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twice n my life, n one O. them times wasn't my
fault for it was printed on the band, t 1t would
wash.
In my opinion a man as d be fool enough to be
wiilin' to marry woman 5 amt got nothin but
her fool n he would be ben' mine
There lots o good about father, particularly
when he was asleep. I'd got so used to his stayin
where put him don't know S q ever ger
used 70 man s could get about. r wanted 70
talk father was always there TO listen, q I ne
wanted TO talk. l cd always 20 dOWnstAlTS-
Every ones sorry for married people, no matter
how their children turn out. because. good or bad
ike enough they done their best; n II they dlun =
Il was always the other ones fault.
IoSSIn up always shows you how much you
didn't want what you get
To tell a story in letters is not new or al
ways a wise expedient of the novelist, and in the
case Of self-revelation of Mrs. Sanboru's heroine
it is at times necessary for her to write back"
to her correspondent the contents Of the letters
she has received in order to take the reader more
fully into her confidence They are all written
by a recently engaged girl TO her iance after she
has been called back TO her country home by the
illness Of her grandmother whose heir she is and
who desires her marriage to widower cousin
The man 10 whom she has engaged herself be-
fore she has broken with this cousin is news
paper writer with strong sense OF honor. and
the girl herself is a self-centred. thoughtless.
tentons Of every male person in sight, be he col
lege boy or tutor. without the least sense Of re-
sponsibility Her letters, many Of them written
after the actual correspondence has ceased. and
composed only TO be read by her lover when they
are reunited show how love once really ava
kened in her gradually works Tor the unfolding
and developing Of her character into what shall
be worthy Of the mans stronger nature and a
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eject 10 the marriage. y imagine comments
Major Gibbons that IN spite OF the vast ex-
tent of the African forest, and its many hooks
and hiding places. the young lady is discovered
much oftener than one might consider possi-
ble."
The photographic work OF Major Gibbons was
very thorough, and has resulted IN many i'm
portant corrections Of accepted geographic be-
Eefs. He charted the entire course OF the Zam-
bezi for its four thousand miles discovering
many violent variations from the published
maps. and established the position OF Lake Tan
ganyika twenty miles TO the westward OF its
supposed position An interesting opportunity
Tor verifying his calculations came from a
chance meeting with Lieutenant Lemaire, the
Belgian explorer, who was also engaged IN de-
hning the Congo-Zambezi watershed. and who
had passed within three miles Of the source OF
the latter river without knowing It A com
parison OF their observations revealed a differ
ence Of only one second, or 33.3 yards!
The subject OF missions is treated with IN
tmpeachable fairness. Their influence, on the
whole. he believes 10 be good. save IN some re-
grettable instances, and where there is inter-
ference and jealousy between rival societies He
efTers some suggestions for improvement IN
methods drawn from his large experience with
the native races With the few exceptions the
missionaries appear 70 him to begin with the
wrong end OF the stick" giving all their at
tcntIon 70 theoretical education and neglect ng
the incubation Of practical civilization" Work
chops and manual training he believes TO be
the first essential in preparing the ground OF
character. This Is the system employed By the
Roman Catholic missions. which have been the
most successful IN results obtained
The methods OF governmental administration
n thu various European colonies and protecto-
rates are compared 70 the advantage OF Brit
tsh rlle-not unnaturaIly. perhaps, but with
convincing logic, the logic Of results
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eifer-nt languages. and retaining intact many
OF their peculiar tribal customs and character
Lstics. is Tar removed from the popular
noJon OF savage chief "Over six feet IN
height broad and deep chested he has
the manners CT a gentleman and the unob-
trusive dignity Of the Wen bred" Major Glib
bons describes = luncheon at the palace, a large.
