Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-05

son as well as one Of the prettiest.-
New York
Under the title Of "The Sphinx and
Other Poems" Professor William Henry
Hudson Of Stanford University has
gathered a number Of bits OF verse
which any lover Of good poetry VIII en-
10Y. These poems cover a wide range,
but they all reflect the scholars mode OF
thought. Under them oil, as under the
verse OF Matthew Arnold or Clough. Is
an undertonc Of sadness and an Inquiry
into the cause Of those moods which
have banshed the simple joyousness OF
other days. Perhaps this latter mood
Is best shown In this last verse OF the
poem, In the Plaza, Santa Barbara;
o Life. Life, Life! Must 1t be always
thus?
viii not the hour that is ever suffice?
WIN not its beauty ever satisfy
The hunger and the thirsting Of the
soul2
And must the best and sweetest touch
OF all
The finest essence OF felicity
The inner thrill which lifts the earthly
mood
To klnshlp with a Joy beyond Itself
BE half regret for that which may not
be?
O Life. Life. Litel Must it be always
thus?
Thelttle books printed fromtype and
the edition Is limited to 800 copies.
1.-THE Eagles Heart" Is the latest
piece OF fiction from the pen OF that
gifted western writer, Hamlin Garland,
and by many IL considered his literary
masterpiece up TO the present writing
The number who will disagree with this
verdict. however will In an probability
be larger than those who agree Though
a notable piece OF work. both In It's por-
traya.s Of character and vivid descrip-
lions Of the life OF the plains from the
| cowboy standpoint, there IS little IN Il
10 compare In interest with his earlier
volumes. especially "A Spoil Of Office,
than which the author has reached no
higher point in his peculiar art The
character OF Harry Excel the nero
| Is al once fascinating and repellant.
| In no view whatever does he compel
| the interest which the author boldly
demands for him, and the frequent rep
clifton OF these demands In undisguised
| NtIilNf II MNhlh rNNiAA AANlAA wv o. hAf'N'rf
as well az the human standpoint, Is in
the worst possible taste. The eagle
| heart" Of Excel is In constant con-
! ditlon of dissection and the organ dis
| severed from the component sur
| roundings, boldly labelled, ana held up
! TO the view Of an admiring literary
! audience Spite Of this starring Of
] the vital portion OF the hero's anatomy
| the character does not grow upon ones
! sympathles but, IN fact loosens his
! hold thereon, as the story proceeds.
Neither does the phegmatc heroine
| take hold upon the readers interest as
! Garlands herolnes are wont, IL Is
] pretty. deserted Cora who most nearly
! approaches the live western characters
! with which Garland has made us
familiar, and 1t IS with her that the
readers thoughts most tenderly linger
/ at the end Of the story. The books
chief interest Is In its pictures Of the
! plain life. and for this alone Is yalua-
BILE as a piece Of western literature.-D.
Appleton Co., Publishers.
Dodd, Mead and Co. have published
Browning's poem, "Pippa Passes, IN a
beautifully bound and illustrated vol
ume. each page bearing a beautifully
designed border by Margaret ARM
strong
The poem Is one Of the most famous
OF the English poets works, and its
edition In the present artistic form will
give pleasure 10 the poets scores OF
admirers. with the majority Of whom
"Pippa Passes" is a great fayorte. The
volume viii be a handsome edition TO
any library.