# Littell's Living Age/Volume 128

LITTELL'S
LIVING AGE.
E Pluribus Unum.
"These publications of the day should from time to time be winnowed, the wheat carefully preserved, and the chaff thrown away."
"Made up of every creature's best."
"Various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change, And pleased with novelty, may be indulged."
FIFTH SERIES, VOLUME XIII.
FROM THE BEGINNING, VOL. CXXVIII.
JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH,
1876
BOSTON:
LITTELL AND GAY.
| Fifth Series, Volume XIII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1647. — January 1, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXVIII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | France Before the War, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 3 |
| II. | How I Won a Wife. Translated for The Living Age from the Platt-Deutsch of Fritz Reuter, | | 17 |
| III. | German Home Life. By a Lady. Part VIII., | Fraser's Magazine, | 27 |
| IV. | Her Dearest Foe. By the author of "The Wooing O't." Part X., | Temple Bar, | 35 |
| V. | Diversions of a Pedagogue, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 42 |
| VI. | A Monk's Daily Life, | Fraser's Magazine, | 48 |
| VII. | Misquotation, | Spectator, | 57 |
| VIII. | Mr. Story's "Nero", | Examiner, | 60 |
| IX. | Pets, | Saturday Review, | 62 |
POETRY. :
| The Last Wish, | 2 | Elf-King's Youngest Daughter, | 2 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 64 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XIII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1648. — January 8, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXVIII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The True Eastern Question. By Edward A. Freeman, | Fortnightly Review, | 67 |
| II. | The Dilemma. Part XVI., | Blackwood's Magazine, | 80 |
| III. | Walt Whitman's Poems. By Peter Bayne, | Contemporary Review, | 91 |
| IV. | The Curate in Charge. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part VII., | Macmillan's Magazine, | 103 |
| V. | In a Studio. By W. W. Story. Part VI., | Blackwood's Magazine, | 112 |
| VI. | West-Indian Superstitions, | Contemporary Review, | 117 |
| VII. | Hindoo Proverbs, | Globe, | 126 |
POETRY. :
| A German "Bad", | 66 | Dust and Ashes, | 66 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 128 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XIII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1649. — January 15, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXVIII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Arts, considered as Tidemarks of History, | Church Quarterly Review, | 131 |
| II. | Her Dearest Foe. By the author of "The Wooing O't." Part XI., | Temple Bar, | 146 |
| III. | Dutch Guiana. By W. Gifford Palgrave, | Fortnightly Review, | 154 |
| IV. | The Dilemma. Part XVII., | Blackwood's Magazine, | 169 |
| V. | The Strange Horse of Loch Suainabhal. By William Black, author of "The Princess of Thule," | Macmillan's Magazine, | 179 |
| VI. | Kisawlee: Life in a Canadian Country Town, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 185 |
POETRY. :
| Hymnus Responsorius. By Rt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone, | 130 | Two Sonnets, | 130 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 192 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XIII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1650. — January 22, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXVIII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Prose Works of Wordsworth, | Fortnightly Review, | 195 |
| II. | The Curate in Charge. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part VIII., | Macmillan's Magazine, | 208 |
| III. | In a Studio. By W. W. Story. Part VII., | Blackwood's Magazine, | 215 |
| IV. | Lawson's Travels in New Guinea, | Edinburgh's Review, | 226 |
| V. | Left-Handed Elsa, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 237 |
| VI. | The Limits of Illustration, | Spectator, | 247 |
| VII. | Consideration of Others, | Saturday Review, | 249 |
| VIII. | Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, | Academy, | 252 |
| IX. | Vesuvius, | Athenæum, | 254 |
POETRY. :
