Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-04

nave them.
Russian literature, which for half a CEN
fury has abounded in happy surprises, has
again brought to us an interesting work
entitled 'Twenty-Six and One" by Maxine
Gorby, a writer of short stories. The
book contains three of his hest stories.
Gorby's appearance in the world OF litera-
ture dates from 1898. The largest part OF
his life has been spent In the society OF
tramps, and as Gorby himself was a tramp.
it has been reserved for him to write the
life of vagrancy. Everything that he re-
lates Gorby has seen-the scenery he de-
scribes has been his tramping ground, and
the tramp characters have been his COM
panions. The first story. "Twenty-Six and
One is that Of painful remembrance,
where there were "twenty-slx living ma
chimes, locked up in a damp cellar, where
we patted dough from morning till night.
making biscuits and cakes" The second
is "Tchelkoehe,' which gained him his
place in the foremost rank of story writers.
The third is 'Malvo," which is regarded
by the literary world OF Europe to be his
strongest work. The book is published by
J. F. Taylor & Co., New York.
Mark Twain contributes an article to the
April number of the North American Re-
view which is a curiously characteristic
mixture Of philosophy and humor. The
spectacle witnessed in various parts Of this
country a few weeks ago, of multitudes OF
sovereign" Americans eagerly seeking a
sight OF a German prince. set him to think
ing Of the motives which impelled them
and he came to the conclusion that the
people OF the republic are as passionate in
their admiration or envy OF a person in
whom are embodied conspicuousness and
power as are the people of any other ma
ton. In that, Americans are merely hui
man; for to the question, Does the race OF
man love a lord?" Mark Twain gives an
unqualified answer in the affirmative. MOI
is 1t only to the parsonage, the man OF
the highest rank or position or influence,
that homage is shown, for conspicuousness
and power are relative; and, from the top
to the bottom of the social structure, each
Eroup-even the bootblacks-contains one
or more individuals who, because OF their
possession OF a special advantage or at
tainment, are looked up to by their less
fortunate fellows. Some of the illustra-
lions with which he Eliminates the discus
sion OF his theme are excrueiatingly funny
Mcclure, Phillips & Co., New York, have
published a book narrating the adventures
of a cowboy in the west and east. 1t ID
written by Henry Wallace Phillips and IL
entitled: Red Saunders" He is not al
imitation bad man, or a hightalutin' hero
but a square out-and-out man; the kind
Of fellow you'll be glad to know. He's q
sure cure for the blues. He accepts with
q quaint and humorous equanimity thS
chances which the fates assign him. These
-. Ha eats WnfNAd IN fr
an Indian fight; he breaks some good reso-
buttons and strikes a good mine; he be-
comes entangled in another mans love
anair; and hually he gets into one of his
own and ends up by reconstructing a New
England village and being himself recon
structed by one OF its daughters. Through
IL all he is the same clean-hearted, happy
reckless. lovable Red, a golden type Of the
genuine ~cow-puncher.
Naughty Man." a new book issued by
the Century company, has made its ap
pearance this week. John Luther Long il
the author. Mans aunt calls upon a IA
vorite nephew to save Nan, who is a hrst.
class nirt, from a flock Of matrimonially
inclined men, so that the girl may "remem'
Der Cawdor," an Englishman studying fol
the ministry. to whom her aunt allotted
her in childhood. Cawdor's dignihed snt
'Iadylike' letters I'LL Nan with the desire
TO give him a severe shock. But the mar.
rlage planned from childhood does moi
materialize. Nan finally marries Jacks
second cousin. The title % one OF the clos
ing chapters sums It all up in the words
And my arms opened-and elosed-upor
Nan"
The Wonders Of Mouseland.' a book o.
absorbing Interest for young people b.
Edward Earle ChiIds. has Just been ISSUED
by the Abbey Press. This is a story Of al
Anne Jean boys adventures in the countrl
Of thN wonderful mcusefolk. The hero Il