The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21

III you look into life. you will find
that the keynote of every woman's ez-
istence is love-the broad. the great, the
grand passion. She may take up a mil
hon causes. champion thousand aims,
but the end that she reaches is love. To
fail in such an end, to lose the grasp of 1t
when once It might have been hers; this
is the most bitter Of aloes; gall that eats
into her blood and corrodes her clearest
vision. man. forging destines, Is a
king. to be mated only with a woman
who loves
''There are exceptions. but these are
not needed to prove the rule; for there
hangs even some doubt, like fly in the
amber In the history of Jeanne D'Arc the
NEST patent an example of them all Yet
whether. as some chronicles would say
she was never burnt but Struggled into
the country. /. Great women have
loved greatly--lesser women have loved
less-but all who are OF the sex have
made the heart their master and obeyed
1t whenever 1t has truly called.
80 It had come to Sally. Beyond all
doubt. she loved-beyond all question she
was prepared to obey the faintest call
that her heart prompted.
In dedicating "sally Bishop-A Ro-
mance"-in the humble opinion Of this
scribe, charming volume-to Gerald du
Maurler, Mr. Thurston explains his sub
title-A Romance:
Amongst the many things which | an
ticipate In the reception of this book Is
the shrug shoulder smile Of critics at my
sub-title-a Romance. There are canons
and rubrics to be observed, 1t would seem,
| in the slightest action that man Mt
tempts in this great worlds fair Of con-
| yentionaIity, whose every SIDE show is
hedged around with the red tape of the
| law Witness even that oelusive proFerp
there is honor amongst thieves 80 10
there an unwritten canon in literature
and the making OF books, that romance
must end with phrase to convey ano,ner
Illusion. namely. the happiness that Is
ever after.
and. so. In this respect, throw canons
to the winds-it sounds herculean feat
wash out the printed red OF the funfle
and CALL perhaps, the saddest story shaii
| write, romance
10 this reviewer, Sally Bishop-A no
NANCE or as you might call 1t, piece
of realism was a genuine denght, SAD
ness and all. If you are at all 1amiiiar
| with Mr. Thurstun's work, you will need
mo- introduction or recoTnn endation from
this department as TO sally.
The plot is concerned with young
woman, Sally Bishop, stenographer III
| 7 ondon who falls in love with young
a,,ntlenan lack Trail, a Bohemian to the
Sth nower who doesn't Relieve In mar
riage-for himself
II was a question of the grand passion
with Sally she gees 10 nouseAeSP
inc" with Trail After bit, Trails Sis
ter. who is London's $50, is instrumental
In. so arranging matters that irai'i, isas-
Ing Bohemia for the nonce. falis IN love
WITH another woman and merries ner-to
| the great delight OF his swell sister.
| .nd moor Sally. having been ccnvine ed
nv this time, like many OF US, that at.ci
| ali life is simply one blank thing AFTER
another-lSills herself.
All that does sound or reao sao-pu'
the book A delight, really 1t Is.
This scribe is of the opinion tnat no
living man or woman is fitted, nor
have they the right nor can they as
sume it. to Judge anyone else In any
thing So when you come 10 sally
R,shop and Jack Trail and read IN
the first place a .splendidly construct
4 cd story; one that will interest," Tue
DISCRIMINATING, from beginning TO emu
4 this reviewer, wishes TO Respectfully
! call your attention to an editorial gem,
at least a portion of it. from the gilt
ed pen of Mr. Frederick Sullens, ed
itor of the Jackson (Miss) Daily News
entitled offering an Answer
Some one has again started dis
cussion of the problem, What Is love
Love is simply an awakening. 1t is
spiritual sunrise. 1t Is the begin
ming of life's day after the bewilder-
ing period of dawn has passed. It Is
great light that comes up over the
hills and makes the path plain before
1 ~ of a
of sight, of hearing, of touch 1t is
a sword in one hand and flag in
the other Before love comes, man
moves in the dark. He accomplishes
all that life requires of him by means
of formulas and schedules. He labor
liously works out problems and is un-
able to decide whether the answers are
right or wrong He must go to those
who know what love is to find If his
conclusions are correct When love
comes he works unerringly and I'M
afraid and his joy is in the working.
for he knows that the answer WI
be right, without worrying bout it.
Love is an escape from bondage.
1t is freedom from the dragons which
glover where those who have not
learned to love, must dwell--fear on
the one hand and hatred on the 9TH
err. When love comes, man knows that
hatred and rear We're only ueluslOnS
and they will haunt him again no more.
Love is energy and II is incentive
The man who loves has something to
do and the doing is easy.
after ALL" adds Mr.. Sullens what
a perfectly simple thing 1t is when
once you know"
And please remember that that love
ditty was written by chap who is
known in Mississippi as "the man who
twice kept Vardaman out of the SEN
ate"-and worse than that assisted in
making our old Birmingham friend.
Col. Arthur c. Crowder, the mayor of
jackson, Miss
So, If you wish to read charming
book and will risk this reviewers opin-
ion. try Sally Bishop, Romance"
1t is really first rate.
Robert Emmet's Wooing,' by e. c..
/ Blum. (Cochrane Publishing Coz
This story takes up the happenings
to Robert Emmet. the Irish patriot,
at the age of rs years. Many people
In ireland at that time seemed to be-
ieve that the time was ripe for an
other revolt and urged Emmet-as we
all know--to assume the leadership.
Notwith standing the fact that he and
his family were in good standing, So
cfal and financial and subject to none
of the evils complained Of Emmei
agreed, as history tells us, to lead the
movement 1t is stated that when some
of Emmets unruly followers resorted
to ASA estimation he at once abandoned
his attempt but it was too late for
him to escape blame for what had oc-
CURED under his leadership. 1t is