The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-20

vate life are full of interest, record
ing, among many other things, the
celebration of his golden wedding
daughter. Virginia Secessia.- on that
day. February S, 1896. The death of
his wife. on March :. 1901. shortly after
the celebration OF her ifiy-hfth we'd
ding anniversary proved crushing
blow. The last long trips undertaken
bv the writer Of the Autobiography
We're those enabling him to be present
at the triennial conclave OF the Grand
Encampment Of knights Teraplars. In
August OF 1901. at Louisville. KY, and
10 the triennial session of the Gem
eral Convention of the Episcopal
Church In October of 1901 at San Fran
The concluding years of his long and
useful life, spent at "Inglcside,'' We're
rendered bright by the affection OF
his children. grandchildren and great
airy and outdoor work. his farewell
10 his friends is spoken In the last
paragraph of.his book, and is couched
in these words:
my mission ended. Cheered and com
forted by loving and affectionate chill
dren and grandchildren, ENJOYING the
respect and esteem of valued friends,
final summons, which cannot, in the
course OF nature. be much Longer de-
iayed.''
As to the value of the ".Autobiogra,
ply" with its wealth of incident ana
| It's Invaluable pen sketches of the
many distinguished Americans with
whom it's author was thrown, the APP
pearance of his name on its title page,
recalling all that he so we'll stood FOR
| in private life, as a soldier of the
| Confederacy, in the halls Of Congress,
! ana as churchman. Is its best com
incubation, and one that precludes the
need of any other.
THE SHUTTLE. BY Frances Hodgson
Burnett. From Frederick y. Stokes
! Co, of New York publishers, through
! Bell Book and Stationery Co. PIP. Sill.
There is no phase of social lift that
1 the pen of the novelist does not de-
l. scribe; there are no problems of mod
| ernity that are not discussed in the
! pages of fiction; no question. ethical or
| otherwise that the writer OF to-day
I, hesitates to seize upon and make avail
able for attracting the attention of the
II reading world
i Certainly, the social history of the
4 twentieth century and of years proceed
\ Ing it is being SO thoroughly mirrored
that those coming after who wish to
Z know what their ancestry thought, said
and did during these brintful years, will
. have little trouble IL finding out
Mrs Burnett calls her book 1.-THE
: shuttle.% and heads her opening chap
ter The Weaving of the Shuttle"
: The meaning and purpose of the
J name is described IN the following SEN
fences culled from several of Mrs. Bur-
! netts opening paragraphs No man
knew when the shuttle began its slow
and heavy weaving from shore to shore
that it was held and guided by the
great hand of Fate. Fate alone saw
: the meaning of the web II wove, the
might of 1t. and its place In the making
: of the worlds history.
Fate and Life planned the weaving
and II seemed mere circumstance which
guided the shuttle to and fro between
2 two worlds divided by a gulf broader
; and deeper than the thousands of miles
$ of salt. fierce seattle gulf of Il bitter
: quarrel deepened by hatred and the
shedding of brothers blood. But while
the two worlds held apart, the shuttle
weaving slowly in the great hand OF
: Fate, drew them closer and held then
: firm each OF them all unlSnowing FOL
many q year that what had at firs
. been mere threads of gossarner= wa.
g forming a web whose strength in time
= none could compute, whose SeVeranc,
y could be accomplished but by tragedy
s and coRvulsion."
4 Mrs Burnett says furthermore tina
!, the weaving was but in it's carly an,
slow moving wears when her stor,
2 4 opens, and that the thread she follow