New-York tribune., 1905-11-29
Literary .NesOs and Criticism.

tertatners. nevertheless, given their chance;
Mr.. Booth Harrington with a clever tale of
CromwelPs day, Mr.. Hugh Pendexter with some
pure drollery. "An Arctic Circle Touchdown"
and Mr o. Henry with similar bit OF fooling
"A Doubledyed Deceiver." For the absence of
color In the usual sense the publishers atone
by printing some spirited theatrical portraits
by Everett Shinn in tint, and by stamping a.
gorgeous bow of red ribbon on the cover The
American Illustrated Magazine" is in the same
Inside it has some attractive tinted pictures
Outside it follows the style of an old nIum-
mated manuscript There IS much short fc-
tion In this number, but there is graver mattcr
too including instructive article by w S.
Harwood on what has been done at the State
and national agricultural stations in America
'Lippincott's," like "The Atlantic" eschews
Illustrations, and Its cover differs only from
the last one in being printed on red ground
The complete novel this month is an amusing
story "of love and the young man In busi-
ness" by Grace MacGowan Cooke and Vond
Reed There is good fun in Mr.. Barbour's eu-
tomobile story, Victory With Honor"
The exhi1aration that comes with sport and
adventure is appropriately the tribute paid
to holiday sentiment by Outing" for Christ
mas There is plenty of color work in this
number. beginning with the spirited illustrations
Buckskin." which fills the opening pages Mr..
Ralph D. Paine writes well OF good Christmas
subject "An Old Fashioned Country Dance"
and there is humor in Mr.. Francis Metcalfe's
circus yarn, "Kalsomining an Elephant" *Out-
ing" may be put together chiefly for lovers Of
the open air. but in this number there is some-
thing for every reader.
OF course the Christmas number of "The Pan
Mall Magazine has It's tale of highwayrnan
and its tale Of attempted n1urder-an English
magazine would be incomplete without its touch
of the horrihie-but we welcome It more partio-
ularly for this poem by Mr.. E V. Lucas based
on the French of NJ. Harauoourt:
CHARITY.
Because so bitter was the rain,
Saint Martin Mart 3ba s1shed 5a his SoS9 elOak 9 in twain
To shelter him and ease his pain
But being now himself i'll clad,
The Saints own case no less was sad,
80 piteously cold the night;
Though glad at heart he was right glad.
Thus, singing on his way he passed.
WhIls 6atan 9b gggnt gggt a6 ab6ES Eyeressbi 4s his m
Released the cruel northern blast
AWAY It sprang with shrek and roar
And buffeted the Saint full sore:
Yet neer repented he a whit.
And Satan bade the deiuge pour.
Huge hailstones fell in fierce attack.
aSfT qspcS Door 0a1ti' Old head he 1 Smiling. SAID
Yet never wished his mantle back.
He must he shall" cried Satan 'know
Regret for such an act" And loI
Zen he spalke the world dark
With fog and frost and whirling snow.
t an M56 tfggglng 51waTdY go jor his g9
What use to him was half cloak?-
should have given him the whole
The cold grew terrible to bear,
The irfS tRo8 fs f5Gde9 Tad aan i the on a the so
Fall thou asleep. and perish there"
He fell, and slept, despite the storm.
And dreamed he saw the Christ Chtld's form
wrapped in the half the beggar took.
And seeing Him. warm-so warm