The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-12
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evidence Of "graclousness" ho noglletctts
{ to state .3. q. 49,.
adviser nj Fortress Monroe during the
tvhoie perlod of jefferson Dnvs's inpris 4
fnhnent there. tIis Relationship with his
distInguished prisoner naturally afforded
ample opportunity for conversntlo Ion nnu
#the furthering Of notwithstanding, which
the Doctor was able to take fun ndYan-
tage OF until November Is, 1865. when an an
order from headquarters directed mat a,t IN
future he should hold no conversations.
With him other than on strictly protes-
slonnl matters. In the six months preced-s
i,nE. however, Craven and Mr. Davis had
talked often and freely together, ana
these conversations and tho authors com-S
1nc1,ts upon them and upon his pallent
make D,p the book The story or Mr.. 4
.iDnyis's arrival ut tho fort, his lncnrcern-
ton. the placing of the irons upon ms
ankles and their subsequent removal are
told with pres,imnble authenticity. Some
OF the remarks and opinions or Mr.. DAVIS
here recorded are OF real interest and I
value, but there Is u good deal, as WINS
possibly inevitable, that Is scarcely worthy
OF preservatlon II Is worth while to
note TINT after half n years close reln-g
tons, and at time whom sectional anil
mostly was at IT'S height, DR.. Craven
speaks OF Mr.. Davis In terms Of strong
praise. u i5f
The book includes number of.letters.
to Craven from Mrs. Davis, 4lnuuirlng
about her husbands health none Of
which. apparently. were answered. a
long letter from the vicinity Of Augusta,
Ca. under date of October TO- 1855. Is n
particularly interesting example Of the
old type Of newsgiving mlssivc, now de-
funct.
a REBELS RECOLLEcT1oNs. BY
George Cary Eggleston. PIP. Ego.
C. P. Putnam's Sons. New York
NJ This Is a new edition OF MIR. Eggeston's
charming Civil War papers, which have
Interested and instructed q large circle
OF readers, and which. at the time OF their
first publicatl on. contributed no little to-
ward healing the breach which the VA r
had loft. The papers. with the excep-3
tlon of two were originally published In
the Atlantic Monthly In 1873, by request
OF the then editor. Mr. William Dean
IIowels. In this new edition the au-
thor's article on -bellum Virginia, en-
titled 1.-THE Old Regime appearing in
the Atlantic Monthly In 1873. Is also in
cluded. This is one OF tho most agree
able OF all and Of particular appeal to
y
"a value beyond mere plcasantness and
reliability. We had had n deal OF printed
matter nnent the war from men who
could write, but who had mo first hand
knowledge, and from men who had had
Intimate knowledge OF It all, but hadn't
1.-The art to tell about It very attrac tively.
! In Mr.. Eggleston. however. we find these
| two prime qualifications for a. good war
| book happily united. He was a Southern
/ soldier. and he Is the master Of q pleasing
| fancy and OF real literary grace. His pa
pers are. therefore, delightful to read and
| OF value historically. It is to these rec
1 ollections"5and "reminiscences, aut9biogra~
i piles and memoirs that future historian!
Il will naturally turn for their material. Thii
4 Is a good book for anybody to read ane
( not the least for the people OF the South
j The several titles. THE Men Who Mad
i the Army, 1.-The Temper OF the Women
Tho Chcvalier OF the Lost Cause. " Lee
Jackson and Some Lessor WORTHLESS" etc
give us an idea OF the general nature Q
: the subject matter
| HOw}To READ AND WHAT TO REAL
} BY sherwin Cody. PIP. 100. The Oh
Greek Press, Chicago. The Art o
Writing and Speaking the Engls
Language. BY Sherwin Cody. PIP. 13(
J, The Old Greek Press Chicago
\ Mr.. Cody might be described as havin
, his nerve with him. An old man who ha
! rounded out his full three-score and te
t ! years In palnsthhng application and cnre
full study might hesitate to claim; a thor
, ough understanding of any ono OF tn
;. several fields OF learning which Mr.. Cody
:, It appears, has fully mastered. II tn
ordinary scholar Is conscious and he !
3 really an authority on, say. the Writin
= of Language, he might feel that his day
; have been we'll spent. In one breath. how
: ever, Mr.. Cody announces that he Is ]
: position to give pointers on the cholc
Z OF books. methods Of reading, and tn
= nrt OF using tho English language.
}. understand that there are In existene
d several other little books cxplain!n
j. other phases OF Mr.. Cody's literary on
i niscience. It is for this reason that v
). asserted above that MT. Cody appeare
If to have HIS nerve with him.
l. 1T may be said in Mr.. Cody's fave
i, further, that IN preparing these bool
4 for the market. he seems to have relic
l. not 80 much upon his own conclusions
( on those OF the better known authorize
h we believe that the following from h
"a article on 'Tha Best Poetry" Is, howeve
q nltoEe Their his own: 1T will take mus
X more time to learn to like Tonnyson thr
!. II required for, Lonsfeller, for Tennysf
=, 4 is 90 various. ond VIC must come at him
! so many different WAYS Fl,
n PAR1g1ANs 4 OUT or DOORS. BY
p Derkeley Smith, Pages $50: $150 ne
= Funk and Wagnalls Company. Ne
= York, Y
. Mr., Berkeley Smiths literary career =
= now brought him safely by the pol
;. where he needs to be introduced to rec
!. ers as Flapklnson Smiths son, ~
9 more than able to stand In the company
- authors upon his own feet. The prese
I, = volume completes his trilogy on iarls !,
y life the two preceding volumes bell
Ee respectively entitled 1.-THE Real LAT
q Quarter and "tlow Paris Amlsess
- self" "Parisinns Out OF Doors shar
- with the other two a brightness and
~ vacity OF style, q thorough familiar
- with his subject and n happy knnok
= catching tho real spirit Of the things q
"a scenes he tells about. ana mas ~ NV
rs /,o,,, rs o1y,, m rtlCulQr mn terlal,