The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-30
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE. SUNDAY. APRIL 80. 1905

cannot be blamed for taking advantage
OF the fact that one book of his has
been advertised in high places. 1t
would be stretching the truth some
what to say that there is anything new
In this latest of his books. for there is
not. 1t is merely series of essays
about life, God. humanity and our ul-
innate Destiny He gives much good
advice about the attitude we should
adopt toward death and not to allow
ourselves to be bitter in our thoughts
about IL. Incidentally he throws some
bouquets at this country. which are not
amiss, considering that it was the pres
ident of these United States. and the
American public. who put him where
he is today. Essays such as these are
not very hard to write and doubtless
We will have more of them.
Hecla Sandwith-By Edward Ellington
Valentine. The Bobbs- Merrill company
For sale by st. Paul Book and Station
cry company.
Mr.. Valentine is a new writer and
every reader of his book will believe
he has a great future. Indeed, Mr.
James Lane Allen-to whom the book
is dedicated-has already come out IN
extravagant praise Of the writer's style.
He says that the book would do honor
to George Eliot or Thomas Hardy
praise indeed. Its scene is placed in
Pennsylvania about the middle of the
nineteenth century, story of the fur
naces. of rough life and primitive emo
tions, but a love story withal of force
and, power. Into IL the writer has
woven essays on nature which could
be taken out bodily without spelling
the text, but il is these, perhaps, which
are the finest bits of the book. 1t is
above all story of sacrifice by wom-
nj no
heroism and waiting of Hecla paid in
full, and happy life for her beginning.
There are spots in the story which are
uneven, but nevertheless Mr.. Valentine
proves by il that he can write and the
readers of HecIa will eagerly watch
his career.
Miss BIIIy-By Edith K. Stokely and
Marian Kent Hurd. Lothrop Publishing
company. Boston. For sale by st. Paul
Book and Stationery company
The joint writer's OF this bright little
story are two newspaper women of
Dubuque, and in these days of civic
improvement and interest, this story
of the uplifting of a neighborhood
will particularly appeal. Miss Billy
was one of two daughters of a minis
ter and when the story opens the
family have just met with financial
humble neighborhood. So they go 10
No. II Cherry street-which is sort
of Cabbage Patch-and the story is OF
what Miss Billy was able 10 accom-
plish for the benefit of the street, not
alone by actual work. but by reason of
her inspiring brightness and charming
optimistic disposition. Miss Billy is
indeed unique and she will live as an
example of what a helpful spirit can
do. combined with the desire to make
the best Of hard times. The characters
are well drawn and run from Miss
Billy's refined and cultivated parents
TO the street urchins who compose the
inhabitants of Cherry street. There is
a great deal of bright talk in the book
and the two newspaper girls who have
written IL have achieved a success for
themselves which they will doubtless
follow up in a worthy manner.
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AS Wild Birds SIne-By Mary Randall
Shippey. Robert Grier Cooke. New
York.
This woman. of whose "Soeur Ma
rie" 7 h e G. / o b e told a few weeks
ago. deals with intimate things OF
heart and soul with the true poetic in
stinct, if not with mastery in express
sion or artistic finish. One of the chief
merits of these poems is their utter
unpretentiousness as well as their
spontaneity. The very first verse in