The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-01

iN' "lteiN At himself ndppehS ~ tLilh
about the subject under discussion. There
are some people, however-and a good
many Of them are elergymen or religious
| cTitics-whO persist in trying to study
out an authors creed by patching to-
| gether the speeches OF characters in his
! books. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. 50
Minor Fiction.
"Kela Bal. An Anglo-Indian Idyll," Is
little book by Charles Johnston. former
" Of the Bengal civil service. It is thor
oughly original and very charming, and
affords a new glimpse into the many-col-
ored infinitely varied life of India. Withal
it is most unpretentous, and there is no
attempt to teach any kind of lesson, or
exploit any theory abou, the white mans
burden"
Kola Bai-which means Sister Banana
was. as one Of her admirers said, so nam
/ ed because she was sweet and accessible.
/ Her business was that very old one found
ed by Lilith and continued by Rahab; but
/ she was child OF nature for all that. ami
no more designing than the green and gold
parrot that hung on her veranda and was
/ called Tota Owing to a difficulty with
! the native Sub Collector and an episode
| which grew out Of it, she became a relig-
| ious devotee and was called Sister Free
! dom'-Moksha Bal. After this transfer
/ nation she appeared. as summoned. in tha
! court held by the Collector, to answer to
! the charges of the Babu. The court was
/ held out OF doors. under Il big tree. and
the description Of the prisoners conduct
while waiting for it 10. convene is as char
acteristic bit Of writing as there is in
the book.
There was q shining in her face that seemed to
come through the iipht-muuu skin, and made
it CLEAN like gold. She tcit freedom aud iight-
me- lh dIi htr h"dN. and Shc N2s ''mih'.s
% 10 "'',,l'' ".'" ~ ai,'
ed down by neither rr,rntar,a nor regret. Sin.
was a, evidently not held Dos tie ascetic dram OF
Than great greyne-- into which all things melt, as
the sage grows one Win the Whole world ON the
/ ,y.,'"'H' sut ""' .'."'n.NI lm."sH e''iE h't'g
VII IT, l;i,,, ,y .t.rl -. IN In
snake iir,f bs. STUMBLED ifs I'D covering. Sic
had come forth cleaning and newborn. Vet with
certain drcamino-, which would liuger in her
eyes for days She forgot. after minute or two.
Til ~, "+u come % "a, amp ana T@s p'i'}
tis, .5t y7sf,lin5 S, NTH ,i iricit ,,r an, tle
ti'1,S't.d ','.E at hela h'i' ana h,la n4i 'a'
,fa, d.,r. ,rlI- T,,I - i,-s ST.. JT ,,t t,og.
ID. but Tie Collector VA. Al dad moment watching
her from the dark cavern of bs tent, smiling at
h-r and wishing With al his heart that Boo could
dismiss them all except her ami himself. 40" tr Ira.
Wy ','''' i,'. az - .i, -,
idTlli, chord f., ill., L,,,t and he r,rner.bcred ,har
De had half ,ncon,oio,t.ly noticed bugf-Hri's
hurrou i'm the river bank, al white al Che en-
trance. and therefore new: and he suspected ~
9iiYle housekeeping, somewhere among lls
u, , '' ~. Va 'i.,''' , r
hes' r.imn up to ~ lie laughed soi'H To BIN
"i,r t-t ~ .i i,;ll Ella. ,..,i--ol
from The ,r,l and II Ws. ,,,,.ii,.., toy,.ri her,
with little ,:E,vays darts. sitting up tr chatter
lt every Yard She called Co. IT, and htld out her
hand, her big eyes cIeaIuiHg. The squirrel gan'
closer uh"' D., vs., S1ii'n i'"t 81 htf. tb.h
,"e I''9' 9l'.A lIl-' "io '"1tal !. VIZ 'i',-
t-,,.,, .'.l.,s, 80. .r5 .ts as tf, ian of
md. Ind ..I..e I'D aD.. tr.m her Win a Ifrfle
rly OF pain. Dc bod Mtr.u hcr thumb. lu,tiuc-
lively He EiIr4ug Collector put his finger Ia
DIS iu.aiH-
Nothing could be simpler than the STYLE
of this stcry-teller. hut the little tale is