The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-22
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In the wild, green life " Ceylon,
where spicy breezes blow, Miss Burr
found characters and customs which
she has used with admirable skill In
her new story which tells ~ low.
nyarice and ambition. There at
tributes are the ruling motives Of this
passionate story u Mia, young Hindu
girl. shc enters the story ~ n 10.
yearold Tamil girl u India, the child
Of a country u infinite leisurcs, but
also VI swift decisions The author
has given us some strong characters.
bringing the contrasts out In bold re.
lief. Mia first meets Tnon Moor, n
poor Malay constable ana the first 70
rouse the grand passion In the heart
Of this maiden.
"Nlla, bI0d " my heart, II has been
strange, this meeting u ours" said
Tuan TO Mia. 1T was not planned
by careful parents. IL was not watched
over by prudent, old eyes. Something
stronger than mans wisdom, strong
as the sea, brought ~ together. Fate
married ~ In that moment when you
turned and gave me your eyes three
days ago. Shall we wait until
! Bra Admins cast our horoscope ana
bride the gods with gifts and prayers
should the stars be iDsusplclousY
Shall we make a spectacle " our love
for the old TO jest ut? Shall whole
village know and smile ~ you give
yourself 10 me? Beloved, u greater
law than mans has brought w 10.
gether--le that greater law make you
my wife, and afterward we can think
Of ceremonies. ] want you-I must
/ ha ma IN
take away"
But Tunn was Moslem, man Of
no caste, one who prayed 10 his gods
and In the mosque. Mia knew that
to marry him would mean the losg Of
kindred, OF caste and all she held dear.
She was true Hindu girl and FOL.
lowed the custom VI her people and
her fathers Will, that she should
marry Motu Rayen, crippled money
lender, much older than herself, but
favored by her father. In her heart
she wanted TO be sister to the man
she married.
The action carries the reader swiftly
on, through trial scene that Is de.
scrlbed with graphic detail and then
TO the denouement. There are Incl.
dental and colorful references TO the
supefstltlons Of firefilcs and bats; TO
betel nuts, horoscopes, velvety ex.
panses o flea bushes, cacoa trees, the
her sarong, the batek kerchicf and tho
safi; also elephants, orchids and
pearls.
Miss Burr dedicated this charming
novel to Sir Antn Bertram, his lord
ship, the kings chief Justice. In It's
emotional appeal the box shows the
skill that Miss Burr has won by her
successful work IN verse.
THE LEADING or A MIEfsTER" by
Amelin Fargo gtaIey The Christopher
Publishing House, Boston.
This is q volume Of spirit messages
received by the author during a per.
Tod OF years beginning In 1888. It
surely will evoke deep interest
among those who study spirItlsm,
and to others the book has a challenge |
that cannot be lightly set aside. The
book contains between the spirit |
messages interpretations by Mrs. Stall
ey, who gives evidence Of being a |
woman Of deep religious convictions. |
Her late husband was a minister.
Il have never attended spiritual. !
istic seance and never had wish TO |
do So" she writes. "All know about |
spirtism Ia my own personal expert. |
ence. My first experience was 1883, |
when / saw my father Mason Fargo, |
who passed away in 1881. He came |
and sat and Mt table just opposite |
me, looked straight into my eyes and |
smiled"
Mrs. Staley explains that some mes
sages were received through "A Plan |
ehette board, others through auto |
matte writing and others "clairaud-
iently."
Messages are given from Robert |
Burns and Mark Twain. Louisa M.
Alcott also Is quoted In the messages |
Mrs. Staley states she received from |
many spirit communicates. Other |
messages are from Rob Roy. WIN. |
lam James, Simeon, the tent maker; |
Joan of Arc, Paul, the apostle, and
also Timothy and Luke. Mrs. Staley |
quotes messages from various per.
SONS she knew In their earthly state,
one being Mrs. H." who told Of |
meeting some Of the presidents and |
mentioned the name OF Betsy Ross. |
Another message was from Mr.. |
r." who visited Mars and told Mrs.
Staley that the people Of Mars are |
ali INV tlllif HbN anu HWY i
have homes as earth people do"
Mrs, staley gives messages received
Com her dead husband.
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men like nil. but why have the pony /
swear. toof The pany purpofts 20 be /
telling u the risks taken by iiili and I
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