The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-12

49, EsIEGED BY THE
~ BOERs" IL notable
"a among books OF its kind
~ for its directncss. sim
piicity and interest. It Is
1lsry-Ietter. written during the
q Kimberley, by T.. Oliver
S 4. D.. surgeon to the Kimberley
0oni fos his mother In England. II
1Heeefors. the human quality, the Ia
n6fe which makes the fnr-off scenes
6vontp II Describes seem near and
y n they had happened within the
~ own immediate circle Of interests.
r6l|on Ralph, In recommending It to
~, has unkindly used up nearly all
knSol1atde Adjcctivea. He says OF this
Mmo story Of an active and manly
n experience At . great crisis" that II
4 nnnk. human. gossipy. fair. fearless
trus~ After that, there II really
119 lsft for any one else TO say.
q = lnterestinx to note that the qualities
& Gnrrewness and seif-erteem in the Brit
Is osmy onHcer which Kipiing hax been
8 ~ numerically In hts new South Az
~ stories. have also attracted the at
HI AZ DR.. Ashe who says. apropos OF
~ on dissatisfaction rose IN the town
/ the Way the officers we're issuing or
that were all very well from their
~ view. but not at all calculated 70
re the welfare OF the townspeopc A
MY Oficcr n 40 concerned with his
&1A Importance that he never considers
l view Of = matter other than HIS own
eDpuaily our officers were very genial
1o,e. but rs n body they appeared 10
1--we that Kimberley was made for the
1piel benent Of their regiment" And
-. Vegetables are also very scarce.
~ authorities have taken over the regu-
1asion Of them. and. n usual. they have
mn4s : bad muddle Of H."
Today we had no newspaper, but a
Ha&lo slip came out saying. for reasons
~ would IN explained afterwards. the
FpopeF had ahut down for time We none
Z = - required an explanation. for we all
= - expected this to happen today For
e~os time there had been friction between
~ paper and tho military censor. az the
Meeer refused to let anything but the
yoonsst accounts Of the siege and our gen.
~ condition be photographed through
~ the biz gun started. several corre-
ooendents tried To wire about II. as q
uoemet to us II was time for our relief coll
- 10 hustle bit nu, that WAS not the
eoneor's idea. He fiatiy refused to lot any
Incarnation Of tho Use Of bigger gun 70
&fcuxh aI all Whether he actually got II
~ " not. do not know, but II he dt,ln''.
~ east-iron phrase was surely on the tip
q NJ tongue; II might Interfere with
- military situation
4
~ the answer to every conundrum you
Msd 10 ask all through the Siege. AFTER
Nm The paper got mad and on Saturday
rerning dodged the censor and came out
VA very strong leader on the foolish-
- of such censorship. and Just walked
No The military people all around 80 VIZ
~
A. VIII be seen from these quotations.
Ashe did not write for publication. aud
- book i far more absorbing than any
Nrfe studied and iess intimate account Of
- same matters could have been.
rHesiescd BY the fsoeys" py E oliver
esae. Doubleday Page a 90 uss For
~ by LowmRn q Hanfora3
= = =
The Banker and the Bear - a remark
~ satisfactory story.
sSm~simrs hoaks attract N. an peon,e
w knos We like them. but We do
hnow why We like them because
30 They are 'ail right they are
s'hd We de not Amply these phrases
we sahslest ~ our acquaintance.
s'sn~t among books Or people: rather. they
reserved Tor the vigorous breezy,
@Hhsai. wholesome entities. whether
<'a&h os literary '"rhe banker and me
i q This kind /, Is essentially :
~ street story, but the writer has
s%sxsd 80 set rid ~ the traditional a.
'9pherv that surrounds stories ~ IN.
Il Is frr~n. Sparkling human
~ stary. Thr story ~ the f4ghs he
.Ss<n lehn paxsbury ana Melville soen-
- absorbing no more absorbing
easn any Recently printed tai. Of ren.
~ with swords or firearms In snite
g The worlds recent plunge into War ~
ss~'usseeis % the modern man win most,
'ennd N h's ONCE bntidlngx Mr.
s's'ss has as keen sense 81 the pgc,ut-
se 1aal''y II the business mans life
aas henry Fuller lie has less studied
HN % style, bu, more OF the charm %
~e.'snstS and freedom. ON the whole
y well worth whiie-one 81 the really
osAe'e additions 90 the ranks ~ new
-u'efs The Banker and the Bear is
~ onts enjoyable In Itself. bu, Il decided
makes the reader want more OF the
zane SER,
nc hankeF and she Rear by Henry
Se'ohet Webster, 81 80 The Macmillan
sempSny. Fer sale by I.owman 4 Han
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The second part OF sienklewicxs "The
Knights Of the Cross" Is now GU, h q