The Washington herald., 1913-07-27

are numerous digressions and Il puzzle,
the reader to satisfy himself as to the
why? But the details. as far as the
author could concentrate his mind on the
subject-matter on hand, are quite inter-
esting and full of information for him
who has the patience Of wading through
a mass Of irrelevant matter to get at the
kernel
THE JOURNAL OF JASPER DANoKAERTs
Q67slesV. New Yofk-Charles scritner's Sons
An entertaining narration of incidents
in early American history describing the
adventurous wanderings in this county
of the author and another agent Of the
Labadst religious sect. The book Is a
new volume in the ''Original Narratiy es
of Early American History Series"
Jaspe Danckaerts and his companion.
Sluyter, came from Holland to find a
settlement suitable for Labadist colony.
After interesting wanderings which are
described in this journal with refreshing
simplicity and earnestness, through New
Jersey. New York, Massachusetts, &c.
they decided upon a location in Mary
land.
instinct was strong in New York as
far back as 1850. Here is what he
says:
THE people, who are almost all
traders in all articles, whenever they
see an Indian enter the house who
they know has any money, they i'm
mediately set about getting hold of
him. giving him rum TO drink, whereby
he is soon caught and becomes half a
fool. II he should then buy anything,
he is doubly cheated in the wares and
in the price. He is then urged to buy
more drink. which they now make half
q \, 4f ~ haxy
drink it themselves. They do not rest
until they have cajoled him out of all
his money or most of IT, and IL that
cannot be done in one day. they keep
him and let him lodge and sleep there.
but in some out-of-the-way place,
down on the ground, guarding their
merchandise and other property in the
meantime, and always managing IL so
that the poor creature does not go
away before he has given them all
they want"
We must give. at all events. due
credit to this stranger. this green"
Dutchman. for a keen sense Of observa-
ton. for he certainly hits the nail on
the head. True, every word of it!
Danckaert and Sluyter also visited
Harvard College. 1t Is quite new to
the average American of today to read
his impressions:
Cambridge is not a large village
and the houses stand very much apart.
The college building is the most con-
spicuous among them. We went to 1t
expecting TO see something unusual, as
1t is the only college or would-be acad-
emy of the Protestants in all America.
hut we found ourselves mistaken. We
heard noise enough in an upper room
to lead my Comrade to say, L believe
they are engaged in disputation.' We
entered and went upstairs. We found
there eight or ten young fellows sit
ting around smoking tobacco. with the
smoke Of which the room was so full
that You could hardly see. and the
whole house smelled so strong of II
that when l was going upstairs l said.
1t certainly must be also a tavern
We excused ourselves. that We could
speak English only n little, but under
Stood Dutch or French we'll, which they
did not. However. We spoke as well as
we could. We inquired how many pro-
fessors there were. and they replied
not one: that there was not enough
money to support one. We asked how
many students there were. They said
at first thirty and then came down to
twenty. I afterward understood there
are probably not ten. They knew hard
ly a word Of Latin. so that my COM
rade could not converse with them.
They took US to the library, where
there was nothing particular. We
looked over It a little. They presented
us with a glass OF wine. This is all
we ascertained there. I"
THE KNAvE OF DIAMONDS: Bv Ethel VI.
Dell author Of Tile Way Of an Eagle" New
York-G. 7. Putnams Sons. Prcc. SIS.
Miss Delrs first novel. THE Way of
an Eagle" is very pOpular owing to its