Life — September 27, 1894 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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HIVER ME TIMBERS, IF THERE B'AIN'T THE VERY E'S hero, however, knew a better trick than that, commercially speaking. He simply posed as the Tolstoi of English poetry, and gave the world recipes for growing better by upsetting the present social order. It has been a fine attitude for attracting attention, but has be- come so common that before long the popular poet or novel- ist will be the man who preaches a return to the old time way of doing things by simple faith in God and your fellow- man. The best thing in this story, which is full of clever dialogue, is the subtile way in which the poet, Da/e, is shown to be inconsistent with all his Socialist preachings the moment he is put in the presence of what is best in the established order of society, and sees a door open into it by way of love and marriage with one of the Philistines. The story is, beside, full of good character sketches, entirely modern in what it satirizes, and thoroughly respect- THING 199 literary execution. Mr. Hope shows in it more versatility than in * The Prisoner of Zenda,” though it is not so absorbing as a tale. The cynicism of it is not hope- less, and the humor is not exaggerated. In the tragedy of Roberts is clearly shown what the press has recently begun to preach about—the responsibility of authors for unhinging a certain class of impressionable minds by Anarchist writings which they do not themselves believe in following to their legitimate conclusions, AVhatis-simply a daring idea and a chance for a swinging metre to the poet, may be madness and death to the reader. Droch\ NEW BOOKS. / LOWE AND SHAWL STRAYS. By Anngtte L. Noble. New York -. “and London : G. P. Putnam's Sons. Kis Ve Landemey. By W. Clara Russell, New York: The Cassell Publishing Company. A Change of Air. By Anthony Hope. New York: Henry Holt and Company. The Old Post Read. By N.G. McClelland. New York: The Merriam Compa Miss Derrick, By Evelyn Chester. Lost for a Woman. By Mary Agnes Fleming. Married in Haste. By Mrs. Ann S. Stephens. New York : G. W. Dillingham. The Tournament of Love. By William Theo- dore Peters. Paris: Brentano's. Mad Sir Uchtred of the Hills, By S.R. Crockett. New York and London: Macmillan and Com: pany. je Silver Christ and A Lemon Tree. By Quida, New York and London: Macmillan and Company. No Enemy (but Himself), By Elbert Hubbard New Vork and Londo: G. P. Putnam's Sons. A SUCCESSFUL OPERATION. R, PULSER: Did you remove old Bonder's vermiform appendix ? Dr. CUTTER: Yes, Dr. PULSER: And was there anything in it? Dr. Cutter: Acoldtwo-fifty forme. A CORRECTION. nS ELL, old fellow, so you have taken your marriage vows?" “Yes, but I made one little alteration. I said, ‘With all thy worldly goods I me endow." WHAT T Was a4 ss MY’ task jin life," said the pastor, complacently, “consists in saving young men.” “Ah!” replied the maiden, with a soulful longing ; a good one for me, won't you ?” IFE has a tip for the growing guild of landscape gar- deners, Let them promptly study golf, and learn to lay out golf links. Golf has been threatening for about five years, and this year it has arrived. The prospect is that it will stop with us, take out naturalization papers, and claim to meet a felt want. Agriculturally speaking, it will be a profitable fall crop, and landscape gardeners who are qualified to prepare the ground for it will get employment.