The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-07

des nor the fear of them A person
without artificial surroundings is not
diverted by the desire to be original.
and thinks and writes the old things
of the world with the large simplicity
OF child to whom every experience
Is new heaven and a new earth.
1t is not probable that the English
translation will reach the twenty-sixth
edluon in America. So much Of the
lyric spirit depends on the natural pulse
or the language in which 1t Is born,
mat satisfactory translation is out
OF the question. Johanna Ambrosius
Is German in heart and soul. "a poet
or the German people," She is we'll CALL
ed, and to them she will be an exures-
sion and voice. Her humanity deep
ana true, will appeal to our reading
pupnc, put her distinct German genius
Is not for us in the same measure
POEMS OF Johanna Ambrosuis" translated
Proth ene German oy Mary J. Stafford Roberts
brotners Sl.5O. For sale by the St Paul
Book and Stationery company
1t would probably be impossible for
Mrs. Alexander to write novel. I'm
Whlch the readers feelings are not
lacerated by the heroine's sudden and
complete loss Of property. This habit
ual calamity Is enough to make any
comtort-loving young woman refuse to
be heroine to Mrs. Alexander, and
there is no doubt that if this author
dealt with damsels who were at all
Gp-to-date, she would have more trou
bic than did Mr.. Stuart Harley, novel
list, whose trials with a refractory
heroine have recently been recorded
by j. K. Bangs. In GA Golden Au-
tumn" the writer has made concessions
10 the reader and the characters by put
ing OH the necessary loss until page
13S. The preceding five-sixths Of the
volume have been occupied with the
record of other, on the whole, more
absorbing trials The story deals
chiefly with the disagreements conse-
qUent separation and ultimate reunion
OF an undisciplined married pair, and
IS really much more interesting than
Is this popular authors wont.
CA Golden Autumn by Mrs. Alexander.
), b; Lippineott company. s1.25. For sale
by the ST. Paul Book and Stationery com
pany)
"A Virginia Cavalier" by Molly Ell
Hot Seawell is the story Of the youth
OF George Washington. 1t is written
along strictly historical lines and the
atmosphere Of Old Virginia is very
perceptble, indeed; perhaps a trife
TOO much in evidence to be strictly
natural! Real atmosphere we live in
without being conscious Of it, but that
OF historical novel is likely to be
put on too thick and like a, heavy
Scotch fog. distorts the people moving
IN 1t into exaggerated and unnatural
forms. Atmosphere is a very delicate
thing and should be drawn rather with
suggestive touches than strong lines.
In this generation Of precociOus
children and lax training, it is we'll to
emphasize the courteous bearing Of the
young people of a more careful age
and for this purpose no better exam
pie could be found than the young
George Washington. But to make a
character natural as we'll as edifvIng.
the artist is Of more Importance than
the moralist, and the highest historical
art, and morally the best, IS simply to
convince US that hero may be but
cut OH the same piece of human ma
ture as the rest Of us, but the goods
used to better advantage. It is true
that TINS is just what Miss Seaweu
has almost succeeded in doing, and. if
the boy, George Washington, is not
July allve, II. is because the book at
mosphere Of his youth is not just the
KIND that live boys can breathe.
Inc story begins when George is
fourteen years old and comes to an
end full of promise with Braddock's
defeat The action of the first part is
SLOW, but, as the hero grows older thn
the thrilling days of his young man
mood, the tale moves with the neces-
sary rapidity and vigor and, at the
end, we imagine it would be as diff
ficult for the ordinary boy reader to
tear himself from the hero's many
adventures as it was wearisone for
him to wait, in the first place, tilt they
would become absorbing.
GA Virginia Cavalier" by Molly Elliott
SeaWel. Harper G. Brothers S125. For
sale by the st. Paul Book and Stationery
company
little volume Of dainty exterior
and carefully compiled letter press is
a birthday book about Children;
What Men and Women have Said"
The lovingly selected quotations are
arranged by Rose Porter and cover a
vast field Of literature. Beginning with
Homer and the other Greeks for Jan
uary, and Shakespeare for February.
ana every nation and poet of import
ance helps to build up the years book
of verses.
C'About Children chosen and arranged
by Rose Porter. G. p Putnam's Sens 81
For sale by the st. Paul Book and Stationery
company
Laura E. Richardson has added an
other little volume to the CAPTAIN
January series. Some Say" a story
OF New England life, is written in
graceful manner and bound in dainty
gift fashion.
C'Some Say" by Laura E. Richardson.
Estes & Lauriat. Boston. so cents Fer
sale by the st. Paul Book and Stationery
company
Notes.
The second February number of The
Month contains an artistic curiosity In the
form Of frontispiece drawn by Rudyard Kip
ling-this being the famous storyteliers first
appearance as a draughtsman. Among the
portraits the number contains, we notice those
Of Harry Furniss, the English carcaturist;
the late Alexander Salvini, and many others of
interest. The Lounger chats of many phases