Parents and afterwards in
heI Exalted Condition, between Her and
Persons ol Figure and Quality upon the
Most Important and Entertaining Subjects
IN Gentecl Life, IN FouI Volumes, Published
In order 20 cultivate the Principles OF Virtue
and Religion in the-Ainds OF tie Youth OF
Both Sexes" tGeteven afteI this ella boraUe
bill Of taIs it is possible TO be surprised at
some things which you find in PamelaD
An ideal title should tell you sumeihing
and make you want to know more. 1t
is an added virtue If II bottles and con-
serves the fragrance and flavor OF the
whole book. and is IN itself an epitome
OF both tire letter and spirit Of the story
in this last respect especially high place
should be accorded to MI Gilbert PaTker's
last title, When NalmOnd came TO Pom
uac' 1t tells something, declaring
significance an Valmond's coming. an in
fluence Of him on Pontiac or vice versa,
a bond OF fate that united them in some
strange fortune. 1t makes you want 10
know much more-who was Valmond,
where Pontiac. why came he and whence,
10 what and with what issue. what was
Pontiac 10 him or be to Pontiac? All these
questions were set stirring in my brain.
But above all this title has the same spirit
OF ChivaITy and romance that masses the
delightiG story itself. This romantic air IS
a wonderful thing, not easy To catch.
You may lavish kisses and not come near
it, you may wallow in bloodshed and be
far as the poles from IT. Here 1T is ad-
mirahly caught ito my thinking in a few
lines from great poet:
"Lo. must tel tale OF chivalry;
For whsle ! muse, the lance points slant
ingly
Athwart the morning air; some lady sweet,
Who can not feel for cold her tender feet,
rom the worn top OF some old battlCment,
Halls il with tears. her stout defender sent,
And from her own pure self no JOY dis
selhDAng,
Wraps round her ample robe with happy
trembling"
Some people however, consider that all
this is terribly vieuX jeu, and l therefore
hasten to add that when Yalmond came
to- Pontiac" possesses an entirely new
theme, and is even In certain way con-
neCted with heredity. There, suppose
have alienated lot OF other people by that
alarming word. But don't mean "lbsen. >
For il tells Of q struggle between the blood
that is born in NalmOnd and tells him une
thing and what seems his own certain
knowledge that tells him another The
blood will not be persuaded, and IT, not
the knowledge, wins the day and shapes
Valmond's acts. Now that is not VieuX Jeu-
although OF course somebody has done II
before Well. well, somebody viii do II
afterwards also; we must make allowances
and establish a m0dus vivendi with the dead
and the unborn