The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-04-06

What a sense of security in an old
&book which time has criticised for us
Xexclaims Lowell in MY Study Win
blows" Library of Old Authors.
Before another book chat can ap-
kpear ST. Valentines Day will have
Ecome and gone, so shall take Time
<by the forelock instead of the fetlock,
land give you today some loverish
Things.
First, because of the very appro-
! pirate title, and the aptness with
which it fits the quotation at the col
umn head, I'll clat about Jane Aus
tins Love and Friendship" (StOkes,
$l.75). 1t went through three success
sive printings in as MANY months. so
great was the demand for this slim,
gray volume in which Miss Austin
writes a satire on the prevalent opin-
ion that the ladies OF her day tainted
on receiving a proposal Of marriage.
1t is in the form of letters from one
Laura to Marianne, in which, for eX-
ample, Laura writes that sac and
Sophia FLEW into each others arms
and after having exchanged vows OF
mutual friendship for the rest of our
lives, instantly unfold to each other
the inward secrets of our hearts. We
were interrupted in the delightful en-
ployment by the entrance of Augustus
Edwards friend) who was just re-
turned from solitary ramble. Never
did ] see such an effecting seen as
was the meeting of Edward and Agus-
tus. MY Life! My Soul! exclaimed
the former) my adorable angel!
(replied the latter,) as they flew into
each others arms. 1t was too pathetic
Il for the feelings of Sophia and myself
We tainted alternately on a sofa"
In addition to this earliest of Miss
Austens writings, hitherto unpub-
lished, there is an exceedingly humor-
Gus History of England" and Col
Il lection of Letters" such as one From
Young Lady Crossed in Love" (whG
had frequently had tne experience be-
fore.)
The dainty, egotistical, and impe
cunious Patricia, heroine of Swimmer
tons novel. "The Three Lovers" (Do
ran, $2), has an exciting time with
succession of very determined males
I'm young" she explained in sci
communion. IL want love and life
and other young people, and admira
ton. | want power. And | want to bt
loved for my beauty as Mont!
loves me. ! want to be desired, a!
Monty desires me. Edgar couldn't fee
for me in that way. He only cares 10
himself For me, perhaps in way
But only as something secondary u
himself. / could go on living Will
Edgar all my life. couldn't live Will
him at all. could have lived will
Harry, because, Harry's stupid. He
obtuse. But he's charming. Edgar
not charming He doesn't want to be
He couldn't if he wanted to be. II
only wants to be quite honest, quit
fair y My God! Fancy wanting t
be quite fair in love-"
Monty wanted her to satisfy his pas
sion on. Harry was a rover. and onl
wanted to love her, not to marry hel
SO Edgar, who saw through all tn
surface disturbances Of her cnaracte
to the real girl he wanted for III
mate. got her in the end. 1t Is a cleve
book, we'll done in every particular
the artistic dissection of four intel
esting egoes.
A true love that, quite according
proverb. did not run smooth, Is II
corded by Nellie l.. McClung in he
best novel of the Canadian west pie
neers of today, Purple Springs
Houghton, $500. 1t is a suffras
story. with young school teache
Pearl Watson, as the leading chal
acter: vivid. CHEEKY, sensible perso
of eighteen VINO is the means OF brin'
ing to bear so much mirthful ridicu
on the Premier of the province ~
he looses his election-and eventual
awakens to a more human attitut
toward his sons wife, whom he az
wronged cruelty. Pearl goes abo