The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-06

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York. charies Scr1bner's Sons- Seat
tie. LoSman Il Hanf0rd- E-sA
W-aen Mr. j. NJ Barrie frs: zent snto the
word - Window IN ThrsIzns" there were
fsw who rad n who dsd not recognize
saat il zgss 4 n1zstern4zxs thai Eno<e the
harp Of hfe. sounding he very depths Of
xae lssshos xfscn Gn1ers4ss tas lives OF
most 81 his simple Ssvtcu folk. isFlngtag
a. she same time tns0 strongest relief tho
keen w.t. eszrewd good sseHsse and honor
abso feeling Of taese G~sllers OF the Land
Of she Iseai.s
'rhriHus Il an Insxhanstibie asae OF
character. although 80 nl2cb that = rare,
oesatitul and unique has already come
from inst quaint rtsle obi town. nothing
has ever had more subtle charm or taken
. Efrezsxer rod UPON the aTecstous a. vel
ss@ ire trnsgfEpsfloH tfsan his latest book,
''fs@nf srneHfal Tommy.
II - beyond my power 70 even siseilfI~
20 igssiicate tha fna outlines. the rich splrtt
~ fais book. The reader must go 10 Sile
book itself
Mr.. Barrfs's ether books are great: ge-
MUS breafhes IA much that he has done.
s.rfse Little Minister" ard "A Nindsow W
Thruns,s in pathos, hum0r and drtniAtic
ssprgsf r4srfios stand ~ fhe front rank OF
modern 6ction. Bat IN this book as FtAeiss
+ set higher level. I think 30 nor sA-
ngxerass when I say that u deserves 70 Dc
7aiseo.i in the ~sfoe category with many 81
11ickeaa' best rornaBees. indeed, ] 90 not
rseos hsot ia az she range OF ASTON. airy
rhtfd 18th the delicious personality, the
xnauy~sffsd characteristics. the Intense ah-
TsAanIsy Of Tommy. Tire book reveals in
sights into esllss.i consciousness which Mrs
Burnett and kindred authors have never
atsain4-f Tho little Lord FauntleroT
ard others Of hls TX seem gooiy- goody
,nanktlsg compared 10 this delightful cock
rey youngsser which B8rris's strong Gsiin-
sssflon throws fut0 ssEan picturesque con-
frast And through 81 al = a nunloF 50
quiet ard penetrating. 40 All possessing
combined with a psttboS which Etirs the
depths OF ones inmost heart. There are
other new types IN Mr.. Barrie's history
which after his hero he names Scntl-
mental Tommy" characters that take AZ
rfsce a MASTERED hold upon the affections
a. xell a. the Imagination or those who
place themselves under the spell Of the
authors genius Who vii ever b able 20
forget the poor Painted Lady" and Girls
81. her brave Httle daughter. with her
quaint eerie ways and her devOtcd loyalty
70 her mother or sweet Mss Allie. with
her simple. affectlonate nature, and ahe
amusing disclosures OF her blue ard white
book" We also tn these pages meet again
orr old friend. Dr. Mcqueen. he OF the tale
Of the Little Minister" and chen Eispeth,
the tiny mite of a sister whom Tommy
rad not AZ frst cared 30 welcome, when he
himself was toddispg about his squalid
Inrlon quarters.
When the celebrated Tommy first comes
into vieyv he IL Eve years old ne Is clad in
.'sexiess garments and sitting on a dirty
stairway In a London Tenement house:
this stair was nursery 10 all the children
Whose sfofneA opened on -. Shovel big
ger boy. with an air OF utter cont eulpt be
cause OF Tounys pending misfortune. has
Just tod him that baby IL coming 70 his
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zone thar should this dire misfortune O.
cur ne viii Do evcrlastingsy disgraeed. he
therefore puts his snfantiie mind to work
80 devise means 20 prevent the catastro-
rhe Tommy supposed that babies entered
hy the doorway ike other people. and he
Therefore mounted guard on the stairway
20 intercept tire little stranger and pre-
vent IT, entrance 20 his mothers room.
