The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-06

'The Freedom Of the Fields" is a
series Of outdoor essays, by Charles
Conrad Abbott, written in his usual
charming manner. There is a pleasant
torment in reading these sketches of
woodland wanderings at a season of
the year when the Freedom of the
Fields" is very far away. for Mr.. Alb
bolts rambieS are reproduced with q
sympathy true enough to start the
spring fret" in our pulses.
The author claims to have pleased
himself for once and to have written
absolutely without intent to publish
and just as the mood was upon him.
For once l have said my say in pre-
csely my own fashion," he assures
US. His say is worth the saying, and
his fashion" is equally delightful. If
a man may not ramble in the woods at
his own gate and write the annals of
it at his own will. he certainly would
be without the Freedom of the
Fields"
Mr.. Abbott's publishers have done
their share in producing book worthy
Of consideration. In binding and letter.
press the volume is beyond criticism,
and he four illustrations are in keep
ing with the spirit and the form of the
book
l"The Freedom of the Fields" by Charles
Conrad Abbott. j. B. Lippincott company.
Philadelphia. 81. For sale by the St. Paul
Book and Stationery companyD
Three hitherto untranslated ro-
mances. by the king of romancers,
Alexandra Dumas, have been publish
ed by Little, Brown 81 Co., of Boston.
The two volumes are very slightly in
their outward form, and although the
romances themselves do not rank
among the greatest of the great FIR NJ Ii
1icf ynrfh
stamped with his power and will be
very welcome reading to his many adj
mirers, The first volume contains
The Horoscope" a romance of the
reign of Francois IL, and besides the
young king, Catherine de Medici, Adj
miral Coligny, the Duke Of Guise. and
the Prince Of Condo appear in it. This
short reign of four months crowded
With famous men and world-disturb ng
events, is a vivid subject offered ready
made for the virile pen of Dumas. The
second volume contains Monsieur de
Chauvelins VIII" and "The Woman
With the Velvet Necklace" both with
4 historical basis. The time of Mon
sieur de Chauvelin's WHIP is the last
days Of the reign of Louis XIV, and is
almost as absorbing as the authors
masterpieces. 1.-The Woman With the
Velvet Necklace" is a thrilling romance
of the Reign Of Terror and deals with
some of the prominent characters Of
the Revolution.
C'The Horoscope" and Monsieur de Chau-
veins WILL" to which is added ''The Woman
With the Velvet Necklace" by Alexandra
Dumas. The Romances of Alexandra Dumas.
S1.25 each. Little Brown & Co.. Boston,
From literary point of view 1.-The
Enchanted Burro" is not of great i'm
pOrtance, but the tales grouped under
hi inf
and have a fascinating subject. Be
sides, when Charles F. Lummis writes
about the Southern Indians he knows
his ground, both with familiar and
historic knowledge. With Lo living
and with Lo dead. and with the
things that the hand of Lo has
wrought, he is on familiar and an
preciative terms. and so reliable in
formation becomes one Of the things
we get from the reading of his stories.
Mexico and Central America, the
lands Of ancient carved idols, wonder
full woven goods and prehistoric pot
terry and modern superstition, Incidence
and fifth, are still the lands of ro-
nance; and. unassuming as Mr.. Lum-
mis- Indian stories are, they are not
lacking il this quality. The heroes
are never thrifty and usually ragged
and always superstitious, but they are
sometimes brave and generous, and
some of them dig up pottery that
makes one long to change places with
them.
CtThe Enchanted Burro." by Charles F.
Lummis. Way & Williams, Chicago. S1.50.
Miss Providence" is the title of
novel by DorCthea Gerard. The hero is
a young English baronet, who i'm
presses peop'e with IBIS squareness and
straigbtness." The heroine, girl of
eighteen with serious and dogmatic
views of her own and other peoples
duties and never repressed inclina-
ton to arrange the affairs of her neigh
bors. has gained for herself the name
of Miss Providence" These two have
been engaged for one week when the
story opens.
Carrie Farithingall, a beautiful adj
ventures, appears upon the scene and
perSuades Florence Crossley, the
heroine, that Sir Louis had broken her
heart and Swallowed her good name
many years before. Florence, without
further investigation, gives over her