The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-16

neverthsless is artistic and humanity ain
cere, and the people in II whore acquain-
tsnce ~ made and ended with so quickly
omehow stay in the memory as II you
had been having their company through
the com plexities OF three volume novel.
The average man who takes up the
book VIII instinctivciy protest against the
authors and the hero's contempt for a
steady salary OF $40 week. Indeed, we
can but feel that after her hero, as the
reader il informed, had had good deal OF
the nonsense knocked out of him, and
had been buffeted about for a couple
OF years unsuccessfuly trying to get
| JOB, he would have regarded with some
feelings OF complacsncy sure thing OF
$40 week, unless his creator. tho aut hor,
had deliberately and without his con-
sent, pur him Ia the mood to say '.I
could earn moro as q coachman. OF
course, I'll try 1t. 1t will keep me from
Etarving''- especially as no had becom
convinced that hs was not qualified to be
even coachman. We think George
would appreciate it IL the author would
give him another chance to lock at that
would strike hin, in the right light, II he
took second thought, i. the pretty story
shall go to another edition, as it really
ought 10. 10 be sure the salary isn't much,
when you nro eager to put your self ia a
position to propose to an heiross, but we
are sure that by this time George was n o
longer cad, and 1t is certainly plain
that for some time he had been In a situ-
alton to make $40 a week look very large
and fragrant to him. Perhaps the author
has too vivid idea OF the scale
OF wages paid in Wall street Offices.
The book is illustrated by 4. Ge
Tbuistrup who, to judge by bis portrait |
lures evidently had a stronger liking for
trnncisWsldeux, and the sweet little bit OF |
woman hood named Lucy, than no had fer |
the young nan of whom these two were
so psrsistentIy fond. The average !
reader, however, is likely to feel kindly |
toward George for he had a lamentab.e
start.
Preston and Rounds have for sale a
little book OF verse by George M. Gould,
A. M, NJ. d., entitled "An Autumn
Singer" The j. b. Iippincott Company
are tho publishers. DIR. Goi!d is plainly
one of the minor poets. He evidently
drops irto poetry with the avidity but
with hardly the facility of Silas wegg.
We get an inkling from his verse OF how
1t feels to find yourself in love at the age
al 30, which has psychological interest
at least. 1t Is not strange perhaps that
he tender sentiment is responsible for
much OF DIR. Gould's versa since it has
ever been hsndmsidea of the muse. like
a corn cob pipe, and incidentally has
been responsible for rhymes that the
mu'e would hardly care to be held re-
sponsiole for. Here Is q sample of SEN
tineDt:
BLOW, blow. and stronger blow
Wind from out the SOUTH
Kiss her eyes, and. b'low-
Tenoerly-her MOUTH"
which needless to remark the average
man invariably does and the wind from
out the south, IL 1t knows a good thing
will undoubtedly follow the diret tions
As bid. AT all events, il it undertakes to
Kiss her mouth above, instead OF below,
Il won't tint it there, unless mayhap she
nay be standing on her head at tho time
And here Is the way the poet feels about I
{ when the woman ia the ease not only
ooks at other things tut is mean
enough TO talk OF nothing but them.
Jealous / of all and fearing '
Bird snd flower; r
-nvious of all endearin, {
You them shower; a
'ired o. always overhearing
OF their power, p
'hilc you give no hint of cacerng b
My lone hour" II
Which indicstes clearly that he had -
etter drop 1t irst az last and save worry.
As 1t once was 40 1t again shall be,n .
bserves the poet with reference TO the .
'cean. And he might have added and is
Till kept strictly within the truth, so IL Is {.
present. The poem to the Ocean ia II
tile book. Indeed mex. to the senti- u
tent Of love, nature sfilicts the DOCTORS ~
oetic muse the most seriously. OF course :,
here !s 'society verse; and there are :,
,me verses of "etbical import' as fer 81
istaDce this one from 'The Open Sc
-et.n
Conceal not your evil, my brother;
'Tis writ in face :.
Each glance shows It,. trace. .
Each word speaks disgrace: .
b. hide not your sin from another!
Eyes you se1 not still see you; M
Detectives are tracking r
No use turn or taclsing, aC
No cue or clcw lacking,
Dur ease. sha II stand clear to all viewi"
hich appears TO be poetic way OF ex- "
'essing that there sre only two kinda OF =
en- in the world-thoso who have been
und out and those who haven't been. Y
There Is some humor in come of the Y
,ems bat the indications are that it was
'ver intended to be there. There Is
ason TO believe that the poets friends 81
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