The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-05
cialists are dreadful people. The Italian Am
bassador at the Court Of St Jane says OF them !:

cialists are dreadful people. The Italian Am
bassador at the Court Of st. James says them:
Look what they have already done in Venice and
in Milan. At the latter city they've closed La Scala
one Of the finest theatres in the world they've dis
solved the dancing school, and have dono their
worst in every direction.
All the persons introduced into the story
save the hero and the murdered girl, whose
connection with the tale is never explained.
commit some crime or other. but crimes are
Of littlo account in Anarchist romances. and
those pcrpetrated by the heroine leave her
character unsulicd according to the author.
We have been unable to discover the meaning
oil the title. Mr. lie QuGuX IL being taken Sc
riously In certain circles in England that try
to push into notoricty the authors they adopt.
few ingenious ideas that are not carried out
are not enough. however. to make up story.
not even a detective story. In comparison
with The Day OF Temptation" the old dime
novels arc good literature.
We're he writing Of any other place bat Chi
cago. the reprchcnsiblc practices described by
Mr.. l.. o. CurDn in Chicago. Satans Sane
tum y &C.. ID. Phillips 4 Co }. might arouse i'll
terest and perhaps alarm. Presented In u busl-
nessllko and passonless way. tho common
places about msrule and the unusual preva-
lence Of crime in the modern city OF the sec
ond size in point of population In 1893 might
possibly excite Indignation and bring about
reforms. Hysterical defamation about crime
in general. however. even when backed UP by
specific examples from Chicago life and refer
ences TO the supposed practices OF the Greeks
and Romans. is neither profitable nor enter
tanning. The author looks on Mayor Harrison
as the fountain head OF oil the iniquity that
troubles him. An extract will show the quality
OF his book:
nnNa IN tbair hNkb lapA
and white. the latter Of the strong.arned class.
comprise this coterie OF criminals. The strong
armed women generally nogresses. have the dc.
velopod muscles Of the puGlist and the daring OF
the pirate. They ontice the stranger into dark
saecways that innocent stranger unfamiliar but
so willing to be made familiar with the wickedness
of great city. who seeks out its most dsrcputab,
quarters and its darkest to repor. 10
his mates. on his return TO his country home. the
salacious things that he has heard Of and few Of
which he witnessed. in these dark and dangerous
ways the strong.armed women garro,e and rob their
victims. Mortified and humltcd. the stranger
usually has nothing to say to the polio of the at
fair. Then the emboldened strong armed women 20
upon the streets i'll 'upcs ard rob III TIL. most APP
proved methods OF the highwAyman. Alone. OF
these notorious characters is said to have pfcrcd to
the extent of $50. 900 She was And is terror to
the police forcs.
Even the authors interest here seems to be
less In the crims than In tho remarkable
strength Of arm OF these Chicago ladies.
1t Is no more safe to assume that a fashion
is dead and buried in writing than it is in
dress. Are not the puffel sleeves and big tor
toise shell combs with us once more and have
we not barely escaped the hoopskrt and peg
top trousers. which may descend upon us yet?
II the inference is correct. which Mr.. Felix J.
O'Neils amblguously worded preface to
En- hnn Ll.ln
liam II. Young & CO.. leads us to draw.
that tale has already appeared in tho
81. Nicholas. This would show that children
are again ready to accept the didactlc Ian
guage and methods employed by the we'll
informed Mr.. George and by the able jonas in
the Rollo books. John and Jim are two good
BOYS. 10 and IL years OF age respectively. who
start out one morning to visit their grand
parents at their farm. each carrying four
quart basket on his arm. On reaching the
farm an Idea strikes John.
Let ua jump over into grandpa's own pasture
here and fiji Of our baskets with his own buckle.
be-res and present them. nice. and hard and fresh
to grandma.
1t will DO noticed that John has strict ideas
about the rights OF property. 1t is his grand
pa own berries that he will pick not such as
grow wild or may he found on some othor per-
sons land His laudahl" purpose reminds him
OF his grandmothcr's feeble health
81 ,houg Oh. how kind she used to he to me when I
came here huclleherrying. How. in spit" OF her
age and feeble health. she would tottcr out here in
the hot sun. which made her stll weaker, to show
me the good thick spots This is tho hTst place sho
pointed out. THAI was fonr years ago. We sat on
this rock and picked from these very bushes.
Grandma picked three quarts that trip. But re-
marked that the next year. III the same length of
tina MI al Onl two NJ ar he no
only one. Aud thought Hero Johns voice
quivcred and halted.
The mathematical deduction is clear and
could not escape u lad 90 observing and
thoughtful as John. The boys indulge in some
cheerful speculation OF the approaching
demise OF their relatives. ana Jim makes an
unfortunate statement about BOYS being SUI
perlor 10 girls in courage. for which he is pun
| ished being scared first by snake and then
| by bull. John. with his revolver. shoots the
| copperhead through the head at tho first shot;
| he does not shoot the bull because he has
| providentially mslaid his cartridges. The re-
| volver. OF course. shows that these nrc modern
children. Johns Workmanship. however. is
| not so impressive As the condensed little loo
ture on snakes which he infiicts on his brother.
| winding up with. Now let us go 10 work. Jim
This reptile has made us lose ten minutes
| jim, though not brave. bears no resent men t.
| for when John tries on his grandfather haying
| hat his own having been devoured by a
| sportive COW.
| His head remained covered with veil Of cob
| webs and wasp crawling over his hair jim
kindly picked them of from his brother. and both
| boys examined the hat.
On their return the boys meet q net bull
which they fear may be mad.
Discretion is the better part OF valor." said John
| thoughtfuly Let Inc get a club and be sure"
| He cannot find one. however and instead en-.
| beavers to pacate the animal by dropping on
all tours and advancing toward 1t. following AZ
he goes. This ingenious method does not
work. and tho roys do stunts with tree and
rock. from the top Of which Johns marks
manshln with APPLES keeps the bull excited
| A girl finally comes to their relief and leads
the bull away. She is modern girl and ear.
ries revolver. too with which she makes
some difficult shots. She can talk as well q;
| John. besides.
Arrived near the barn, she hiched her obedien