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Show DH MOFTJNDI8. eu,sa Oh, why I. heaven ball! so fan Oil, why Is esrth set so remote f 1 eanoiit reach the nearest alii That hangs afleat. ,$ I would not care Is reach the mooo, One round monotonous ef change! S tt eren she repeats her tune m Bej end mj range, g; S i never watrh the scattered fire Q) Of slnrs, or sins falr-tralllng UP train, g Hut ell in) heart Is one desire, M And all u valni g For 1 am bound with fleshly bonds, ($ Joy, beauty, 1 b)ouJ m) eope (y I strain my heart, 1 stietch my hands, q) And cauh at hope, jy -OHUUlNA JtOBBTTl. () (t) vj) w li) (j) 9 ii) t) Scrlbner & Co. are the publishers of his mitei IIUOK. After so many alleged historical ro-nmnees ro-nmnees the reudlng public will probably proba-bly welcome bo clerer and spirited a burlesque us "Abentkl Caldwell," by Caiolyu Wells. Miss Wells Is favorably knonnitsa filter of entertaining vers' but the piesent volume marks a mo. ambitious attempt at authorship. The story Is something more llitui an elaborate elabo-rate Joke. It Is an admirably executed and consistent parody. Abenlkl Is a slashing hero In his own right, and his exploits will doubtless be envied by the tribes of hlstoilcal novelists. The book Is quaintly Illustrated with numerous old wood eutn. Published by R. II. Russell, Rus-sell, New York, Tor their new standard library edition of John riske's works, Houghton, Mifflin Mif-flin A Co. have provided Illustrations that nro useful rather than the kind that are purely ornamental There are over 300 In all, comprising 110 portraits, 123 reproductions of rare maps, charts, etc , 37 facsimiles of rare manuscripts, title pages, autographs, etc , and 27 reproductions re-productions of historical picture, views, eti-. The- maps and facsimiles are especially espe-cially valuable, as they are gathered from a vnrlcty of sources which aro not accessible to the average reader. The paper and pre work ore In keeping with the standard of the Riverside Tress. |