The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-02

had eight admirers who were partic-
ularly devoted among the many who
were her slaves. She declared in the
first chapter that she hated fussy,, pub
lie weddings in church with brides
maids, the whole world looking on,
and said further that when she finally
made up her mind to take that impor-
tant step, the man and the place OF the
wedding should be secrets known to
herself alone. This pronouncement
from Lady Penelope was made pub
licly, was gossiped about and finally
reached the yellow journels of New
York and Chicago, as well as being
headlined in London. Lady Penelope
and her peculiar ideas about marriage
became the talk of the town. The
duchess OF Gering. her aunt. having
no sense of humor, was terribly upset
by Penelope's views and demonstrated
with her to no avail. The eight admir-
ers Were informed that Penelope would
probably marry one of them but that
she had decided to go in for reform and
she made out a programme for each
one 10 follow and each was afraid TO
refuse. because he might be the one she
intended to marry. The eight love-
sick ones did the most ridiculous
things, and what each hated most, be-
cause ordered to by Penelope, and each
Kept an eye on the other seven not
knowing at what moment Penelope
would make good her threat and marry
one of them secretly. Finally she did
marry one of them In just this manner
and when year later IL was announc-
ed that she had a son, nothing was
known OF her marriage. So the faith
full eight each declared that he was
married to Lady Penelope, and the
lucky man is not known until the last
chapter. The story is most absurd of
course, a sort of comic opera in novel
form. but IL is exceedingly clever and
smart. There is no doubt but that
Lady Penelope will be liked by those
who enjoy light literature.
Pathfinders of the Wesley A. c. Laut.
The Macmillan company. For sale by
81. Paul Book and Stationery company.
1t seems, according to the writer,
that we must have our history of the
northwest entirely written over again.
Miss Laut takes issue with those who
call Marquette, Joliet and La Sale
pathfinders of the west; indeed she
absolutely denies that they were path
finders at all, and gives the credit for
the first explorations of this part of
the country to two young French adj
venturers, namely Sieur Pierre Raids
son and Sieur Medard Groseillers,
whom, she claims, antedated all of the
supposedly early explorers. The writer
mas NClS iliNCSllSdllOH
inspired by the discovery in 1855 in
the British museum of an authentic
record of their voyages, written by
Radisson. The Prince society of Bos-
ton at once printed copies of this inn
portant find, and working from this
Miss Laut has written a most inter-
esting volume on this subject. She
goes into the details of the voyages of
the two Frenchmen, Identifying some
parts of the country they travelled over
as being now in Minnesota, and even
within the city limits of St. Paul. The
writer has already been attacked by
those who try 10 dicredit the journal
kept by the Frenchman, but Miss Laut
claims that there is abundant testi-
mony to prove her contention. Her
book is a most valuable one and gives
evidence of much research and study
as well as a thorough acquaintance
with the northwest and the history of
the various tribes of Indians which
were located here two centuries ago.
IN her Introduction Miss Laut ac-
knowledges her debt to Mr.. Warren
Upham of this city among others, for
information received