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preston OF the spirit power than Is the
physical body. The man living II the
present life is essentially q spirit, be does
nor become one by death but simply
slips out az tire outer. c0arser physical
body and finds himself in the spiritual
body, With hands aud feet and head, and
the form 10 which he has been accus-
toned
Miss Whiting protests against the teach
iug that life IL closed" and "our dead
have gore forever" ard says;
His life has not closed but begun. and
he Is nearer. closer. and I'm more tender re-
lstions than before permitted"
While we may not be prepared 70 accept
wholly Miss Writings theories and he
Iiefs. one cannot but be Impressed with
her reasoning. she strengthens her posi-
ton by free extracts from many ieaeing
writers and also by quotations from
christ's teachings while upon earth.
THE SUN OF SARATOGA: A R0-
NANCE OF RURGOYNE'S SURREN
DER. BY Joseph 4. hltsher. New
York: u. Appleton & Co.
The Sun of Saratoga" BY Joseph 4.
Altsher. is. az one might infer from tha
title. p romance Of the American revolu-
ton theme which has furnished many
a stirring tale in the past but which nm
:
treatment Is far from hackneged or
threadbare
The scene Of the story lis indicated by tts
title. as iS the period in the great struggle
for American Independence. ard the effect
of Eurgoyne's surrender upon the history
Of the war and the fortunes OF it's COM
batants is we'll told. Richard Shelby. the
hero, Is fine dashing type Of soldier
and in the various escapes of spies and
Tories and their recapture. he bears a
prominent part. The heroine Is a patri-
Otto young girl Of the neighborhood of
Tory parentage. whose brother is an OH
Ger In Bursoyne's army, and she is
placed IN the difficult position of being
forced by her family TO apparently es-
pouSe the cause OF one army while her
heart is with another. There are Wings
and Tories of native birth. cherishing a
savage ennity for one another, British
officers and soldiers, and a suffieency of
hreling Hessians. The guarded attitude
Of opposing forces within striking dis
tance of one another. disguised spies and
traitors. secret expeditions at midnight.
sudden attacks. surprises trumphs and
defeats. aud the final surrender OF Bur
goyne. are all told with great dramatic
power.
The scenes are spirited without being
exaggerated. The characters are drawn
Win simple dramatic Neracity. and the
narrative moves on interestingly and
rapidly TO a happy denouement.
Taken altogether the Sun of Saratoga
is one Of the best American historical
novels that has been published in years
and the fact that il is in Appleton's
Town and Country Library should insure
II wide reading.
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