The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-08

Breaking her heart in song for thy de-
light,
High Ger the world, glad thee ard
requite
Her Silent radiant heaven Of flight.
I love thee as a wild bird loves the sky1
isys eql soAo1 pdra PIN 2 Sc oega sa ao5,5
drop to rest
The roaming gull on sea-girt ,:rass :.isy
nest
The eagle deem her sullen eyre BEST
Meath cottage caves when swallows
drop to rest
love thee as a wild bird loves the skyl
1 love thee as Wild bird loves the skyi
Far far helow-for her nor nest nor mate
Her wings VIII never drocp-in vain they
wait
The sunset fires of dying day. her fate:
Far far belcw-for her nor nest nor mate
love thee as wild bird loves the skSl
Martha Gilbert Dickinson From Tine
Cathedral and other Poems.
Reprinted by permission9.
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books to reach popularity sufficient to
warrant the announcement of circulation
by thousands, but the Scrioners are oc-
c,rpying that desirable vantage ground
in the case of no less than three books.
One of these is Ernest Seton-Thompson
new book Lives of the Hunted. which,
demanded a first edition of o00o0 copies,
now rapidly approaching exhaustion
though 1t was only published October 10.
Another is George W. Cables novel Tho
Cavalier Starting with advarcJai sales
under 1900 it went into it's thirty-fifth
thousand three weeks after the day OF
publication, and there is every indlcatlon
that it has caught the public fancy and Is
in for a long and prosperous career. Tho
third is The Ruling Passion, by Henry
Van Dyke, the author OF those stream,
and forest classics. ."Fisherman's Luck
and Little Rive>.' This work was only
published October 18th. and is already IN
It's thirtieth thousand.
So many have been the comments on
Mr.. Glacken's spirited drawings in Illus
tration Of Molly Elliot Seawell's Papa
Bouchard' thaA it seems timely to call
attention to the honor recently won by
this young artist at the Par-American
Exposition. This was no less than tho
gold medal for Illustration. which he shar-
ed with NIT. ttO";tTu w EdI Ills
means will be better understood when is
is remembered that only three years ago
Mr. G1ackers was earning u living by
making pictures for Il New York daily
newspaper. It is long stride from that
to the sharing of a first honor with: an
artist like Mr.. Pyle. Mr.. Glackens ris1
has been extremely rapid. From draw
ing news illustrations. he confined his
pencil to the Sunday Supplement OF his
tle.c
tune in magazine offices. His work soon
began to appear in the magazines. ara he
dropped altogether his newspaper illus
trating. Since then he, has made Iapid
strides forward.
When Anna Pierpont Sfviter was writ
ing her story of .Nehe, which mas
been so we'll received. a friend asked her
what the title OF the book was to be.
..Nehe,'' she replied. What is that!
asked her friend That" she replied.
is short for Nehemiah Wen. re-
torted the friend. III you were to write
about the Prophet Jeremiah, would You
call him jerry
A third edition of the pastel pictures OF
the Men of the Army and Navy.
Howard Chandler Christy, is now an
IlOullctu liiC NSi io1iSAS' 1''>. -.
edition of the set OF pastels OF Ihs
American Girl" There have now been
published three portfolios of pastels by
Mr. Christy. including. beside the shove.
= set of eight Pastel Portraits from tho
Romantic Drama Mr.. Christy is as
present at work on new set. to os
published at a later date by the Scrth-
pers who also have in preparation set
of pictures in color by Henry Hutt
Despite the fact that Truth Dexter"
vas published last spring. 1t continues
to be one of the best selling novels IN
many OF the larger cities. In Boston.
where the scene of Sidney McCalfs much
discussed story is in part laid, TRUTH
Dexter sells second only TO The Rishs
OF Wav." a new fall book. and the DIS
cussfon over the ident ity OF the author"
shin continues apace. The publishers
Little. Brown & Co.. refuse to disclose ths
identity of Sidney Mccall, who appears
To have been equally familiar with bos-
ton social life and plantation life IN aia-
hama. But Mrs. Louise Chandler Moni-
ton has (as she beIieves) the real authos
in JiIdegarde Hawthorn. The PUBLISH
ers refuse to deny or affirm this-a POI
sition which they took when Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge was alleged to have
t been the author. contenting themselves.
with printing additional 5000 editions OF
| this society novel.