The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-24
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pathetic little memorial biography
10 that Of Stonewall Jackson's only sur
viving child. -Juha jackson Christian"
written by her mother. Mary Anna Jack
SON ,Stone and Barringer Company.
Charlotte. y. c. She was an infant in
arms when her father died. the sole child
Of his that grew up. She was married
happily and died before she was twenty
seven years Of age. more than twenty
years ago. leaving two children. one OF
whom went TO West Point. Her life
was uneventful. spent entirely in her
home: but this record Of gentle. lovely
Southern woman will be appreciated
for its own sake as well IN for its con-
nection with her heroic father.
To th~ growing mass Of Franciscan
literature that Is being made accessible
to the general public may now be added
a translation OF The Life and Legend
Of the Lady Sain. Clare by Charlotte
Balfour from the sixteenth century French
OF Brother Francois Du Puts I.ongmans
Green and Company. Father Cuthbert
supplies in an Introduction the historical
facts regarding Saint Clare her relation
TO the Franciscans. the establishment
Of her order and the struggles with the
authorities at Rome. The translator
adds excerpts from the books on 81.
Francis that relate TO Saint Clare and
four letters that are ascribed 10 her The
book Is printed in very attractive form
and is illustrated with extremely inter-
estinR pictures from old paintings and
miniatures.
A good portion Of MIR. August Santle-
hens A Texas Pioneer The Neale
Dab Lab ,v,v -,
The author came from Germany a. a
baby before the war and was Just old
enough tn enlist. II IL not war expert
ences that he relates. however. but
the annals 81 his life as mail carrier be- |
tween san Antonio and Eagle Pass and |
N driver Of freight carava ans TO Chihuahua |
and back. IL wac border made danger |
Gus by Indians and highwaymen: with
the Mexicans the author got along very
well. The honesty with which he de-
scribes events gives value and interest
to his story; the care hs takes to disciaim
In many adventures adds
a touch Of humor. The authors reminis-
cences Of old days In San Antonio are of
local importance only. When he takes
up his business troubles in later years
he ceases to interest.
The "Reminiscences which the Hon
= D. Woods publishes under the title
Lights and Shadows Of Life on the Pa
cifc Coast Funk and Wagnalls Company
are chiefly OF the days after the civil war.
and the men he tells Of are those that fol-
Owed after the Forty miners. Many OF them
were noted far beyond the borders Of Cali
'ornia. 90 that Mr.. woods's memories are
of general interest. good part Of the book
10 devoted 20 excursions he took and to
contrasts between the new and the old:
his il pleasant reading but will he under
stood best by Californians
There IL much good sense az well a. in
in the chapters Prof John e
Van Dyke has included in his little hook
What il Art?- Charles Scribner's Sons,
which distinguishes IL from much that In
~riftsn about art nowadays His atternpt
% define the undesinabIe il not very
Art is primarily a matter
" doing. somewhat a matter OF s@einU !
md feeling. and perhaps not M all a mat r
er Of theme or thinking The book Ia '
ull Of suggestions for those who can
understand. and these are likely TO be-
'ome pitfalls. we imagine. for those who
wish to learn 70 criticise
A taste Of Pepys IL better than complete
ignorance. and so Mr. Edward Frank
|. liens Red Letter Bays Of Samuel
'epys- iSturgis and Walton Company
: excusabl-. the more so that the sel.r- G
ions may tempt some readers 10 tnrn =
q the complet. diary. The editor has d,
hosen number ~ subjects in W hich the y.
Iiari%t was Interested and gives under
ach few extracts from the diary v
hat arrangement. scrappy though IL :
". 10 perhaps as sensible one a. he could
ave made To those who know their {
'epys these mutIlated fragments must be Z
particularly az Mr. Allen takes I
are not 20 offend delicary. 2
Pleasant neditations and observations