The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-16
CHARMING VERSE.

burn Published by Sherman, French Com
pony Boston.
quaint verse. some OF II written in the
old English style. The hrst poem gives
an original conception OF Christ as the
carpenter-a divine aspect OF labor, en-
tlrely reverential withal
Sometimes In n line here and there
sometimes in poem devoted to the sub
.ect as in Love Falleth Never Away
and "a Theologian Soliloduizes. The au-
thor shows a rare appreciation OF children
and the child's point OF View, and ire
uuently pleads effectively for Justice TO
them-the puzzled little thcologfan; the
ired little bread winner. the little sister,
nother-working or playing. children stu
In bewildering and sometimes cruelty
iesnotic grown-un unp world
PRAYER" Justice" Harvesting" Can
dlemas. Tho Pilgrim and the Angel,
and "ro the Unknown God" express a
spirit of reverence for God and love Tor
tions. Nor are the themes of nature and
love neglected. The authors sympathy Is
great her senses keeniy alive TO all the
beautiful, broken pictures OF MES ka-
telling strokes, The harmonies o, ma
.ure too, In tender minor strains ano
glorious resoundlng chords. find voice In
her song.
Dur Southern Hi5hIsnders. By Horace K.PhaT,- plat
aft Camp coofory." 'sDoftias FiIs.rnn' =
outing Publishing Company. New York
one does not ordinarily expect a
trained librarian 70 produce nrst hand
iDforn3tio about outdoor living ana
sport, bur Horace Kephart, who until
bout eight years ago was the librarian
II the Mercantile Library OF St Louis
has proved his mastery OF such subjects
by his Book OF Ca mping and Wood
craft" and Camp Cookery.
he DrDiyCen "A
serious import in "Our Southern High
Ia nders" which is an inside. authentic
friendly account OF the lives, customs,
thoughts and feelings OF the dwelers In
.lie Bluo Ridge mountains OF the South.
Mr. Kephart has lived among these peo-
pIe for the better part OF decade. lie
has talked with them. slept and eaten
n their cabins. sympathized with them,
md gradually absorbed all the things
shioh make them different from the
world outside Literally the purest race
stock Of people OF any region In Amer
ca the mountain people are In many
pays living. thinking. and acting as did
lhelr ancestors l50 years ago.
The book is attractiyely made and is
we'll illustra ted by photographs, many OF
them made by the author.
In "'Our Southern Highlanders," Horace
kephart portrays the remarkable char
acter OF those sturdy Americans who in
habit that wild stretch OF country COW
cred by the Appalachian mountains.
Shut in by the nature OF the country.
these people are living and thinking to-
day much as the early settlers of New
England and the colonies lived before the
revolution.
But Hephart shows that I'm spite Of
harJships and obstacles which would
crash many people. they have retained
their serenity and Independence In re-
markab BILE degree. AS one OF the authors
ucighDors In the region puts IL: Thar,
I've clarcd me a patch and grubbed hit
Outflow l can raise me two or three
severe craps,
Then WHAT | asked.
when corn won't grow no more / can
turn the field into grass u couple o.
years"
Then you'n rotate, and grow corn
again?"
La no. By that time the land will DE
so poor hit wouldn't raise n cuss fight
But then you must move. and begin
all over again. This continual moving
must be Il great nuisance"
He rolled his qud and pla cidly an
swcred: "Huh-uh, when / move. all
hairier do is put ont the fire and call
the dog