The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-01

great strong arms Of the law in the
Northwest country that has made that
section of Canada the marvel Of the
world for peace and contentment and
security.
GEN JUBAL A. EARLY; AN AUToBIOGRAPH-
ICAL SKETCH. The ]. B. LipIGncUtt Co,
Philadelphia. Prics. SO.
Gen. Early was urged by many we'll
known Southern leaders to write this
account Of the war. and the part he took
therein. from the time that he was ap-
pointed colonel in the volunteer service
OF Virginia. following the fall Of Fort
Sumter, to the end. 4 graduate Of West
Point. he served first in the war with
the Seminole Indians. and later in the
war between the United States and Mex
leo. consequent upon the annexation OF
Texas.
He therefore entered the civil war well
equipped to organize and lead, and the
value placed upon his services is shown
by the letters received from Jefferson
Davis, Robert f. Lee, Charles s. Ven
able and many others, reproduced In
connection with his narrative. This is
given in the Straightforward, conscien-
tious style, true in every detail, that
would be expected from the pen of this
veteran.
lneTe are phases OF the war Ht0tu-
vers of the troops and plans of the lead
ers which no work heretofore has COW
cred. The great leaders OF the South are
depicted intimately. and with that
brusque eXaCtness which is the charm
of a soldiers writings.
THIS STAGE OF FOOLS: BY Leonard Merrick.
Mitchell kenneriey. New York
This Stage OF Fools is a name that
has been we'll chosen: across the printed
page troop. one by one, figures OF va
rious aspect and mood. that stand out.
with all the vividness and reality of a
presentation on the stage, or OF life
itself. As typical OF the sorrow, the dis
appointment. the joy and alack, the gull
libility of mortal man. The stories, for
the most Fart are descriptive OF Incl
dent rather than of character. and show
power of terSe expression, a power
of grasping a situation, and revealing it
to the reader from the most effective
angle that strongly suggest the work
Of o. Henry. There is, too. the sams
quick change from the adverse TO the re-
verse side of the picture; the reader is
viewing the stage from the orchestra
seats when. Presto! he is behind the
scenes listening to the call boys shou:
and awaiting the exit and the entrance
of the leading lady.
IL d ucpln OF sympathy
over, in the work of Mr.. .MerriCk, par
ticularly in these last stories. that is
not TO be found in the writings OF many
men equally as clever who. at times.
sacrifice tenderness and human feeling
to the demands of effectiveness OF sit
uation. But in this book. too, one feels
at times a false note Of too great striv-
ing for effect-a case OF attempting to
conceal art and just not succeeding
However, from The Laurels and the
Lady" through to "A Revere with
the one exception Of "A Mere Incident.
the stories seem to give value received
for the time spent on them.
James Francis Dwyer, the Australian
adventure writer. who made one Of his
most spectacular successes with beau
tiful little New York love story. entitled
The Bust OF Lincoln" which has Just
been published by Doubleday, Page &
Co. as a gift book. has been taking a
few nights of to see New York. Mr..
Dwyer has been a wanderer on the face
of the earth, and has been in practically
every port In the South Seas. as well as
Asia and the west coast OF Africa. The
author received the shock of his life in
New York when he took In few of the
after-dinner entertainments. OF the
cabaret shows he says: They make me
think of the South Sea Islands, except
that you couldn't pull as rough stun IL
Tutuila as you can on Broadway.