The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-19

Ellen is the dearest of girls and Mr..
Man is as lovable a little lad as ever
delighted a readers heart. Then there
is another lover. the Chocolate King
sonae, all helping to max up the pref
test bit of work Gouverneur Morris has
yet achieved. 1t is Mr.. Man who is the
leading man." after all. He is such a
He suffers so keenly the disgrace of his
theirs conduct and the discomfort of
his fathers treatment, and yet is so
bravely loyal to his Ideals of family
honor through it all. And he adores
Ellen as only a small boy can adore q
sweet girl, with a fervor n devotion
that give all and ask nothing. This
latest book of the author of Tom
add materially to Mr.. Morris literary
reputation. (Through h Zercher Book
& Stationery company, Topeka).
With a second large printing of her
new book, Susan Clegg and Her
Friend Mrs. Lathrop," required before
the day of publication, Anne Warner
has jumped into deserved popularity.
This author (who in private life is Mrs.
Charles Ellis French, of st. Paul, Minn.)
has had a brief but eyentful literary
career. Her first short story was pub
lished in 1901, and since that time her
azine fiction readers. Her first book
"A Woman's WILL an International
love comedy written almost wholly in
dialogue, proved to be one Of thefavor-
however, her Susan Clegg'' stories,
which have been appearing in the Cen
tury before they were revised and
brought out in book form, that attract
ed widespread attention. Susan Clegg,
with her quaint humor, o of gossip,
obtuse s~elfishness, and homely phil
osophy, is an original character that
appeals to all, while the silent Mrs.
7 -+L-@- Sc A1n,aI1rr n N.rY-f~- To a.
vised version of the Susan Clegg''
tales the author has added The Minis
ter's Vacation" a dron tale in which
Susan Clegg tells, in her original way,
the difficulties encountered when the
village clergyman and his wife went
away, leaving their thirteen children in
the care of their parishioners. Susan
Clegg and Her Friend Mrs. Lathrop"
contains many bits of quotable phil
osophy, such as these;-
It's a pretty sad thing, Mrs. La
thrOp, all the comfort you en- get
out of a man is the thinkin' t perhaps
God in his mercy has made him a fool
lone man a lead a horse to wa
ter, but a thousand can't get him to
stick his nose in f he don't want to;
m I thank my stars t I amt got Moth
in n me as Graves to marry a man IS
appears dead-set ag'in n idea"
IS fairs my observation s extended,
no one don't ask for advice 'nless
pretty well made up their mind
not to take it."
at takes another lawyer to see what
lawyers dom, anyhow. When a
says anythin' s so to me, I
never take no time to disbelieve him,
he'd never got to be in the law a
tall f ne want able to prove the truth
his own lynn"
Its better for you to learn the les
son s all is vanity now, than to wait
m nave it fall on your head k a
unexpected pickle-jar."
as far q nv OhSPrVa tfon - oYtend-
it's always folks a long ways off s
it IS wisest to lay all faults to-"
LAS far S my experience goes, a wo-
afore h marries a man always
admires him fulFs much or maybe even
more'n his own mother can. so it's
breath wasted to try m tell either of
'em a plain truth about him."
ITO my order O. thinkin', ourminister
amt really ever in need O. no rest; f
he needs a change. my say would be,
Set him to work."