Arizona republican., 1919-05-11
THE SOUL OF ANN RUTLEDGE

THE SOUL OF ANN RUTLEDGE" Gippincott, by Bernie Babcock). In The Soul of Ann Rutledge" Mrs. Bab- cock has given US a very intimate and rather pleasing picture of the early manhood of Abraham Lincoln. It IS the story Of Lincoln's first love-ills first real relation with all that is best and inspiring in feminine influence There is every reason to believe that this first heart experience was a very actual one on both sides. If so, we can have no quarrel with Mrs. Babcock for picturing 1t as having played a con spicuous part in the spiritual develop ment of Lincoln. Look for the woman when a mans soul blossoms into rare accomplishment, Browning always did. Certainly, there is no surer test of a mans fitness to accomplish than his manner of responding when the riches of a woman's heart and poured out to him Lincoln, with his power to feel all inspirations deeply and tO translate his emotions into suitable words and phrases. made both a tender and an eloquent lover.
 It is rather q misfortune. it would appear. that the book is so largely anecdotaI Are we never 10 have real studies Of this man Pictures of his mental and spiritual growth, built up. stroke by stroke, until at the end, We are able 10 feel the very heart and soul of him, even as we so easily feel the hear and soul of a Turgenief or Con rad character Isn't it time that we broke away from the tradition Of the story telling. horse trading Lincoln just a little?
 ID. IT., done her work along the very lines she had planned both carefully and well. It is d very human and very work-a- day Lincoln upon whom we are invited to gaze. We see him day by day. as he learned the great lessons Of life that were to carry him so splendidly through the later years Of his eventful life. And, already, we find him a mas ter at the gentle art of winning his way straight to the hearts of those around him. We get refreshing gimp ses Of that rare tolerance of his that seemed almost alone in a world of ap- palling intolerance. Always. in this respect, the truly great men have been far ahead of their times.
 The modern reader will be delighted to find that Lincoln, like most think CTS was far from being attached to the religion that was current in his day He would have no part with those who preached q God of fire and birthstone and no room among his beliefs, for the doctrine of eternal punishment. H. was all for the Christ mind and tho Christ love and kindliness. Nor. mus we forget that it was q far bravel deed. then than now, to question re- ligious beliefs. That was seventy ol eighty years ago. We are living in ar age of rapidly growing tolerance
 Altogether, the book is well wortf reading, both as g. delightful love talt and as an enIishtening portrayal o Lincoln during his formative period.
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 THE CRICKET" (Marjorie Bentor Cookel In "The Cricket Marjorie Benton Cooke has found an interesting way to treat inc poor little rich girl problem. It is a feminine version 'oI the bad little boy stories. For Isabelle by the standard set by her accideuta parents, was bad little girl-bad be. cause she insisted on doing things tha outraged her parents ideas of custom and made them ridiculous among theil associates.
 Her mother, a social butterfly mere ly. and in no sense a mother. as mos mothers should be. was merely an noyed by her precocious offspring. He father in his way was a pretty gooC