The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-14
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and Company, OF New York. Si25.
Tho brilliant author OF The Circuit
Riders Wife" dcdicates nor newest
hook to Georgia. among whose rcd
hills she was born aud beneath which
shn could only rest in peace ut last.
y Georgia village called fuckers
vile furnishes the quaint setting for
the story, which is hardly u novel in
the sense of plot or connected ro-
nance. series of wonderfully life
like character sketches arc drawn with
the caustic humor which points the
pcn Of one Of the witicst and most
human OF latter day southern writ
ers. Ruckcrsvillc and its society
comes IN for pretty thorough anuly-
ais at the hands Of Cora Harris. Like
many other Southern towns of its
size and cnvorinmcnt il is represented
as having somuolent atmosphere,
stepped III a Lotus-catnr. kind of n
lCtnargy that can nevertheless awak-
en- to activity, when q now and dis
turhinE element in introduced into It's
Midst. Ruckersvillc has awakened
I" hnd Itself famous now if new
er before, for in writiu" about
It. its annals have been Civ
en- comprchcnsively by an indwcllcr,
who evidently knows and feels that
whereof She writes The flaming
Fuckers and the Rucllcr- Martins OF the
village are its Montagucs and Capu-
lets, with ancient feud and tragedy
left out. Beginning with town topo-
sraphy. Cora Harris says of Fuckers
VILE that Marriage" In the two
dominant town factions inspired it's
SeoMctEical topography and accounted
for the amazing number of elbows. in
the streets and for tho numerous long
forcarms of them between dwellings.
The dominant EnckcrSville Instinct was
10 shruS its architectural shoulders. to
build the vcrandas with avcrtcd gaze.
End 10 Keep enough distance between
It's hahitattons TO discourage CAD
about hen III case she fancicd The crow
irE OF the rooster in the next door
yard"
The ritnlizinE influence in the book
's Jim Bone. who alights from :; train
on 4 summers day and awakcns All
sorts OF rememhranccs in the minds
81 ms native town people. whose So
cieiE lie had forsworn some wears prc.
Nious. Having gained knowIcdge and
assurance In New Mexico. Jim Bone
comes back to Ruckcrsvillc wearing
a w>"e-orinmcd hat with a leather
hand puckled around the crown. ana
having eyes that ncld Others M like
Il hrace Of stcel-bluc pistol barrels
~. ."rra iiarTis further says. of him that
INC bottom OF his fac, shovon
4, ID
IA woono Of an aptthocan
Nothing that belongs in or ,ro,r1
i,uchsrsriile escapes tho vigilant eyci
ne recording Angel" in tho nor
Hp' % CORA Harris. She sets dawn
curious comments on DaddTshm,n 10
'ei' on snuatty statue To heroes IN
s,aS. ana on the Miltire saloon. Tho
she evidently knows by hearth
Snu us people as we'll There ts AIiss
Mildred Percy. unmarried n, fnir,,,
hNc' who Is said to Grimm along With
snort, mincinE steps as she snccul,ia
On rude stranger who had mo, NAV
Withont lifting his hat Thor, aro ~.
saoiv mature maidens, Misses Mari AZ,
rtnSs fanceE, in a residence crcir.
Ill u. rose wrcatncd Julie, pel-
hahjt, mere are the Bilnrc saloon
,he attorney; Nj. Clark story u.hn
,'"n ,he misfortune of no, 49,,
oiSiantly related In tba pnn,.
"nu r'iDert White, who. WHOM ~ Ia;
WAS fond Of rcI,tin.
.. iost four legs and all OF hi. Low
,,iontn n'otnhttoN Tho two last r,on-
comro ana certain Tony Adams
'hre" Graceful" ne
-, nuekersvillr is touched ~,
.tlS centre ana its .nrnt'a
OF Authors without nuhlish.,' .
srlartiy arraiened. won,or,'. 1,,'
"here are lawful ohicc,s '"ps
ci,.1 So OF course. The Rucl,.. ne
,r,,. - mere fair mark for sca,,,,i
~ referring to N, 49,
saws So, OF The club Mrs Harris
I,arl, ~ 'he Gtt"rancc OF Colnno,
Mar 'oN MAYOR. talking 10 Miss
'""'fF: IL You cont civ. nm.
Ghance to ttop back fn,,, man
Low ana ihcG4i+i the opcn h..,i S"N"Ee
1919. ''pw hch!nd sih- 10. Mavh. ~
ne made MAYBE IT'S ~,
Adam knew he ~!
.ohs wncn lie eat that ann,n o,n
ne angels In heaven co,iIdm. an
~ nm from tastin ii. All ~.
49,, =! for the best. W.,
Ken, "a 70 amounted To anything il ,a
hay,n. s, around TIC garden be-
,dnar Don't sou bother yam.
.eaiiE worth t. We are c,,t on, ~
net,ect!ors' lust as YOU are nt,ed
h.L"er out OF perfcctinns"
81 the funniest spisodns
,ri.t ,Hat relating t. the a,iroit,,a,s
YIN which AIRS Fanning .P,,ri,o, '|'t.sS
s.sieH CAPTAIN Ruek Marti,:s IN
NJ, b'S' garden and Into hnr bi,',s
r.a,, heroine OF thu story uhtnh
,ions, ,oo lhhch out Of the convcn.
sv,vi., ~ 70 demand = heroine, "a
StN-h story The objcc, of as ,a,,,
sdota ton as was Jim Rou,,s r.".h
neStow on anybody Sylv,a / -
J Y snEacs'ion rather tt,n
Wy put III" phases of hey c.,,,,
'tp anu J!iuas serves ag :ln.,ntar.gif,'
Ion 70 Tho pathns ~ bI;.,. I''i
tcS iirsi SiElt ~ H,.l. d,1,utor ,ii,
nNspAhd ElheIt who mrs IL MI, ,o
iuiHai' Icing u tho world