Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-19

, Virginia family, and next we sc ,,,,,'. 80
from tho neonle OF Boston or Williams
burg. And all the time we are 49,,
and anxious. for we are following re-
leas lad. who is ever In mischief. we Nv
| for the nonce I'm a political storm csH'''
and are part and parcel Of H.
we are told that John Paul was de-
splsed by his own Scotch people. because,
| forsooth. though OF humble origin. nc na ,
| tho courage and ability 20 rise above ms
| station Here IS what the author says III
/ explaining the brave mans unpopuIai''s .
'The peculiar water-mark OF grea mes
that is woven into some men Is oiten
enough TO set their own community pl'
ter against them. Sandie. the p.uuu,ns
peasant finds II a hard matter 10 lorsN.
| Jamie. who IS taken from the Prov h.N.
| 10 his. and ends I'm Payment Whether
! tis 10 tho actual ctuse OF the sea-
| mans deserving his native land, we 90
NOT know. but when the fictitious Rlcharu
| Carvei went with him 10 visit Dame faul
the people in that ncighborhood scoheu
and ridi,uled the Captain. They saw no
merit in him: accused him Of cruelty 10
his underlings and otherwise eXempllheu
the SAYING that "a prophet is not without
honor. save I'm his own couh-
try" So badly was John PAU
treated that he swore' IN Kicn-
ard Carvel's presence. that he would ab-
iure his native land, and become an
American. our author draws a thriiiins
nicture Of this scene. Indeed. he evidently
loves Paul. for he tells MS I'm detail how
the fellow. inclined to foppishness, dotea
on celebrity. and occasionally felt aWeo
I'm the presence Of his betters by birth'
vet never once lost his manhood or sell
respect The Captain withal Is represent
cd as a man Of poetic and literary tastes
To read of the sea battles in this DOOR
Is to sniff salt air. smell gunpowoer hedi
the thunder OF cannon. quNeI WIN -
element. and (mentally at leasU shou'
u-i.h delight when our friends emerge
,,iotarions When we learn how the good
shin Bon Homme Richard nameu al'eI
tho "poor Richard" Of Benjamin Frank
Inns almanac shattered and disabled the
Sorapis. DESPITE many handicaps, we
Glory in John Paul. and lament the fact
mat he cohld even claim Scotland as the
Mace Of his nativity. The author, by the
way describes the battle in most vivid
manner
1t might be Of interest in passing. 10
saw that. according 10 the novelist, the
Jones" in the seaman's name was pick
cd up I'm America. We are told That aiter
ne separated for the first time from Rich
operated a plantation there Whether ihis
be so or not. / cannot say. Indeed,
Churchill confesses. i'm note at the end
of the book. that ne has taken some hber-
ties with John Paul. and likewise with
Fox. Certainly we can forgive him this.
for surely no work. save Boswelfs Life
of Johnson" could be much richer with
biographical lore than Richard CarVeI.
And even the usually accurate 'Bozzy'
sometimes put on q little color TO inten-
sfy his pictures.
The brilliant. reckless. but warm-heart-
ed Charles james Fox is also de-
scribed in detail and becomes an init
mate acquaintance Of ours through his
love for Richard Carvel though we can
never quite admire the careless way In
which he made bills when be had no
means Of paying them. Indeed, this
un~lue character is described as having
bare. miserably-furnished room in
which he received collectors. who we've
supposed to be deceived by the surround
ings and to be led into the bqlot that
Fox was not living eytravagantly
incidentally. we meet a very sweet
eirl-Patty Swain-in the novel She VIII
doubtless impress some readers more
favorably than Dolly. Patty committed
the unwse act of falling in love with
though the cruel act was done by the
author i'm the most considerate way.
In writing this book Winston Churchill
must have delvod deep I'm ancient lore,
for he shows a remarkable familiarity
with many subjects. Whether writing Of
politics. war navigation, London, Amer
lea. or mankind IN general he IL at his
ease, and not for a moment does he allow
the reader TO be bored. 1t is hard 70
say In just what he most eXcels. He
has taken "A broad subject, boldly VEN
tured into deep waters. and essayed m
ambitious undertaking, but success has
crowned his efforts. II a times he has
been inaccurate--and I am not prepared
to say he has-he makes frank apology
in his note and should be excused when
we recall the fact that he merely as
sumes TO give us a novel.
EVAN r. CHESTERMAN.
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