Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13
NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
New and Entertaining Story Of Life in the
Pine Tree State.
CHEAP EDITION OF ONE OF lsssNe's PLAYS
Life In the French Army s Viewed by
n Trooper who Has Served His
Time-Explnnation of the
Persecution of Dreyfus.

this interesting story. we an,
perhaps, are familiar with one or more OF
hat peculiar type Of people who pose as
good, extraordinarily good. and who, when
remodeled by circumstances, become the
genuine, noble Christian characters adj
mired by all. Marshall Saunders has Sc
lected an excellent collection of characters.
whose agreeable development the reader fol-
lows with enthusiasm. Rossignol, a quaint
New England OWL in Maine, is the seat
of the story, but In no way can the story
be classed as a historical novel, although
II contains frequent illusions 10 the early
history of that state. The plot Is wound
up mostly In the fortunes OF a certain
French family, named Gastonguay, who
emigrated to America, and, after years or
residence in this country, became loyal
citizens. The surviving members OF this
family, at the time OF the story, consisted
of a maiden lady, a noble woman, loved by
all In the little village; her brother, near
her own age. and her two nieces. The
brother, as 1t sometimes happens, had not
led an honorable life, much to the intense
sorrow OF his sister. The nieces are at
tractive young ladies, the life OF one, Der
rice by name, the daughter Of this brother.
forming the thread OF the story. Derrice Is
reared with tenderness by this outlaw OF
~ IdIu6T anu kept III eullT6 lkuOTdnCe W
his despicable character. He educated her
carefully, travelled extensively with her.
7avished great luxuries upon her, and,
finally, married her to an estimable young
man. OF all the other characters in the
hook. old Captain white is the ~favorite.
lie Is 4 retired sea captain, who never fails
20 amuse and command attention. And the
one who first aggravates. then pleases, is
Mrs. Hippolyta Prymmer, sanctifed vessel
and common saint Of the Church Of the
United Brethren, chief leader in the relig-
doue work, ind waggishly nicknamed by the
ingodly about her "the elect lady Her
never falling source Of entertainment Is
her death book, a volume peculiarly her
own. In 1t she enrolled the names OF her
various friends of whom she had been de-
prived by death, and, for it's enlargement
end adornment, she had collected photo
graphs, cuttings from the newspapers and
items of information with an assiduity
superior to some Of her acquaintance who
prepared scrap books merely for diversion
and amusement. The covers Of the book
we're ornamented with two silver plates en-
graved with the names of her two de-
ceased husbands, Sylvester Mercer and
Zebedee Prymmer. These two plates had
been taken from the collins OF the two
"ONeh hiSh Oio thVs idu pCt Wei
into their graves. Wedged under each
plate we're locks of hair shorn from the
heads Of the dead men. Deficient Saints
Is a revival of the Maria Edge
worth school of fiction. The book
is written to entertain and stimuli
taneously to instruct. There is moth
Ing disappointing in 1t. Sadness, anxiety
grief. cheerfulness, humor, pathos, wicked
ness and religion are blended together
forming a harmonious whole. l.. C. Page
& Co.. Boston. Cloth. $3.50.
THE recollections l am now offering t.
the reader of the time l served in the ranks
OF the French army win show that Dreyfus
has been a victim, not so much of indi-
viduals as Of a faulty system. 1t will BIZ
seen how. in a regiment, the colonel form!
his opinion of a private from the characteI
given to him by his corporal or sergeant, ant
how the mere fact of appealing against
punishment is considered as an act OF in
subordination. It is always the same prin
ciple-le respect de la cho Sc jugee (the up
holding OF a Judgment. without considering
upon what grounds or evidence it has beer
delivered). l Wish 1t to be clearly under
stood that this little book has not beef
written for the purpose OF attacking tn
French army as represented by its officers
1t Is intended merely as a faithful accoun
of the hardships / endured when l servec
my time in the ranks, hardships whicl
every Frenchman has still to bear Thes
words from the preface to Trooper 3SO9
indicate the purpose and sco-e Of a striking
new book by Lionel Declo, which Charlie
Scribner's Sons have brought out, It Is
p startling revelation OF the brutalizing hard
ships and suffering and the gross ~injustic
which the men who serve In the ranks O
the French army endure, and has a peculia
timeliness for the dazzling light 1t throw
on the Dreyfus affair. Charles Scribner'
Sons. New York.
Saints In Art" by Clara Erskine Clemen
is a book useful alike to, travellers and stay
at-horues. The author has spent thirty-fv
years in searching for the history and trad
lions of the saints and studying their rela
ton to the arts and in this volume she tell
all about the famous paintings of the oil
world, describes each one In It's setting
coloring and expression and makes II 6
vivid that one can almost see the pictuI
without the accompanying illustration.
requires but little study to. familiarize on
with the symbols and other distinguishin
characteristics of religious pictures, while
knowledge of, them explains much that
not comprehended without 1t and great
enchances the enjoyment OF these Work
The thirty three full page reproductions
half-tone and photogravure from painting
by the great masters suggest the work as a
appropriate gift book. l., G. Page g. ca
Boston. Cloth, So.
"Anne Mauleverer' Is the title OF Il
latest work by Mrs. Caffyn. 1t is rath
unfair to Judge MS. GAVIN by The Yell"
Aster." the novel (prcbl 'm-novel, at this
with which she made her first appea"an
before the reading publ, 8 me velrs "e
though that book had many strong oint
despite the responsiveness, of is subja'
Much more acceptable, better in evey wa
"a her latest work, OF which Poor Max"
yet fresh in the mind OF TIE public. In ia,
the Daily Chronicle (Lond0n) does not he
itate to rank Mrs, Caffyn as "cne OF t
leading women novelists OF the day. An
is a thoroughly delightful girl and a nct
heroine. The book Its II is RI captiva 1
interest and worthy such a character. NJ
Cafys Is to be congratulated upon havl
yhaken from her feet the dust Of prob e