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Social Life in the Early Republic. By
Anne Hollingsworth Wharton. Pro
fuseiy Illustrated. 8vo. Buckram, gilt
top, uncut edges. SO net. Philadel-
: Within 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.
Anne HOllingswOrth Wharton, however, in
written historically and well. This lady
has made profound study of the colon
ial period, and the previous volumes which
she has written dealing with the men,
most strenuous period Of development and
evolution was not only we'll received by
the reading people, but caused them to
look forward with much expectation to
the present volume, which may be termed
exhaustive.
The first chapter on "a Social Evolu-
ton carries one straight to the heart
Of the subject, without any Of the sicken-
ing little, prologues or apologies which
usually characterize works of this class.
1.-The BOstOnlans unite simplicity OF
morals with that French politeness and
delicacy of manner which render virtue
more amiable,' wrote Brissot de War
vile, who visited the principal cities Of
America soon after the Revolution. In
the New England city the observing
Frenchman recorded that he discovered
'neatness without luxury" and, if in 9TH
er cities and towns that he visited he
found more luxury and less neatneSS, in
all of them he met cultivated men and
women so charming that he frankly ad-
mitted that for beauty and conversational
ability they compared fayorably with
those of any court in the Old World.
In discussing the landed gentry of the
southern states she writes: I'm 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,
in favor of Mr.. Jefferson, with whom
she was a great favorite. Indeed it was
in consequence of Mr. Jeffersons 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.. JeffersOn's
thoughts very considerably at this time
and either from carelessness or because Of
his defiant red-republicanism,h he quite Sc
riously offended a number of people,
The author writes interesting chapters
on the politics, society and intellectual
interests of the early inhabitants Of the
Republic.
THE TRUE ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
:. The True abraham Lincoln; By Will
liam Eleroy Curtis author Of The True
Thomas Jefferson. Crown 8vo. Cloth,
decorated; net, 50. Philadelphia: J. B.
Lippincott Company.
history, the record of whose lives grow in
interest with each succeeding generation,
and which CLEAN brighter as time passes,
instead Of fading with the general wreck
of men and things, by which they We're
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
Socrates, Luther and Lincoln. It is about
thetlatter that William Eleroy Curtis has
ham Lincoln
The story of Lincoln is always absorb
ing and full of human interest. The vol
umes which have been written about him
we have. however, read none Of them
which surpass in arrangement of literary
detail, Mr. Curtis publication. DE NOR
tuis nil nisi bonum' has exerted such a
that it's 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 a youth. and as a man.
These faults, however, serve as a strik-
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
published biography of the Great Emanci-
pator's 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 a pleader of such
striking power and force as to easily sur
pass in the logical presentation. of his
cases men who had been trained in in
stjtutiOnS of higher education.
1.-THE occasion upon which Lincoln dis
played urlN~lal power as an Oratdk was
the Bloom l,,.; ton Convention for the Or
ganization of the Republican party early
52
..:e Convention, which was composed of
former members of all political parties,
taken extreme grounds against Slavery,
and HAD launched new political organi-
zation; but It contained many discord
ant, envious and hostile elements. Those
who had watched the proceedings were
and jealousy, and Lincoln, with his acute
political perceptions, realized the danger.
perhaps more keenly than any other man
group of earnest, jealous, sincere men;
willing to. make tremendous sacrifices
and undertake Titanic tasks, but at the
same time. most of them clung to their
own theories and aGvocated their ind l.
promised to defeat their common purpose.
Therefore. when he arose in response to
the unanimous demand for speech from
was flooded with desire and a purpose
to harmonic and amalgamate the patri-
otto emotions Of his associates.
Those who were present say that at
monotone, but gradually his words grew
in force and intensity until he swept the
discordant souls Of the assembly together
and his hearers "arose from their chairs
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" limo. Cloth, illustrated; net, $3.50.
New York: "A. S. Barnes & Co.. ~
The "rear' and true people seem to
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