The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-12
THE LITERARY FIELD.


! from, ;h. GAYS Of tho colorists until the
p-esen. prosperous e., @, the e-,a; Lons
star e1uprc. They have played their part
| IL, she drama Of human pnlg-css. and st is
a..i-s tha. their ~urk should - recorded
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read. This Mrs. rs,5oks has dene, and her
Prominent Women Of Texas IS an inter-
! estirg and valuable work. giving accurate
ard entertaining sketches o. hundreds OF
women dLst.ng u:sNcd in their several
spheres The author well says in her pre-
face :hat ".ha woman ., TEXAS have al,
esrsriercs and r=ssoNr o, thstr own. The
scene - .hAir lives IS iaii in a Land ,has
was presse. by IRE adventurous foot OF tho
white man hundred ycass before the
Pilgrims ,omch,-. the Plymouth shore-a
hundr,e. years tn the van OF tie Maytiowsr
id the battered hack OF Ceh.s>e - Nacs
Gas; forth tire wanderers who were iirs,
10 SPY on; tbs land C. srr Canaan From
tina. ,trne .ll now. @-sth scarce q day 81
interruption In ser story. has Texas been
the scene e adventure sfrung f-o N as ar
ice, o. horn o. the sp.,yt OF conquest nHi
discovery IN al h.- epcchs she has at
.rsc;ci tho irumiera-; ard home seeker,
and wAe.ae- as Province, Republic o.
'@t@o. neF N'S4lo-s rave come IN !sfli'N
groups IN which the women have horne
no small share OF tho laho-s and dangers
O. the new life. Beginning thus IN tho
generation Of tae pioneers. these women
o.spfayci :rtrer.iltv ho-otten Of the petlls
n which they i'sa'i -pe~;,s tia. made mar
tyrs Il some. hero.fes of all. pursuing sill
,n~- wonted v'scr ana high res-,vo. their
successors OF today have eliminated IN a
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Hon. John A Kirlioks of Houston is
preparing fcr ruhNeation collection OF
MS p"'ins ari Sketches that have appeared
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d'Nerent occasions and they have always
heen distinguished for melody and felicity
Of expression. Th"re is nothing profound
or philosophical in his poetry. I'm, 1T is
easy ana fascinating IL lis flow. and shows
that the author Is man of wide and
varied cultur" and high Literary attain
menis' He has a woncerful git of rhym-
n.'. and an ability TO sec the ludicrous
si0' OF 'hinss tina, Is shown IN the many
whimsical lies ne has turned out for the
idpetH, ~ ia2'. MI kirlicks IS parason
oil esoa nature, and reflects himself in his
poems.
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o' ne"'' ieshNs' There
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