Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-07-02

of Omar Khayyam Jr" Is manifested
to the same degree in Fairy Tales.
and We have fine laughter-exciting sa-
tires. The publishers have fallen In
with the authors mood and give US
in yellow journalistic style on the
first page:--
EXTRA!
FAIRY TALES UP TO NOW!
WALLACE IRWIN, THE BANDIT.
AGAIN BREAKS LOOSE AND
SANDBAGS OLD FAV.
oRITES.
Slayer Already Convicted Of Love Son.
nets Of a Hoodlum and The Ru-
baiyet OF Omar Khay-
yam, Jr.
1.-The Sleeping Beauty.
Little Red Riding Hood.
lII..Babes In the Wood.
.IV-Cinderella.
V.--Jack the Giant-Killer.
I cannot refrain from the quotation
Of a verse or two from "Adulterated
Food:
1.-The parents of Red Riding Hood
Were sharks for scientific food.
And members Of hygiene club
That lived on pre-digested grub.
when Mrs. Hood was touched with
grace
She thought of heaven as q place
Where all Is anticeptlcized
And even the harps are sterilized.
"Then mother said to Riding Hood:
Take this assorted breakfast food
To grandma, and the Wolf beware.
For germs are lurking In my hair!
SO Riding Hood she skipped along,
And hummed an artless, childish song.
Her thoughts reverting as she went
On Health and Self.deyelopment.
"And when the monster had enough
To kill camel of the stuff,
His breath grew weak, his eyes grew
DIM
The breakfast food had done for him. "
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Mr.. lie Gallienne like Mr.. Mabie. has
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about books, and In this volume he Is
at his best. OF the articles forming the
collection all, except one, have appeared
In Success. and though familiar Ia
many on this account they are none
the less readable and entertaining.
The author says that the "aim" OF
his simple pages has been to con-
vince" (the unread mani that liter
allure is a living thing, and that the re-
lation of hooks to life is close and
vital" Surely II there were any read
ers OF the book who did not believe
this, they have changed their opinions,
for Mr.. Gallenne testifies in the pres
ence of "a cloud of witnesses"
There are many epigrammatlc say
ings. as:
Let us make sure that we find what
we seek"
Summer reading is usually very
hot work"
Read only what you want to read
and only when you want to read IT,"
J "A good reader forgets even more
than he remembers"
"As the Sabbath was made for man
so books were made for the reader"
THE end Of true reading Is the de-
velopment OF individuality"
! whats the use of poetry" Is a rea-
sonable plea for the revival OF the old
fashioned love for verse which our
forefathers had In the pre-scientific
age.
do not think that Mr.. lie Gallienne
Is altogether just In his estimate OF
magazine poetry" for many OF the
best shorter poems by Whittier. Long
fellow, Lowell, Holmes and other poets
first appeared in the magazines. And
the bulk of magazine poetry goes into
books like Mr.. lie 'Galllenne's. and is
reviewed In this form. In fact do
not now recall to mind any OF the best
known shorter poems that had not al
ready appeared In some publication
Why should not the editors Of our best
magazines be as good judges OF poetry
as they are OF prose. and certainly the