The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-13

IN THE LITERARY FIELD

"lonia" lie new Utopnn romance by Alex
an1rr Craig. which exploits now scheme al
though II runs on many lines parallel to
Looking Backward" a youth, serious mind
cd well brought mp and pnianthcopcally in
which he at once proceeds to use In aiding tho
poor OF London. lie meets with much pes.
einlism aud little encouragement. but sees his
wotk flourish, spends half his fortune, and
finds that what he has done las transformed,
not rtioru,od. his district, since the class of
people, from squalor. lack OF employment and
vice. has been raised to another grade Just
as he secs his efforts successful socials, re-.
former boirows the hail our Young friend has
putt and stirs up discomfort among mis- pro-
teses' Then appears n visitor from another
world" an '1onian.'' whom our Alexander
Nislte In the liimalayas, and there the doe
times are observed and become imprcgnated
which are to give the hero new views ON tho
subject OF reform.
These views are set forth nj great length
but do not differ very materially from the AL
tIurias and other model lands OF socalist!c
fiction, The rulor OF ionla had law for
criminals, preventing them from marrying,
and IN q few ycRra there was no class of crim-
na.s The law OF Inheritance prevented more
than certain amount being hold by one nor.
SOL. and In other respects, humane and de-
lIehiiul but impractical reforms held sway.
Tho book Is interestingly wrltten and the ac-
court of the work In London Is set forth IN A
convincing manner Published by E, A.
Weefes & Co. New York,
Seven Months a Prisoner" genuine roe.
M OF Al +.
prison life in the South, as its name indicates
It begins With the battle OF the Wilderness.
o. nj least, the leaving Of wll.tor quarters by
me Army of tho Potomac followed soon hy
tue hfFt shot In the Wilderness. The writer,
D. " hedlcy, was serving On the stan OF Gen-
ernl Rice. Second brigade. Wadsworth's d.
Va'on, Fifth corps. This Is hew he was taken
prisoner.
where While inquired for the general a
uullVl STRUCK one OF the party In tho back and
Nc Ment down upon HIS face. dead
- ~ ron OF niusketry was incessnnt. Smoke
was huNering in clouds among the trees =
Amid the ain my horse (a,ready wounded) was
W. VIA as ranger headed him into a
siightiy opened avenue and gave him rein, and
ne usthed rantlcally along through the tiu-
per- sacatting and lodging al the sound Of tha
bu!ieis. Whilo at full speed u bali struck him
ne's' ny lett leg. ! saw him sink 10 his hreast
double under his breast-apd 1 saw or romeu,.
hctel no more,
"Htnrdman of tho one Hundred and Forty
seNeith told me how Il was. NV horse xs
Killed while at full speed In the rear OF their
reslment aud In falling threw me against \
Tree and thcn pitched headlong upon me Soon
after my misfortune our line OF battle iii
pack and IN thr movement tho men freed mo
from tho herse. but, being unconscious sna
nlcedins eorionsy from the mouth and nose
MRS lett upon the neld as MORALLY wounded
Later IN the day some OF the SAME regimept
IN passing the spot as prisoners, laid me upon
Blanket and carried me to n Confederate held
hosl ital. "N'a
The description, short and simple. is very
vivid. No ono can doubt the horror Of wnr
who ,reads even this ono incident among =
thousand such, and, as may he seen. there Is
n, tot Of surerfluous verblage Charles scrib-
ner's Sons. publishers. New York.
The bound volume Of the Century Magazine
containing ne numbers from November 10
April last past u icttered Nv. 10 80 resuec,- |
able "a ~ has this always modera periodicat
ettoined ne successive volumes Of ono Of |
es'r sfsat lnAsasiass srs siways attractive. !