The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-15

. Frassr--As delicate as fine as Madame Butterny. AS bright as a sun-strnck dev-drow. As delicate and line as 2 cherry blossom Hfme the sne'i eatherer of Enoshima is as unique. sweet, tender and original as any ht- tie lady brought out of Japan into iitarature for our delectation.
 The very hcrorable Nakayama of the aarnunine class with his college slang that goes off like pistol shot m the loneoTnis air of the East Is done with true and loving touch. The dainty aetsu, the lady of the Chrysanthemum Land is tenderlys sketched.
 Harrington Is best of the Western heroes when we hive had going accounting of Butterfly maidens. Even the lovers of the ancients Akebora and Snkura, guardians of fowerlike Hime bloom under Mrs. Fraser's touch as did Aaron's rod. The dawn of love by the sea in full moonlight when Hime first heard from the voice of the strange boatman the music of hcr fathers people and announced in pure wordless notes. sent in the silver night over the silver sea Is perfect Httlc idyL
 As delightful, with an added touch of humor, is that passage where the two girls. Hinle and Tetsu call their lovers names to the echoing shrine in the wood.
 An exquisite little romance light as the foam of the sea, and sweet as the buds of May.
 McAllister aud His Double. by Arthur Train.-Fantastic sketchinEs in White and Rlack. The Best of Club Men, and was ever Club Man half so good! is constantly getting in trouble from his remarkable likeness to his wicked valet.
 There is the story of how McAllister spent Christmas and ate Christmas 3in- ner in tho Tombs accused of all the crimes committed by one Fatty welch." How McAllister found the one only and original Fatty Welch and shielded him from justice gives new colcr to the Christmas tale.
 McAlIister takes the Baron de Vile. alias Barney Couville best man in the service to run in many criminals, to dine with the Blairs. The progress or that eventful dinner. the theft and re- turn of the Benson Pearls, makes am other lively story.
 Another and better Is that of Mc- Allister travelling in the eleven forty leaving the Grand Central in Henry VIII attire. cup and feathers. doublet and hose. shoes strange creations of undressed leather. red on the uppers and white between the toes."
 "McAiiister's Marriage is almost sentimental enough to be mawkish without the happy vein of droliery. brightening the rest of the clubman's doings.
 '"Thc Data of Ethics, lis readable, Mir Train knows and shows London. "Thc Golden Touch is good. and The Governor Generals Trunk" is up to the authors high water mark.
 Mir. Allister may well become as popular as Van Bibber
 The remaining stories of the volume do not concern themselves with the clubman or his ex-valet.
 "The Jailbird. "Thc Cause of Jus tiee," ''Thc Maximilian Diamon1,' and "Extradttion," arc all stories of the law courts. Since MT. Train has been for some years. one of the assistant dis tinct attorneys of New York his knowl- edge of criminal ways and police ways gives an air of reality to these four tales. A book of short stories Is al- ways welcome to the public. Wee are hours they fill that nothing eIse can. This gay little volume is one of the best collections of such acceptable lit- erature.
 Hemmoch. By John Luther Long. Another acceptable book of short sto- ries. It is q wise publisher and a bold one who dares issue the volume of short stories. Good for the rainy Hay
 
 the theatre. Good for the business mans bit of rest. Good for the stu dent between weighty times. Good for all The Loaded Gun" Is perhaps the best of the collection. Redemption is always the best story that pen can trace. that lives can lean.
 The Siren,' modern sea-idyl, "Leibereich" is the old story of dreams that come true. For to such dreams of love and happiness we go if they come not to us.
 Jupiter Tonans' is rather wearying reading, tho ancient ships and sleep ing mariners, still afloat and awaken ing in sight of modern iron n-clad Is not novel enough to interest.
 sis" is a tender little tale smell ing of dried sweetferu and of lavcn- der and of fresh brewed tea.
 "Thors Emerald" convinces how much better it is to be crushed by the glaciers and pinned forces of nature than by the cruelty and rapacicus- ness of model life with their courts of justice often meeting out inJustice and recommendations of mercy stopped short by selfisbness or greed.
 Guile" makes pretty scene Of 2 little Quakeress in her own attic at fancy ball. The Real is pronounced the most Piquaint Disguise of the evening. and love who has always laughed at 1ocksmiths frees the maiden from the dull. dancclcss life of the
 
 who proves to be after all but a sheep strayed from tho fold, she is free to use as much Fatchouly as she plcases.
 "fiemmoch" the story that gives the title to the collection is . patch work of ancient things dubbed: Pa thetfc. The veteran without a pen sion, the letter from Troilus, own hand, the improvi1ence that brings to the poor house. the boys killed in bat tie. MT. Long puts up his stories in tiny pockets of chapters labelled with spigramatic title. Life Has No Future at Twenty-One." Happiness Is Better Than Church." ''Opcn The Door fo Joy-Always" Growing Old Is On- Iy an Idea-Until We Know. Max Ing Believe Brings Things" The End pf Life Is As It's Beginnings-Simrle. "Good Baskets Must Keep Their Bot toms" "Things Feel Heavier in Age.
 The delivery of the stories in minims thus smacks somewhat of affectation. If is as if the author feared that we, his readers, could not bear ms genus hut in broken doses.
 But we could.
 "Three Daughters of the COnfeder- acx.p by Cyrus Townsend Brady. .rThe Three Daughters of the Con federacy," as the name implies, IS story of the Civil War, with the scenes principally in North Carolina and Vir- rfnia. It is needless to add that love story runs through the three sto- ries embraced under the title. and that