The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-06

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silver, he looked what he was. the war
riOr and lover III one. Since LancelOt
there had never been such a gallant
with fair eyes and ways If chiyalry;
since Lanceiot never such a battle
fighter, He lived indeed for BATH.
murder, and delight Of kisses. To BE-
loved by his lady and to find a worthy
fOeman-these were the twJ passions
.of the knight in gray. And something
of either passion entered into the
other. He loved his lady fercely: and
the heather host-fourmart. sweet
mart. otter. and tod. and all the lesser
outlaws of the wilderntss-he IRISH
ed like a lover, and waged war upon
them eyerlastingly. Yet while he smote
the heather, true knight that he was,
he succored the distressed-the tame
things of the farm, whose Warden he
was. and his lady's 0ne-legged par
fridge with whom he dealt hoHorably
upon the lawn.
Keen as a sword, wary as Ulysses,
fiery as Saladin, there waz never such
Warden of the Marches to Go stern
justice on the outlaws of the wilder
ness. He could be patient as a cat
and as still; he could be stealthy as a
fox, shadowing his enemies; and when
the stalking time was past ard the
time for the onset came the fury of thu
Lord gat hold of him. He smCte upon
his enemies like a tempest; he over
whelmed them like an avalanche of
stars. The greater the Odds the great
err the glory-that was the gray
knights creed; there was nothing so
great but, Knight like he attempted
it; nothing so small but he slew it out
of courtesy"
The reader of Danny" will follow
his career with unf1agging interest to
the end. There is deep pathos in the
story, fine descriptive touches and pas
sages abound. The grim and gloomy
final attachment for Danny after the
death of the Laird's sweet Lady is
most touching, then friendship cement
ed by a common grief and Dannys
tragic end; how it came about is deep
ly pathetic OF Danny" the New York
Sun, in showing a lengthy review in
warm praise of the story. says: Dan
nys treatment of all was handsome.
He was truly. as here declared. Danny
the Warrior, Knight of the Shield of
Snow, Danny. Valiant Heart, Danny.
Lover of the Faithful Eyes Danny, the
Bayard of the Northern Chivalry."
The author tells us that his history is
all imagined, save only the final Incl
dent in the story. 1t does not matter;
we believe it JUS the same"
Danny" is handsomely illustrated;
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"A Colonial Maid" is a delightful
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phia during its occupancy by the Brit
ish. and the scene of the story shifts
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ere and finally to the surrender at
yorktown. There is a fine dramatic
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ing wedding, in which a gallant young
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