vel appointed house: THE white cloth was
scrupuIously clean; knives, forks and spoons
highly polished; dishes and plates were passed
from one kneeling servant 10 another until they
reached the hands OF the head waiter. for in the
Kings presence no subject is allowed to stand
upright" Justice IS administered in the same
spirit OF fairness and UberaIity as in more high
ly civilized countries as was evidenced by the
trial Of TWO chiefs who had failed to carry out
their contract with the author
one OF the most interesting OF Lewanllza.s
subject tribes Is that OF the vaIovale. whose
government is q pure gynocracy
AT "princesses OF the blood'' are chieftainesses
n their own right; their female progeny inherit
their rights in perpetuty long as they owe
Their origin 10 the women OF the line The son %
q r-Ietta-Dess rs chief but here the connection
VIII the arist -racy ceases for neither his sons
nor his daughters inherit his rlghts-they become
mere subjects
tribes. Among the MaIye the accepted suitor
furnishes himself with three days provisions for
Two and repairs 10 the girls home. She then
Wan5ers into the bush. and. after given time
the young man is sent of in pursuit II his
aanc6e evaGes him and succeeds in re-entering
her fathers home. there is no marriage. But Il
he catches her the two remain alone for three
Gays amid the sanctity OF nature. which gives
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her accustomed part, and above all, the silent
and steadfast hero is put through his PAGES on
this occasion as he has been put through them
in scores 4 not hundreds Of modern English
novels. Yet we read "Sabrina Warham" with
pleasure, for Mr. Housnan has saturated his
familiar figures in a quality Of his own. Though
the heroine is almost the least clearly realized
character in the book she has. vaguely indicated
an original charm. and the men and women who
surround her are all made interesting. More
over, the author succeeds IN making her ad-
ventures touching and while we feel all along
pretty certain as TO how they are going 10 end.
we persist IN turning the pages until We are
made sure OF the truth Finally. Mr.. Housnan
style goes far toward carrying his book. IN
like too many novelists OF the day, he Is not IN
hurry, and, save for an infrequent touch OF pre-
ciosity as when in his description OF man
face he speaks Of something in IL as possessing
The same value as the faint shadow Of cloud in
a Claude landscape" he leaves delightful i'm
preston OF sincere simplicity. "Sabrina War
ham" has individuality, an agreeable note "hlch
we can only attribute to the authors tempera-
rnent runs through It's pages. and to those read
ers who like now and then a certain seriousness
in their fiction. the book Is bound to commend
itself
The various stories OF the voIubIe Miss Clegg.
which Anne W arUeE mas pADlASiAFN III liz N~-4
tury" have been gathered in single volume
together with a new one not previously printed
The result Is a good deal Of Miss Clegg. who is
always quantity original and delightfully."- anus
ing when taken in small doses, but Is hardly
sympathetic enough quite TO agree with the
mental constitution when taken BY the bookful
Read on the instalment plan. to change the
metaphor, she pleases by the very perverseness
OF her point Of view, by her supremely selfish
OPTIMISM and by her pungent epgrams, OF
which she is as full and with which she is as
free as Mrs. Wigs OF the Cabbage Patch. How
true to life she is only be judged by the in
ternaI evidence Of the book; there are not
enough Miss Cleggs 10 allow to judge by
observation. but as presented by Miss Warner
now Mrs. French) she is amply convincing. de
spite the tendency 10 farcical exaggeration,
which. after ALL only makes her adventures and
her comments them the funnier. Miss War
ner has saved her best wine till the last, and
the new story THE Minister'S Vacation" with
which the book closes, is the liveliest and most
humanity humorous OF them ALL We quote a
few Of Miss Clegg's characteristic observations
It's a pretty sad thing. Mrs. Lathrop when all
the comfort you en- get out OF man II the thlnk-
IN Z perhaps God in His mercy has made him a
fool .
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STORIES or CARLYLE.
His Talk in the Company of Lady
4Shburt0n and Others.

Mr. Charles Fl. f. Brookheld. the son Of ThacE.
eray's old friend has some interesting stories Of
Carlyle and Lady Ashburton in some reminis-
cences contributed TO The Tatler" he bases
them on letters and diaries in his possession He
says that in his fathers journals Carlyle con-
stanty appears in all his rugged strength"
while the letters OF Lady Ashburton show her 10
have been great and gracious. sparkling and
clever sympathetic and sensible. 4 born patron
ess OF the arts and well appreciated by the art
ists" Here are some fragments from AIr
Brookhelds paper:
A bit Of the diary runs. Lady Ashburton came
To tea Very pleasing 20 hear how afectionate!y
she speaks Of CARLYLE, saying There's nobody like
hlm'-nOt meaning in resemblance, but in quality
And later Nothing remarkable At dinner no
body but Carlyle. Taylors and LushIugton. Lady
though l could not follow II. and bit OF in
Memoriam' hurriedy. and as if il bored her Walk
ing away from Bath House (the Ashburtons)
day Carlyle, influenced by something just passed.
spoke of T-'s domestic life. My father said
rldge was like dipping into pitcher Of snakes for
the chance OF eel and T had found an eel
Carlyle rallied good deal at tais and said cells had
a faculty by very natural Transformation of be
coming snakes. A walking funeral passing.
and my father said, What traSi-comcdy life is
Aye, said Carlyle, and there goes DIT of II. 4
small hole and insignificant lock down into il By
those people and there an eTd Ot IT. another leaf
from the great big forest has rustled down"
years before and went to talk Of the uses
in the world OF various degrees Of man He said
he sometimes thought that If man had met Will
lam the Conqueror and blown a pistol through his
brains and mdnured field with him he would
that have produced good potatoes. but =
very expensive CARLOAD It would have been"
II was at breakfast at this time that CARLYLE
out with And upon the whole the great OBJ
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CHARACTER AND ACTION.
