The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-11-01

ALBEhI FA1SONS IlIRHUNE.
lions Of the printing press. While all
the world is said to love Il lover, it is
equally fact that every lover appears
more or less Il fool to all but the eyes
of the beloved. Consequently many of
the tender documents place the great
one III the attractive light of a Senti-
mental SchoOlbOy. AS contemporary
letters have now either been exhausted
or are 50 well guarded that it is impos-
sible for the printers to get at them the
brilliant idea OF republishing antique
love letters has blossOmed forth Now
the love letters of HelOiSe and Abelard
are to be brought out in a smart vol
ume.
The correspondence of Abelard and
HelOiSe Is of course classic, but it is
doubtful If very many people other
than students of history will be inter-
ested in them.
There is probably not a young wo-
man in America who has not at some
time enjoyed the novels of Marion
Harland. Her bright, wholesome sto-
ries are to be found on the shelves Of
every circulating library in the coun-
try. Marion Harlands popularity with
young women can be compared only
to that Of the late Louisa NJ Alcott
with very young girls. The mothers Of
households are acquainted with Marion
Harland through her writings on
household topics. She originated and
populariZed the so called literature Of
household economics. Every one knows
that Marion Harland has a daughter
who is well known literary woman.
This Is Mrs. Christine Terhune Her
rick. one of the best known writer's
and lecturers in the household econOm-
ic domain. Very few are aware that
Albert Paysons Terhune, one of the
rising writers of the younger genera
ton, is her son. In private life Marion
Harland is Mrs. Mary Virginia Ter
hume. She Is the widow of a we'll
known clergyman. Her son graduated
from Columbia college in 1893 and
shortly after went abroad. His first
book was the result of a horseback
journey taken through Syria. Publish
ed In 1896, it is called Syria From the
Saddle" and makes interesting reading.
for the author lived an exciting life
with the Bedouins of the desert, in
vestigating leper settlements and rath-
er seeking for stirring adventures than
trying to escape them. Other books
followed swift upon the first, among
them being Columbia Stories" which
did not quite meet with the approval
of the college authorities, because the
author dared tell the truth on points
which they would have preferred ig-
nored. "A Galahad of Park Row" was
written in collaboration with his moth
er, Mr. Terhune supplying the locaI
color, as he had by this time gone into
newspaper work in New York. 1t was
the first time a mother and son had
ever tried such a literary partnership.
His last book, written also with his
mother and entitled DR. Dale" Is
rated by its publisher as one of their
TOUR best selling novels. Verses, maya
zine stories, humorous sketches and
two additional books may be credited
TO this interchangeable young man, who
has certainly demonstrated that what
ever scorn may be cast at the sons Of
great literary men the son of one dis
unguished literary woman In talent.
energy and perseverance has made a
DETER showing than the maiority Of
those who aspire to fame not over
Swallowed by the greatness of the eel
ebrated parent.
Mrs. Amelia Barr, who succeeded to
measure of the Rev. E. p. Roe's popu-
iarity with young people, has followed
the general literary fashion of inditipp
historical novel. Her latest story
The Maid of Maidens' Lane,"is cast IN
the latter part Of the eighteenth centu-
fy and deals with people of rank al.
though the scene of the novel is laid in
OLD New York. Mrs. Barr writes 90
charmingly OF simple, everyday scenes
and commonplace people that it is like
~ 10 De a matter of regret with her
readers that she did not give them O
study of contemporary life. There ara
80 many historical novels published
now that we are all beginning to be n
little weary of them, and even Mrs
Bars talent fails to make her "Jsid
or Maidens' Lane" quite satisfactory
For instance, one of her characters is
represented singing the English version
Of st. Chrysostom's hymn, Jerusalem
the Golden" DR.. John NJ. Neale tba
hymn writer who adapted it from the
Latin, WIS not born until 1918. while
the period of the story is about 1901.
CAROLINE WETHERRIL.