The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-11
VIEW ROCKS,
Brief Review. of Important and Int.y.OA
ing New Publications.

hEh nONOTb from tne college, OF IhyEirta,.
and surgeons in New York. would have CON.
on flirting with tho accomplished Miss VA,
burton. daughter 81 the distinguished N.
warhurton OF this metropolis. and wound Ma.
married her. incidentally falling into .nlo,.
did practice and magnincently establi.hin,
himself in his noble profession. had il no, b...
Tor the circumstance that he had engaged hin.
self. In tho winter vacation ~ his Junior ye,r
to Miss Julotta Perkins NJ North End.rhy Mi.
native town-an exceedingly nice girl TIL.
disadvantage In the case of Miss Perkins 90
can really be said that her case involved +. do.
advantage. was that she was NJ unprofs.s,o,,,
descent having no alliance Of any i'm port,ncs
surRically. and that she neither commanded
nor was qualified TO drive n coach and fan,
Miss warburton. coming after Or. Colbur,
with avery handsome coach and four aecordir.
to arrangement. and causing the most cords,
notes OF invitation to be footed for him upon ,
horn that could be heard for half a mia wa.
still unable to prevail with the young doctor
who. full ~ conscience. stood in otsrurity Ia.
hind a rack. and thought OF Miss Pcrkins and
allowed Miss Warburton to drive away in lon..
Illness. with many petulant manifestation.
after tho horn had exhausted itself HI,
Word ~ Honor" the story IL called and "A
shows that among some an engagement :,
marry Is still held to be binding DR. Coburn.
oestridlnR q log that spanned the turbulent
waters OF Poorhouse Brook. saw som body Ash.
ing. " was peculiar figure. a woman. young.
good looking. In regular circus outfit. incud.
ing spaneles and riding boots He was on In,
point Of asking her for news Of Col Tod,
Hamilton and Col. Starr. about whom all cir.
cuses revolve. when she caught a trout and
deposited Tin an Unconditional manner in a
battered tin coffee pot. which she wore strap
ped about her waist. We'll" she said a'ts-
thay had made certain exchanges Of iniorms.
tion concerning themselves. II you are a doc.
tor. come on that log" He went with her 70
an abandoned charcoal kiln. where she had es.
tnblished her husband and her baby Tier
husband. contortion mist. was ailing. His cas-.
had been set down as rheumatism. The circus
management had laid him on. not In unklnd.
moss. but because an infexible contortionis,
was not available. DR.. Colburn discovered
that the trouble was n dslocated shoulder
This was his FIRST case. He sprung the bone
into tts socket. gave his patient cigar and
took his fee In fried trout and
straw shakedown. for IL was stormy
night and he had no um brella. Before he
slept the contortonist's wife. who was
Maid OF Tyre In the circus. unbosomsd herself
OF certain views regarding consistency In love
and In the m orning he let Mrs Warburton 90
by with her coach and four. breaking his 40.
toring professional al prospect that was ready I,
unfold Itself before son-in-law o. DR.. War
burton. and went away 70 Miss Perkins whom
he found standing I'm the shadow OF the big
apple tree at the end OF the garden. placidly re-
twinina her sweet pea tendrls that had been
looseEed by the storm. Colburn yault-d the
fence and came toward her. She gave a cry o,
pleasure: but when his arms were around
her she looked up with a sort OF RAP.
turous fear. She had forgotten that a
mans arms were so strong. Their lips met
and she trembled a little He had never
kissed her in that way before. But her eve.
closed slowly. and she put up her lips again"
A realistic story with happy ending. and NO:
the less realistic on that account. 1t may b
that the reader will think himself called upon
to feel sorry for Miss Warburtor. but she wa.
really girl in panoply, The very horn with
which she summoned Colbutn was blown by a
youth OF great pecuniary elevation. who was
most eager to marry her. Besides. Miss Per-
kins Is the real heroine OF the story.
In the Rip" 10 Dir. Perry's volume. 10 the
story OF two obstinate men. To have them
New Enganders seems to be 10 violation OF az
tistic rsasonablenes.. by the Committee"
is the story OF q penurious man WHO sought 10
take advantage OF hsrd-pressed minister.
The penurious mans daughter flashed into tn-
dtRnation and brought him smartly TO book.
Madame Anna!ena" is the story Of a Yer.
mont saw-m mill owner whose wife went awayt
be pr.ma donna He illuminated the hou,.
FOR her every night. expecting her back. bu;
she never came. There are other stories.all
OF Yankee favor. and all exceedingly well told.
A readable and clever hook
The Book o! the Ladies" is tho attractive
title OF a handsome volume issued by Messrs
Hardy. Pratt 4 Co. OF Boston |, is an Eng
ia fr4p slatt ~ H, u.
wormsley Of the Able DO Brantomes Tie az,
Danes Nmstrss. with slucidat ons on soms o.
those ladies by Sainte Beuvs. and illustrated
with mum Der o; portraits from tho Original.
Upon the title page is a coat OF arms showing
a Held or. with pair OF graspinG taons EN-
blazonsd thereon; a heraldic design that may
be taken to have n historic rather than al
alegorical significance. Pierre de Bou.de
Segneur de BraEt6me was one Of those warrior
abbcs OF the court OF the Na,ois who frsquented
tho principal courts OF Europe. combining the
profession OF arms with that OF the Church.
He wa. born in 1887 in the reign OF Franco,
/. and his father was true Gsscon sesneur
He was. as Brant0me saws. "A Iovial fellow
who could sny his word and tax iami.iayly; 20
tho greatest personages." He was friend 81
Pope Julius III. One day they were playing
cards together and the Pops won 800
crowns and tho old Gascon's horscs and
all his equipments. "ChGten BinE pope"
said he. "rlay mo 500 crowns against
one 81 my ears redeemahle in eight days. III
don redeem II I'll give you leave TO cut II ~.
and eat 1t II you like" The Pore took him At
his word and they began To r.ay aga withths
result that the Gascon won back everything
except a fine Gourssr. a pretty little Spanish
horse and handsome mule. The Pope Gus
short the game. Hey. thddleui Pope leave
me my horse for money FOR no was very fond
OF him and keep the courser. who will
throw you ard break your meek. for he is too
rough for you and keep tho mu'e too and NAV
she rear and break your leg The Pops
laughed 40 that he could not stop, aud. at last
getting his breath. said that he would give him
back The two horses and two other fine ones TO
boot In return for the pleasure OF his company
In Rome for month or two But the Gascon
was not to be tempted. "Chddisn Pope. Il
you gave me your mitre and your CAP. too. |
would not do 1t; | wouldn't quit my General
and my companions Just for your pleasure.
Goodbye to you. rascal" Once more tbs
Pope laughed. though the courters wcrs