Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-28

his reader not alone his own view of the
Bride of the Sea, but those of many com
mentators who have yielded to her allure
mentS. His concluding words are quoted,
as Il envoy from the writings of Fran
cesco Sansovino: 1.-The word Venetia is
interpreted by some to mean 'Veni Etiam.
which is to say Come again and again.
for how many times SOeVef thou shalt come
new things and new beauties thou shalt
see
EMPIRE; Correspondence, 1S64-69 BY An
thony B. North Peat, attache of the office Of
the minister of the interior Selected and
ranged by A K. Waller. New York: d. Apple
ton x Co.
For seven years Mr.. North Peat, who was
then in the employ of the French govern
ment, sent daily letters from Paris to the
London Morning Star, which newspaper. in
1870. was incorporated with the Daily
News. To enable him thus to maintain a
journalistic connection the special consent
of the government WIS required, and upon
being requested was granted, and the let
tiers continued until checked by the siege
of Paris During the early days of the
siege Mr.. North Peat was injured in an
accident. from the effects of which he died.
His letters are now for the first time col
lated and reprinted. Necessarily the task
of the editor has been one chiefly of ex-
clusion. for the mass of the correspondence
was very great and his object was to Sc
cure those portions which rendered an ac-
count of the life of the people and the
passing of the national thought from theme
10 theme. As cut and arranged the let
ters necessarily now fragmentary in char
acter. treat of a great multitude of sub
iccts Mr. North Peat sought to tell the
London readers of his letters how the
French people live and amuse themselves
Incidentally he was in a position. in con-
sequence of his employment. to be aware
Of the slightest political changes But of
this knowledge no trace appears in the ex-
cerpts now published. Nor was the charge
ever brought that he abused the confidence
reposed in him by the government. Anec-
dotes of men of the period and of past
celebrities occur frequently in the pages
" hich are replete with bright and entertain
ing passages.
THE STORY OF THE NAzARINE; in Annotated
Paraphrase BY Noah X. Davis Phi. d. Uni
versitv Of Virginia. New York: Fleming II. Re-
veil Company.
DIR. Davis who for thirty years has held
the chair of moral philosophy at the Uni
versity of Virginia. has devoted himself
largely to close study of the Scriptures.
But heretofore his publications have been
along the line of his speciality in educa-
llOIit uiiiti sum l4tlC9 do IDCuu'Itlhc
Logic" Elements Of Psychology" &c.
Now he has presented, as a result of
years Of research and thought a popular
life of Christ for the purpose of ac-
uuainting the general reader with the
narrative account of the golngs and COM
ings as well as the words of Jesus 1t re-
meats the gospel story as told by the four
evangeIfsts their renditiOns being com
hined Where uncertainties have been
encountered the author has chosen the
course which seems most feaSohaoie. 10
aid the understanding of the events OF
the period the secular history OF the
time both Jewish and Roman. Is inter
woven in the narrative, together with
other accessory matter concerning chro
nology, geography. incidents or the Time
and the approved results of archaeology.
AS far as possible the gospel text is utl-
liZed The whole. therefore, ohers
maximum of information with mini
mum of departure from the accepted Ver-
sions of the Saviours HE
Crothers Boston: Houghton. Miflin 4 Co.
Washington: VIM. Ballnntyne x Sons
ANY modern devourer of literary mat
ters will understand the reference to the
gentle reader in DR.. Crothers title,
even though he is himself far, removed
from the category. For 1t Is well nigh
impossible to pick up story or hair
century ago Whlcn uoeS not Contain an
apostrophe, either in preface or In text,
to that traditional individual. The mod
ern writer refuses to regard the reader
thus as being on the same plane with
himself. the plane of personal associa-
ton. He sweeps the human horizon with
his mental eye and includes all the world
as his possible auditors. Nor does he de-
liberately pause in his story telling to
address himself to the personified reader,
the gentle" reader in terms of deep phi
losophy or intimate explanation. This and
much more DIR. Crothers undertakes to
set forth as token of the passing FASH
ions in reading as well as writing His
essays, herein grouped. are of the old
style, placid presentations of quaint
views and slyly humorous references
with a wealth of literary allusion and
ample evidence of a devotion to high
ideals. BY some DR.. Crothers is regarded