Stories of SeLf-reUeLation and an I'm
possible Romance.

sABBRINA wARHI4AM- The Story Of Her, Youth.
by Laurence HoUsman. 12InO, pp. Vi, i39 The
Macmillan Company.
SUSAN CLEGG AND HER FRIEND, MRS.
11ALHhCP. By Anne Warner. With fronus-
Little Brown a Co
THE REVELATION OF HERSELF BY Mary
Farley Sanborn- Emo, PIP. IS Dodd. Mead Il
BLAZED TRAIL STORIES AND STORIES OF
THE WILD LIFE. BY Stewart Edward White.
l2no. pp. 26o Mcclure, Phillips Co.
DEBoNNAIRE. BY W. F Payson- With six Il
Mcclure, Phillips & Co.
''Sabrina Warhau" is a novel in which the
authors capacity for feeling and his ability 10
write well enable him to triumph over conven-
tionalty of plot The heroine confronts not
long after her marriage troubles something like
those with which her mother has had 70 deal
This brings into the book that atmosphere of
drama which IS so important TO the romancer,
The woman with whom Sabrina's husband has
collaborated in paving the way for the approach
OF Nemesis at just the critical moment is duly
introduced. and Mr.. Housman does not forget to
provide any Of the other stock characters OF the
familiar love story. The boyish wooer who gives
humorous relief 10 the tale IS here. the dame OF
high degree whom we expect TO meet as matter
Of course IN Al English romance arrives TO play
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realization Of Ire possibilities lie saw in her
The letters are natural enough. and so. filed
with much unimportaut and trihing detail. sufIl-
ciently characteristic but not always especially
Interesting. Yet as a seif-drawn picture Of a
mastering and transforming passion the book gs
not unsuccessful Though not long it would be
better II it were stiI shorter-"cgt TO cues" IL
the language Of the stage.
Mr. Whites "Blazed Tran Stories have In
them the nvgorating air Of the life in lumber
camps and other wholesome American places 10
which he has gone for his picturesque types and
Incidents In each one OF them he has a more
less dramatic episode to describe. but in the
description OF II he never suggests that he has
deliberately sought dramatic effect He writes
rather. one spinning yarns about men and
women whom he has sympatheticaIly observed
under the circumstances Of casual travel; In the
portrayal Of his personages he IS vivid and BRIEF
and his stories move with admirable celerity 10
their natural climax This is a fresh genuine
book about people with healthy blood in their
veins. and amid the fiction OF the day. so often
meretricious ard an9mic. it is welcome as
the opening OF a window in an oyerheated room.
''Debonnaire" IS the nickname OF Captain
Louis de Cadillac. OF the regiment Cariguan-
SaIieres serving in Quebec. well the title of
the gill Of concentrated romance served in a
pint cup that masquerades as a novel written by
W. F. Payson. Here you have for hero the
typical French coxcomb. with enemnate
manner and arm OF steel transplanted to
America In early Colonial days, with all his OBJ
jectionable affectatons. In love with a miniature
Of an ancestress which he carries in his bosom,
but wears on his sleeve. the instant he learns OF
the existence Of her counterpart distant rela-
tive. in New-Amsterdam, he demands a furlough
and makes bet that he will bring her back his
bride by Christmas. How he wins his caddlsh
wager is quickly told in a series Of theatricaIy
effective but absolutely unnatural adventures
1t is the cheapest kind Of melodrama. written in
the staccato style Of dialogue Of the old fash
ioned dime novel II it IS an attempt TO repeat
with American setting. the success Of
Monsieur Beaucaire." Of which il seems TO be a
sort OF tnse imitation. il is to be feared that the
author is doomed to speedy disappointment.
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The AtherauEn'' announces that Ellis & FL
wev viii shortly publish The Poems OF Dante
Gabriel Rossetti, with Illustrations from HIS
Own Pictures and Designs" the book 10 De edlt-
cd with an introduction and notes. By Mr..
