The Republican journal., 1909-04-15
Camden Age Of Lilhrachocr. .
Mr.. Dooley,

:, and magaIii,e1
bsS a' sort of Literary Oligarchy,
8F'iop' ,5e Chosen of Fortune bask in
gbef'' I.,,,snt glow of opulence, and
b f'I'7 ~srefed atmosphere of esoteric
fsstbe d ''''''
pta' by virtue of the inalienable
'l''',s ,.n to the pursuit of such hap
d1 IS may be derived from the pur-
gteS 5pbt reading-matter, this in
6ss ever mindful of the material
Sl''| to be gained from an active
." markell cheerfully permits the
ta%, ..no Of the printing-press, in plac-
Sl'l ,,, 5f the worlds knowledge at
" !" ,,sol Of the student, to become
b | and. by methods most Sc
Nlo'' .rnants in countless minds an
S'' ". a>aegerated idea of the rela
w. r.5 5cnon,
NJ nature is a poor thing enough,
.-at- but it is all the kind we
BIZ d., must bear with it as best
w. VIXEN it makes us ashamed
4. s.gntest curiosity concern
or,s-s atfairs of our neighbors,
ann about and urge us on to the
'2 ..,, Of prying into the intimate
a* mry or impurely-imagined
F"" r3. tee while flattering US with
y mat we are expanding our
ras thereby
D..- ass italy a credulous people,
r,..e,,s Of variety of emotions
,.,;. f. fg power of suggestion, we
..,i ..a. 70 believe anything that is
n... Ill, L II be told with sufficient
a,rs.iar 4ad in an impressive and
,.r,,rry banner. So have we come
t.5.g- that a novel which lightly
...5ss ga -torical fact, here and there
.rs sandwich of fact and fancy, as
rs..- IN the language of the book
.lecqr great historical novel OF
.an,aa. ga.ue.' Indirectly, this
.,n-. asa.ably true, for not infre-
.,.ra. ae aee beguiled into the study
,ons a7dard work in an attempt to
.s-. sandwich and identify the
arei.et-
grr .a, assumed air of an experience
,.r an. certain writers delight in
.,Q. scriptions of intricate pro-
..,.. al which we eXclaim in admira-
nm an osr4er. but, unfortunately, this
aa5aaq profound knowledge proves
mall ANA .s.s. more often than not, to
IS tsra. and Illuminating as the in
mrs-,a encernng Standard Oil which
|, sga iusitor is able to elicit from
|Mn Gm-efeller under oath.
N-a.r 31ding graceful assurance
bal o., lru9p Is prepared with master
Us authors who have become
|vspy oJ-d with the atmosphere of
bar acts again and again some
at ayld arises with an assort-
ns foo smooth stones and has
sn- rerary Goliaths. Observe
l- r-p'.r Of him who says that
lnMs 30 aai show US the real India; or
d la A11 i-clares that Parker does
M aoa a- agada.
DIE ta- "Eever, no difficulty in dis
sar= ency on the part of some
dou w7r,.s to acquire a vigorous self
|afa9e @ m successfully dealing with
|in.a material, which betrays them
-o aa their trained hand, with
rgF--a lidence, tomatters about
'acr .ass NOW very little indeed.
ols mated a deal of misinfor-
1aU b-' ausence of definite knowl-
a.+ s-5 aue the cause of erroneous
alt-ls Ic dean of American letters
Is for the propriety of intro
GENE 'NaeWrter into story, if it
-%.3'0 Ie movement, even though
a- N'lo a.edated the invention of
1l adompt IT modernity.
w. .-G"Iess of the personal views
o. '4- acreage reader on these matters,
@a zane. Of such misinformation in
as eEl as his special knowledge reveals
y @a cannot but detract from his
%iS.ce ..tra say his confidence, in the
author
H@ly amuspg to meet "Mr.
''''o- the first chapter, to dis
''7 am tered to as "Mr. Jones"
4a q '' story; or to find "steel'
?s'sI IS Hcsently called gold" And
r a7'.s. perforce when a charming
'4' stated by an apple tree turns
' 10 be heated on the third floor; but,
"'Lse aAe cannot tell just how high
'P'r .res may grow. Few of us,
~'5'rf IN tolerate a writer who
vans 't "a olood-red quarantine sig
%
''Fsr an but trifles; yet each in his
MAY surely find instances of more
."u' offence, which both "tire our
''''''f ard 'mislead our sense"
~ is Mr. t. S. Martin who, in the
'T Oh Mr.. Hamilton W. Mabie, "has
peasant gift of saying the weight
4, u .alngs in the easiest manner and
"0'cag the soundest moral, with
touch Of that didacticism which
A. WEE some good people tedious beyond
'''Is OF patience. Yet it is in
NJ viz essay of Mr. Martins in Harper's
e~Ait that we find this parapraph.