The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-03

IN q handsome volume, well illustrated by
II. Sappings Wright. Mr.. Russell begins
with Noah's ark, which he describes as
floating stables Of 1900 tons burden. and
with spoon-shaped hull. From the ark
Mr.. Russell progresses through the Roman
trireme, Dutch galleons, English frigates.
tho Hearts Of Oak" and Baltimore clip
pers to the up-to-date men-of-war and
ocean greyhounds. All these several va
rieties Of sea craft Mr.. Russell treats with
loving hand and expert eye. HIS book
will be treat to any lover Of craft pro-
PEELED by oar. sail and steam.
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''Wabeno the Magician is a sequel to
"Tommy-Anne and the Three Hearts,"
by Mabel d. Wright. 1t is illustrated
with exceptionally meritorious drawings
by J. M. Gleason. Miss Wright Is a
most charming writer on nature for chill
dren. Tommy-Anne, who suggests
alice in Wonderland" is a bright little
girl who understands the voices of ma
ture, and nature speaks all through Wa
beno. Miss Wright's work Is imagina-
tive and instructive, calculated to abb
sorb the interest Of the little ones by her
delightful personifications of the wind,
the moon, the trees and by the talk of the
animals. The book is as wholesome as
the breath of Keewaydin. the west wind,
who appears as one of the characters.
which will give such pure. sweet delight
to children.
THE Listening Child" Is the happily
chosen title of a poetical anthology
chosen for children by Mrs. Lucy w.
Thatcher. Such anthologies for children
are not uncommon, but II Is doubtful IL
they achieve their purpose. One of the
best is Coventry Pamore's "Children's
-l,,< .l.1t Mil
ury series by the publishers of Mrs.
Thacher's book, Macmillan & Co., New
York. The present volume omits many
well known poems one would naturally
expect to find, but Mrs. TEACHERS selec-
lions are of the highest character and
quality. Few are poems written directly
for children. One would naturally say
that many Of the selections are over a
childs depth, but who shall fathom what
that may be? Mrs. Thacher herself says
that nearly her whole volume has passed
the approval Of a little girl who has not
yet learned to read. 1t is volume OF
real poetry. selected with rare apprecia-
ton and almost marvellous discrimina-
ton, 1t is worthy to rank high among the
Golden Treasury volumes, the best series
ever published, and is a book which an
and that no one can fail to read without
benefit.
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Among English Hedgerows." written
and illustrated by Clifton johnson, pub
lished by Macmillan & Co., comes nearer
to reproducing English village life than
any other one readily accessible volume.
The author has, as Mr.. H. w. Mabie aptly
says in his Introduction, "a hearty SYM
pathy and very intelligent camera"
There are over a hundred specimens of
the work of Mr.. Johnson's Intelligent
camera They are scenes seldom
traversed by the magazine writer. For
instance, the intelligent camera gives
fine view of the weeks wash OF a cot
tager. Shocks, socks and all the rest
are on the line. and another photograph
Is Of the wash woman at work. Gypsies,
paupers beehives. haystacks, the carrier,
grocer, postman, a funeral, wood chop
ping, the man with the hoe, planting,
scrubbing and the thousand and one de-
tails of intimate domestic life in an Eng
lish farming community are set forth by
Mr.. Johnson's pen and camera with de-
licious frankness and simplicity. Read
as literature Mr.. johnson would be dull
had his text not the same value as his
camera. He has Photographic eye and
observes all that is before it without
much discrimination. Taken ~ . hu-