The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04
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Nav Fiction Worth Reading.

III uue Of the PAM vi buNeHOut % W
eta skipper the Bos'n' the SIalIh, tAe
Siate and cynthia, By MRS; schuyler ~.
CROW WAS Blow" D. Appleton &
Co.
ras snv can have no kinder wish for
~. emile reader than a glowing fire,
-. ,.,, chair and the engaging company
Misc CYNTHIA, Mr. Jones and the
e-.tanar A more fascinating story Of
5,',,,ure than this gigantic seayarn
aa' Nc Crowninshield's with it's sug-
o. .g of 1.-TWO Years Before the
St "Treasure Island and Inc
I,sttng Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs.
Ioshine. it would be difficult to ind.
In ifs combination OF fresh, local color
iu and moral historic setting, with the
lls IeaIisn of it's characters and the
sasailing humor and vivacity Of the
Staincue it is unique and wholly de-
'i1,ff1l How it ever entered into the
Iva of woman to devise so many hair
-oistne experiences and compress them
IN mo one volume, passes cOmprehen-
oan Mrs. CroWninshield is TO be con-
s.stulatgd not only upon the liVeliness
bar inventive powers, but also upon
,ta deyterity with which she has dove
,afio1 vast amount of incident ana
NE rlausibnity and brightness she has
continued to throw over the whole
sror, There is not a duh page in Lat
ifnds 10 Degrees Sea talk Of soul
estisfving quality is freely employed,
chiefly by the skipper, who mingles
nautical directions, swear words and
aown-east dialect in a really charming
way
mat bafel the passengers and crew OF
the Yankee Blade which in endeavor-
ing TO escape privateer was wrecked
off the coast of Haiti. Landing through
the surf in boats, they find themselves
endangered by a band Of bloOdthirsty
pirates, who have a cave of treasure In
the neighborhood. The island, which is
u0minany under the rule of King
ChiustOphe, is in a state of rebellion
After being taken prisoners by NoodoC
Worshippers and made a witness to the
most horrid orgies, the Yankee Blade
rarity become involved in the rebellion
and i'm consequence make their escape
ultimately to the United States. The
C9urtship Of Mr.. Jones, the hero and
narrator and Of Miss Cynthia Archer
the heroine, eliminates in their mar
rage under the remnants of the stars
and stripes on the deck of the half
submerged Yankee Blade, the skipper
enactng the role of chaplain and re-
peating part of the burial service
with the conclusion, "And may Goo
have mercy on your souls" The writer
has always thought the marriage Of
Dora;hea and Giles in "Of the Skelligs'
the most delightful wedding in English
place to the wedding of Mr.. Jones ant
Miss cynthia.
"A Puritan Wooing. 4 Tale of tire
Great Awakening in New England" BY
Frank Samuel Child. Baker & Taylor
TO-
Mr. Child who is a worker of eXper-
fence i'm the colonial history of the
United States, has here preached a pc
Rod in American history which, while
rich in historical and human interest
has never attracted the pen of a ro-
mancer The years Of THE Great
Awakening" when Jonathan Edwards
Charles Wesley and George Whitfield
We're preaching their gospel We're in
stnct with intense religious feeling
and gave rise to the types of charac-
ter depicted by Mr.. Child, in this tale
Of girl who, reared rs a rigid "OlC
emotional New Lights winning a
the same time the love of man who
belongs to the church Of England. Mr.
child has told his story with humor
insight and sympathy, and while pains
taxing as TO historic accuracy, mas i'll
fused it with considerable vitality enc
imaginative power.
The Counts Snuff Box: A Romano,
OF Washington and Buzzard's Bay dur
ing The war Of 1872" BY George r. X
Rivers, Little, Brown & Co.
1t is with reluctance thai one lay:
down this clever historical romance
Founded upon real historic incident
it gives vivid pictures of social and po
Htieal conditions in the United State
IN the early decades of the century
INA, is both instructive and intensely
interesting. Just before the war o
49, French adventurer, calling him
SELF Count EdOuard de Crillon appear
ca IN Washington, and was immediate
taken up by the smart society o
lle capital Affairs between the gov
eminent of the United States and Grea
britain We're then very strained, ant
Nhen Ii became known that the coun
had IN his possession documents Of grea
Importance to the United States. con
gress and President Madison were no
slow in acquiring, them at a cost o
$4,000. Count de Crillon left Washing
Ton as he had entered it; the paper
were found to be fOrgeries; the United
States was involved in a war which hat
been FASTENED on account of them
heard. He and his accornnlice bat
vanished.
boa noout these FACTS MI RlVers ms
soy Of IaHo ingenious ayo e. anu nd aG tbe ssa
The novel can be heartily recommend
eu
THE Sea of Love" BY Waite
phpIns nodoa ar 4 Nrarefield G. 90