The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-09

physical well moral-and that moral obcd
ef'cc will not atone for physical sin, or vic
versa.
The ledger of the Almighty is strictly kept
and every one of us has the balance of his oper,
lions paid over 10 him at the end cf every minut
Of his existence
II man could be firmly impressed with the be
lief that stealing damaged him much swal
lowing arscnic would do tand it does would mo
the dissuasive force of that belief be create
than that OF any based on mere future expcctn
ticnsi
And this leads TO my other point.
As ! stood bchind the coffin of my little sol
the other day, with my mind bent anytlri.
but diSpustion. the officiating minister read. a
a part of his duty, the words: III the deaf
rise not again. let and drink, for tomor
row we die. cannot tell you how mex
| preSsibly they shocked me. Paul had neithe
wife nor child or he must have known that hi
alternative involved baspheny against all tina
was hest aad nchlcst in human nature. l cou''
have laughed with scorr. What! because an
face To face with irreparable loss, because ] hav'
| given back t. the from whence 1t came
the uf great happiness still retaining
through all my life the blessings which have
sprung and will spring from that cause, l am Il
| renounCe my manhood. ami. how ling. grovcl il
bes;isliiy? Why, the very apes know better. an,
| il You shoot their Young, the poor brutes sriev'
their glisf ont and do not Immediately seek dis
traction in gorge.
HuNlcy's idea of religion was that i
did not involve theology, and judging from
the direction in which public sentiment
| is progressing at the present time. Il
seems likely that ifn was right. There
is certainly sweet reasonableness ant
sanity about his view of things which is
absent from either the sugar plum or the
birthstone school of theology. He did moi
believe it beneficial to human nature. tC
teach mankind that the sins of life
time could be wiped out by brief period
of emotional conviction. and If men mus,
have theology he preferred the old-fash-
| Toned kind. which at any rate taught men
that there was a punishment for break
ing laws established for the good of hui
manity. In the same letter he says that
| most of the young men whom he knew
regarded orthodoxy very much as the or
thodox regard Brahmanism.
| He was as shrewd in getting at the es-
| sentials of men of ideas, and perhaps
bis summing up of Gladstone is as good
an illustration of this as can be found:
| That man has the greatest intellect in Europe
| He was born 10 be leader of men, and has de-
| lRsed himself to be follower OF the masses. III
| Torhingmen were to vote by majority that two
| and two made five, tomorrow Gladstone would
believe il and find them for it which they
never dreamed of.
| The stiffness and brilliancy of Glad
| stones intellect is exactly described by
| that remark.
Among the personal letters, here is a
scrap of note to Hooker, his intimate
| friend, at time when the writer was
suffering from heart disease and a few
other difficulties of equal seriousness:
! am not fond of coddling, but Paddy gave
the pig the best corner in his cabin, because
'shure he paid the rint," ! feel bound to take
care of myself as household animal OF value,
to say nothing of other grounds.
And here is note written to his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Harold Roller, who had sent
him from abroad friends autograph book
for a signature:
Hodeslea, Eastbourne, Nov. /, 1893.
The epistle of Thomas to the woman Of the
house Of Harold:
l. said it wa. an autograph book; and it
2 And naughty words came to the root of my
tongue.
g. And the recording angel dipped his pen in
the ink and squared his elbows to write
T. But spied the hand Of the lovely and ac-
comI,lished but vagsbord daughter -.,..
S. And smole; and spoke not; nor uttered the
naughty words -..=.sf srer
8. So the recording angel was sold.
Z. And was about to suck his pen
9. But l said Nay! give it to me-
9. And l took the pen and wrote on the book
Of the autographs letters pleasant to the eye and
easy to read
10. Such as my printers know not; nor the post
Inan--nor the correspondent, who riseth in wrath
and curseth over my epistle ordinary.
There are innumerable other things of
interest and amusement in these two
bulky volumes, but as there are about
thousand pages in the two books COM
bined, and every one contains something
we'll worth reading, quotations must cease
In time The best thing for anyone to
whom biographies appeal will be to buy,
borrow, beg, or steal this one, and read
it. (New York: D. Appleton & Co. $50
Recent Fiction.
Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler has already
made a reputation for herself as novel;
ist and she is now adventuring in the
field of short story writing. Her latest
book. ''Cupids Garden contains about
dozen piquant, spicy. and thoroughly
enjoyable tales, some Of which are gay,
some grave, cut none tragic or common
place. This clever woman has what we
may call distinct perception OF LIES
paradoxes, and the paradoxical element In
human nature is very prominent in these |
brief romances. They are not cynical, |
however, and are wholesome and bright in |
tons as well epigramnaatic. For those |
who enjoy the work of this author the |
book will certainly prove pleasant read |
ing.
1t would spoil the stories to tell the |
reader much about them, for their inter- |
est lies in the spicy and unexpected mys-
teries of the plot. One can never tell in
just what way the story is likely to turn.
Miss Belinda's Love Letters" exhales
faint aroma as of lavender and old rose
leaves 1.-The Success of Failure" on the
contrary, Is thoroughly up to date. and
there is nice little moral tucked in
where one would least anticipate the find
ing of such a thing. The same is true
Of THE Scales of Injustice with its I'M
information about human
Wanted, Wife" is rollicking
little tale with nothing but fun in it, and
IAN Old Wife's Tale" has pathos min
gled with its prettiness. The author, while
the queer turns which human
nature often takes, believes most thor
rughly in the romance which she depicts.
and that is refreshing in this day and gen.
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A book something like Miss Fowler's
in general scope is Lessons in Love-"
by Katrina Trask; and though each of
these two volumes is thoroughly indi-
vidual, there is something in the person
atty OF these two women which makes
them intellectually akin. Perhaps 1t is the
finish of style and the keen perception
of the ms and outs of emotional and in
tellectual relations. However that may
be, Mrs. Trasks book is quite delight
full as its English relative.
There was piece of cleverness in put
ing "a Just Man" first in the collection.
since 1t begins SO tragically that one
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