The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16
Note and Comment
About Meqv Books.

a - p,vson" by Frank II. Spearman (Charles
y..,'s sons). This is readable up-to-date
feIiVn - clearinghouse life in Chicago, told In
F oy way that makes nosettort whatever at
A ~, astyle"--an American book told in sim
perez .,;csn language, with laudable object
~ n.' .,,rns on the question, as mans divorce
\ pc SUI S.,r,ony with Gods" the author taking
Nv ~ side. On this point the heroine
N T. no word to take the place of this nice
n',s Lt,-.d terfn), makes a brave fight and
There Is some humor In It, and some good
Hs drawing-evidently the author has lived
Sss,d;np house and recognized what a pre-
go ~ human warriors" is to be found
uoweyer with all this to be said in its
p'.., me book is not up to the Seribner's usual
t'sd,,d and notwithstanding its excellent moral
z...--oerhaps because Of twill hardly be q
suecess.
:, few days R. H. Russell, New York, will
(. ,hl;.h aOld Plantation Days. by Martha S.
kIeiow a book Of eharmingly original negro
~ AID recitations, copiously illustrated with
1870 from living types. Last year Mrs Gel
N. naade tour Of the Southern States, giving
.dings and reeitations from her own writings
/ 81 COLLECTIONS. Here in Houston she pleased
80 large typically Southern audience,
4sieb is certainly an argument that her pictures
Ne true to life.
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A Georgia writer's novel is hailed by the press
j, aThe David Harum' Of the South, and is one
n ne best selling books" The author is viii
i Harlem OF Dalton, Georgia. and the title of
H. story is "Abner Daniel" (Harper & Bros)
b. critic, in describing it, says 1T is not only
sbop the South, but it is decidedly for the South"
b. working out Of the plot shows this. II is
Evidently one Of the authors pet theories that
u Iott II. Ill!
- Of the Southern States are surpassed by no
Nople in America for native shrewdness and
Aerlinr worth Abner Daniel, the leading char
liter is declared by many critics to be wiser
IN more amusing than either David Harum or
fben Holden But It Is chilly in his plot that
~ author betrays his Southern sympathies. Mr.
Bishop Georgian planter-has loaded himself
aown with an enormous purchase of wild timber
knds. and is about to wreck the happiness and
!bys affairs Of his two children, son and daugh-
b, when his son, Alan, conceives the idea of
Building a railroad through his fathers pur-
base and thus bringing prosperity out of ruin
Ehis plan reaches the ears of a shrewd Boston
&eoulstor, who manages to get an option on
ke property and promptly proceeds to Squeeze"
BE- young Southerner in the most up-to-date Wall
freet manner. The Boston man is a graduate
Harvard, and thinks he has easy prey in the
noneyless young planter, who has only had
Be education afforded by the country schools in
Eis neighborhood, but the story shows his mis-
BIKE Alan Bishop calls TO his assistant Mr.
Rayburn Miller, a shrewd young Southern law
let, who is in love with Alan's sister and to-
ETHER they cleverly outwit the Northern capital
n rescue the Bishop family from ruin, and in
fdentay remove all obstacles from the rough
Rsh Of two pairs of lovers
4 The poems in Owen Innsys Love Songs and
Rther Poems" a volume just published by the
erafton Press, are charminsly tender, sympa-
Aetieally human and Of excellent artistic quality
II the emotions and passions crystallized in their
hnty settings all hearts are responsive and there
4 no meretricous afectaton OF obscure oonceit
ambiguity of expression to mar the pleasure
their perusal. Also, it may be remarked that
Houeh the love poems are numerous constitut-
Rg more than one-third of the volume the love
Fey sing is chaste passion, somewhat prone
Sadness, but Of the sort that is never SO
'frud as to bring blush to the cheek of the
Plng person. Occasionally the authors muse
pas German or Italian better vehicle for ex-
passion Of her fancy than English, and one
alnorous macaronic poem employs happily not
Fly those three languages, but French. Spanish
.pd Greek in addition. A number Of charming
Fcerpts from the poems OF the Spanish author,
Fustavo Baequer reflect equal credit upon the
fthors taste and skill as translator.
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The latest addition to literature of the stage,
az least literature about the stage, is volume
remarkably clever short stories called "By the
fase Door, by Miss Ada Patterson, talented
fuhe New York newspaper woman, Miss Pat
SlsOns journalistic work has brought her into
~ contact with many of the leading actors and
flesses OF the past decade, and this had adj
eiaoiy htted her for depicting phase of life
" an almost unworked vein in story writ
II ana mat is singGlarly rich in romance "By
s'Sge door consists of eleven stories, and
aougn the personages who figure In them all
n',t'ous names and the circumstances are
~ imaginary, one who knows his Broad
~ wen easily supplies the real name of actor
actress, for every one of the romanoes is a
:. s..s sofy that has long since passed into the
1 Avn Of the Rialto Perhaps the best story
4 ,al group rs The Triumph of Temperament"
- one mas no difficulty in recognizing Maud
.as N the quiet, studous, nun-like little
100 VINO goes from the scene of splendid tri-
.pu on an opening night to see woman. once
'iyal' who has fallen by the wayside, and
"eS III and in need in shabby lodging
heard at the Managers Club" tells
M =, the ups and downs OF managerial life,
M, XII is lar from being the bed of roses the
lsn's ~ anu Sllue win Onarles troh-
H. !. 'll'ous bon mot-when some one asked
=. ~ stage parlance, he was ahead OF the
IN ana mr. Frohman responded, Il don't
a ou' IL something to be the car I" An
IN, us.e'ously amusing story--and this is taken
knr,.. me, too, is the account OF the ad-
b,t.s s OF stranded company of actors who
bgsiaa.a dramatic school, and preyed upon the
- amateur always in theatrical circles as
'A''e iaiF game for the professional.
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= nave novel quoted two months after its
ia y Judge in his charge to grand Jury is
koD,1 ooapiiment Judge w H. Thomas of
Ia s 81 Ala. in his charge saws: zone
IN W Willtu violation of la,, IL - .ss-..,,a |