The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-26

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settlers and the permanency Of the little
colony Us asSpred.
The story is interesting on account OF
the wcll-knOwn characters 70 brings be-
fore as We greet as old friends Niles
standish, John Alden and Priscilla Null
Inns, with whom LongfellOw has made us
acquainted. and then there are Governor
Carven and Bradford. and others with
whom we are familiar. We get better
idea Of the terrible hardships through
which the early settlers of our country
passed. and appreciate more than ever
the sturdy, determined character Of those
who made this gneat nation.
The beautiful and appropriate iliusira-
tions are by Reginald s Birch The ht-
ness and beauty OF the cover design
merit special mention.
SANTA CLAUS PARTNER. BY
Thomas Nelson Page. illustrated by
w Glackens. New York; Charles
scribuers sons Bound ia cloth gilt
top: l2mo; l0 pages price, $40.
Santa Claus Partner is new Christ
mas story by lnOmas Nelson Page. It's
great charm lies I'm its simplicity and
touching pathos which seem instructive
with the author. "a charm so elusive that
We always lay aside his books wondering
why we have enjoyed them so much.
This is a story OF q successful mans
Christmas and how a little child trans
formed his character Tie slcce-slu l
man had closed his Office feeling that sue
cess was truly his, for he could count his
wealth at last in seven figures. As DE
goes home this Christmas eve with happi-
ness all around. he sees none of IL, but is
annoyed because the crowd j0stles him,
and 40 last he reaches bis magnificent
rome thoroughly out of sorts with the
whole world. As he sits before the fire
in his great lonely house the seven ig-
urcs of his wealth <lccp flashing before
his eyes until i'm desperation he wanders
over the house 90 escape from them. but
ID seems so cold and des1late that 10 only
makes him more miserable At last he
stops before his fathers picture and
there Dec reviews his whole life and rel-
Lies how his nature has become hard and
selfish boz the pursuit of wealth. Tie puts
ON his hat and goes t0 the house OF his
chief clerk a man 10 whom bee owes much
of mis- success and who has large family
whom 30 is 81 struggle 10 support. Tie.
here at last. pcrsuadcs the clerk little
daughter 10 20 out with him 90 bus toys
and then they go 90 n child's hospital 10
leave them. An tine world has suddenly
become brighter ass hc drives back with
the little girl in his arms and when he
returns 10 his house it has suddenly be-
come bright and cheerful He uniolds TO
his faithful servant IFS plan to have
Christmas dinner OF his own and gives
him full sway
His dinner for a crowd Of children &c "A
great success and I'm it's midst one of his
fashionable acquaintance comes I'm 20
invite him to dinner but can only ser
him TO promise 20 come after the chill
dren leave There DE finds the woman he
had loved in early Hfe. but had given
up in pursuit of wealth. They az last
coax him TO tell OF his dinner and the
evening closes for him with pleasant
thoughts. while "a child's voice somewhere
above carols joyfully:
Let Messing you dismay.
For Jesus Christ our Saviour,
Was born this ve-wy day
lie has found an artistic Interpreter iu
W. Gackens. whose dainuy colored
drawings illustrate his Christmas facts
and fancios.
JENNIE BAXTER, JOURNALIST. BY
Robert Barr New York: Frederick a.
Stokes Company. Bound In cloth, illus
trated $50 pages.
This is AN account Of the dOings Of a
woman reporter ON a large London daily.
Her FIRST application for a position is re-
fused. whereup0n she Immediately gets In
a scoop" for another paper. Ihereupon
she is given a position on the paper 20
which she had formerly applied in vain.
She is sent 20 find an Austrian Princess
diamonds, the loss Of which has baffled
the detectives. She does this in a few
days and returns 20 London in time 10
q &. fHf Fn.
porters are admitted. She enters on the
invitation OF the Princess IN whose en-
ploy she has been, which invitation had
been given her TO answer She success
fully impersonates the Princess and meets
"a young lord in the diplomatic service
and mutual love affair at first sight is
the result. She however succeeds in get
ting away successfully and the young
lord looks i'm vain for some months for
her.
I'm the meantime she is sent to Austria
10 unravel a great robbery Of the treas
ury which has bahled all the officers Of
Austria. She succeeds I'm "a couple Of
DAYS. and on her return Is sent TO Russia
TO get possession Of a letter which a
young diplomat is TO bring from Russia
TO England The Russian police get
ahead OF her and rob the messenger on
the train, but she Outwits the police and
gets the letter. The next day she meets
ON the train the messenger, who proves
10 be the young lord. lie proposes 10 her
and she accepts him and returns the let
ter over the loss of which he grieves
because its loss will ruin his career. They
return 10 England without further mis-
hap, and big wedding follows.
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THEY THAT WALK IN DARKNESS"
GHETTO TRAGEDIES. By l Gang
will. New York. The Macmillan Com
pany. Bound in cloth silt top. with pho
tOgravure frontispiece after a picture
Dy Lewis Loeb, 4sG pages, price $3.50.
"rhey that Walk in Darkness" is a col
lection Of short stories, from the first OF
which the book takes its name. There
is, however, common hand that binds
them together for the central figure I'm
each is some one deluded by some idea or
some belief and so walking in darkness.
In speaking Of this book Or. Calisch in
a recent sermon on They That Walk
in Darkness" thus answers the ques-
tion who are they that walk in dark
ness"
Il do not believe that any who have
read the book inteiligently will hesitate
as to the answer. Zillah. the ignorant
mother of a blind prodigy, silvina Brill.
the keeper of a selfish family's con-
science. Rebecca Grnwitz the patient.
virtuous and forgIving wife. Bethulah.
deceived by the wild visions Of messanic
motherhood. all these walked I'm what
su4arfng enlightment might term the