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Miss Lucy A. Orrick, of Canton, Miss., has evoked the favorable criticism of the press and public in her production of “Jetta,” a story of the South and Louisiana, redolent with the perfume of yellow jasmine, wisteria and honeysuckle, and depicting, as the St.. Louis Republic says, “with captivating genuineness,” life on the famous Louisiana plantation. The characters drawn are true to life, and the scenes and incidents pictured are familiar to many Louisianians of the present day. The story is told with the ardor and enthusiasm of a Southern girl imbued with Southern ideas and Southern customs, and in this respect presents to the people of other sections of the country a faithful portrayal of life in the South as seen by one of its daughters.—New Orleans Times-Democrat.

Stories of Southern life are just now much in evidence. Many of them contain the best indication of the birth and growth of a genuine literature, because they are written by Southerners who know whereof they write, and show that they recognize the value of materials that lie close to their hands. They exhibit a sincere effort to depict life and character. This captivating genuineness is noticeable in “Jetta,” a story, of the South, which has just been published by Charles H. Kerr & Co., of Chicago. Under the nom de plume of Semrick one may easily recognize the personality of a bright young woman with a manifest gift of story telling.—St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Throughout one breathes and revels in an atmosphere essentially Southern; the characters are genuine types of Southerners; the negro dialect perfect, and one always feels that there is a promise of something stronger from the same pen in the future.—Canton Times.

Essentially a Southern story, fresh, vivid and interesting in every line of character portrayed.—Memphis Commercial Appeal.