Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-02
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This hydra-headed monarchy that the
| Americans are pleased to call a democ-
racy." &C., and he charges "the nation
| at large" with "a narrowmindednes only
| equalled in Turkey and China"
This dignifed, refined, and sef-com-
placent monsieur confesses that he made
an indecent bet TO back some of his al
legations. "An acquaintance who knew
that l was interested in American pecu-
liarities offered to bet me s. for each day,
for two weeks, that each morning there
would be an account of q suicide In the
newspapers and s25 that at the end OF
the two weeks there would have been not
less than ten suicides noted. / declined
the first bet, but took the second, and lost,
for In those fourteen days there were
eleven suicides" He may have been
sorry that he lost, for he says he had
plenty Of money for good living in France,
though not enough for American extrava-
gance.
His criticism may possibly do some lit
tie good. as he would tell us that faith
full are the wounds Of friend" 1t is a
fact to be noted that. our literary press
has furnished Us so near the same time
two works in one of which a native Vir-
gnian. OF good ability and attainments.
cultured" descendant of Lafayette
writes down, for the satisfaction OF his
own sister, America and the Americans.
THE SACRIFICE OF FOOLS. BY r.
Manifold Craig. New York and Lon
don: Frederick A. Stokes Company. 1896.
PIP. 309. Cloth. ornamented.
The scenes Of this varied, and, In many
parts, thrilling story, are in England.
I'LL f.fA l.. 4
lineated in 1t any Sacrifice OF fools, ;"
1t also presents. in a manner perhaps
more striking, the non-sacrifice OF fools.
from which most of the troubles of the
persons involved take their rise.
A daughter marries against the COM
mand of her mother an incipient mad
man, who, as a talented and energetic
engineer, carries her 10 Africa and India.
He becomes really insane. and constrains
her to lead with him solitary and hope
less life. At last their dreadful retreat
is discovered by another engineer. a
friend of tho disconsolate mother in Eng
land. Now that his seclusion has been
invaded, the maniac husband destroys
himself The hardly disconsoate widow
is escorted TO her mother by her rescuer,
and the yearnng hearts OF long-sorrow-
ing parent and child run into each other
like an inundation.
The happiness OF this gladstone resto-
ration to home and parental and filial de-
yotion is increased by the genuine at
lection which has sprung up between the
rescuer and the rescued-Maj9r Vivian
Riccarton Saville, late Of the Bombay
stafr corps, and Salome 0he young and
beautiful widow. only child Of the tate
Hon. Rivers Rutherglen. They are
made man and wife under highly pro-
pitious circumstances. The imperious
mother always possessed many fine quail
ties, and exults, not only in the recovery
of her lest child, but I'm her union with
the gallant gentleman who had found and
saved her, and displays her generosity 10
others also.
THE STANDBY. By Edmund p. Dole.
l2mo.. go pages. The Century Com
pany New York. Price, s.25.
The novel is. not even excluding the
orator. the most efficient vehicle iby
which the merits OF economic and moral
questions can be conveyed to the people.
and Mr.. Dole has given striking Illus
tration of this in The Standby. 1t Is
q prohibition story, told with captivating
dramatic interest. and with much more
fairness than Is usually shown by authors
writing a confessedly partisan work. Mr..
Dole, who Is now Assistant Attorney
General OF Hawaii. Is a New Englander.
and his book IL tho history OF long
Fight to enforce prohibition In Maine
village after the Maine liquor law had
been placed on the statute-books OF the
state. 1t Is a real story. founded on
actual occurrences. and the reader will
be surprised to find how openly the law
was defied ut first The prohibition hero
Is a young editor. with nothing but good
looks. brains. and determination. Tho
anti-prohibifion hero " q middie-aSed
distiller Of wealth. whose wealth mas been
used to help the poor ana everybody IN
the town who needed help; man OF
Kind heart. STRIFE. integrity In all tAings.
and every quality the prohibition hero