The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-30

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For four very good reasons Nancy Stair,
by Eleanor Mccartney Lane, took a
strong hold upon the over fiction-fed oc-
icupant of The Uneasy Chair. First, be-
cause it Is an admirable picture Of a very
esttmable but almost foolishly fond father
for a winsome, happily endowed daugh-
ter; second, because it is charming pic
ture of that same lass, tho seen thru her
fathers eyes; third, because it deals with
Scotch attachments and diversions, char
acteristic for their ardor; fourth, because
1t contains some wholesome philosophy,
pointing out, for example, that there is
no essential relation between genius and
character and using Bobby" Burns as
a striking case in point. If more were
needed, the chair might say that 1t is a
book to sit UP into the wee sma' /" hours
with, q book which much of the time
keeps the pulse at double-Suick.
In support Of reason No. L, the chair
thinks the following is sufficient evidence,
tho more could easily be educed if there
were room for it. Jock Stair, the
father, is talking to Danvers Carmichael,
who loves the girl
"You see. Dandy said I, trying to smooth
the talk bit, "altho she's my own, there
| sure no harm In my saying that she Is an ex-
| traordinary creature That she has great beauty
q blind man could see; but that's the least Of
her, for she has the heart and the principles OF
| the purest md the best But, oh, 1addie, in her
dell himself"
No 2, it is sufficient to submit the
above, the frontispiece Of the book, and
all the rest Of the book. But this is the
way the fond father describes her, as
dressed with a special purpose in view:
1t cobwebby stuff white satin, the
neck, cut in the free fashion of the time show
| ing her di1npled shoulders and the turn of the
| he had h8i in
of curls, high on her head, and her fore
head she wore the circlet Of diamonds which my
great-grandfather had given to the French ar, an
! frank conduct. Around her neck was the famous
necklace of diamonds and emeralds, and at the
bosom cluster Of diamonds winked and twin
killed. at every breath. She stood for minute
near me, her eyes like misty gray stars shining
over the bloom Of roses her slender arms barred
and one slight hand, shining with rings, laid OF
the table.
A radiant vision, that? One to which
the frontispiece In the present state o
the printers art could hardly do justice
Such beauty and heart and principles o
} the purest' would surely make a paragon
But remember, one la looking thru
: fathers eyes.
. For evidence Of the portrayal Of .scotc
!, affections and avers1ons of characteristic
| depth, will not the chairs testimony d
. here?
+ For philosophy and the -essentialit
Of relation between genius and char
< acter, take Nancy's own words about he
meeting with Robert Burns, whose poetr
< had been a passion with her. They ar
> spoken to her father:
.-The first time talked with him at the in
Wasre M Mltn an aunt a or so
: but there was something in his ways to Whil
r l had never been accustomed in men--a &c
tain freedom, which 1 put by, however, as Of
- of the peculiarities of his gift.
I her face in my breast, at took me but tv
q weeks to discover that the thing we call geni
:: has no more to DO with a PERSONS charact
8 than the chair he sits in; that man can VIII
. like god aud live like the beasts in the field
a Can speak Of Christian charity like the discipl
:, Of old, and hold the next person who often
. him up to the r1dicule Of the whole paris
y That he can write lines surpassing-aye!"
cried. surprising Polonius' advice to his sc
= and leave them uncopied alehouse tai
8 to go of with the first loose woman who com
8 by, and be carried home, too drunk to wal
a the next morning roaring out hymns about etc
Enal salvation. -.
~ + Rather long, that, under the circun
> stances, but that is overlooked In the ru
: Of reading the story. And with that, Il
" chair believes it has made a good case
i support Of the assertion that there q
.s at least four good reasons for liking Nan
W stalr-the girl and the book.
- GUY wBrMoRE cARRYL.
>, (Died April 1, 19o4.)
Yes the gods loved him. In his one brief h
=, They gave him all fair gifts within their pow
:. Yet oh, the pity of it! Would that they
40 Had paused ere they bestowed their final dow
| by Carolyn Wells in the Reader Magaz
+ for July.
3 There's one consolation left to every fool n
I'd livin'--he was once the smartest baby in
or world.-From Bruvyer Jim's Baby.
"a We know that the Audubon socfet
It are down on ''birds-nesting by boys. '
I'd are down OIL it ourselves. But, Just t
1r same, in days now long go
8 we had much fun in hunt
Or birds eggs. That fun is in lar
s, part spoiled by recollections Of the 81
I'd fering we remember the birds to have G
le dured. The boys of today, instead
a hunting birds eggs are devoting attenti
to the birds themselves. 1t Is one of t
I'd effects of the wave Of nature study tt
la has swept over the land, and 1t Is
he good effect. Chester A. Reed has ool
in to the help Of the boys who wish
. know more about birds eggs, and yet
IA not wish to rob nests. He has prepa1
book-North American Birds Egg
with almost endless Illustrations of es
ct (full size), which any boy with a love
Of the outdoors in his heart would be 81
III to have. 1t not only shows eggs but ne
no as well, and with the illustra tions
given lucid descriptions.
The Uneasy Chair
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