The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-12

there would have been less story to
tell.
A marriage of the two who had suf-
fered many things of many men upon
battlefield with bullets flying and
rife shells applauding" is fit finale for
SO adventurous q pair.
With all its impossibilities and oddi-
ties hearty wholesome book. Put in
to a boys or girls hands 1t will doubt
less with its impressive coloring give
a more lasting picture of the scenes
and events of those stirring times than
perhaps would a book of more artistic
finish. The book has, we are glad to
note. gone into a second edition.
Evelyn Byrd, by George Cary Eggle-
ston. author of "A Carolina Cavalier"
of Dorothy South" etc. d. Lothrop
Pub. Co.. Boston. Mass. Price. $3.50.
Aunt Nabby, Her Idens.--The reciter
can find much in this little volume of
Aunt Nabby's naive ideas of fashion
able life with which to charm an audi
ence. Aunt Nabby doesn't, for instance
believe in women voting, the poles
no place for women. is her dictum.
i'Just think of Lady Franklin, innocent
soul she was. She started for the
poles an hain't never been hearn about
sence"
She goes shopping in a Boston store
ad her remarks on the elevator boy the
floor walker and the bargains are rich.
| She gets many new ideas in the city,
she wishes to leave a hundred or two
| to Harvard, tries to decide which rich
niece is to be heiress to her well-pre-
served sheets and pillow cases, goes
sleigh riding with the pug dog only
for companion, aud gives a lecture on
politics. and receives one on spelling
AT Highgate she finds herself the
| popular author of the day and takes
her honors easily. Folks don't take
| to advice what makes 'em wise but
| anything what makes 'em good natured
an laugh is kinder soothin' like, an
| arter all may do 'em more good m
preachin' to 'em what they don't prac-
| tice."
Wise Aunt Nabby
OF the last chapter of the book no
| less an authority than oliver Wendell
| Holmes said it was the most original
| and finest ending he had ever seen.
The entrance of Finer" to write his
| autograph. penned in every book ever
written is unique.
The book is now in its third edition
Aunt Nabby. Her rambles. her adven-
lures and her notions, by Lizzie P.
Evans Howell. The Abbey Press,
New York.
Old Voices, by Miss Howard weedep
OF ALABAMA, author or Bandanna Bal
| lads, will be published this autumn.
The book as did her earlier ones. will
portray and describe the Old South.
| The volume will be larger than her
| former ones. Miss Weeden has her
| self supplied the portraits in her new
| volume as in her former one. There
will also be elaborate decorative pieces
by Cora Parker.
A book of utmost interest to Ala
| bamians, a book of national and in
| ternational Importance will appear in
autumn from the house of Doubleday.
Page and Company. Miss Ada Sterl-
| ing, one of the best known and brill
liant of New Yorks literary women
| has gathered and edited volume of
memoirs of social and political life at
Washington and at the South from
1853 to 1856. The book will be called
"A Belle of the Fifties." The memo
ries are by Mrs. Clement c. Clay-Ciop-
ton of Alabama. Mrs. Clopton's men,
oirs will be eagerly welcomed by ev-
| cry reader in Alabama and the South.
1 The book holds anecdotes of Presi-
dents Pierce. Buchanan. Lincoln; of
Jefferson Davis; OF Marcy. Cushing.
Toney, Benton, Crittenden, Sam Hous-
ton, Seward Burlingame. Patti, Jenny
Lind, Gottschalk, Charlotte Cushman.
Mrs. Drew, Mrs. Gilbert, Thackery and
many other notabi1ities in the social
political musical, theatrical and liter
airy worlds. The book will be illus
trated with twenty-four portraits. two
of them in color.