The Globe-republican., 1902-01-09

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variety of circumstances and be a
source of happiness and cheerfuiness
to me through life, and a shield
against its ills, however things might
go amiss and the world frown upon
upon me, it would be taste for read
ing / think of IT, of course. only as
a worldly advantage, and not in the
siIg ghtest degree IS superseding or
derogaiiDg from the higher office and
surer ami stronger panoply OF relIg
lous principle; but as a taste. an in
strument, and as source of pleasure
bic qualification Give a man this
taste and the means of gratifying it,
and you can hardly fail of making
him a happy man; unless indeed you
put into his hands a most perverse
selection Of books You place him
n contact with the best society in
every period OF history. with the
wisest, the tenderest, the bravest and
purest characters that have adorned
humanity. You make him a deni-
zen of all nations, a contemporary of
all ages. Tt is hardly possible but
the character should take much
Ai&AGI anu a better tone
the constant habit Of associating in
thought with class cf thinkers, to
say the least of If, above the average
of humanity 1t is morally impossi-
bic but that the manners should take
q tinge ofgood breeding and civiliza-
ton from having constantly before
ones eyes the way IN which the best
informed and the best bred men have
conducted themselves IN their inter.
course with each other. There Is
gentle but perfectly irrisistIble coer-
ciOn in the habit Of reading which,
well directed over the whole tenor of
"a mans character and conduct, IS not
the less effectual because 1t works in
senslbly, and because ii Is really
the last thing ;.e dreams of-Sir
John Hersehel.
A. B. Reeves in prose, finds a
choice IN AIacauley's ESSAYS In
poetry, Jones Whitcornb Riley is his
favorite. He reads AIacauley because
of its clearness Of expression, and in.
the reading these books with much
thinking aids the reader in possessing
the authors language He regards
1Iacauley as a great master of the
English language. Lord Lytton
stands next to NIaeauley- Local pride
largely influences his admiration of
Riley. for they were both born in the
same town, and boarded at the Same
house 1t was through his instru-
mentality that Riley made his first
appearance before university audi
ence at Greenfield, Ind. This was
the Introduction Of the poet 10 the
public
81 want to hear the old band
play was one Of RiIey's favorite po-
ems In the poem the inquiry is
made, ..Where is Prof Eastmau?''
In those days Prof. Eastman
was a distinguished musician He
was a finely dressed man and was
we'll known in Indiana Now, the
hero of Riley's poem Is a well known
citizen of Ford county and resides at
SpearviIIe. But Eastman's fame
lives IN immortal verse. though his
whereabouts may be eircumscribed in
The short-grass region
He reads some novels Les Mis-
erabIes and Balzae's works are his
favorites-
IA Cord principal of the Second
Ward school, is reviewing Shake
speare- He reads many magazines
and all the latest novels. Richard
Carvel is a choice book He is max
ing 3 study Of general history. and
recommends history reading to young
people Bible reading is a part of
his study
Fred Gardner finds comfort in
reading the Railroad Reading room 5
.boicest books. But the Wells-Fargo
70. library. OF which he is a member,
furnishes him with the best reading