The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
By MARTHA YOUNG, Greensboro, Ala.

of modern tales which has won itself an enviable place with the young of our land.
 1 It is not usual to find two sisters winning laurels in the same field of 1 endeavor. but among our we'll known Alabama authors is Mrs. Annie Greene | Brown. sister of Miss Frances Nimmo Greene.
 As Miss Annie Finley Greene this author won her first laurels by the excellence of her graduating essay which. through the advice of the late Dr. P. A. Barnard, of Columbia Col lege, was offered for publication to ] the New York Home Journal. "A | Neglected Poet" as the essay was styled, was promptly accepted by the Journal. and was published in con- spicuous place. attracting a flatterins degree of attention.
 Mrs Brown has never devoted her self to literature. but has written only 1 semi sionaIly. She is the author which is How Nan and the Boss Got
 Even" (IIarper's Young Peoplel. Articles and stories from this authors | pen have appeared in Harper'H Youns
 People, Youths Companion, The New
 England Magazine, The Arena. and
 various publications of lesser reputa- | ton.
 Mrs. Browns only work in book form is a story for girls. entitled | 'Fireside Battles" This was publish
 cd by Laird & Lee, of Chicago. in the year 1900.
 Even as this article goes to press there Is to appear a novel by young writer of Montgomery, MT. Gustave Frederick Mertins. It is too early a day to make any criticisms upon a
 book not. yet before It's public, or even to prophecy concerning it.
 But that the young author has won his publishers, these words written from them will testify:
 This exciting novel The storm
 Signal, deals boldly, bravely, frankly
 with the negro problem. The author
 has his solution of the question. 4 novel solution which he presents con
 veniently in plot crowded witt
 thrilling action and uncompromisins
 realism There is great strength 1T the story, great reserve, great range
 and the force that comes from
 straight hit from the shoulder. There Is nothing to compare with 1t in liter
 ature for it's comprehension and exhi
 bition of the negro character, or fol it's sympathetic revelation of thu Southerner at his best. The romance stands out with dramatic undress iik'
 tree against a flaming sunset. I
 is a moving tale. one to read witl , | drawn breath anu QulChShAh6 pNAS0
 and swelling heart.
 In that first tilt of the knight wht would win his literary Spurs of Gold Mir Mertins certainly has acheiyed
 victory, the complete enthrallmen of his publishers. Tomorrow witt the public may he be as victorious. It Is a stirring thing to realize how many of our authors arc winning fam in world wide fields
 Last Holiday Season appeared tha l volume of poems and pictures iron the pen and brush of Alabama's la | mented poet, Miss Howard Weeden How delicate, how fine, was her verse l How true to life the kind, toil-wori old darkey faces that adorned he
 pages. It was always the "Qualit, 1 Darkey'' that she presented. The ol house servant dear to the Southeri heart. How deftly Miss Weeder f pictured them. Never a word to- much, never a word that could be elim . mated. putting herewith nove ? sketches in rhyme that were just tn
 right thing. just the fine thing, eacl {: one a polished gem to last always. An | we shall have no more of thems