The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28

else fails, because human nature is the same the world over.
 In a charming ''foreword" the author tells how men have clung With yearn- ing hope to the promise of restoration to Paradise into which neither pain nor care, hatred nor struggle can enter; where all are bound together in the tie of brotherhood" At the close or the eighteenth century this world-old dream brought George Rapp and his disciples over the sea, with Conny Law renee won Korassel, darling of for tune who had renounced his title in or der to follow Rapp. That he Is bound to a beautiful wife in no way alters his decision. She "set all her charm, her beauty, her keen intelligence, her love--every grace and gift she had against this new cult of her husbands, and she tailed" She found she must choose between the loss of her husband on the one hand. or elect to go with him, and live the aescetic, laborlous life of the Rappite colony. She made her choice, and went with her husDand to America. The tragedy of the situ- ation when Leah von Koiassei IS caIled upon to give up not only her nusoano' but her child as well, Is told with power and pathos. Dying soon, the un- happy mother leaves her son, who IS brought up by the community in ignor- ance of his parentage. He IS VleWeu with special favor by George Rapp, who intends to make him his successor as head of the colony. There comes into the colony, by and by young maid from the outside world, and lt>is as natural as day that these two snouiu fall in love with each other. lheH flight from the colony. their marriage their return to the colony and sepa- ration are all presented with consld- erable power
 AS a representation of the manners and feelings of the time and the strange community the story mas es- pecial value.
 It Is fine in spirit, likewise, and thor oughly readable as story or chai tlctea ''... and incident The author has a very true ac0uaintance with the Harmon ists. as they sometimes called them selves. and their customs and bellels are well put forward. Few or the nov els of the season show more thousnt full and solid work In charaeter-study' Especially well done being the chat acter of Rapp, himself. man ol broad symptoms and warMt tSiis is Ssttb Ram deserved to succeed in his experinent. and that he should nave haen disappointed enlists the reader s svmnathy quite as much as do the un- gort,,nate young lovers. The end soueht by George Rapp was high and Iyortbv. that 1t failed was in no Wise bts fault. but rather Illustrates anew that human nature must be human na- ture and love must own it's own.
 repeat that the story unfolded bS xstherine Blake is one of intense in- terest. 9 book of unusual power and CoIored illustrations by F. M. Ashe bAIn to make the volume one of un'
 usual interest. and add greatly to it'
 value.
 Lynette and the Congressman. By Mary FarieF Sanborne-A story with ar aeiantine flavor and a wild rose swing The Western Congressman tries very hard to let himself be won by very unaccountable little Virginia girl al
 work in one of the departments Tht Southern girls are made to talk with most unreal and abominable accent. NC | girl says. "Natchally'' for naturally, or of .'co'se" for course" or "certny for certainty" She is very unreasonaDle. mere pe- ing no reason why she should not marry | inc ConEressman with two fine boys | out West, she forms the plan to present him and his affections to fascinating | widow. who has beauty and money and who fancies herself in love with the | Con nRressman. In pursuance Of her ! pIan, Lynette goes in disguise as maid | to Mrs. Belmont. goes under an as | aDn,ad name, 4 piece of absurdity | which would have been provocative oi 1 entanRling consequences in real life from the widow at the deceit praeticee