Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-05

Next. he came over IN 'the States" and
became a successful journalist. SO tha''
In 1881. he was selected % establish an
English edition OF the Detroit Free Press,
in which b. succeeded. has since
lived mostly IN London. and been brought
into friendly and beneficial contact with
many noted literary men.
With the proceeds OF his popular In
the Midst OF Alarms" he has erected, not
FAR from London, well-situated resi-
dence. many-gabled, red-tiled. and with
numerous American features. which viii
be. It IS said. an ideal place for the prose-
cutIon Of his literary efforts. Yet Ameri-
canism is a striking Characteristic OF his
work.
The one before US exhibits the boldness
and lavish enterprise OF New York jour
nalism. and the genius. versatility, and
tactful audacity OF some OF the spirit
whom Il invokes and evokcs. ana the du-
plicity Of some English spectators. who
tried 70 deprive John Kenyon and George
Wentworth Of a valuable mica and crys-
tai mine in Canada. on which they had
obtained q limited option for fN.OO.
The woman who interveDes is Miss
Edith Longworth. an English girl. OF
many fine and generous traits, though
lacking in some soft feminine graces. be-
cause she had been reared by her father,
without tie aid OF the mother. whom she
had lost She Is frank, true and inde-
pendent. The lJrching Of the steamer
On its way from New York brought her
and John Kenyon into collision and &C
quaintance. which they continued TO i'm
prove and he tells her Of his mine n
Canada. on board are her wealthy IA
ther. and cousin. william, whom her
father wishes her 10 marry. This she
declines, and probably would have done
50 without any Intervention by Kenyon:
She recommends 10 her cousin the scheme
OF Kenyon and Warrington. and after
wards. in London, william pretends e.
engage in II with them. Convinced OF
is bright prospects, he connives with
some accomplices to cut them out, and
does all he can 20 cause delay. that the
time Of their option may expire. Indeed,
he goes 10 Canada and buys the mine,
In case the option should fail. Fortu-
nately. Kenyon follows him, and finds out
his fraudulent conduct. which he com
municates 10 Wentworth He tells Edith,
Eho has already subscribed 10000 I'm the
company which her COZ an preter led 90
1e forming. She goes 20 her father. Oh
,ains from him f39oo, which she places,
by cablegraph. 10 the credit OF Kenyon
10 the bank I'm Canada Kenyon is tor
.ured with anxiety, for II is only a few
minutes before the expiration OF his op-
ton that he is authorized 10 draw tle
money. Thus Edith becomes mistress
Of the mine" She IS also mistress Of
Kenyons heart, and knows #. because
Worthington has shown her one Of his
letters. She not only pays for the mine.
but furnishes $1,000 for wOr ing capital
and other expenses. gives Kenyon nnd his
friend each ono third interest, without
allowing either TO pay anything for IT,
and a1poi1 Kenyon her manager. with
4 liberal salary. The mine proves 10 be
so profitable that when her father asks
her about that f30 600, she IS able. with
some aid from Worthington. to return It
10 him st a time when he specially needs
u. Her father having been called by
business 10 Canada, she accompanies
him, and visits her well-managed mine;
and there. during a fur-wrapped sleigh
ride Kenyon IS bold enough to ask her
hand which she frankly gives him.
But Edith had an Intervention on that
same steamer with the fascinating Fanny
Brewster, the agent Of the New York
Argus who had succeeded IN obtaining
from Worthington the secret Of his re-
port to the English syndicate that had
sent him and Kenyon out 20 Canada
The scenes between Edith and Fanny are
stormy. indeed. Fanny remains in Lon
don, as the correspondent OF the New
York Argus, and there Is scene some
what OF the lovers order between her
and Worthington. but what became Of
him, or he, our attractive author does
not inform Us.
JOHN ASHTON. A Story Of the War Be
tween tho States. BY Capers Dickson,
an ex-Member Of Cobb'S Legion, Geor-
gis Volunteers. Atlanta, Ca: The FOote
s. Davies Company. so. Pages. 27s.
From the author
The inscription on the fy-leaf OF this
book ITO the heroes who wore the gray
and bravely bore lie starry c.Oss into
fierce battles focal fires, achieving sigma
victories over q world in arms. untn
crushed by overwhelming numbers, this
volume is affectionate.y dedicated by the
author" would disarm unfrendly criti-
clsm, even though we might think It's
literary merits were unworthy OF com
n.endation We think. however, far other
wise, and have no hesitation IN recon-
mending II 10 the reading public. The
book IS. in a large measure, the detail
Of the military movements OF the Army
OF Northern Virginia, and more especially
Of the cavalry under the immediate COM
mani Of General W. II. F. Lee. TO whose
brigade the hero OF the story was at
tached. The author does not affect TO
disguise his hearty sympathy with the
Confederate cause. and his patriotic pride
Ia the achievement and endurance Of her
soldiers IN the fed and her men and
women in the hospitals. We have had no
reason TO question the historical accuracy
% the narrative. and the romance OF the
story in the experience OF three or four
couples o. young lovers nowhere exceeds
the range Of reasonable probability.
The hero Of the story Is d young Virgin
ian, who only year or two previous 10
the war had established a home in Geor-
gia, where he was prosecuting with
promise OF eminent success the practice
of Jaw, when the outburst OF hostilities
induced his return 10 his native State to
enter the military service in one OF her
cavalry regiments. lie left behind a
lady-lOve, whose acquaintance he had
formed under romantic circumstances, In
which he had been the means OF rescuing
her from the EXTREMIST peril-snatching
her from her runaway horse Just as he
was about TO make a mad plunge over
the banks OF a deep stream. The course
OF true love never runs smoothly
in piping times OF peace, and
the reader can readily anticipate
the rugged paths through which
It ran In he war experiences Of these
loving hearts. But il all came right at
last. Our hero survived captivity and
wounds in the war; and shortly after its
close was happily married. The story
is an entertaining one, and the volume
is well worth the small outlay OF ITS
cost.
BEYOND. b. Henry Seward Hubbard.
Arena Publishing Company. Boston.
lsso. Pages. l7s. Beacon Library Sc
ries
This work partly attracted our atten-
ton because Of the name OF the author.
Some time ago there was noticed In the
Dispatch a large genealogical work en-
titled "A Thousand Years of Hubbard
History" patiently prepared by one Of