The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-05

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Chelonis, who, when her husband. Cleombrotus,
drove her rather into exile. fed to the old mans
siie to comfort him in his adversely. When,
later on, the chance OF war turned, and Cleom-
brutua was expelled and Leonidas restored to
his throne. she reJoined her husband, seeking
ever the side that most had need OF her, and
where she could best manifest her com passion
"a winter swallow.
$50 whom the shortening day
And the bleak North allure; with dauntless brcas:
Aud single thought, beating against the storm.
Tho scene of the drama which is shaped upon
tho classic Greek model, In laid In tho temple OF
Hoseidon, whittier Cleombrotus has fed for ref
RGo upon the restoration OF Lconidas. For the
Inain body of her work tho author has chosen
the medium of blank verse, and her skilfu!
handling OF this most difficult of all poetic
forms is highly p~raisewortny, while both this
poem and the lighter lyrical pieces are marked
by n singular beauty and simplicity Of thought
and language and n certain sweet womanliness
that shines through them all.
The ~LacedHmonians always placed the image
OF Somnus near to that of death. and mankind
has ever looked upon the state of sleep with u
certain almost superstitious awe and reverence.
In the myths and legends of every age dreams
play a most important part, and many primi-
tive peoples have held the belief that man dur
ing sleep rests midway between the everyday
OEl IL ~ ECglOho ~ hluk IA a.
Mystery Of Sleep" (Harper's) Mr.. John Bige-
low. while isclaimlng any idea of having writ
ten n scientific or precise treatise. has cndeav-
orc,l to show tho noble and important uses
TO which the hours we spend in sleep are conse-
Grated, the spiritual development that takes
place whom tho mind is thus temporarily freed
from all worldly and distracting influences, and
the necessity fol- so ordering our lives as to avoid
eve ything that may interfere with or impair
t,ut ,i,r.I,p,,apt TatInv M bta own tpxt tho
line from Iamblichus. The nighttime OF the
body lie the daytime OF the soul" he has collated
q mum Der OF Interesting anecdotes which he id
duccs, together with quotations from Holy Writ
and from the poets and philosophers. In supporto of
his case. His remarks on the practice OF sleeping
in church should prove a salve to the conscicnces
OF those weaker vessels who find themselves
occasionally unable to resist the hypnotic inlu-
ence OF some reverend dream compeller; while
should his views on the subject OF " rousing scr-
mons and stirring and sensational pulpit ora
tory meet with general acceptance, there would
be no place for Parkhurst, n fact which many
readers will consider to I've OF itself q strong
argument in Mr.. BiEclow's favor.
leg McIntyrc's Rattle, and Other Stories"
by Avian +. Sanborn copeland & Day. is a
curious notch potch. The tale from which the
volume takes its title is a weak and ineffective
attempt Mt an imitation of Irish humor. while
the chief characteristic of the next number.
Mrs. Molloy's Revenge" is its hopeless and
ifredeemable vulgarity. In THE Clirging
Leaf" and "Baucis and Philemon" we find u
certain fund of human sympathy and kindly
feeling thnt affords n pleasant relief, but the
best story in the whole collection is undoubtedly
that entitled "Shufles." In this the author
shows An amount of real power that goes far to
make US forget the vulgarity of Mrs. Molloy's
Revenge"
We can heartily commend Mr.. d. c. Beard
for having produced in The American Boys
Book Of SPORT a volume that is a model of its
kind. Not only does 1t contain all the infor-
nation that the most ~exacting and omnivornus
young sportsman can demand, but that infor-
nation is conveyed ia q very entertaining way,
and is spiced with many and bits OF
sage advice that will appeal TO every healthy
minded and hiEh-spirited younEster. 1t would
be impossible. within the limits of our space, to
enumerate all the good things that Mr..
Beard has provided for his young readers;
we can only say that he must be u curiously
constituted boy who cannot find much to inter-
est and delight him in these pages; and in the
chapters devoted to sailing. fishing. camping
out &C.. there is much that will appeal to those
older boys who. in spite of n trining badness,
and a loss of the willowy figure OF former days.
have never had the heart to altogether put
away childish things.
Messrs. Harpers have published, in their
Dictionary OF Classical Literature and An
t~iquities. an invaluable book of reference. and
one that gives, within a reasonable compass, an
immense amount of varied and interesting in
formation. The volume contains about fifteen
hundred illustrations. and the subjects dealt
with are grouped under the heads OF Biography,
Mythology. Geography. History. Literature.
Antiquities. Language. aud photography. 1t Is
edited by Mr.. Harry Thurston Peck. NJ. A..
Phi. D.. professor OF Latin. language and litera-