The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-10
BANIsn MOTHER GOOSE, MEYER,
Lot tho Brownies" Go, but Not the Great
Mother Who Ten chea Us SO Mnny Things.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: The ladies'
who propose to Danish Mother Goose" from
the nursery would do better to abolish the dis
gushing Brownie. Tho latter. continually on
exhibition as 1t Ia, Is never-failinR lesson In
false proportion. 1t familarlzes the growing
mind with u thing that never was. on land or
sea-" and wnrps tho judgment away from
beautiful things.
Tho monstroslty should be banshcd with
out delay. for monstrosity can meyer do any
thing but harm. Where one child hears Mother
Goose 10000 see tho mlsshapcn brownies
dwarfs-ln everlasting parade and tableaux
The excerpts given by Mrs. Arthur Jodkin
Wells arc not from the authorized version at
all. They are monkish interpretations Even
Fec, 70. H. fun - is from Jack tho Giant
Killer. hys Boke." and not the work OF
tho female Homer at all; not OF the
true milk OF the word OF the earliest and
sweetest OF the daughters OF Parnassus. ex-
ceptlng,, OF course. Hey. dlddle dildle."
shall take hold OF this book he viii thoroughly
purge his floor The heroic Little Boy Blue,
the PhEootypG Of Isaac on MOUNT MEpMSh q
iqPme's proud temple IN YET higher relief. but
The uncomrromisng afrabilty Of the old man
clothed all IL leather, who IN spite Ct the hui
side Of his sarments. ehalng his sk in, and ia
spite Of the misty. moisty morning" returned
smile for smile bow for bow, and inquiry for
inquiry, until he had asccrtaned the exact
state OF the health OF the party of the second
part, is sublime lesson:
He began to courtesy, began to grin.
Twas how do you do. and how do you do,
And how do you do axhin.
Observe the subtle and inoffcnsive manner
an MnGh Hs se f1S e Vess Mis-
the right way II under H the iiShts Of glory
N la YNfflsNr nj
share in literature. II is the heroine who con-
founds the wisdom OF the schools. and "shames
Sr 9i% hp
ing her irail basket and rising seventy times
taS r be
altogether What an example Of high purpose
She tells greasy Joan that she shall not forever
Judith, Lady Macbeth, Mrs Lease. to rise: she
says that heaven may be reached by single
about us in old age as well as to lie about us In
our infancy, The stars OF midnight were dear
to her even in old age. and she leaned her ear
In many secret place. dark with star dust and
smelling OF nebufR. She overheard the talk oil
the immortas. but unlike ,eayesdroppers. OF
o u s5rdd nucEster age she heard nothing
Moreoyerr, she showed that woman can keen Q
ask It but Ike Henes e who oGH site
3s sS fair but feeble 0S Wss SP has has
From that daring aeronaut. before whom
Jason. Colum bus. Drake, Schwatka and Hal
are but as broken lights, woman has learned
whetheri It is to think the unthinkable or rive
the oversoul. Why. Lucifers assault and con
sequent somersault were but as a summer
song compared to this Cortez OF the upper ali
and her explorations. Earth is glad because
Of her. but women should forever rejoice in
her with exceeding great Joy.
Danish, therefore. Mrs Lease; Danish Miss
Anthony; Danish Sorosis. Danish all the rest
but Mother Goose-her keep with. Banisi
Mrs. Goose and Danish all the world
PoSEY 8. WILSON.
WASHINGTON. D. O. July q.