The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-21
Books and Authors.

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picAinan 4 Co. New York. PIP. asa
The publication OF this work has been
awaited with an eager, though mel"n-
clon. interest because Of the millinery
dea.n u the author just ass ne ma" "H
tsted and rounded his work. lie haa al
,..dv attained an excellent name TOY IN
,.uigent and discriminating hs'o''odl
,ess4rrh through some mlnof puuA'.''p"S'
but this handsome volume hc res@'o'u SSI
his -marnum opus. ana theI' ga" -N
intio doubt that a. viii be so aceel'e" 10y
the reading public.
,he poirt OF view II a grandson, rut rain
o. from that of an impartial at"otne Oh
no history Of his country whose h-h'at
aeuls4fi1n was "a narrative ihbt Nou'"
tel tho simple truth. such sh'ulo oe
Itsf.rt. az which the biographies OF
rrhUc men constitute the chtl corner
stone.
m Is impossible. in the hriet space O.
rev~u.ucr review. to treat comtI
rerelyflv the career OF so ~lstlHsnia"1u
a no- .onafitr as Governor Wise, VINO
"a a corsu!cu0us figure in inc hla'.iF
~ tho State and nation both IN peace
and var and whose name and iamc nave
b.ee a household word in Virginia lot
moro than Two generations. Let III SUI
arc 10 say generally that he was Tot
many years an eloquent ana muei'o
p~crrcecutauyc of his people IN tohste7
ana during one administration the rec'E
nfgol and hOuOred mouth-piece OF inc
President. that hc was alWays the chain
MON of tho "llehts OF the People. ira
n was Inc Governor Of the Common
wealth when the political crisis reached
Ga climax OBJ The john Brown Raid mat
en- two ConstI %tutional Conventions he was
n cnnsulcuous and influential lcanef. ana
that when lhc War of Secession came
Il was among the first 90 take the heid,
among the most r~cs0iute OF tho nehleIs
ON tho fateful retreat from Petersburg,
as no was among tine select and ialth-
On few who with Roman fortitnde ac-
,sn.ef tho inevitable al AppomattoN. \
noble record this. f0r "a brave ana pa
trloilc citizen. then wcll-nlgh thIeo
score
PERHAPS the most unique and pictn-
rescue chapter I'm ms eVcntiul HE was
bis campaign against the American
o. "Rnow Nothing party ia 1870. Ihcir
signal aud crushing defeat was almost
wholly due 90 his burning oloquence ON
elory huSiugs in Virginia. and to his
scathinr and consuming denunciation Of
iholr dark lantern policies and secret
combinations. Tie was. indeed, the
tribune Of tho People In those days
and made an impression upon the times
that centuries can not obliterate.
s. also he rose 10 the fun measure or
nj. st1fion end responsibilities when. as
Governor Of the Commonwealth in 1879. ne
nipped in the bud tho CONSPIRACY ~ me
arch murdercr and incendiary. Ossawat-
tamio John Brown.
But an these things are told. and better
told I'm Nj. Wiscs book. which cOnsti.
tu,es az once a noble memorial Of grand
sire and son. Whose fails 90 read 10 viii
miss some Of the most interesting annals
of the century graphically told. And. in
recording these anral NJ the life and
times ~ his nlustr0us grandfather. the
author has written his own best eQitaph
u given the world fresh proof that
though genius be mortal yet that it is
also hereditary.
The name 81 tho publishers is fun guar
any that their part OF The work is well
done. The book is adorned with an ex-
ccllent engraving OF Governor Wise. and
there is an Introductory chapter by Hon.
John :. Wise. in the nature of a sketch
o. the author that is the very pathos OF
eio1uence. so that. in this one volume,
father. son and grandson has each be
come a name
Miss Ellen Glasgow. who is so we'll
known through her novel, The Descend
ant. contributes a little sketch % Har-
ycr's Magazine for May. IL is entitled
"A Point fn Morals and the particular
point" discussed is whether or not. uu-
der any circumstances. the saving of a
human life may become positively immor-
al The story under discussion is told 10y
a phy stefan. and is briefly as follows.
While travelling from Glasgow 10 Lon
don. the physician. ia looking ion his
bag for "a book. places I'm the seat be-
side him "a package Of "morphia." There
Is only one other person I'm The cOmpart.
mcnt. and the doctor notices that he eyes
the package OF mornhIa with a curious
mixture of passion and rcpulsion Think
ing that his companion ls "a victim Of the
morphine habit. the doctor goes on with
his reading. After a little. the man
makes an excuse for conversation and
tells the doctor his story. after trying in
vain 20 huy the package of morphia. by
inheritance hc had q tendency to vice,
and has lived O. life of crime and adven-
ture Having lived tho life OF a gay 10
thario. hc. under compulsion. married
an actress. tnd deserted her q month
later. Several years afterwards he falls
81 and is nursed by an Irish woman.
with whom he falls I'm love. 81 tried 10
fel her about the variety actress and
] couldn't. and 1 married her. g o She
r. an honest woman. She believes
IN me- lie has now grown weary OF
tfdt vile. has become mixed uD ln "a
forgery. quarrcllcd with his companion in
the crime. and finally kiNed him. The Ge.
~feciives are on his track and ne is pre-
pared 10 XIII himself with carb0lic acid
before reaching London. lie argues ihat
- would be better for him TO die thus.
under an assumed name. than that hc
should bring the shadow of the scat.
FOLD over DIS mother and wife and make
known 70 thc world the character Of his
childrcn's birth. His argument to the
physician g. that as he is going To take
his nfe 70 would Do "a moral act for the
doctor % give hin the package which
would emu his lifc. with so much less
pain than would tho Carbolic acid This
The physician knows. and yct2 what
o. you think The doctor did?
IsHAM IN AFNICA-Its effects. relig
sous. Ethical. and Social. upon rho Peo-
pie o. the Country. BY Arson y. At-
terbury. pastor OF the Park Presbyte-
rian church. New York. New York and
london. G.. J.. Pgtlam's SOUS 12mo.
cloth. slt top, aS pages. N.25.
This book Is ana exhaustive study of
Accommodation in Africa, and the au-
thor wac fitted FOR Che woik by eXteu-
sive personal observation of Mohamr.
danism In india Esypt ana the Turkish
Empire. as We'll as hy the possession of
Il judicial mind. which could weigh con
rictlng statements OF many men. recon !
eiia affDaFanf Contradictions and feet "A I