The record-union., 1896-05-17

the sense of an awakened civilization
must certainly be panied at what had
been discovered to it through the pro-
cesses of it's moral understanding"
We have not been able to give the VOL
ume a critical reading, but content our
selves with presenting the quoted ex-
pressions above.
given US from the press of Harper &
Brothers, New York, charming novel
that we anticipate will awaken unusual
attention. There will be differing opin-
ions concerning the literary excellence
of the text, but not widely different ones
concerning the human interest of the
story and the happy arrangement of
the plot. The story concerns people of
every day life; people, however, of
thought and purpose in life, and who
enlist our sympathies because they
come near to us in their motives and
actions. 1t revolveS around the affec-
tions; it is tale of love, the deepest of
human emotions and most lasting of
human passions, but it is a natural,
wholesome and generous love story
with no impossibilties in it. A special
charm Of this charming tale is the char
acter sketching. There is no especial
effort to draw for us character pictures;
the people of this little drama develop
in all their perfections and imperfec-
tons as we read, and we individualize
them with perfect ease. Susan attaches
herself to the reader from the outset, a
peculiar, strong, weIl-willed woman,
who has the spirit that quickens ad-
miration and the qualities of character
which live despite her folly and her
| throwing herself at the head of Hartley,
whom she loved, and whom she did
| marry despite her pride that one time
pledged her under no circumstances to
yield to his suit. This Susan, the he
roine of the story, a, homely. iilfavored
woman of high pride and splendid
spirit, and whom love at last made
beautiful, no reader of this story will
be likely to forget.
From Harper & Bros, New York, we
have their dainty edition of w. D..
Howells' story, "A Parting and a Meet
ing" 1t is freely and very handsomely
| illustrated. In this delightful home
like and human tale Mr.. Howells has
given us of his best. BY no means,
| however, his greatest. But it is story
short, compact, that is as rich in feel
ing, bounteouS in human nature and
choice in its purity as the most exact
ing could wish. We do not remember
to have read anywhere more refresh
ing, natural and dainty sketch than
that which opens the story and tells
of love scene in the warmth and
| richness of June day, as young man
hood and the maiden, in an old-faSh-
Toned chaise, go on with the sweetest
of love making. Indeed, the wooing of
Chloe by Roger, as told by Mr.. How
ellis, is a homely little drama that
warns the heart and delights the
fancy. 1t is a rustic scene, quaint, en-
gaging and altogether lovely, as these
two are described jogging along and
finding their way unconsciously to the
Shaker settlement, Where ne lUiaN {
them, warning the reader that il he
would miss most refreshing story he
should avoid this one.
The Pocket Magazine" for May
Of. A. Stokes Company, New York; has
these short stories: "A Grey Sleeve" >"
by Stephen Crane; Mrs. Bunkers
Chaperone," by W. w. Jacobs; ''At the
Worlds End,'' by Charles K. Gaines;
Across the Jumping Sandhills," by
Gilbert Parker; poem. by Julia Ward
Howe; Study for a Picture" by Mar
garet Deland
The Monthly illustrator and Home
York; elaborateIy illustrated and re-
markable for variety of matter, has
among others these papers: Eminent
Living Artists" by Rufus R. Wilson;
From Cuxhaven to Constantinople," >"
by G. w. Alters; scandinavian Gus
toms and Characters" by Hjalmar-
hjorth Boyesen; STORY of a Child" by
Arabella Ward; "The Choquard Farm"
from the French of Victor Cherbuliez,
by Cecile Bronn; "a Danger Run" from
the French of Ernest Daudet, by
Charles Barton; can American Land
scape Painter-Arthur Parton by Gill
bert Cranmer; Modern Schools Of
Painting" by Edgar NJ. Ward; plays
and Players by Robert Stodart; THE
Academy and Society Exhibitions by
Edward Hildane; Mcdonald Clarke,
Il
Hillyer; "Recollections Of General Will
lam t Sherman" by Horatio G. King;
1.-The First Execution of the War;" by
]. NJ. LindIey; 'Favorite Sons" by Jo-
seph W. Kay; "Populism; Free Silver;
The Monroe Doctrine; International
Arbitration" by Chauncey NJ. Depew.
The Arena" for May B. o. Flower,
Of
Bixby, and other illustrations, has
these papers, besides the editorials, re-
views and other features, articles by
these writer's: Professor James T..
Bixby, Phi D., Professor Roentgen's
Discovery and the Invisible World
Around U.s.; J. Heber Smith, NJ D.,
Man in His Relation to the Solar Sys-
| tenn; c. S. Thomas, "Why the West
Needs Free Coinage; Justice Walter
| Clark, LII. D., '"The Land of the Noon
| day Sun; Eveleen Laura Mason,
americas Relation to England; Pro-
fessor Frank Parsons of the law depart
ment of the Boston University, '"The
| Telegraph Monopoly; Sarah Miff1in
Gay. rs the Single Tax Enough to
Solve the Labor Problem; Frances
E. Russell, Foundation and Fellow
ship; b. o. Flower "A Barefoot Boy
Who Was Also a Dreamer; Jnanendra
Narayan Chose, NJ. D., "Mysore-A
| Glimpse of an East Indian State;
| Eugene Hatch, Divine Healing or
Works; Albert Roberts, Bank Mo-
nopoly: Specie Contraction; Bond In
| fation'; Mrs. Calvin Kryder Reifsni-
der, Between Two Worlds" (seriaD;
VIII Allen Dromgoole, The Valley
| Path (seriaD.