The herald., 1898-02-27
BOOKS AND THEIR MAKERS

Donald will have a hard time of 1t for
awhile with occasional new story, Tor the
reason that dialect is dangerous. and all
else that is just ''neighborhood" literature
is for season and not for all time.
We are again reminded of this matter by
Mr.. w. l.. Alden's London letter in the
New York Times wherein he says:
There are signs that the end of the
kailyard epidemic Is at hand. Mr.. Crock
EFT is writing novel which deals with the
Vikings, and the scene of 1t is laid on this
shores and the waves of the Baltic. NOW
Mr.. Crockett could of course continue to
write kailyard stories by the mile, and
undoubtedly would so write II he judged
it to be wise. The fact that he has sud-
denly emerged from the kailyard into the
open Baltic means that he doubts II the
public will stand much more Scottish dia-
lect and many more Scottish "meenisters.
1t was q curious craze, that fondness for
uncouth Scots and their uncouth dialect
and Mr. Barrie has much to answer for in
that his own delightful story, THE Little
Minister" brought a crowd of imitators
into the kailyard."
IAWAIrs STORY. BY Hawaifs queen
Liliuokalani. Cloth. full gilt and gilt
top illustrated. Lee & Shepard, Bos-
'Hawaii's Story, by Hawairs Queen, y
is the title OF the autobiography just issued
in which former Queen Liliuokalani details
the events of her life protests against the
revolution which deprived her of her
throne, and answers the slurs of her adj
versaries. She throws new light upon
the manners and customs of a strange peo-
pie, and declares that her subjects are still
loyal to her. A..
The "story" makes a handsome volume
the Illustrations being plentiful. And 1t is
all done in good English; in fact in ex-
cellept literary form. 1t is in good taste
too, being free from extravaganza of state
ment and in much better temper than was
to be expected. Aside from the valuable
information contained in the volume, much
of which appears for the first time from
this point of view, the story Is at some
points pathetic even to ch!ldishness.
1t is just to hear the woman's side of a
matter that is now uppermost in nations
thoughts. and no fair-minded reader can
withhold from the author generous meas
ure of sympathy and respect.
The volume closes with the following ap-
peal to Americans:
"Oh, honest Americans, as Christians
hear me for my downtrodden people! Sheir
form of government Is as dear to them as
yours is precious to you. Quite as warmly
as you love your country so they love
theirs. With all your goodly possessions,
u
remain parts unexplored, possessing
islands that, although near at hand, had
to be neutral ground in time of war, do not
covet the little vineyard of Naboth's so far
from your shores, lest the punishment OF
Ahab fall upon you, IL not In your day in
that of your children. for be not deceived
God is not mocked. The people to whom
your fathers told of the living God, and
taught to call Father and whom the sons
now seek to despoil and destroy, are cry
ing aloud to Him in their time of trouble
and He will keep his promise. and will
listen to the voices of His Hawaiian chill.
dren lamenting for their homes.
1T Is for them that l would give the last
drop of my blood; 1t for them that would
spend, nay, am spending, everything be-
longing TO me. VIII it be in vain? 1t is for
the American people and their representa-.
tives in congress to answer these questions
AS they deal with me and my people, kind
ly, generously. and justly. so may the
Great Ruler of all nations deal with the
grand and glorious nation of the United
States of America"
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DAVENPORTS CARTOONS, With ar
Introduction by Hon. J. j. ingalls,. De
Witt Publishing House, New York