The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-25
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tile HAPPY oiistlit,nat Ion ofqtllc volume
laThat Tie author IL n poet al we'll Us nj
ls evident 10 any reader who takes ~ INF
III the following paraErnplis,i his [descrit,.
tlon Of the first meeting between his hero5
and herolne. Tho hero lives Iii London
where he has lls stud!o IIo llp e cG ,1sp
English Cat hedral town. where his
parents I've. and Mr.. benson thus tells
of how Destiny met him while no was
walking across the r. nj adows to MS
parents home. He says Fl s}s 8j$
$50 on lio wont: the channel below t)1e!
mill was Ill It should be. and tho sun
for HID delight, caught the white spray
OF tho river and hung q rain bow on. IT.
This Jack felt was n gift throW In The
need OF the artist forS expression was OF,
.painter. Z And thinking thus, llc turned
n Il corner D { tho red wall, and stopped. e
I'm Tho center OF he plank brid by
which he Intended to cross wea standing
a girl opposite tolhiin, with face full Of
sol she kept at baya small black retriever
puppy. who had just loft tho water and
still dripping. was evidently corning ! oihis
mistress Iii order to shake himself and
had d d swim. 3 Even Ms, Jack turned hts
corner. the puppy began to shake; and an to
his trained Quick eye, the whole scene
was as complete and f as faithful as an =
photograph. Tit PUPPY 81
Ills shoulders he was b!ac k and n curly
set In a halo or spray but the shnko had
2not yet touched his back and tall, tho
hair OF which was still shining ana close
Tho Girl was also dressed in ID ack W. iiel##
an pS Sexp ts ~ agonized disnay. which
hers smiling mouth contr1dicted was g.
moments miracle. ] ack ga 4, q e quick
nndrawn breath a moment betore ~ en- na e,
painter: now, for all he cared, the Woriu
rnight lie made Of Portland cement. y
only Il hat girl would Ia ugh ana 1t'at
puppy shake itself. j ti Nj; .-
Z Mr.. Benson NJ his characte ~. u.
solsubtly humorous, and 80 keenly antatiy.
intimate knowledge Of his Erehte rs.% 7 Or
Instance one can almost see Colonel Ray
1r1ond !, working or q fury OF temper, Dy
breasing the steep slopes !,
is ASK & en ns ra sels DC one would
iikeGto3 play the colonel arubber whist
~ only FOR the pleasure OF snupblng nun
unnercif fully. Miss Emma Forteseue ~
delightfully."- ne iLragsutEy
underlying her life and those pr thesSll
ford sisters appeals strongly. TO the heart;
;rha tenn pcrarnental& di fferen ace pc tween
;1a'ck Coliingwood sand his mother N lays I,sys
in ter g, s = 8
chapter. Bcnson ~ x so ~
Outside of himself that his pointsof view e, :,
nrnvea 81 Infections, and takes dee p l holdt
up6n his reader fancy and lima glnatl {. :.
4iDyery touch besto wed " NM OF NJ
literary canvas tells In hegll eife g:
n nj tndded beauty; while not hing US lack
nKs thing Is siperfluous No 81 g CEN
ira az all holds the Smostf beautiful ,thingss
IL the world on which the gnt, s cair
dwell. Dodying YOUTH ~,
as expreased IN II allu ita
ture. VI Si e @&3.ss &S
n r1IT AcTIcB q N CHARITY I. BY Ed :. !;
ward TT. Deyinc. 2l0 l,ag " c Ky, =,
net. Dodd Mead 20 con- PAM, tss" y
l 9Ihs slittls book the whole field Of
modern practical charity Is successlullyi
and experty$ summed up 8a 3,
90 and the vann 90 ''' exp sn
cncn MS General Secretary Of the New CIV
iYurly Charity Organizati on4 q tnply guar
artees, 81 For organized cliarita able socle-
tics and Independent HorRers MS ms
exposition will furnish an ad'nlraple halo
The authors hope has been p, to p pre-:
bare some OF the principles upon ~ M ,i,n,,
its practice ma " be most e n e
based. The term ns p9 y, !, nv
The slogan Of certain form ers not a,
charity but justice. and partly byi, the
claim of lcertaln economists ll ~ llles
are conducting mot 81 charity put a , nusl.5
ness But surely te HG he n h,nr itself
roma ms Unchanged The chnpte 81. on u
.l1efensa Of CHARITY shows that no viewer t
much charity as an 1nstit utloil or q
Of conduct may be alta ed X Is Z, ~ t =
nature Of the case ute rs
d later chapter. the author points o ~.
some of tho everyday substi tutes lot
am II ~, and cites tho generallzatlono OF
Mr. Charles Booth to the effect thnti
.,.while all classes In London give ,ioSa.i,y3
IN charity he poorest pe q ol sayw 81.
.He also mentions instances Tia g nave
.faIlen under his observa ton, WI 81 q eili,
onstrated theunderlying good VII a n
caritableness mal. eyeryWhar 2, jig ,s ;les
otler intefes ~ d slp
zed Charity 'a.'Volur,te Ger Charts. y
.s srh Church and! Charity. An appendix
rIyes3 4; draft Of a constitution.for q Ghar-
ty organization s1 ~ be
az real value to those interesteu ~ 3ttilo ef
work &c organized charity; 53 IA s
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