The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-17

the way for each new chapter. Henry
5lIutts pictures In color are excellent, but
We have not thought highly OF MI. 4.
C.. Lawrence'S tcxtual decorations.
THE CHILDREN OF GOOD FORTUNE,
$3.50 net. Houghton. Aliffin & Coni-a
pany, Boston. s
Here are some well-conceived and In
structlva papers on ono OF the Oldest que.s-
tons confronting .nanknd-What ls
Right? AS long as Weaare alive and OF
this world. we all OF us engaged. how
ever unconscIously, In the quest OF good
fortune: only the thing that We seek in
obedience TO this instinct are az many
and various as our individual character.
Indeed, says Mr.. Henderson. 1t Is in their
conception Of what good fortune really 10
that. people chiefly differ from ono other,
some holding one Interpretation, some
another and widely remote one. What,
Indeed, then is good fortune? In seeking
to answer this question, Mr.. liende1'-
son has understood and defined his term
very broadly: so that his essay becomes
in effect a sort Of system Of morality, Or
at least contribution towards such
system. Tho author. however. dlsclai,ns
the designation "systenn: 's5 re states dls-
tinctly that hispages are addresseu !, ~. 70
struggling with the problems OF morailty,
not with a view to gathering them into
a system, but rather with view 20 pu l. As
ting thens into practice. me men ; nna % Soa
daily affairs OF life an atmosphere OF
serious and abiding beauty Ihese
words concisely describe Mr. Henderson
purpose in this book. and TINS puItoscI,II; =
has seemed to ,ls ably to execute; Hls
Is q rally helpful volume ohviously tn :,
fruit OF keen observation ana Close any ny
capable meditation.
CURLY. by Roger Pocock PIP. BY u. ~, L'
tt J,ro,yn G. Co.. Boston. 5fst
Curry; is a fine story OF the Arizona deseIi-#
exciting. romantic VIVID amn 9Th Tho humora
OF REV Saunders. absorbinKiy nt .,d nma
wholly good. The narrative Is ,o,u ono
J)nnics n cowboy who most commonly M
fs,Scrcd however TO the name OF chalk rye.
Events OF tho kind TO make the reader 81 ~. up
+ ~ item springing on, Of tho feud between INC
Ryan and Balsfannon families, %hlcE naa ~ ~.
George Ryan to follow ord la,s,nr anon and
his son. Jim de Chcsney. are gentie,,sl, a,n .n
Rylns father and son. are blackguanrus, AM. anu
nj first at least. seem to get oil the best Of
tho conflict. II was land IN when, ~
5Chalkeye says, nll but the fighters get killed
OF and II IS almost needless to say that gun
play figures largely. and the straisht aatiG.o
in courage and strrng M, 9, .,aL
in the story. some mighty mean ones. but they
are set up Enthusiastically aa villains. not Ii,s
often large dark ones. but It may at least be
said OF them that both their hearts ana their
guns were usually TO Dc 1ou!lu III 'l''I t.s ~
and respective place AS TO tho personality OF
Curly" who gives the title to the bank, we
will leave the reader TO make all discoVerits
for himself If he Is at all like US, no WIN ina
1t n highly satisfying and engr9sshg business.
The man who Is not delighted Will this tN,
thralling story has our sinccresl sy''p't"y htu
pity. ~
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Dr. sykes has had In mind the purpose Of
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CHATHAM. BY Frederick Harrison. Pp 239.
sl2j net. Tho Macmillan Company, New
In this little volume. Mr.. Harrison hos
written a sympathetic, orderly ana scholarly
pire. Chatham's character "a no easy one to
depict; 10 superatively has he been commons
~ praised or blamed that It may be said that
In most men i minds, he IL other God or devil.
Harrison has not attempted TO shut his eyes;
but these defects, however serious, have not
proved OF the kind to ALLEVIATE his sympath!es. II
So he has drawn Chatham as a man OF ad-
mirabe and splendid achievement, at tho same
time not hesasing to point ,,s out his ,,. errors.
cuted one.