Into this very door way sirayesi q little giri
with golden hair: Tommy spird her. 1T
had csane." SO down nc goes 10 prevent
her from amounting the stairs She vas
beautifully dressed and altogether a differ
snf being from the baby girls Nho played
tipon the stair From her hair with the
Marian glow Tommy 81 once named her
"Reddy." 80 no. - they came N thesr
Sunday clothes; he could hear
g. cooling: Thought Itself as good as arp
stairs sild 81 Tesnnry tries 10 frighten
her oar. bur she does not bulge; he grows
her ''ainH living here now" Finally he
succeeds 81 iurlng her into the street. and
leads aer of through various streets Ear
sr0m ESQ dingy tenement in order % lose
ser or bastow her apon some other ugam-
ira than his. * 70 chanced 9hat the very
~ aslrna on whom BE bestowed her was her
own though af course ne 8id rot know H.
Afterward hearlug that people were taken
un by hK policemen for ahandoutrsx babies.
Ne tref1hisa iest his own mamma should
suffer thrauE4i hrs defense u her from
Eestdy. 50 ne kept resoiufey away from
t3.e 5atter. f'4lt whom sc puts on his first
Trousers the temptation il too great; he
walks slowly hack ard forth before tho
house Nhern ne hsd left Re,ily. seeking 20
I'D hBs little wolden-heire playmate. and
- her see wat e s-llaUdif thing be- WAS
~ his Hrss pair az brooches hat though
he went several times into her street.
Freddy" never came 20 the wrlrstoW. The
gates ~ heaven are 80 easily found Whom
Ne ara Itttie and they aro always gtaui-
inE open 20 irt chIl3ren Ns-dsr in.F And
alas ,is-lr Httie Rc.}ay bad passed through
these estes sfd was gone forever eie
0aV Rees}y's mother saS Teautny standing
there waiting for his Hiile friend.
e'psy eyed this scrroWfl mother hsi
beard sha sentence p~onotsucets dry eyas
size bad followed the nttle coffin az IFS
grave. hgt when she saw Tom
MY Rsliiug at tbe door for t3e child who
fad been si~ta Il month tegra came Tor the
urzt sfms % the eyes - this stricken
u5nt'acF." Tire hook Says. Those sa4rs
were sRect sa SEER husband. ard Sc was he
wso insak Tommy on Gss knee ts thc room
wsrge the hawks were. anf tolt hgm tbyre
was $50 HeaAy now Wren Tommy knew
esat Ee,idy was 1vss be crict h.fteriv.
ena t.1e m2an Eaid. very Eeutiy. Z am Eiad
reu were 50 fanH o. her. 'trsint that.s
Tommy anawere~ sh a kuucklc N hts
eve. 'tEsut thaf as makes sne cry lie
leskef Down of hta trousers and So "a
fre-sa osi3 bursl 90 chltiish grief hg walled.
'tt's thennF Papa ass nst understand huf
thr }say Cxp1afnH3. she csa't net never
see thegD naW, hs so1ftss-}. 'su8 , wants her
40 see ybom ard r1sy Has pockets Il
Nad gsnls ta tba ussn usrxne-fesiLv He
puf Tommy aowa alrnesss roughly and
~ l-ssf hss h,su,i ~ hts ncad as ST. ~ fest
rtaA1fa rsin taerc. Ruf Tommy. yoa
kssnw Nas cstiy a attia hoy
Ceui3 saysAfhE 'ss more pathetic chan
ssa fssslary of rommy's u2ather. Tha
tsEt-ssssrtte3. handsome s.~ateh 1ssss-.
Vha wsas keeevn sp TksFIrzs go Jean Myies.
n0I Nao fhreaeA fe~ halehll Influence o.
''AI areefrl Tagn' SauHgs teeerts her goe-
a.. Aaosn Issss. rnsrrsss Tam aass -,rncs
Nn - Eaeffen So GVse ouf "a ~ seca a3e *
tsten>e ss tEe "a lie of "A ussn 81 ~ made
rraear,osss ttn< hE biting 81 horse
s.scss lie nnaly sfea Neak enfsehies
hV a. nscrtas iuVss. see slaves on. too
proved 80 art her o.t f--eass and ..sssrsn-
saa~ knoe - she fearful Fetni4sfFsoas she
auss eycssa ~ arsta hefsetf hv sac ssess~sEtss,
90 sArns aua THrsu1s Tnrunse. FER u-ss..h
ere ErSses hearss3sk weth 1onetr< cor a
ssEsz - tts h0Bey scenes. Tor a sound yss
tae eld f1nSue. Nh5eh iEhg ssl-sf -
Asreh aua unefa-o4a 60 strangers hut