The sun., 1916-08-27

ier8e ootnihiono u ovofving Q literA.
turs Of Ito own. with which the mother
country should become acquainted.
New ZealAnder can write
verse ~ we'll 90 tight; hs prefers both
to sitting On ruins.
TIE TANe DrstAeU Pswys.
John Cowper Powys has become
very we'll known in this country a.
and essayist; last spring, his
hrst novel. wood and Stone" re-
ceived more than usual attention, not
only because Of his command Of Ian.
guags and ability to fuse philosophy
With narrative, but also because of his
revelation Of human impulses. One Of
the outstanding characters Of that
book. Q hermit. was said to be founded
on the authors " brother. Theodore
Francis Powys. And now We have
another expression of Theodore Powys
In "The S~oliloQuy Of Q Hermit" "a.
Arnold Shaw. and from his own hand.
This book. along. with . collection Of
subjective poems by John Cowper
Powys "wolf's-Bane"( "a. Arnold shaw).
and . third book introducing . third
brother Confessions Of Two Brothers,
THE Mauas Press). by Llewellyh
Pswys and John Cowper Powys. com.
bine to reveal Q remarkably Interest,"
ing Welsh fraternAi triumvirate.
John Cowper is the best known TO
US. But no himself asserts that a.
compared with the deep originality OF
his hermit brother. his own work II a
mere matter Of receptivity and repeti-
ton. And In fact Theodore's book
proves him to be 40 honest In his con-
victions. 40 downright In speaking
what he feels. 20 effective in his simple
brand Of satire and humor. that the
best way to present him 10 through his
own words. n his 'Soliloquy" he
says:
II know how men move under the
know how I 20 Some try to hide
In the Garden. and some try to hide In
the beasts belly. I have tried to hide
amongst the grassy hills. but the
moods Of God have hunted me out"
The common man. explains Theo-
dore. the happy man. 10 dominated by
one mood, so that he never feels God
| but in one way. and whatever condi.
ton ne may be In, this n mood holds
him up. This kind OF man 10 every
where: ne Is the people: he talks about
having n drink" getting on In the
world" writing books buying
stocks" driving pigs to market"
Sowing red wheat" He may be In a
palace. or at the bottom OF a coal
mine; ne Is the people, and his domi-
mating mood il the getting mood. On
the other side OF the road Is the priest.
He II the soil In which God prac-
tices His divine moods: His hating
moods. His loving moods, His cruel
moods. The other man Is dominated
BY one mood all his life: the manner OF
his life never changes. he moves In
one small circle. The priest Is never
under one mood for long: he Is always
breaking. or rather being broken. by
God. God takes him up and casts him
down. and pitches him from one mooo
into another"
There is the mood Of depression
which. too. seems to have q use.
There il n OF depression mat II
common to all men, ana ] compel thi'
mood to carry me down to the earti
and even below the earth. % that !
NAV give me peace.
Then there 10 the gentlest mood Of
all:
Sometimes. but alas only too sci
dom. comes to me out Of the heavenl!
presence the mood Of loving Tolerance
that most gentle Of the moods OF God
II Ia then that I regard the world q
q garden and the people as good chill
dren; 1t Is the mood in which every
one Is forgiven.
"Then there IL another mood which
comes much oftener. alas.
But II IL not easy to manage my
self wnen ! am tired: when ! am tiret
ran do nothing else but walk up an
down. At those times I am a grea
trouble. a great worry to myself; ! d.
not obey the rules that I ave set vi
TO guide me; / do not even obey my
self. II say Go out for a walk II
the rain,' / do not 60. II ! order my
self to write letters, ! do not writ
them. 1t Is no good. This kind ,
being tired il q mood of despair. an
when despair gets hold OF you thor
Is no escape till the ugly thing lets "a
perhaps 1t Is possible for some t
get good even out OF this mood. 10
God hides His gold In queer places
despair may he IA kind OF winter II
the summer of your day. The sap ha
sunk like lead into your heels and yol
feel as though you could howl like
winters, wolf. This hopeless despair
by bringing you to the earth. raise
you again: It changes your blood an
drives you with vicious kicks benin
into a new pasture. 1t makes q va
for you out Of your own misery. an
creates a new mind out OF your un
, rest: that-with a new beginning"
What Theodore has to say Of hi
, Nkings in books will interest mos
people who have strong likings II
, books. A book that he loves Is job
Wesley's intensely human journal
that human John. How hts huma
hatred and malice show up the nan a
a man and not a pitiful humbug a
most OF us are, and he could brin
down his fist when he wished TO-. II
= was a bad husband. know I
but let any young lady with
: white fur mum and neat ankles VIII
. wants to marry a John-more jon
than Wesley--fnd out a little whs
. manner Of nan he In before h trtp
IN to the altar beside him. and n she
. wise she will turn back and md som
, sober hank manager instead. who's
= name may very we'll be something eli
> than John"
0 The hnal message In Theodore's boo
10 summed up In two sentences: o
I.onN>p 10 "a ahafl avAP undArntan