The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-08

out doubt delight In Mr. Bars happy COM
mlngling OF nineteenth century phraseology
with his quaint ideas Of what mediTval life
was like What Mr. Barr doesn't know about
the Middle Ages fills his book In one
story he seems to believe that the Holy
Roman Emperor usually travelled about in
company with his seven Electors. His
Archbishops. too, are persons OF strange
behavior. "Will you escort the lady to the
battlements Z" inquiries one bad Archbishop Of
Cologne OF the hero. and when tho hero has
complied with his request he goes on In mo
diRval style: Il have to acqunint you. madam.
that the siege Is ended. and give you my as
surance that you will not again he beleaguered
by my forces" Again, at II meeting Of feudal
mobiles one gentleman remarks: If you want
| the Archbishop Of Trcvcs to act as your Chair
| man, elect him to that position and welcome. l
! shall have no usurnaton in my castle While l
| am president l sit in the chair, and none
| other" Mr. Bars stories are clean and harm
| less. While to some they may furnish unin-
| tended amusement. to those who can accept
the true Sylvanus Cobb STANDPOINT and lain
fnicky historical vcrisimilitudc they may
| prove entertaining A bit of Mr. Bars spright-
illness Is worth quoting:
Again the Emperor had some difficulty in pre-
J serving that rgidity Of expression which he had
| evidently resolved to maintain
| Have you ever met ghost. my Lord Countf"
| he asked.
| winneburg crossed himself devoutly. n sudden
pallor sweeping over his face.
Indeed. your Majesty. | have seen strange things
and things for which there no accounting, but
| 1t has been usually after contest with the wine
fagon. and at the time my head was none of the
clearest 40 could not venture to say whether they
! were ghosts or no.
Mr. Emery Bcmscy Pottlc in The Late Mr.
Rollins and Other College Farccs" Lewis G.
Morrell. Amherst. brings before larger pub
| lie three little plays that have been received
with favor at Amherst and are highly praised
by Amherst professors They are slight and
unpretcntious sketches. which must he enter
tanning TO graduates OF the college We Won
der what the t'dppe mentioned by Mr.. Pottle
can be. 1t seems to be something In the nature
OF liquid served from bowls to the ladies in
| vited to Amherst entertainments.
Some Of the card stories contributed by Mr..
David A. Curtis to TIVE SvN have been col
lected in n volume called Queer Luck" pub
| lshed by Brentano.
The name of Clara Morris will lead the reader
| to expect that her stories in L" Silent Singer"
| (Brentanosl will be narrowing and intense.
| nor will he. be disappointed The situations
| show the authors acquaintance with the ira
| dtions Of the stage, and the language is the
orthodox tongue o, emotional drama The
stories are readable. however. and will excite
interest in those who have admired the author
| on the stage.
Inspired by work that has proved useful for
many years in England. Mr. John W. Leonard
| brings out Who's Who in America. Bio
graphical Dictionary Of Living Men and Women
Of the United States CA. n. Marquis Il Co... The
| plan OF the work is much more comprehensive
| and logical than that OF the ngish who's
| Who" the first edition for lSN-l@OO compris-
| ing nearly 5000 short Biographies This by
| no means exhausts the names Of some prom
| inence in the United States. and many curious
omissions will he noted that will doubtless be
rectied in time. work Of this character
| must grow and receive improvements with
each edition. An admirable start has been
| made. and great help given to all who need
| condensed Information without loss of time.
| Charles Levers " Gerald Fitzgerald. the Chev-
alier' a novel that. for reasons explained in
| the preface. had hitherto not been published in
book form. has been added to the edition OF
Levers works published by DOwney Il Co. and
| imported by the New Amsterdam Book Com
| pany.
There must be something genuinely attrac-
tive in the character Of man who can DO at
| the same time the idol OF the adventurous
American small boy and hero to his own sis
ter. Mrs. Helen Cody Wetmore, in The Last
of tho Great Scouts the Life Story of Col. Will
| liam F. Cody Buffalo Bill" the Duluth Press
| Printing Company. has written an entertain
| ing book. The literary style. TO be sure. leaves
| something to be desired. but this is compen-
stated by the writer's sincerity and directnesS
| Her story contains excitement enough for
dozen dime novels but apart from this the
| pictures she draws almost uninteutoualy OF
| home life on the frontier have Il permanent
value. She certainly succeeds in inspiring re-
spect for her noted brother in her readers, as
| well as a kindly feeling Tor herself
| 70 simple love story and pleasant dcscrip-
| lions of New England scenery, Mr.. Charles
| Dudley Warner. in That Fortune" lliarpersl,
has joined much mild satire on things in gem
| eral which becomes even tart when he speaks
| of newspapers. and Il final accounting for the
| disseminated wealth, that he has admins
tered in two earlier books. The story has
Conference enough to stand 10y itself. 1t seems
| a mistake in art to twist it into "a third Of
| a trilogy." II Mr.. Warmers satirical reflections
| were taken out they could be put together with
| little trouble in the form OF an arrhignmcnt Of
| newspapers and reporters. not always well in
formed or judicial. We fear. too. that Mr..
Warner is hardly fair to useful servant Of
society. whose intelligence and dclicacy OF
| feelings he impugnS:
| They seemed like the same hens. yet Philip knew
| they we're all strangers all the hens and Haunting
roostcrs he knew hal long ago gone To Thanksgiving.
| Tn, hen is, or should be. an annual. 1t is never
made pet. 1t forms no attachments. Man is
better acquainted with the hen, as being, than he
was when the first chicken was Matched. Its bust.
ness is to live brief chicken lie, lay and be eaten.
And this reminded Ph!lip that his real occupation
! was hunting hens eggs. And this he did. in the
now. in the stalls, under the floor pauhs, in every
| hidden nook Tn hens instinct is TO be orderly,
and have cludcd ms; of her own, and rinS ~
family. But i'll srch a communl site body 1t a wise
hen who knows her own chicken Nobody denies to
the hen maternal instinct or domestic procliyIties,
but what an i'll example is a hen.
What can the hens have done to Mr.. Warner2
From business card incloscd with other
printed matter in "A Bundle Of Straws
Theodore d. Rich we gather that the author.
Mr.. William T. Stnnden, is in the insurance
business. Philosophers inclined to gcurraiize
from single instances may therefore find some
value in his desuItOry remarks on rniscrIane-
Gus subjects As showing the grade of general