The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-20

fully said, on presenting the mother Of a
family that / know. with tho "Alhambra
Tales," If they don't like It, they ought
to {" Rid
stevenson's "child's Garden OF Verse
might be clnsscd with tho Just So
stories. ii,
iii Verses for LII Felcrs." by George
v. Hobart, alins Dinkelspiel. Of Tribune
fame, alias Hugh McHugh. Is n fas-
cinning hook for children, and one That
Is likely to be amusing as we'll for the
parent who has to read 1t aloud in the
nursery,
Uncle Rc,nus has been re-ilustrated in
the last two or three years by A. B..
Frost. with series Of pictures calculated
to make Brer Rabbit and Brcr Fox and
"AIiss Meadows an de gals mora than
ever Important personages in the world
of fiction. The drawings OF animals
are lrreslstibly funny and the coloreel
people are the real, jolly, Irresistible
Is being translated into French It would
,t. interesting to know how the French
men will translate "Mr. Dog he come
a-zoonln'," and "IIow does yo' symp-
tl,ms segnshuate dis mornin'?" l sus-
poet the French version will have much
the ring Of ''Avancey, Monsieur Mac
duff in comparison with, tho Come on,
Macduff" Of Shnkespenres play.
Some Of the other books on lii eChrist-
mas list arc: Gordon Keith, by Thomas
Nelson Page: Tho Under, Dog. by Hop
klnson Smith; The Mettle Of the Pas
ture, by James Lane Allen; The Call Of
the WILD, by Jack London; The Little
Shepherd of Kingdom Come by John
FOX: DR.. Lavendars People, by Margaret
.Deland; Cherry, by Booth Tarlsington;
Judgment, by Alice Brown: The Long
Night, by Stanley yVeyman, and so on
almost indefinitely. NJ.
TOM BY Francis l.. Wellman OF
the New York Bar. Macmillan and
Company, December, 1908. $3.50.
This work Of MIR. VYelman's is real
contribution to the literature on the sub
tect Of the handling Of cases in court, and
any lawyer will find 1t interesting and
useful 1t will entertain not only law
-ycrs, but all persons who care at all
for matters OF this character.
Mr.. Wellman has separate chapters on
the manner Of ross-examinatlon. the
matter. OF cross-examination, the handling
Of PICTURED witness, the cross-eXSmina-
ton OF experts. etc. and also one chapter
devoted to rules to be adopted In the
examination Of witnesses and then dis
.cussion of some famous cross-examiners.
followed by number Of celebrated cross
examinations. There is a cross-examina-
ton In rhyme which Is a decided novel
ty.
The style Is easy and attractive. and
the subject Is very clearly discussed. No
one who reads the book can fail to catch
Tie importance to be attached to brevlty
and tao, IN cross-examinatlon. and also
to the fact that the lawyer cross-examines
{. witness In order to further the Interest
Of his cause, not to- exploit himself nor
ia exhibit his own learning.
There Is one striking suggestion in Mr..
Wellmnn's book, to the effect that the
cross examiner must always he looking
for 4 good place TO stop. The wisdom
Of this will readily appear on little
careful consideration. The discussion Of
the whole matter is both entertaining and
instructive, and what is said about IA
nous advocates Is most interesting.
Some Of his matter Is not altoge ther
new, but there are several cross-examlna-
tons In famous cases. which probably
have not been published In any former
book OIL this subject. One of these Is
the discrimination OF a medical ex-
pert in the Carlyle w. Harris case in
New York In 1891: another is the cross
examination OF the reporter, Alinnock. in
lIc IoSliCNuc 11oSpltai StiaS ~ WV.
If there be n suggestion which might
be made to Mr. Wellman as an improve
mcnt to be adopted in any subsequent
edition OF his book, it Is that he analyZe
a little more carefully the examples OF
tross-examI ton, which he publishes
during tho latter chapters OF the volume.
These examples are delightful to read,
hut, to the unlearned, would be far more
Instructive II the author showed Just
where the counsel is applying the excel
lent rules that are laid down In the
early part Of the work. In reading some
OF them ono recalls his sensations when
encounterng a page In PICKLES Comic
Sections, where the author says: "The
reader Will readily dcduce the following"
and there follows most marvellous
ma thematIcal result that would take tho
ordinary student q page OF foolscap to
work out. Mr. Wellman does not Give
quite such an extreme example as this
would imply but the Impractical lawyer
may have some difficulty In seeing ex-
ucty how the great advocates attain the
magnificent results that appear In tho
examples above referred to. Tho work Is
one to be read and studied.
PETROSIli.A HEROVEN. BY Una g.
silberrad. Published by Doubleday,
Page e. Company For sale by tho
Bell Book and Stationery Company
very strong book from writer or
strong books, A book in which tho yiyed
personality Of the author finds expres.
SION in distinctive characterization ana
environment
There Is nothing supernuous and no,h.
Ing lacking IN such composition an
'Petfonilla IleroYen" The circumstances
IN the life OF the heroine for whom tho
book Is named her heredlty, the warning
! Influences of her nature, her uc,tene.s