The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-02

The Second wooing of Salina Sue, Mrs. McEnery Stuart Is distinctly a writer of short stories. The short sto- ry writer meets the best and most ap- preciative audience in the magazines. | The publishers cry "Halt!' when a writer attempts to put before the pub | lie a volume of short stories. They never sell" say the publishers. For the publishers are as much, even more, moved by commercial value of wares as the merchant who sells cotton or silk goods by the yard or molasscs by the quart or barrel
 Good work is turned down for great name every time.
 Therefore, one never gets volume of short stories unless there is name behind them. Even writers, especially fit for short story work are cajoled by the publishers with trying novel; and mucn patchwork stun is the con sequence.
 Hence. to get a volume of bright short stories Is a rare treat to the public. May the public show appreci- ation. What better for the hammock when one reads alone than the volume of short stories? What better for the group on the gallery and the reading aloud than the book of short stories?
 What better for the home beside the fire, the jaunt on the railway, the long lazy days on shipboard than the short story?
 This book by Mrs Stuart is in her best vim. It is amply Illustrated by Kemble and Frost.
 The stories are the most ambitious one that gives title to the volume and 'Tobe Taylor's April Feolishness," Mi lady" 'Minervy's Valentine" Egypt" The Romance of Chinquapin. Carter"
 Miss Civilization" A comedy in one act by Richard Harding Davis Civ ilization has long ago robbed the world of romance. We have no more Robin Hoods robbing the rich to give to the poor, no more pirate captains filling sea-coast caves with p1under of gold and jewels. And MT. Davis shows that even tine common burglar, the house. breaker, and the sneak thief are get ting out of style and anticipated and must leave the boards, displaced by the fashionably honest man.
 Miss Civilization, otherwise, Alice Gardner, daughter of a railway mag nate, and a telephone open the scene.
 The burglars are outside. The Voice" Is upstairs.
 Alice has just time to summon the crew from a station house on the rail- way and a waiting train to the rescue before the burglars come in to make
 
 Alice enters as the burglars are talk ing a little lunch ere they proceed to other houses. She entertalns them affably while the rescuers come.
 The wit is not up to that of MT. Davis's usual good work.
 It Is ladled out with up-to-date ap- pointments much as is inspired punch at dire dull reception. and it neither cheers nor inebriates.
 From the burglar, who is the Beau Brammel of the gang.
 That's your watch. I'm sorry it had to go" I'm not. It's the first time 1t ever did go. And. oh, thank you for taking that big brooch. It's gift of fathers, so | had to wear 1t, but it's so unbecoming."
 A note announces: Miss Civiliza- ton Is founded on a story by the late James Henry Smith. All professional rights in this play belong to Richard Harding Davis Amateurs who desire to produce Miss Civilization may do so providing they apply for permis- sion to the editor of Golfers Weekly in which publication this play was just presented" It will make an excellent sociological bit to be put before an au- dience of burglars If the amateurs can draw them to inform them how an- tique and old fogy their profession is becoming and to induce them to pre- pare for and embrace at once more modern and lucrative callings.