The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-02-08

up I| his quill, and produced his droll planta-
ton stories, which at once caused w. D.
Howells, the dean of American critics, to
announce an the appearance in the republic
OF letters of another star of the same mag
nitude as Dunbar.
Since "The Coophered Grapevine "Po'
Sandy - Mars Jeem's Nightmare, . isis
of the slave plantations before the
war won him place in the literature of
our country, Mr.. Chestnut has continued
his work and entered into the more serious
phases of Afro American life with q sue
cess as decided as it has been surprising
.Ih e House Behind the Cedars" is a story
Of Southern life, in which every social
ming of a literary Phidias. A young Afro
American man, almost white, studies law
in the office Of an aristocratic old Southern
gentleman, for whom he worked as an office
boy. He was the natural son by mulatto
woman of another white man of high So
cial and business, standing. He leaves
N Nf ths M and to South
only one-eighth negro blood shall be de-,
elared to be white he becomes an
eminent lawyer and marries into a lead
viying heirs. After the absence from his
old nome of many years he returns and
His sister has grown into womanhood
beautiful, graceful and dignifed. He final
" induces her to return to his adopted
nome and take up life under conditions
where she would lose her racial identity
and pc WhiteSWoman a wealthy young
man falls in love with her. He ultimately
shnds out that she is woman of color and
nreaks the engagement. In his solitude he
d rOods over his lost love and franticaHy re-
solves to return to her. outstanding
her race: he does so--too late, she died
/ OF a broken heart. The story is well told
and its Interest is sustained from the open
ing chapter to the close. It is a valuable
contribution to the literature Of its class
Oda q, fcry0 10 y,rrn -.
upon Southern critics. 8.
The Wife Of His Youth is another
romantic tale by Mr.. Chestnut. which
skin as his other stories, yet remains ..
fascinating story Of the love of a young
Afro-Amerlcan man nearly white for a
woman who was his mental physical OPP
tress and poverty; educated him and was.
the chief agent of his success in life
and who was not forsaken by him in his
hour of triumph. 800
The Chestnut books are published by
M5oughton. Miflin Co... Boston, Mass.
The gonjure Woman, 1925; The Wife Of
BIS; ], Youth, The House Behind the
AGUINALDO
Aguinaldo-A Narrative of Filipino Am-s
billions, By Edwin Wildman, former Vice
and Deputy Consul General at Hong Kong !;
war correspondent during the Filipino re-
volt; special scommissioner to China during
Lothrop Publishing Co. 80
This volume Isl one aof the really fnyaIua-
bic contributions to the literature of the
East. Mr. w ldman, as may be seen from
his various official posts, was in position
To- g, obtain authentic information about the
Filipino leaders, many of whom, including
Aglnaldo, he knew personally He has
written q story of absorbing historical In
by all
The first two chapters are devoted to the !
causes and incidents leading mp to the Fill
pino revolt agaist Spain. The oppression i
of the SDanjsh FrIars their cruelty and
lechery are described BY one having first
hand information = s