The Republican journal., 1900-08-23
SONGS ALONG THE WAY.

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Following are short extracts from
newspapers. circulars and private let
tiers on the little volume of poems by
Mrs. J. IT. Powell of Alameda, Calf,
sister of Mrs. f. L. Bracket Of this city.
The book is for sale at NJ. P. Woodcock
4 Sons:
! San Francisco Examiner: Under the
=, pleasing title of Songs Along the Way
is gathered collection of poems nearly
all of which have appeared in various
magazines and have found admirers
among those of the reading public who
appreciate the qualities that especially
distinguish Mrs. Powell work, whether
1t be verse OF prose. While many of
these songs are sung in a minor key
their burden is not of regret or repin-
ing, and the melody is always true and
sweet Through it all there is heard a
constantly recurring note of tender SYM
pathy with humanity, a sympathy which
is broad enough to include pride in it's
triumphs and possibilities and a charity
for its shortcomings and failures.
San Francisco Chronicle: In Songs
Along the Way" Emily Browne Powell
has written some good verse. Many
of the poems are strong and sug
gestive The finest thing in the volume
is the first poem, The Story of the
| Ages.
From the Oakland Enquirer: "a lit
tie volume of verse which challenges at
tention by it's pleasant melodies and its
sincere feeling is Songs Along the Way
| bv Mrs. Emily Browne Powell, an Ala
media lady. Mrs. Powell possesses the
poetic impulse i'll no small degree, albeit
her muse is of the luiet household or
| der.
! Prof. II. B. Lathrop of Stanford Uni
versity, in San Francisco, Calf: Songs
| Along the Way by Mrs. Emily Browne
Powell is another little volume of verse
i'll which tender sincerity gives to some
of the poems decided charm. With less
| of the technical accomplishment of
| verse than in the volume just discussed.
the little book contains here and there
lines of more imaginative force-such
as
o, homescl shell, &c
Ghosts ride between us on our way:
Their shadowy Steeds press ours apart
Against my arm their brides sway
This phrase seems to me worthy of a
great poet.
From Mr.. Edwin Markham. author of
the MAN with Hoe: ''N our poems
are melodous ALL and infused through
out with a noble spirit, high ideal
| wish you success in all your life's en-,
deavors
From Miss Ina d. Coolbrith. the per-
sona friend of I.ongfellow and Whittier
and the Pacific Coasts most famous
poetess: n thousand thanks for the
dainty little volume from your hands.
and thousand thousand more thanks
for the beautiful lyrics themselves.
While there is none that do not like.
want some day to speak of those
which specially appeal to me as rhymer
and woman
From Mr.. Samuel I. Packard. cousin
and literary executor of the poet Whit
tier: Il retain my interest in the Pine
Tree State and its daughters and sons
and am glad of every literary success
that may be credited to them. | have
been looking through your Songs Along
the Way and find many pieces well
worthy OF being so nicely preserved IN
your neat volume. The tribute to
Whittier is particularly fine
From Mrs. c. I. Mills, President of
Mills College: y our Songs Along the
| Way 90 straight to the heart"
From Prof. J. c. Rowell. Chief Ii
brarian Of the University of Califor
MIA: I'VE should be grateful for copy
your recently published Songs Along
the Way enriched with your auto
graph"
From Col. Philo Hersey of Sant;,
Clara: 81 have been singing Songs
Along the Way nearly every day, and
some Of them often. confess there is
a degree of seltishness about it, for
it has been study to discover, if |
might, how much of their inspiration
was engendered in the Brick School
House on the Common in the little
city by the sea, with your humble
friend at the desk. By the way, do
you know what a beautiful production
the Prelude is? | have read it dozen
times"