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Social Life In the Early Republic. BY
Anne HolingsWorth Wharton. Pro-
fusely Illustrated 8vo. Buckram,@ gilt !
top, uncut edges SO net. Philadel- :,
within h the last year Or tWo there has
been written a good deal Of interesting
reading matter. dealing with the early
life Of the Republic and Of the. colonial
been given to the public bears the stamp
of hastiness and i'll preparation, and can
hardly, be classed as standard literature.
Social Life in the Early Republic has
written historically and well. This lady
has made a profound study Of the colon
ial period, and the previous volumes which
the politics and the tragic events of that
most strenuous period OF development and
evolution was not only well received by
the reading people, but caused them TO
look forward with much expectation to
the present volume, which may be termed
exhaustive. r&TT5 - -
The first chapter on "A Social Evolu-
of Oft the subject, without any Of the sicken-
ing little prOlogues or apologies which
usually characterize works OF this class.
''Ine Bostonlans unite simplicity of
morals with that French politeness and
more amiable.'' wrote Brissot de War
vile, who visited the principal cities of
America soon after the Revolution In
Frenchman recorded that he discovered
"neatness without luxury and, If in oth-
er cities and towns that, he visited he
found more luxury and less neatness, in
all Of them he met cultivated men and
mitted that for beauty and conversational
ability they compared favorably with
those of any court in the Old World.
(. In discussing the landed gentry Of the
southern states she writes: IN nothing
were the English characteristics of the
Southern settler more clearly shown than
in his love for field sports. A Maryland
chronicler writes of his countrymen: On
horses that seemed almost tireless, and
with dogs like the horses, they sometimes
chased Reynard across the eastern pen
insula from the Chesapeake. to the At
lantic. The return journey and the stops
at hospitable mansions on the way, took
more time than the pursuit of the fox
| and the whole expedition sometimes last
ed a week..
In a chapter on "Jeffersonian Simplic
ity'' she writes the following story:
When Mrs. Madison gave expression to
her sweeping structures upon Democrats,
she must have made a mental reservation
in favor of Mr.. Jefferson with whom
she was a great favorite. Indeed it was
in consequence of Mr.. Jefferson having
given the precedence to Mrs. Madison at
state dinner that he aroused the ami
mostly of the British minister, Anthony
Merry. White House etiquette does not
seem to have occupied Mr.. Jeffersons
thoughts very considerably at this time,
and either from carelessness or because Of
his defiant red-republicanism, he quite Sc
riously offended number of people,"
The author writes interesting chapters
on the politics, society and intellectual
interests of the early inhabitants Of the
Republic.
49,
THE TRUE ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
liam Eleroy Curtis, author Of The True
Thomas Jefferson. Crown Svo. Cloth.
decorated; net, 81. Philadelphia: J. B.
Lippincott Company.
history, the record of whose lives grow in
interest with each succeeding generation,
and which gleam brighter as time passes,
instead of fading with the general wreck
enviroEed. ....,
These characters are unique and orig
inal and bear striking analogies to each
other-the most important of which is
their self dedication to truth:
They may be called the guide posts Of
civilization, and may be named as, Christ,
tSther and hpSon Is about out
written under the title, 'The True Abra-
ham Lincoln
The story Of Lincoln is always absorb
1n$S anu AUl1 VI uu141CiA uALc1cSls AC Wa
umes which have been written about him
would stock library of large dimensions
we have. however, read none OF them
which s4rpass IN =, Arrangement a1! Of literary
tuis nil nisi bonum' has exerted such a
profound influence on western thought
that its literature fails to throw much
light upon many of the eminent careers
of distinguished statesmen and soldiers.
Mr.. Curtis, however, writes in natural
manner about natural man, and does
not fail to remind us that Mr.. Lincoln
had faults, as youth, and as a man.
ing contrast to the sublimity of his char
acter, which had been attained before
his assassination.
The illustrations are profuse and some
of them appear for the first time in a
published biography of the Great Emanci-
pators life.
Lincoln, the Leader of the Springfield
Bar is full of interest, as the author
traces his intellectual Development from
that of the average pioneer, upward and
onward until he became pleader Of such
pass in the logical presentation, OF his
cases men who had been trained in in
situations of higher education.
played u1iA lal power as an orator was
the Bloon..,,ston Convention for the Or
ganization Of the Republican party early
in 1SSS Meyer sS 5H 6u%sn speeeS
..:e convention, which was composed Of
former members of all political parties:
had adopted the name Republican, had
taken extreme grounds against slavery,
and hau launched new, political organii-
zation; but it contained many discord-
ant. envious and hostile elements: Those
who had watched the proceedings were
anxious and apprehensive of dissention
and jealousy, and Lincoln, with his acute
political perceptions. realized the danger.
perhaps more keenly than any other man
in sthe assembly; He saw before him
willing to make tremendous sacrifices
and undertake Titanic tasks, but at the
same time most of them chung to their
own theories and advocated their indi-
vidual methods with a tenacity that
promised to defeat their common purpose.
Therefore, when he arose in response to
the great orator Of Springfield his soul
was flooded with a desire and purpose
to harmonic and analgamate the patri-
otto emotions Of his associates.
, Those who were present say that at
first he spoke slowly, cautiously, and in
a monotone, but gradually his words grew
in force and intensity until he swept the
discordant souls Of the assembly together
with pale faces and qu1vering lips and
pressed unconsciously towards him" His
influence was Irresistible. =;
THE REAL BENEDICT ARNOLD. +.
The Real Benedict Arnold. BY Charles
Burr Todd, author Of 'The True Aaron
Burr" 12mo. Cloth, Illustrated; net $1.2o.
New York: A. $. Barnes g. Co. Nv -.
have the front of the stage just now.
An unpleasant impression has prevailed
in many quarters that Benedict Arnold
has not been fairly treated, that his serV-
ices to his country were ignored and his
great fault was not over emphasized per-,
haps, but unreasonable punished. Treach-
cry to ones country far surpasses the