The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-27

Musings and Memories. By Emme-
line 3. Wells. This is a volume of
verse by the well-known editress of the
Woman's Exponent In the dedication,
which is to the authors children, and
to their children and children's child
rem, the author says she shall ever
be deeply grateful to those who thought
these unpretentious illusions worthy a
place in the homes Of the people among
whom her lot has been cast. They GER
tainly are worthy a place in the homes
of that people, a people whom the au-
thor has known and loved so well and
so long. Where there is so much praise
it is difficult to single out any partlcu-
lar poems for commendation, but
Beauties of Nature" and "a Bereaved
Mother" deserve special mention. The
entire volume is suffused with a deep
religious feeling. There is a very eX-
cellent portrait of Mrs. Wells. Mechan-
ically the volume is we'll gotten up. 1t
is. the work of Geo. Q. Cannon & Sons,
Salt Lake City.
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