The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02

they followed their adored General
marching 50 steadily. so rapidly. so COM
paetly that they are known TO history
as .sJacksonis Foot Cavalry.
But Worshams story does not concern
itself primarily with officers and strategy
and battle. 1t is the war experience of
private soldier. told with spirit and
persuasive humor that is delightful The
narrative is Intimate and charming. One
Sees in detail the daily life of the man
in the ranks: what he was doing when
he wasn't fighting. wasn't marching.
wasn't sleeping; precisely what he was
doing when he was fighting and march
ing and sleeping-or desiring TO. With all
the high romance cut out. the gold braid
and the red tape abbreviated. and the
| truth given pleasant precedence that is
Worsham's story, and it is thoroughly
good.
No. The War of the States was not un-
interrupted hell nor was it uniformly
glorious. But 1t was not the less
superb. Worshams book rivets this fact
| in the mind, once fer ALL
THE SWORD OF BUssY. OR THE
WORD or A GENTLEMAN
BY Robert Nelson stephens and Her
man .Nickerscn, with a frontispiece in full
colors from painting by Edmund G..
| Garrett. L. c. Page 4 Co., Boston,
| In THE Sword of Bussy or the Word
of Gentleman the two authors, Robert
Nelson stephens and Herman Nicker-
son. have done a most brilliant piece of
collaboration.
| The story is vivacious and dashing
romance of the sixteenth century, in
which Busy d'Amboise. the brave and
| mpetuous favorite of the Due d A,-.ou
brother of Henry III, and HeIoise de
Maucourt are the chief figures
Mr., Stephens introduces man of tha
| historical characters which appear in Du-
mas La Dame de Monsoreau," inelud-
! ing the Count de Monsoreau traitor to
both country and master.
The plot centers around the mission of
young Heloise to wipe out the stain on
her family's honor. which she aseribes,
in error, to the dashing Busy
Busy d'Amboise. whose reckless brav-
cry and chivalrous nature have made him
J famous in history as well as in fiction.
| is pictured by MIR. stephens even moro
! faithfully than by Dumas who, too, fire.
quently, makes historical facts subervient
to the novelst's requirements; while the
other historical characters who enter into
the romance are set forth with a keen
| knowledge of both the history and the
customs of that day.
The whole story is alive with thrill
Ing escapades and romantic adventures
| and it is we'll worth the reading as
J it is entertaining and enjoyable.
| "OBED HUSSEY WHO OF ALL PEO-
PIE MADE BREAD CHEAP"
Edited by Fellett L. Greene, Rochester
| N. Y.
| Better than any ''review," of "Obed
Hussey, Who of All People Made Bread
Cheap" is the explanation that Follett
l.. Greene. the editor of 1t, makes con-
corning its value.
Among other things. he says:
! For many years the distinction OF
being the inventor of the reaper has
| been wrongfully held by Cyrus II. Nc
| Cormick, and SO persistently has his
name been kept before the public. that
people have come gradually to accept
| him as such.
| 81 am well aware that the question OF
who invented the reaper is not of such
! vital Importance to the nation, as the
| fact that the reaper was invented and
perfected. Yet, since we honor the
| memories of those to whom we are in
debted for our great Inventions it is
not unmeet that we spare no pains to
place that honor where honor Is due.
Il trust, therefore, that you viii not
pass lightly over the contents of this
book, which, I believe. clearly estab-
fishes that Obed Hussey was the real
inventor of the reaper. An irrepar-
able injustice would be done to the
memory of a great and good man, the
benefactions of whose inventions ex-
tend to every man, woman and child
in the United Stahs, if not indeed to