The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-04


Lewis Carroll himself (Charles Z Dodgson)
was an expert in mathematics and a lecturer on
that science in Christ church, Oxford. Some of
the proven opponents of sound sense whose
laughter-provokng absurdities help fill the vol
ume are, John Milton, w. NJ. Thackeray, o. w.
Holmes. Edward Lear H. w. Longfellow, Al
fred Tennyson Jean Ingelow, r. L Stevenson,
Oliver Goldsmith, George Canning, A c. Swim
burne and even Or. Johnson.
AS everything in the book Is SO utterly absurd
the reviewer was puzzled about what to choose
a sample of the volumes contents so open
ing at random this is what presented itself
IN THE CLEANING.
The twilight tNviles in the vernal vale,
In sdumbration Of awe,
And I listlessly list in my swallow-tan
To the lirpet licking his Timber jaw
And it s O for the sound of the dafodil
For the dry distillings of prawn and prout,
When hope hops high and heather hill
| Is dear delight and darksome doubt
The suagwap sits in the bosky brae
And sings 10 the gumplet in accents sweet
! The gbwink hasn't word to say,
But pensively smiles at the fair keeweet
And it's o for the junges of Boorabul
For the iingling jungles to iangle In,
! With a moony mare of mellado null,
And protoplasm for next of kin
| o, sweet is the note of the shagreen shard
And mellow the new of the rnastodon,
| When the soboliferous Somminard
Is seeming the shadows at set Of sun.
And it's Q for the timorous tamarind
! In the murlcy meadows of Mariboo,
For the suave sirocco of Sazerkind,
And the pimpernell pellets of Pangpoo.
-JAMEs c, BAY1-Es.
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Silver Lined Days" is the title of little book
| by Clara Conway made up of some letters from
abroad to intimate friends az home and OF leaves
from notebook of old world travel"
A personal interest TO US is found In this lit
tie volume because some prominent Houstonians
were Miss Conway's companions in her travels.
AS describing some things worth seeing and
saying why, the book may be recommended as
supplementary to the regular guides particularly
as it is published in shape and size so plant
and easily paesabe.
In the estimation of this reviewer Anthony
Hopes best book until now was Half Hero,
and his most entertaining the Dolly Dialogues. -
His latest publication, The lntrusons OF
Peggy" combines many Of the good qualities of
both with the bringing in OF several side issues
altogether peculiar TO Peggy as personality
for can not regard her as Just literary
type" after going with her through the streets
of London and feeling in complete and loving
humor, sympathy with her however unconven-
tonal the surroundings into which she leads
one.
OF course "The Prisoner of Zenda" and It's
sequel were Accordingly interesting, however i'm
possible the people and situations, but Peggy
and all her performances are quite probable and
altogether adorable
One need not care about the canons Of art so
long as the reading of book leaves an increase
Of love for all humanity in the heart of tie
reader.
Airey, whose soul by Peggy's intrusious had
been lifted out of the terrible clutch of the
devils of misery greed. speaks of her in a
tenderly bantering way as "a very dangerous
girl in my opinion, one who goes about sowing
love all over the place in indiser;minate and
hazardous fashion-she carries it about her ev-
erywhere, from her shoes to the waves of her
!, hair"
, He tells. too of the teaching that had come
to him through Peggy's instrusons without any
thought or consciousness of teaching on Peggy's
part Life is not taking in only, it's giving
out too. And it's not giving out only work or
deeds or things we've made. It's giving our,
selves out too--freely, freelyr
{ Giving ourselves out7'
Yes, 10 other people Giving ourselves In
comradeship, in understanding, in Joy, IN love
49, She knows it, she goes on the royal road
! to it--straight on the kings highway She goes
blindfolded, too, which is funny thing. She
+ couldn't even tell you where she is going
All the various groupings, well as individ
/ uas, in this list of novels OF Hopes are cleverly
( and consistently drawn with just appreciation
4 of relative values
! Tommy Trent, Peggy's patiently tender ant
! faithful lover, is another admirable person, sec
ond only TO Peggy's self in uneonseiously she'd
a ding abroad the genial influences OF loving help
E funess and simple faith in humanity. (Hapei
, & Bros, New York, publishers)
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"The American Merchant Marine, It's Histor,
and Romance from 1890 to 1909" by Winthrop
l. Marvin. The author states that II Is the pur
pose of this volume to present both the romane
and history of the American merchant marins
A perusal of the pages of this volume will con
vince the reader that the work has been ad
mirably done. One of the most important feat
y uTes in the development Of this Republics younl
: life the building of merchant marine, sn'
e the very necessary organization Of a naval fore
> to sustain H. Covering this the author in tn
! narrative brings to our view the great obstacle
J. our forefathers surmounted. and how Nstiona
I, independence was really and maintained TO
i us upon the by the splendid eonstaneyi valor
and siill Of the armed crews of trading ships
vhalers and fishermen.
q Anyone dsstfing to obtAis glimpse Of th
gxsSk eAsa&e " ths eawmsxss n the sea. SiHs