The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-20

chapters unillumined by a single CLINT
# hUtuOT and can take d decadent
tuthpre@s as seriously as she takes her
self, then you may venture TO attack
Without sim But if you are Just
ana ordinary human being, don't try
IL. You VIII nave tn own yourself
UHQuered and give ii up long before
you Hud 0lu what the story is about.
We say "autEOreSS" because in spite
Of ala" manly pseudonym of Martin
j. i'rltlHarl' the writer is 50 weak
Il ~vnanish that even author
N"' ms too vertebrate q term to apply
L. her. THE book deals with the his
tori of am epileptic Jewish girl who
believes herself destined to become
til" Virgin Mother Of the Redeemer
for whom Israel waits This central
notion would probably not have oc-
rurroj tp a masculine writer; and yet
IT nv story could have been told in
about 5000 words by a minded
ID" Maupassaut az such q. combination
Is cnncelvabie( ii might have been
Ill' dht DOW eftui piece of work The
present writer has utterly failed to
imagine the artistic possibilities of her
material and i'm the place of the
warming human tenderness and the
profound sense OF the pathetic IRA
'l"naltN Of mortal destiny, which
alone Cuuiu have redeemed ana glori-
she has substituted a mawkish med
laeNaiisln which, in combination with
aVr very tedious style. puts the book
beyond the pale of tOleratiOn
Without Sin by Martin }. PIitchard
ChI@So. II. s Stone 3 Co., $1.25D
1t is one Of the good signs of the
times that an unprOfessional famil-
iaTty with Nature is on the increase
I'M this country People are out-grow-
ing the notion that the scientist and
the farmer are the only people who
can indulge in an acquaintance with
the mother Of US all and on one pre-
text or another are striking up per
s"nat friendships with her neglected
tut always affable personality. Hence
the multitude of little books introduce
ing lis i'm an off-hand way to the birds
the insects and the wild flowers The
latest addition to this kind of litera-
ture is Familiar Trees and Their
Leaves, by :. Schuyler Matthew'S
Nh Matthews opening statement is
t. the effect that trees may be Justly
numbered among our best friends
and he proceeds 70 make known to us
several hundred Of those TO be found
In the eastern half of the United
states. accompanying the introduction
I'm most cases With a drawing Of
leaves ana fruit which. together with
TN" careful detailed description. will
serve to establish the identity of any
specimen. The book IS preceded by a
simple but adequate plan for leaf
identified lion. showing in what chap
ter each class OF leaf-forms is consid-
eUed
Ma. Matthews labor is evidently one
Of love; the book is clearly and pleas
antiy written, and the author sue
ceeds IN inspiring the reader with
something ii his own enthusiasm for
our forests. The little manual will be
an Invaluable companion for country
rambles and viii doubtless achhieye
the popularity it certainly deserves.
Familiar Trees and Their Leaves" by
+. Schuyie- Matthews. New York n Ap-
pleton q CO. $1-75. For sale by the St Paul
EooN ana Stationery conpany.)
Dear lady, the stories are the only
Nelitahle things in life. The alleged
realities of existence pass by us or roll
or e" US and leave us colorIess and
empty. The genuine possessions Of cur
souls-the things that shape and deco
rate and furnish our spi! itual habita-
tionS-3re the things that never hap
pcned,' says the hero Of Mr.. Harold
Fcederic's now story to the heroine.
They are both quite mad, Of course,