Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-27

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Gus orphan. reared in the household or
pious old Deacon Wakeman, Is the nero
OF the story. The adventures of VIII from
childhood to manhood are given in detal'.
WINS right bower and partner in ms
trials and tribulations-they are legion
and also Of his joys, is Frank Gibbs.
They are as fine a pair Of boys as you
could care to read about. Arabella Jones,
a rantankerous old maid. makes life a
burden for these urchins, and all their ge-
Mus is devoted 10 getting even" with
the spinster. With this end in view many
schemes are tried among them the in
PRODUCTION Of a redolent ''yarmint' be-
meath Miss Jones's window, the Biblical
plan Of heaping Goals Of fire on your
enemv's head. and all others that inge-
nuity OF a high order could devise, but
for a long time without apparent sue
cess. Finally, however, the splnster is
conquered.
win gets through school, is put TO
work with hard master, n Mr.. Baker
and uniustly accused Of stealing. Deacon
Wakeman believes him guilty. and there
california TO dig for gold. His career
thereafter IS fun Of more serious and
thrilling adventures He takes ship at
New York. learns navigation, Is ship
wrecked Off Cape Horn, saved, embarks
for the Arctic regions 10 engage in whal-
ing gets rich. and returns home IN time
TO save the Deacons farm, which Is
about to be sold under a mortgage. To
comfort old Mother Wakeman he en-
cages in business as equal partner with
Mr. Baker, and is recognized as a good
man by people who thought him the
worst boy on the globe.
The author takes you along rapidly,
and your eyes feast on many sights. The
nero passes through various adventures,
but the reader ultimately sees the good
and maenanimou, triumph over the mean
and low. and realizes at the close that
he loves VIII Wakeman. and that the
story of his life Is certainly entertaining
reading.
Miss Jones has a corner on the odo-
riferous "varmint" and It's evil influences
90 no farther. for the reader gets only
the fresh fragrance OF the green fields
Of New England and OF life useful and
good, II not noble.
NORWICH UNIVERSITY. Her History,
Her Graduates, Her Roll Of Honor.
Compiled by William A Ellis, y. 5.
Concord. y. II. 1898 Cloth, I'm two
colors. with numerous Illustrations.
Pages GA
This university grew, I'm 1885, out OF
THE American Library Scientific, and
! Military Academy" which was establish
| ed by Captain Alyan Partridge, United
States army, at Norwich, VT, in 1919
| but was removed by him to Middetown
i II ri tod fnr
| ishing seminary in the buildings at Nor
| wich. and I'm 1929 sold out in Middletown
| and again concentrated at Norwich.
As early as 1923 Captain Partridge en-
| deavored to obtain a college charter from
| the LEGISLATURE OF Connecticut, but was
| prevented by the influence Of Yale and
| Trinity. This caused his return TO Yer
mont. from whose Legislature he pro-
cured what he desired. and in 1885 the
| university was inaugurated. young
| ladies' seminary was founded by the uni
versity and conducted under its auspices.
1t was connected with the university al
most as closely as Radcliffe is with Har-
ward now.
CAPTAIN Partridge was "A graduate OF
! West Point and a professor there. He
believed that the benefits Of a military
| education should be made accessible 70
the youth Of the whole country. His mill
tary academy was largely patronized 10y
the South. Nearly 10 students attended
II from South Carolina alone. and 1.-THE
sturdy sons Of New England touched
elbows with the chivalry OF the South"
Moreover, Captain Partridge used &c
come annually 10 the University OF Nlr'
ginia. where ne, with the approval of the
faculty, drilled and taught such or tht
| students as chose 10 take his course
mt all n
the students outside OF his class, who
were furnished with muskets. Captain
! Partridge was at the University Of Nlr
ginia the year about 1880 when one Of
| those companies, about seventy I'm mum
Der. was expelled for rebellion. He mos
probably had aided in its organization
| but. of course, had nothing TO do will
! its disobedience.
In those days Norwich Academy anC
! University were gratifyingly conservative
| and constitutional. Captain Partridg'
continued at the head Of their affairs unit
| 1919 when. on account of a difference be
! tween his views of management an'
those of the trustees, he resigned anC
sold his buildings to the university. o
| course. the institution became in tim
| duly loyal" and sent its representative
! 10 the battle-felds of 1Sjl-'65. Horati'
| Seymour was one Of Partridge's cadet
Of 1928. and General Grenville NJ. Dodg
! an alunnus Of his university Of 1851.
THE STORY OF THE ENGLISH. BY
IL A. Guerber. Published by the Ameri
can Book Company. New York. Cincin
natl. Chicago. PIP. 356.
To make history interesting, and at thu
same time 10 write 1t in a way which
enables the childish mind to grasp thu
subject matter OF the text, is no easy
task; but the author of this admirable
book has well succeeded in accomplishing
| the feat. Indeed, he has produced worl
which. though primarily intended 70
| children may well serve as wade mecun
for their parents. THE Story OF tn
English" though artistically condensed
appears to leave nothing unsaid which
ought TO have been said. And better still
its simple. straightforward style i'm
presses the student, and stamps in hi
memory splendid syllabus OF that in
teresting chain OF circumstances whereof,
Great Britain has achieved her presen
prestige and prominence.
The book Is not so ambitious as "Dick
ens's ChIld's History OF England nor 4
II half so voluminous. but II is perhap
better arranged, and certainly more cas-,
TO master. The author leaves no word o
| -I.ouro opI u-ith the pafieOpa ~ ,