The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-23
NEWS or THE BOOK WORLD
Book About IrresponsibIes for Irrespons-
bIes In the Good Old Summer Time
"TFae Court OF sacharlssa," Summer
IdyII-Poen by Henry van Dyke--Wfat
the Magazines Say.

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There come times in every ones life
when he is willing--yea, crayes-to sink
into a state of harmless Responsibility
This Is sign of the need of a vacation
But that Is another story. Some day.
when you feel that way get The Court
Of Sacharissa, "a midsummer idyll, COM
piled out of the traditions of the IRE
sponsible club, by Hugh Sheringham and
Nevill Meakin author of "The Assassins.
It is book about six-yea, seven-irre-
sponsibles of varying shades of irrespon-
sibility, and Sacharissa, the queen upon
whose court the irresponsibles one day
stumble and to whom later all pay court.
The club is made UP Of the Poet, the
Exotic, the Mime, the Man of Truth, the
Scribe and the Ambassador. Then there
was the Major-but he wasn't member
of the club, tho he was eligible.
Once a week this group (they all lived
in London) took a trip to the country
They simply went to some railroad ter
minus in London, looked up some point
which had tempting name, and the fare
| to which was within a certain number OF
shillings, purchased their tickets and got
aboard the first train out. It was on
| such a journey that they fell upon
SCHOLARSHIPS court. They liked their ex-
| perience there SO well that they forswore
enough Responsibility thereafter to per-
nit them to pay court at the same court
1
old" place, as their constitution and by.
laws did not require them. (Perhaps yol
can't make that out; but remember the
subject of which we are writing.)
1 The consequences Of attending upol
the court Of the sweet Sacharissa for ;
full summer may be imagined, II you
imagination has not also wandered OF
into responsibility. But it is agains
the rules to tell. Suffice it to say tina
if you read the book, or start to read il
you will find that it imposes no burde
Of responsibility to complete it. Therei
! it Is wholly consistent. In other words
having begun the book, you will not b
greatly disappointed If something lead
you to break off before you have finishe
it, and again you will not be disappointe
4 if you continue to the end, tho in thes
strenuous days there seems somewhat tc
y much irresponsibility before one gets quit
done.
: An example is not amiss. The Exot
: and the Man of Truth have decided
f ask for Sacharissa's hand in naarriag
G Fate throws the three together. just aft
! the two men have been discussing the
a respective hopes. The Man of Tru
: speaks first:
. ssYou had better get to the point" he sal
ssHe has something particular to sa! to you
he explained to Sacharissa, beginning TO scra1
: Bile to his feet.
l. The Exotic checked him. 81 won't say it
all if you co. he warned him, and the Man
Truth reluctantly sat down. sly5g
'sThe fact is began the Exotic, uneasily,
wants me to tell you
''No, I DON'T the Man Of Truth broke
Sacharissa looked at them with grave and 1mp
ID tial interest.
: ..Yes. you do you said so,' retorted the
! otto. ''He is so shy he said alphabetically
: Sacharissa, who could not repress smile,
, spite the solemnity of the OCCASION The
is Of Truth was about to resent this 1mputati'
to but the Exotic, warming to his subject cont
s. ued. .He has labored to CONCEAL it, and J
10 have probably never guessed it from his mi
10 ner, but what he wants me to tell you is tt
~ you are the only woman in the world for hin
- ''No, she's not began the Man OF IT!
MT hastily, ''that is, mean she is, of course,
or she's the only woman In the world for y
or too. - EE-e