The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-12

When the prayer WIS tu.ou5h '1.'H-
mic goes on to say:
"And now the lower stars were palinS
In n far of flush Of light. l had been
dsouicted, but was by this waxing glow
made glad that the sea and rock or the
world were to lie uncovered of their
shadows while yet was awake. Twas
a childish prayer-too simple In terms and
petition Gas some may Think for the lad
that was to utter, grown tau and broad
and l,sty for my years; but how sui,i-
cicnt q rccall) to still tho fears of night!
sat lip III bed pcering through tho VIM
dow to catch the first CLINT of the moon
and to watch her rise dripping, rs nseo
to fancy. from tho depths Of the sea-
"'But they stray my uncle complain
cd.
",,rwns m utteranco most strange. I'm
clio Nick asked, what Is IT that
strays?'
""rhe feet o. children. he answered.
"Ry this I was troubled.
""rhey stray he repeated NY; It's as
though the Shepherd minded not at all
"will my feet stray?'
clio would not answer: and then all Mt
once I was nppallcd--who had not feared
before.
""rell mc!' demanded.
Gle reached out and touched my hand-
n fccting, dittident touch-aid senty
answered. 'Ay, lad: your feet will stray
Ono, moi l cried.
"rrhe feet of all Children said he.
otis the way o. the world. They isn't
mothers prayers enough in all the world
t, change the Shepherds will. He's
wisc--the Shepherd O. tho lambs
"''Tis sad, them expostulated, 'hat
the Shepherd HAYES 1t So
,"'Sad?'
Ay-wondrous sad
"I'm not able t. think It's sad,' sala
| he. otis wise. Dannie, I'm thinkln
/ hav> the lads wander in strange paths
| I'd not have un suffer fear an sorrow
| Cod knowst not one poor lad OF all the
| lads that ever was I'd suffer for their
/ sins meself an leave I'm go scot tree
Not one but I'd be glad t do 1t for. But
s,il It's wise. Tn thinllin that they
| should wander an learn for themselves
the trouble O. false ways. I wisht,' ne
/ added. simply, that they was another
| nlan-some plan t save un sorrow whllc
| vet it made I'm men. But can't think Q
none"
THE WORLDS WARRANT. Ply No
rah Davis, with frontispiece by
+. c. Yohn. Houghton, Mihlin
/ Company, of New York.
A book in which the author displays
a power Of investing her characters ans
book situations with viriliy and N.
| terest, and of treating her subject from
/ q novel and uncommon standpoint.
| The Southern heroine and the iankct
| sweetheart as a rule suggest thread
/ bare theme But though the story TIA
! Norah Davis has written has it's scenes
laid in a new Alabama town, and 1T
| main character Is an Alabama girl
belonging through her mother to {
| proud old Southern family, the reader
accepts the delineation without an!
| sense Of its being n twicc-totd talt
| which it is not in any sense of tn,
| word.
The author is pleased to describe he
Southern girl as inconceivably igno
rant and uncultivated, and yet pos
| sessing an Instructive idea OF delicac:
and refinement that forbids her to ga,
and do the thing unthinkab!c and un
bearable.
Her beauty AMI her appealing help
lessness Is made an extenuating pie
for much that could not otherwise b,
condoned.
The Southern girls antithesis is
Northern woman. Miss Caruth, VIII:
is the finished product of the higl
class American type.
the two makes the one star and tn
other red rose, the one desirable be
cause out OF reach, the other, cheapl,
valued because easily gathered,
its incidents fit well into the motive O