The Washington times., 1901-07-28

dreaming Italian child with the soul
an artist. neglecting her ill-paid stra
| work To watch the doves cfrcling abo,
Giot tto.s Tower. There is quiet humor &
/ well as poetic daintiness in the la.
| pages OF it:
On the day when the last of the
mats had been carried home and paid
Tor, Angfolina's mother handed the
chiid whole .five-centesimi piece--t pat
Is to say, a whole cent.
Thou hast worked like good child,
Angloilna; this is for thee she said.
Ihree minutes after the child's
place was vacant
out on the great square, in the sun
1Rht, at the foot of the worid-famous
tower. stood a little figure, half hidden
IN cloud of wings-doves in her arms,
on her shoulders, about her head. She
1eit the tiny hearts beating. the shiny
wings rustling. the wee feet clinging
TO her fingers. and the bright eyes
glanced into her own shining ones. She
mad her dream at last Some passers-
by stopped to watch the pretty sight.
Look. Louis" exclaimed lady;
that Is the very child 1 told you Of
the little maker of hats. See what a
ioveiy expression and what eyes.
Then brown hand thrust another
cornucopia of grain into Angiolina's
hand.
Child said a mans kind voice, in
broken Italian. will give you as
much corn as you like II you will let
me sketch you SO. And If you will let
me make a picture of you and the
doves, L Will give you a franc for every
hour until the picture is finished. Will
you do it, little one2'
81, 81. oh, sir Angelina answered.
looking without fear or shyDess
straight into the strangers eyes. with
her own beaming.
Take me to your home, then. that
l may talk with your mother said the
n N CVtNfgt gtper
the rest of the com, Angelina all but
flew before them. so lightly did her
happy feet touch the ground.
1t can be imagined whether the
neighborhood gathered afterward to
talk 1t over breathlessly.
We'll, of all the cleverness! ex-
claimed PaGla. and so boldi.sto plant
herself right there where the signore
pittore was bound to see her. Every
day he goes by to his studio. But II
ever I'd thought there was money in
my five should feed those pigs of
doves all day, let 1t cost six cents
day.
-" The Angelina is not quite fool,
then, after all. Paola" Chiara could
not help saying. proudly. sr
Hm-thats as may be- In my
mind he must be a fool. who would
pant such little pale thing and all
those porks of doves replied Paoia,
with shrug, retrcatfng
All the same. confded old Luigi
to Angiolina's mother, later, though
she won't eat her words to you. /
heard her say to that great fat Paolina
OF hers just now, Go to the Piazza
tomorrow-do you hear, stupid-and
take Ida with you: she has the reddest
checks of you all And place your
selves where the painter signore will
see you when he goes by. You have no
ldeas-you. Watch that Angelina and
do what she does-idiotst"s and Luigi
laughed heartily Whf1a Chtura Ja1
with pride.
90 But tell you this added Luigi.
IT Will do her no good if she sends ali
five: none of them cares for those droIl
Dnes up there--the colombine-unIess
It be to eat them Neither do l. But
the Angelina is different: she has a
heart like that good saint the Father
tells OF. and it sees itself in her face.
That is why the signore wished to
paint It, And she thinks beautiful
things in her head. and they make
themselves with. her little. clever fin
gers, and the signore forestiere- buy
Them There ssno going against such.
Tor IT Is the doing of God.'
You may be right. Luigi answer
cd Chfara. wiping away n tear of pride
ana tenderness; L never thought her a
fool-not L.
And thus the little fool became sud
denly the wise one of the Piazza: for 1
the only way they knew to Judge be-
tween folly and wisdom was by sue
cess -.
The children. of this world are not al
ways wiser. even In their generation than
the children of light. Chicago: Herbert
8. Stone & Co. s.25) -
"A Royal Enchantress,n by Charles
Dessar.is story dealing with the his
tory of the Berbers in. thesseyenth CEN
tury. The heroine IL a legendary Queen
OF the Berbers who was reputed TO have
possessed prophetic powers. (New York:
continental Publishing Company. sL50)
The Luck of a Lowland Laddie," by
May Crommelin. is a love stony dealing
with the fortunes of a seventh son of
seventh son, and while the main interest
IS that of romance, there is certain ele-
nent OF adventure in the fortunes of the
hero. The refreshing thing about the tale
IS its unhackneyed character. Most of
he devices and adventures employed In
he development of the plot are new, and
here is one in particular-the incident of
hs lamraragua, OF beast tree-which has
never before been used In fiction. The
is supposed to be. a carnivo-
'ous tree existing somewhere in the
'wamps Of Chile. andsthough its character
seems to be somewhat apocryphal, the
dea is effective enough to justify the very
lever use which the author has made of
L The book is good light reading for
summer. CNew York: F. NJ Buckles &
20. s1.25.)
Two Cousins and Castle by Mrs H.
-ovett Cameron, is love story with
omewhat surprising denouement The
lramatis personae are a pretty girl, her
ousin, who bears the unromantic name of
'pinks, an eccentric old grandfather in
owe with the castle which he owns. an
dventuress. and a French count Out of
hese materials and the picturesque old
uin of a castle the author has managed
o construct very readable story, sweet
ned by the really charming character of
he heroine. There is nothing grand about
Hiss Nab Eardley; she is simply a sweet,
and lovable English girl (New
-ork: f. NJ. Buckles e. Co. Sl25)
Scouting for Washington" by John
'reston True, is a story for juvenile read
RS. fresh, breezy and thoroughly reada-
lie. II seems to be the aim of the au-
hor to make the chief characters of the
revolution seem like real people instead
{ steel engravings. and in this he has
succeeded. His hero is a Massa-
husetts boy detailed for scouting duty
n Washington's army, and by a series
f adventures is pressed into the service
the cavalry leader, Tarleton, and car
led south to the Carolinas, where he en-
ounters Sumter, having already seen
omething of Washington and Hamilton
here is plenty of fun in the tale. and
he characters of the Yankee recruits,
he Carolina loyalists. the swampmen of
larion and Sumter. and the English pri-
ate soldiers. are vividly described The
ero is a manly and likable young fel-
,w with nuyclx wit of his, au,n a,3