The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-10

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4 ~ uo' mink highly OF the standard noveists ;e
- 700 snort love laugh uproariously b,, Il 4; 90, ~
through 70 pay Tor the joy to read volume of Dickens
or e. SOMETIMES think My friends can tell me story
San see some odd character that answers as well
sort as , a many OF the new novels of the realistic
sct, ne allows but dislike Howells and his realistic
"T ~ ! see enough prosy life all about me
b,i e Is men and sweet and always was despite s
people and book, ssfs hurts and like to live with such
MODEST in thought feeling, life and aspiration
JOE H. EAGLE
trap is set before mc-baited with dec;o,. ,or..,s
walk inland am CAUGHT 80 N'S''>i''
lou ask what read. and why. Immediately bring upon
Tess IA "G enase Of ndscriminate reading, when
tne widely read fables of George Ae to the profond
Oh inc most peerless writers OF the Elzabethan
to its profundity " "'s'Se pi'po''on
ne why's are as as the buttons down the
waist of the average young lady when her rno,hs
them on and works the butonhoes6 The ,s,er ~ sr.
MONIES VINO introduces the entirely unknown the
Fd ssu new DOORS was to be found in the Garden of
ancestor and is yeleped curiosity Unlike his hrst victim,
sometimes ind his Influence beneficial for while usually
80. ~. ew DOCKS tue story alone maintains the interest,
~ soeunes II sinks into insgnhcance and becomes but
ire setting Tor some precious gem of thought
sometimes desire for unohtrusive eompanonshp rnpes
e 20 row with the Lady OF the Lake" and listen CON
entedy to the lay of the Last Minstrel SCOTS pure
dletion and elegance expression are always reresbns
Many of his books form delightful character sdrs For
modern aaep IN this line Nelson Page and spend
while In Ole Virginia visit with Cable the Louisiana
plantations or try our hand in David Hsrum boss trade
The standard writers always entertain instruct and
especially in narrative form with partially hidden
moral a climb with Rip Van Wrinkle up the Catskils
s 70 oleepy Hollow can but be advantageous Who would
not nger at the House OF Seven Gables and listen though
IN yam Tor the touch of sweet Aliees fingers upon the
neglected. hapsichotd wander backward to witness
lie IN Pompeii during those terrible Last Days?
The philosophical mood calls for Shakespeare Emerson
and Holmes, while the inclination to keep abreast of the
times is satisfied by the newspapers and magazines
30 many moulders of thought clamor for recognition
,hat stand bewildered, not however negecting
loVed poets foremost among whom rank who always
found time and food for the chdrenLongfellow and Eu
gene Field
Mental needs supplied sometimes the spiritual cries for
Sustenanee and reaches out for better things Then The
World Beautiful" series those helpful works of Ralph
Waldo Urine engage attention and in the dark hours when
encouragement needed the of Hope grows in
distance Faith wavers and faint let take
place with hands wipng the from its covers
the Books OF All Books feeling assured that there we may
nd fresh strength and courage Something there
Just tor her IS always found by "MILApY."
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What do read1 Newspapers, every day, regularly
the New York Journal Brooklyn Times Houston Post and
once each week the Bevie (Ausn county, Times Rosyn
News, Church Standard (piscopa and Port Washington
Journal Why do I read them For the news the daily
happenings the world From these papers get
thing from everywhere. OF magazines read regularly
the Literary Digest Review of Reviews Popular Science
get cuttings from the best Of everything read them for
general information and recreation.
read the new novels as they come out because its
popular the thing to do They give little food
for thought and something to talk about That is the
Why read these books (and alone in that
But for fiction, Les Mserables Victor Hugo, the
head OF the list
POETRY like and read all of Ella Wheeler wicox's
poems. OF the dead poets take it through and through,
like Longfelows writings best OF all Then William Gull
len Bryant and Browning read this poetry because it
awakens my soul and appeals the best that human
nature | read Ruskn and Emerson for the some reason
like them.
read everything in the line OF new thought progress
The why read this and study t' 1t is life read all of
Flechers as they come from the That Last Wait
Social Quarantine should be in cveryone's home and
such books The Religion of Democracy Springs of
Character and Facts and Comments" If they do not
under the head of new thought books they give
quite thoughts to most people.
Now have kept within your word limit" and not
every do that when writing about her ownsef
MRs. NJ R Cooke,
Port Washington l. L
Now blessings be upon head of Cadmus the Phoeni-
clan whoever it that invented books"
Books of travels like pictures hung in memory's
halls, and in my reminiscent moods them all again.
Among novelists like Dickens most, for he with
purpose strong and George Eliot because she
cenousy metaphysical laying bare the fraes of human
nature; she applied the Balm of Gilead" to heal it's
grevious wounds Dramas hold my absorbed attention,
and among dramatsts rank Shakespeare highest for
modern novelist OF him. He told the truth he
who had stood face to face with God and dared not
tell uitruth"
love the poets from Dante and Milton to the last
annual spring poet the former catch up like strong
angels and with them the divine heights, the latter
keep alive my hope that the is surviving this material
sc age.
The essayists cool my imagination, and my choice is
Emerson While he talks with his soul is like a
star dwelling apart in its transcendena individuality
The periodicals and daily papers keep in touch with
men, events and discoveries which making history for
future generations Histories make wise frankly
admit not as wise as might be- though not stranger
to history.
The Bible have read from earliest years it con-
tans all the erature and intelligent person will neg
lect it.
My favore reading biography for it deals with charac
ter the best and noblest and of every
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