Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16

subject coming under MS
consideration. The other is the sus-
tanned attitude of self-criticism
amounting to self depreciation. in
which he reviews his own life. The
first is A most Illuminating quality.
Through this complete freedom OF dis
closure one gathers vivid impressions
Of the different periods OF the writer s
life Every American has a personal
and patriolic pride in the Adamses. SO
what this immediate descendant OF
DISTINGUISHED diplomat and two Presl-
dents of the United States h&l to say
about himself and his family IS mat
tor Of prime Importance to readers.
Mr.. Adams remembers his father and
his grandfather as afflicted with an
everlasting sense of work to be accom-
pliShed." both "insrained Puritans and
no Puritan by nature probably ever
was compa nionable. Then he tells of
. somewhat bleak childhood and counts
off-Seven or eight all told-the mis-
takes made in his own education. IN
Guiding here very scathing condem-
nation of the system of education pre-
vailng in New England at the time
Of his own up-coming. with equal
openneSS lie describes his lack OF sue
cess at the uncongenia1 business of the
law Three wears of soldering in the
civil war sum here to free discussion
of the successes and failures OF cam
paigns. with a modest description OF
his own life at the front. One well
known military man after another
comes successfully into the 1imelight of
MIR. Adams praise or reproach. Subse-
Uuent years in Washington give the
same uncompromising scrutiny into the
affairs of the capital. and supply the
same cXactiug analysis of one and an
of of prominent OF that
period. Mr.. Adams estimate of the
character and work of Secretary Sew
ard is careful and important person
al study. Beyond this point Mr.. Adams
goes into the details of his life in bust
ness and general public service. From
this outright. honest. unsparing review
comes a vivid picture of whole period
of American life that is invaluable as
Il historical record. And one Laugh.
with pleasure. that this rebel against
Puritansm is. in his dealings with
himself and with affairs. of the very
grain of John Adams. Puritan: of John
Quincy Adams and Charles Francis
Adams. both Puritans like himself.
their true spiritual heir. Charles Fran
els Adams was constructive reformer-
In education. the Quincy school system.
for years the model in the United
States. stands to his credit. as does
many an advance in the aims and OPP
portunities of Harvard University. In
business the whole subject of trans
portation under the supervision of Of
hcial commissions. indeed the inception
of the interstate commerce commission
itself is due to the reforming spirit of
this man.
The self-depreciatory attitude of this
autobiography obscures to an unfortu-
nate degree the. real scope and value
of the work done by Mr.. Adams. Were
il not for the clear summary of achieve
ment presented by Senator Lodge in
the memorial address included in this
volume readers would have missed the
lIx- ivCv 1iV-i, I,,AJ of N1no r1aS
Francis Adams conspicuously useful
life.
MAKAR'S DREAM: And Other Stories.
Rv Vladimir korolenko Translate
ed from the Russian by Marian Fell.
New York. Dufield & Co
Makar dfed. so the cream runs. ana
went to Judgment Standing before the
cre,, ..bi.f NIakar sudda,,v remam-
oereu an MS pas me GOWN TO us
smallest point. And the heart of Ma kar
.urned ,o r.ar Pm. the face of the
,,-,
-uHSe WAS N'Ho- 80 IL came 10 Ndhar
that there might be some things he
could manage 10 conceal And al
-
'h""sh Ne re'heh''ered every DO" ne
had struck with his AK. every pole he
had cut. and every furrow he had
rlowed. he added to his reckoning
thousands of poles. and hundreds of
loads of wood. and hundreds of logs.
and hundreds of pounds of sown seed.
Bring hither the book. said the Great
Chief. The book was brought. to tally
NakarS life with his own accounting
Of it. Makar'S sentence was to go back
:" earth 70 be the horse of the church
warden Of his native village. for he
Wa the one of all others who gave his
horses the heaviest loads to pull Then
strange thing happened. There
Sesr1ed to he TWO Makars. One was
Tho dumb peasant. The other spoke
with swift and winged words to the
Great chief. He did not want TO be
the horse of the church warden. Not
that he was afraid of hard work, but
the sentence unjust. Nor he
afraid of being horse. for. though
The church warden drove his horse
hard. he fed him with oats. But he,
akar. had been goaded all his life
and no one had ever fed him. Yes.
all his life lonR he had been Soaded
The baiiiff had goaded him. the tax as
SCISSOR had Goaded him. demanding
taxes and tallage: hunger and want had
drought had yoaded him. the frozen
earth and the ruthless forest had goad-
ed him" And 50 in a passionate and
rlatchIess tide of revolt against his
hard and Ioveless life Makar made
,i,',' - or ~; tol ,t.'isei. ahd col,uem-
lrubearahIe self-pity nyerwbeImed him
.r.i he hursr into tears. And the Great
NV "''' WIN nm Ana ola fatner
Cod she'd tears and ,vinad then, sw.y
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