The herald., 1898-09-18
IVAN TuReENEv, DISTINGUISHED RUSSIAN AUTHOR

memoirs Of Beato Guilano, brother Of the
Order of ST. Francis of ASSIST known IN
his world of life as Fiippo Brandolrl,'
all of which help OH the sense Of orderly ar
rang ment, and gives an air of steadiness
TO the recital, which is in very excellent lit
erary form.
CROSS TRAILS. BY Victor Waite. Illus
trated. l.. c. Page & Co., Boston.
This is story Of prospecting and life
along The ranches and trails in South
America, wild 'front.' .er life and adventure
with some happenings that are very touch
ing and pathetic. But he style of the book
cannot be praised ana there is need Of re-
fning in many places. l; is not vile or
vulgar, but its tone is common, not to safe
| coarse, which shows that ths, author has
not KEPT the best literary company
IN KINGS HOUSES: A Romance Of the
Reign Of Queen Anne. BY Julia C. r.
Dorr, author of "A Cathedral Pilgrim
age" exc. Illustra ted by Frank J. Mer-
ril. L. c. Page & Co., Boston.
A romance of Queen Anne, the last of the
Stuarts fine, strong story, which is re-
lief to come upon.
when | dwelt in kings houses? What
child thou art, The story is naught
Robin; and if Il We're much you have heard
il a thousand times. Ii was in The year of
the great plague. All. What a time was
that. Twas the terror by night and the
estilence that walke.h in darkness and
the destruction that wasteth at MONDAY"
"Oh, do go on" cried the child. Gran
ny, why do you always stop and look into
the fire when you get 10 the pla que and the
dead folks?"
This Is the way the story begins, and It.
goes on simple and strong to the end.
THE DUTCH MILTON.-There is an In
teresting study In comparing Nondel, who
has been called THE Dutch Milton" with
the Milton we know Of little later time
only a score of years, by the way. AS a
sample of Vondel's fancy this may be
given, from his epic "Lucifer": "Apollyon.
who was sent by BeelZebub and Belial to
earth to make an inquisition into mans
estate, tells in rapturous terms Of what he
saw. Speaking of the joy and Innocence
of Eden, he confesses that his wings were
singed by the charms of Eve. He says:
I covered with my wings mine eyes and face
mat l might CurD my thoughts anu ueep
delight
| When erst she filled my gaze. as Adam led
her
Into thsr arborous bower with gentle hand;
| From time to time he stopped, in contem-
plation;
, And gazing thus, holy fire began
| His pure breast to nfiame. And then he
kissed
| His bride and she her bridegroom; thus on
| JOY
| Their nuptials fed-on fsasts of fiary love,
| Better imagined far than told. bliss
| Divine beyond all angel ken. How poor
! Our loneliness! For us no union sweet
| OF two-fold sex, of maiden and Of man.
| Alas, how much of good We miss: we know
| No mate or happy marriage in heaven
Devoid of woman.
| KIRMESS.-In some portions Of Ger
many he krmess or church mass. former
| ly danced in honor Of the Gedicatio of the
| church, is now observed with the special
| character of a harvest home. 1t marks the
closa of the years labors, and Is celebrat ed
by three days OF music, feasting and dane
| ing with partners chosen or allotted. ac-
| cording to degrees of comeliness at the
preceding May festival. In Sout hern Ger
i many the end of harvest is marked by the
sickle feast The last sheaf is carried in
| trjnmnb m he ba vIa ha