| Waiting, | 194 | Winter, | 194 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 256 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XIII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1651. — January 29, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXVIII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | A Prussian Campaign in Holland, | Edinburgh Review, | 259 |
| II. | Left-Handed Elsa. Part II., | Blackwood's Magazine, | 274 |
| III. | Corneille, and the Literary Society of his Age. By the author of "Mirabeau," etc., | Temple Bar, | 281 |
| IV. | The Story of Monique. By Julia Kavanagh, | Argosy, | 293 |
| V. | A Neglected Humorist, | Temple Bar, | 303 |
| VI. | Good-Will towards Men, | Queen, | 313 |
| VII. | Cheese-Factories in America, | Philadelphia Ledger, | 315 |
| VIII. | A New Paper-making Material, | Chambers' Journal, | 316 |
| IX. | How to Breathe Properly, | Public Health, | 318 |
| X. | The Monasteries and the Poor-laws, | Month, | 318 |
POETRY. :
| Morning Musings. | | Come Near to Me, | 258 |
| I. — My Heart, | 258 | The Cynic's Carol, | 258 |
| II. — God's Lilies, | 258 | Silenced and Forgotten. A Monk's Soliloquy, | 319 |
| III. — Patience, | 258 | Silenced and Forgotten. A Monk's Soliloquy, | |
| Fifth Series, Volume XIII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1652. — February 5, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXVIII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | On some Aspects of Science in Relation to Religion, | Church Quarterly Review, | 323 |
| II. | The Curate in Charge. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part IX., | Macmillan's Magazine, | 339 |
| III. | In my Study Chair. Part II., | Blackwood's Magazine, | 349 |
| IV. | Her Dearest Foe. By the author of "The Wooing O't." Part XII., | Temple Bar, | 358 |
| V. | German Home Life. By a Lady. Conclusion, | Fraser's Magazine, | 373 |
| VI. | What is Flavour? | Gardener's Magazine | 384 |
POETRY. :
| Dame Poesy's Ways of Love, | 322 | On the Threshold, | 322 |
| Until Death, | 322 | | |
| Fifth Series, Volume XIII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1653. — February 12, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXVIII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Montenegro, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 387 |
| II. | Her Dearest Foe. By the author of "The Wooing O't." Part XIII., | Temple Bar, | 398 |
| III. | A Ramble in Syracuse, | Fortnightly Review, | 414 |
| IV. | The Dilemma. Part XVIII., | Blackwood's Magazine, | 422 |
| V. | Wesleyan Methodism, in Wesley's Lifetime and after. By J. Llewelyn Davies | Contemporary Review, | 429 |
| VI. | The English Jews, | Spectator, | 444 |
| VII. | Conversation with Napoleon at Longwood, | St. James's Magazine, | 447 |
POETRY. :
| Two Songs, | 386 | Hemlocks, | 386 |
| Shepherd's Song, | 386 | | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 448 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XIII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1654. — February 19, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXVIII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Wesleyan Methodism, in Wesley's Lifetime and after. By J. Llewelyn Davies. Part II., | Contemporary Review, | 451 |
| II. | Her Dearest Foe. By the author of "The Wooing O't." Part XIV., | Temple Bar, | 467 |
| III. | The Myth of Demeter and Persephone, | Fortnightly Review, | 480 |
| IV. | The Dilemma. Part XIX., | Blackwood's Magazine, | 488 |
| V. | A Week among the Maoris of Lake Taupo, | Cornhill Magazine, | 495 |
| VI. | The Curate in Charge. By Mrs. Oliphant. Conclusion, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 501 |
| VII. | The Intellectual Qualifications for Chess, | Spectator, | 507 |
| VIII. | Spelling, | Saturday Review, | 509 |
| IX. | Hops, | Gardener's Chronicle, | 511 |
POETRY. :
| Lines on Leap-Year, | 450 | Dream of a Spelling-Bee, | 450 |
| To M. A. T., | 450 | Christmas, | 450 |
| The Forgotten Grave, | 450 | | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 512 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XIII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1655. — February 26, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXVIII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Forster's Life of Swift, | Quarterly Review, | 515 |
