The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-11


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MICKEY Finn ldyiis Is the odd title OF
a book of sketches NJ "Shantytovn nv
E-nas, 1ar-o,s ~ :, NO Ga 49, Itch
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FAMILY OF Harlem, or some similar region,
with its goat. its "reminiscences of the
! "ou,5 corn,hrr- a.. a5,,a.,o,,., .,.,,,.,o,,.
| 80 "iioi'ions
que TO the public school, its fun and pa
| fins Mr. Finn Nrs Finn N,iots ,,,5 a.
| '" anu '"e
goa. are IN way 'Fpical, yet they are
| quite individual as we'll Not the least in
| ,oro,,ir, ,,, =, - ,
.e.es,lhs FEATURE oil 'ne DOOR is the brief
| ihCiouuetioh ny the iate cnaries A Dana.
| on the whole, the sketches are mainly
| n combination of nature and boy nature
I In dealing with the woods and fa1ds Nr
| JarroId shows n delicate and evmnatbetic
| fancy and In tba da,iroa,;or - s,iaIa.
| -, .hiNhVJ
mere Is CONSIDERABLE amount OF realism
Here, for example. is bit of the first chap.
| ter, in which is described Mickey's tenn.
| tation mot successfully resistedl In "nIav
bool-ev,, from sobooi On , 80, III, L. -
''' y" q wal III July ua'
The boys face shone from its recent appli-
cation OF soft soap and water, so that the
| ireckies stood out like spots Of brickdrs. on
| either side of his nose lie had a stone Druise
on one Of his toes, and was forced to walk on
one heel AS he hmpcd along the roadway halt
mile away in the hazy perspective he could
with its monoionous suggestions of ''Cln-the-
| dog .eatch-the-catY Nes-thc-dog- can-catch-the-
In fancy he heard the ,,resr, i,.r,,i,, ., 81,
schooiro6m. and saw the black.wbite vals
| speckled with paper ..spit-balIs.'' He was bot
and tired and dusty, and his toe hurt. The
had refused TO allow him to do so. Mrs. Firms
attention had been pathetcally drawn to the
sore Toe, and she had said that the injured
member would not hprt Nun any more at school
m. n." AZ n''ie. anu 20 70. 10y .GoAea Gro.s anu
,bicb III, ,rotbcr forced nnon him A. he Inn.
cd along The dusty road he looked os ovsr tbo
meadow and saw the rnaples and piu..s in Lind
sloys wood whispering to each other as they
waved IN the breeze which brew fresh and cool
from the HUDSON hitr. ihese Whispers Mickey
interpreted as eosNhg invitations winch sound
tn 20 nun , a. .o', M T.. s.-
,,c,;ng hrsncbss, Hero ro, viii AID ~. teu
der birch h,.k and the iuicy ssssafrss root,
rpon our shady hiIlocks hidden by glossy green
leaves, hide the red wintergreen berries await
ing your ooiningi Inc tree toad VIII sing ms
ht niue song ior YOU the oupp'lng Sprlng IS as
tliiihg sp5IHiilg nqlur iol !9ul 's n.y. nps,
yoa,',
With these enchanting voices in his ear the
termination TO play hockey was strong one The
tenipter Of to him with the liquid
melody OF birds the sort wooing Of huiterlng
leaves ine rustic OF Inc pine INN nHseFs' anu
'ne euis'c Vi p'ooAs'
And the result was foreordained from
the beginning OF the world. and the history
of the first boy. New York: The Dou-
bleday & Mcclure Company. Sl25). i
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AoVs'u .a.-1 80 ,l'- go, ',i0
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LOT liie VI ~ sera,i uliSesi' "uie PEI
Pr ,,io Uu' s y, Ioctor Tho ou,nars ~ tbo
-, ia carta;r ,-,,,,, ~ a. III
.. - sor.'',os ir cor,sidaro,i.,' -, IL.
serricee IN nnisonin, the owners If thee
fortunes The victims are then sent for n |
two montbs' cruise aboard the Yacht as
tansibIv for their health and during tbis !
time the scoundrel emploved as doctor |
nuts them out of the wav. II finally han |
mems that n Young lady beiress to a large !
property. is sent on such Journey by her |
chances 10 become captain oil the VesseI,
and an aonormaily cleVer detective, hap
pening 10 recognize the doctor as an ex-
convict decides 10 spehu MS vacation In /
hnding out what tnls doctor with shady
record Is doing with himseii. Between
them the captain and the detective sue
coed In bringing down the rascals, and the
process is decidedly exciting and interest
ing. OF course. the whole affair is not ex-
actly within the bounds of probability, but
that would be too much to ask of the |
writer of the ordinary detective story,
and this is really very good one in its
way New York: G. p. Putnams Sons.
90 cents.