The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-01-11

with other men until Canute decides he
cannot stand it any longer, then he
takes his gun and rests his forehead on
it with his finger on the trigger aud de-
bates with himself il he would not better
pull it. He decides not to and though
the sun has set and binding snow
storm RACES. He puts on his hat and
goes over to Ole Jansen's house and asks
him for his daughter. The father re-
fuses his consent and so does the daugh-
ter. Canute puts her shawl and hood
upon her and bears her away in his arms
to his own house. Then he locks the
door and goes four miles to secure the
services of the little Norwegian minis
ter. The minister refuses and Canute
harnesses his horse, puts the minister's
hat on his head, the minister's coat on
his body and carries him off. When he
arrives at his own house he makes the
Minister read the regular marriage SER
vice. Then he takes him back to his
home and returns to his sobbing bride
who has stopped weeping and begun to
admire the strength and will OF the man
who has married her. $50 it was that
Canute took her to his home, even as
his bearded barbarian ancestors took the
fair frivolous women OF the south in
their hairy arms and bore them down to
their war ships. For ever and anon the
soul becomes weary OF the conventions
that are not of it, and with a single
stroke skaters the civilized lies with
which it is unable to cope, and the
strong arm reaches out and takes by
force what it cannot win by cunning"
1t is a good story, told with originality
and sympathetic insight into the lives
of the lonely men who occupy the wind
parched plains of a foreign land. Her
hero is heroic in spite of alcohol and
mOroseness.
Joel. A Boy OF Gallilee," by Annie
Fellows Johnston! sold by Leming d
Co., is a story of the times of Christ.
Joel is the boy who gave Christ the five
loaves and two small fishes with which
He fed the five thousand people. 1t is
he same kind of a narrative as Titus, a
Comrade of the Cross" which was pub
lished in Chicago, and in little while
sold 300, 600 copies. French artists. in
the last ten years, have been painting
pictures of Christ and His disciples in
the ordinary clothes Of the peasantry-
trousers and d smock. The first sight
Of the familiar features of our Lord in a
modern dress is shocking. There is no
reason. except probably incorrect SEN
timental one, why he should not be
dressed so. Eighteen hundred and
ninety i've years ago he was a modern
of moderns. At the close of the nine
teenth century men still think his
teachings on ethics irrational and Wis
ionary. A few fanatics like Tolstoi
put his teachings into practice tho the
church still says He did not mean what
He said but this, my Interpretation OF
it." Therefore His dress may be fash
Toned according to the vogue OF any time
for He belongs to all and none. Style is
the clothing of ideas and Joel's story is
told in the style of today. 1t is interest
ing to read an old story told by one o;
the characters in it. We have been
looking at him; we cross over and be-
hold the others through his eyes. The
book is printed in fine large type on
cream paper with wide margins. have
given it to several children to read and
they have not wished to lay it down be-
fore finishing it. 1t is illustrated with
ten illustrations by Victor A. Searles in
photogravure.
A man in Portland, Maine, is organ
izing ladies European tour on wheels.
He advertises for twelve ladies. The
party will leave New York July %, and
be back in two months-expenses Of the
whole trip to be covered by three hun
dred dollars. The trip in prospect has
its destinations. Imagine it in reality.
Twelve strangers gathered from differ
ent parts of the United States, obliged
to remain in each others company for
two mouths-two months! The most
scenery, the balmiest sky,
castles reeking with traditions and
other things, the most picturesque peas
antry, the finest cathedrals and pictures,