The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-21

Inc reaoer must not expect 10 nnu any
thing historically new or novel In such a
work. Its interest and value depend
wholly OH the personality OF tho observer
and the observed and Mrs. Sherwood.
being capital story teller, ono shares the
interest she has feIt One little thing at
least " likely To be news To the average
reader. That IL that General Greene of
Rhode Island originated the "bee in the
bonnet catch phrase now SO universally
used, chiefly as applying to political AS
pirants. That was Albert G. Greene wo
take It, who wrote "Old Grimes and
was Senator in Congress from Rhode
Island from lSi5 to 1851. Tho bee in the
bonnet, referred to aspirations for the
presidency, as Gen. Greene expressed IL.
Mrs. Sherwood met Gen. Greene when
she was in Washington. young girl
fresh from New Hampshire. "A wary.
witty old gentleman, General Greene OF
Providence, and General Waddy 1homp-
son of South Carolina--they were our
watch dogs. They took turns I'm mount
ing guard and ii there was n fascinating
lieutenant in the navy or wandering
officer from the plains whom we wanted
to meet in the library. they used To try
and Illustrate us''-gay old cocks that
that they, (the girls) were equal TO the
emergency and managed 10 see their
dark-eyed lieutenants' and the two old
fellers doubtless smiled grimly TO them
selves as they took their medicine OF de-
feat Another reference of local interest
Is the following: lone of the most
agreeable men at Washington at this time
and for many years after, was the Hon.
Henry B. Anthony OF Rhode Island,
dear friend, polished and cultivated
man." Indeed he was so.
Mrs. Sherwood's delightful reminis-
cences leave us in doubt on two points OF
record. One Is as TO the quotation
credited TO Gen. Dix of New York,
trumpet note that like the Lexington
shot was heard around the world. In
one place she quotes IL thus: III anyone
fires on the American flag shoot him
on the spot" and IN another place thus:
"lf any man hauls down the American
flag, shoot him on the spot" Mrs. Sher-
wood might have found authority to ad-
just her quotation as follows; IF any
one attempts TO haul down the American
flag. shoot him on the spot"-the tele-
gram from Gen. Dix. then (Jan. 20, 1861
Secretary of the Treasury, ordering the
arrest of Capt. Breshwood. commander of
the revenue cutter McClennand at New
Orleans who, 1t was feared, was going to
turn over his ship To the rebels. The
other matter of doubt is not historically so
important but still a matter for reason
able curiosity. Mrs Sherwood attributes
her rheumatism To her fathers fine wine
store and on another page Is disposed 20
lay the blame on the rigorous climate OF
northern New England. Perhaps, though,
both must share the blame.
This interesting book is produced In an
imposing crown octave volume and Is for
sale by Gregory tor s.. 90.
An attractive piece of book making is
Captain Molly" a love story by Mary A.
Denison, put out by Lee * Shepard.
Somehow the book looks readable from
the cover and lovers Of this author 3
stories will find Captain Molly" no ex-
ceDtion to n gratifying fashion of enter
tanning, straightforward writing, already
dem onstrated in such books as THAT
Husband of Mine. and "Mr. Peter
Crewitt, always marked by wholesome
purpose without being sacrificed as a
story, to the "preachin' itch. Captain
Molly" for the first time. we believe, in
troduces TO fiction q character not un-
familiar In our up-to-date real life-that
Is the young woman of wealth. social posi-
tion and education. who joins the Saliva
tion Army. Such cases are, uf course not
common, but there are enough of them
TO make Captain Molly, as n type, emf
nently plausible. How Captain Molly
won her lover and and how her lover won
her makes the love story, but we guess TO
even lovers of love stories the pleasan test
part of the book will be that which tells
OF Refine. Sebastian and the baby, and the
work of Captain Molly and Ensign Harry
~ indeed all this was really OF chief in
terest TO Captain Molly and her lover
Lee and Shepard, Boston. All booksellers
Price $l.O0.
The new novel by DIR A. Conan Doyle
"Uncle Bernac" which has been run
nine i'm the Cosmopolitan Magazine and
is nov with 80 per cont of new matter,
issued In book form by ID Appleton &,
CO., in deep red buckram covers, uniform
style with preceding Doyle issues, is likely
TO be generally held as the best story this
author has written since the day of Sher.
lock Holmes Ii is an historical romance
of the time when Napoleon = plans to in
wade England were apparently ut the
rlpeniDg point and the readers on tho
whole. will probably conclude that Napo.
leon is indeed the hero of the story. A
young aristocrat, son of French emf
grant from the Revolution. returns to
France to offer his sword and service to
the new ruler just fairly started on his
tremendous career. There is a suggestion
of q love story, n shadow of plot, hut
from the chapter wherein the young
Frencbman is ushered before Napoleon.
the author chiefly directs his attention to
feeding" Ito use the language of the
STACEY the character. Napoleon, bringing
il out so that the reader is given close
personal acquaintance with the little
artillery officer ~ DIR Doyle's little
study. while not historically important
is spirited and interesting and very likely
furnishes n picture Of Napoleon that may
be relied upon as reasonably faithful. At
any rate he hns written n capital story
(For sale by Gregory. Price 81. so.
A love story told as it were. by reflect
tion from another love story is "The Old
Gentleman Of tho Black Stock, ;" BY
Thomas Nelson Page now published by
the Scribners I'm tho Ivory Series, the
daintily fashioned little books that now
number n round doyen and everyone n
gem of story telling. 1.-The Old Gentleman
or the Black Stock is o sketch, an i'm
preston Of particular gracefulness and
charm. Its theme, the undyinR memory
of love that was lost is always poeti,
a.d pathetic and told as frankly and
simply as Mr.. Page tells 10 IA this little
story with the element OF contrast fur.
nished bv a tale OF love developing hap
PLY In the ordinary way, IL was never more
picturesque or appealing. Ii makes one
Of those stories of the kind, not common,
that you not only can't easily help re.