The times., 1897-09-26

there was 'Iack of woman's nursing, there
was dcdrth of womans tears Under all
the ills OF life the cowboy quits himself
like a man That is his standard There
are some who ask FOR tue gaiiOp OF tile
1uwboy, and not the quiet trot, some
! who think iiis crndeness and his wildness
should be made his distinguishing features.
Rather let us say his chief traits are ms
faithfnlness and his manlness. There Is
his standard-to be square man.. III
you called him hero, he would not know
what you meant.
Another quotation viii serve to further
accent Mr.. Hougi,s sympathy for the ecow-
boy, at the same time evincing that ten
permanent of sympathy which is founded on
his association with tue men of the plains
and the range, while it should serve To
beget in the reader a desire for more in
innate acquaintance with thereceding race
50 full OF the recommending traits of hero
iatn oictmesqueness and romance:
TIE story of the West is the story
the tineot heroes. Of all these who appeal
upon the fading page OF that day. none
may claim greater stature than the chief
figure of the cattle range. Cowboy, cat
tlenlan, eoW-puncher, IL matters not VI nat
name other men have gwen MIN, lie mas
remained himself. From the half tropic
10 the half arctic country lie has ridden,
BIS type, his costume, his clldracterlsJlCs
practically unchanged, one OF the most
dominant and sell sufficient figures in
the history OF the land. He never dreamed
he was a hero; therefore, perhaps, he was
one. He would s6off at monument or
record; therefore, perhaps, lie deserves them.
Either chiseled or written record may
dlstort il il merely eXtol. For this cen
tral figure of the cattle days this early
rider of the range, ii is best TO nope thaJ
he may not commonly be seen as thrown
up on the air in mirage huge, gro
tesque, fantastic. but that he may rather
be viewed clear-cut, glorious sill
aouette against the western sky;
Before many years : the origlnal 20 81
We shall listen in vain for the Jingle OF
his spurs, or the creak OF his leather gear,
or the whipping of his scarf end on the
wind. Tinlde and creak even now dle
away in the distance be yond.
There are many illustrations happily and
truthfully rejecting the subject of the
text H. is proper that the artists, at least
one of them should, like the writer, base
his work upon actual knowledge of the
cowboy The pictures are by William l..
Wells and c. NJ. Russell. Gew York: d.
Appleton s. Co Washington: Brentanol
Those acquainted with the literature OF
American history viii remember d little
book, The March TO the sea: Franklin and
Nashville - published in 1882. 1t was ffom
the pen OF Major General Jacob D. Cox,
VINO commanded. the Twenty-third Army
Corps in the campai gn of which he wrote
He has found that the desire for knowi-
edge, to whose demands that book was
given, has not been satisfied, and he has
enlarged it with important details, and
Iow the practically new work appears
under the title THE Battle of Franklin,
Of hich famous battle il is an explicit
account.
The battle of Franklin W as one of the
in,uortanu hinges on which turned the out
come OF the civil war. 1t was important
because it marked the beginning the end;
it justified the strategy of such a leader
as sherman in the division Of his forces
- Georgia and masing the march to the
sea: it was crucial experiment. in the
problem OF attack and defense in an open
country Moreover, the present work is
called for ana is " weICurne because c throws
light on a campaign surrounded with mis-
conceptions, and out Of it have grown
all sorts of controversies.
Ger. Cox is evidentlya warm aduhrer o;
Gen. Hood as a brave soldier and as n
skllfal tactician. His methods We're those
Of the best school Of continental Europe
and not far from the approved methods
supposed To be developed i'll late wars. He
had a logical theor Y, and Gen. Cox believed
Hood was right in testing it. The military
author insists that the Importance Of the
engagement nor the fierceness of hefight-
ing must not be underestimated because
of the Smallnumher cf combatantsiBYolved
His acount is largely the experenceor oh
scfvation Of those who were upon the fight
ing line, but thisis tncreal point of vantage
to obtain bearing on this battle, for in this
cnEe cement, from beginning to end, those
whose duty 1t was to carry out tile puIr
poses Of the commander found themselves
in constant touch with BIN, and were con
scious of the distinct influence of his cour-
age, his confidence, and his full compre-
hensiOn and command OF the situation.
The author displays IA remarkable ac-
quaintance with the most minute detail
OF the battle, and as he has fortified
memory with document and tradition OF
unimpeachable character, the book is
d valuable study in military craft, and II
is thoroughly interesting diversion to one