" NJ Rossetti and II is added that the pres
ent is the first instance in which the original
poems Of the author have been thus combined
uvish his uicrorial works" ''Tke Athen8Um" IS
mistaken. A year ago the Putnams published
Rossettis poems IN two volumes with Nustra-
tons from his own designs, the work being cd
fre5 nv Miss Eliza beth Luther Cary. That editor
was not only first in the field, but she did her
work particularly well, and the numerous re-
productions given OF RossettIs designs were eX-
cellent II is TO be hoped that Mr.. William
Eossett VIII correct The Athenaum" on this
Eo.nt and give credit 10 his predecessor when
he publishes his edition
New-York tribune., 1904-10-02

The latest volume Of the American Sports
mans library. with its five authors. experts
with gun and rod, covers the field Of the hunter
and fisherman so far the use and handling OF
his apparatus Of destruction is concerned
America still offers unexcelled facilities for the
sportsman and the camper. and what fun Is
there in camping without the accompaniment OF
shooting or fishing? For this reason. and be-
cause game is abundant and free to all In sea-
son. except on a few restricted preserves, the
game shooters and fishermen OF America largely
outnumber those Of any other country. There
IS, however despite lot Of gun talk and fish
tales laInentable ignorance among a large
proportion OF our amateur sportsnen about
what may be termed he theory and practice"
Of hunting and fishing. There is scarcely an
American boy who is able TO go even for week
each year into the country but has owned or
shot a gun or handled a rod. Many through
practice or 4 happy "knack" become fairly ex-
pert in their use. but how few. comparatively
speaking. really know" anything about the
principles and possibilities OF their arms To
supply this knowledge is the aim OF the present
Vcrk- an object which II admirably fuldla
Captain Money contributes the article on The
Shotgun and Its Handling and from his abun-
cant experience gives much interesting inforu.a-
ton as 70 the choice and use OF guns. powder
and shot. the correction OF the faults into which
the uniIstructed sportsman is liable 10 fall. and
the way 20 tell whether the miss is due 70 the
defect in yourself. your gun or your ammunition
Nearly all shooters have their fads and rancies,
but these. 50 long they do not interfere with
the shooting. but rather help fl, may be hu-
mored He cites one man. a very fine shot who
always hunts in rubber boots. no matter what
the weather. because they give him "a good
grip on the ground" Another expert with the
shotgun always raises his hat and replaces Il on
his head before every shot Hardly a helpful
TAD. one would fancy. Mr.. Kephart. in his chapter
on the hunting ride. instrument OF greater
range and precision than the shotgun. appropri-
ately treats his subject from a more scientific
point OF view. and goes with much thorouEhness
into such details as accuracy Trajectory killing
power. the theory OF sights adjustment reIoad-
ms. etc. For those who care TO go stIl deeper
into the subject, and are not afraid OF few
mathematical calculations and tables Mr car
Inns contribution on The Theory Of Rife Shoot
'ng viii be found especially valuable The
,yro who masters II VIII not only shoot better
in practice but Will get that keener zest from
his work that comes with full understanding
OF the craft
Mr. Keene closes the volume with 4 disserta-
ton on Artificial Flies" including general
directions on casting and the best ways OF catch
ing the elusive trout and salmon on the much
n.ooted question as to whether salmon eat or
fast when ascending 70 their spawning grounds
he unquaIiiedly accepts the opinion OF Charles
Hallock. the dean OF American sportsrnen. who
declares that they not only eat bu, eat pro
miscuousy and voraciously."
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Sir Theodore Martin, whose skill and sym
pathy as a translator long ago won him honor
is presently to bring out a volume of Poems
from Leopard" made up OF the versions which
he has been printing from time 10 time in the
pages of "Blackwood's Magazine" These YER
sions have been very interesting. and are
glad that they 10 De put into book form
They ought to do something TO revive interest
in an Italian poet who is hardly more than u
name 70 most English and American readers.
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WITH GUN AND ROD.
The Theory and Practice of Shoot
ing and Fishing.

GUNS, AMMUNITION AND TACKLE By Cap
tain a. w Money. Horace kephart W. z.
Carlin. a: l. A HimmeIwright and John Har-
rIngtOn keene. With Three ColOred Plates and
Twenty Illustrations American Sportsman >
Library. Svo. pp. K. 40 The Macmillan Conn
pany.
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SABRINA WARHAM. The Story OF Her Youth.
by Laurence HoUsman- 12IuO, pp. VI, i39 The
Macmillan Company.
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