| II. | Her Dearest Foe. By the author of "The Wooing O't." Part XV., | Temple Bar, | 536 |
| III. | Goethe and Minna Herzlieb, | Contemporary Review, | 554 |
| IV. | Left-Handed Elsa. Part III., | Blackwood's Magazine, | 567 |
| V. | Rational Excitement, | Saturday Review, | 572 |
| VI. | "Pigeon English", | Pall Mall Gazette, | 575 |
POETRY. :
| From Moschus, | 514 | The Lesson of the Leaves, | 514 |
| To Charles Sumner, | 514 | Jubilate, | 514 |
| The Tides, | 514 | | |
| Fifth Series, Volume XIII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1656. — March 4, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXVIII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Scottish Statesmen of the Revolution: The Dalrymples, | Edinburgh Review, | 579 |
| II. | Her Dearest Foe By the author of "The Wooing O't." Part XVI., | Temple Bar, | 598 |
| III. | A Tribe of Toymakers. By Margaret Howitt, | Leisure Hour, | 618 |
| IV. | Left-Handed Elsa. Conclusion, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 625 |
| V. | Prince Bismarck and his Master, | Spectator, | 637 |
| VI. | The Low Value of Silver, and its Effect on India, | Economist, | 639 |
POETRY. :
| The New Year, | 578 | The Seasons, | 578 |
| Home, | 578 | | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 640 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XIII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1657. — March 11, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXVIII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | On the Border Territory between the Animal and the Vegetable Kingdoms. By T. H. Huxley, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 643 |
| II. | Her Dearest Foe. By the author of "The Wooing O't." Conclusion, | Temple Bar, | 652 |
| III. | On National Education as a National Duty. By Professor Max Müller | Contemporary Review, | 676 |
| IV. | The Dilemma. - Part XX., | Blackwood's Magazine, | 681 |
| V. | Dutch Guiana. By W. Gifford Palgrave. Part II., | Fortnightly Review, | 687 |
| VI. | Self-Esteem and Self-Estimation, | Cornhill Magazine, | 692 |
| VII. | Tyndall on the Air and Organic Life, | Lancet, | 701 |
| VIII. | Hosts and Hostesses, | Queen, | 702 |
POETRY. :
| Changing Guides, | 642 | The Years, | 642 |
| Under the Apple-Tree, | 642 | The Best Use, | 704 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 704 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XIII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1658. — March 18, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXVIII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Modern English Prose. By George Saintsbury, | Fortnightly Review, | 707 |
| II. | Bee or Beatrix, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 717 |
| III. | Dutch Guiana. By W. Gifford Palgrave. Part III., | Fortnightly Review, | 726 |
| IV. | The Dilemma. Part XXI., | Blackwood's Magazine, | 732 |
| V. | The Pope and Magna Charta. By Cardinal Manning, | Contemporary Review, | 741 |
| VI. | Mazarin. By the author of "Mirabeau," etc., | Temple Bar, | 752 |
| VII. | George Eliot's Heroines, | Spectator, | 761 |
| VIII. | The Quaker's Hat, | Saturday Review, | 763 |
| IX. | The Drainage of the Zuyder-Zee, | Nature, | 767 |
POETRY. :
| The Nymph of Arcadie, | 706 | Rondel, | 706 |
| Life, | 706 | Transfiguration, | 706 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 768 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XIII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1659. — March 25, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXVIII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Two Amperes, | Edinburgh Review, | 771 |
| II. | Bee or Beatrix. Conclusion, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 786 |
| III. | Matthew Prior, | Cornhill Magazine, | 794 |
| IV. | The Dilemma. Part XXII., | Blackwood's Magazine, | 805 |
| V. | Some Traits of Composers, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 810 |
| VI. | Caroline Herschel, | Temple Bar, | 816 |
| VII. | A Winter Morning's Ride, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 820 |
| VIII. | Samuel Pepys and his Poor Relations, | Academy, | 823 |
| | ⁂ Title and Index to Volume CXXVIII. | | |
POETRY. :
| Memories, | 770 | The Shadow, | 770 |
| My Song, | 770 | | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 824 |