Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-10-29
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER

We remarked. in our last. that the Move mh.,
number Of the Messenger !" unusually interest
Ing Its most prominent articles are
The Italian Opera" one Of the mos, ,,io.,,,
Magazine articles which have met with f,,
months We ready with deig gilt every thing from H..
polished pen Of IL. MO Washington city. g.,
ccpt his bitter political diatbes which so s,r,ry.l
contrast with the gentle beauty OF bis literary p,o.
ducliobs.
Touching Trees and Tree ropics," from M.
pen oil James r. OILS. another valuable contribute.
10 tho Messenger, who - babbes OF green 6.a.,
aud the other hand works OF Nature, in the true ma
etc vein.
."Litenture of Virginia" BY I'VE guess) tbcRe,
Mr., Bach, of the accomplished scbo,,.
and eloquent writer's Of the day This article !.
worth years subscription TO the Messenger. ".
unite in the hope, expressed by the Editor of ,,,
periodical, that " b. viii pursue a topic wb,,h
lac treats in such captivating style.
1.-The Grave in the Forest" an interes,in, po
etical fragment by W. Gilmore Sims, of s.
His muse needs endorscr.
Mr.. James +. IIea,h's Lecture b.for, m.
Richmond Lyceum''-an able production.
Potomac River" a vivid sketch. from 81.
&C compshed pen oiEdgar snowden, Esq. of AL,
andria.
Francis Arnne,' Romance, by a gentleman
oil Louisville, Kentucky, "continued" from prcc.
ding numbers, and still 10 be continued" w.
have scarcely been able, in the intervals which ba,.
occurred in the public alton ofthe story, TO keep I'm
the thread ofthe nauaive-which, by the way. ba.
all along seemed 10 us 10 be " tangled yarn
There is occasionally very eloquent chapter, and
| I he inpr tofI 10 beco L.,
bui i, is followed by common place scenes and
tawdry declanalion-and we turn over the pages
in quite ls,Iess mood, 1t is generally injudicou,
to continue an article from one number to moth.
er, unless it be Of such Commanding interest, tina,
the readers appetite is wbeted by ectivag i,
in broken doses. And this is somewhat the ease
with
Lucille, Novelette," by lady of Virginia.
which has progressed as far chapter X ard il
to be ncuded in the December No. of the Mes
senger II Ibis story of the anec lions, there is 70
sralning after effect, there is in " Francis Ar
mime The narrative goes straight forward, as an
honest traveller oug ht TO do 10 the journeys end
instead OF bewidering the reader by turning Off alb
ruptiy from the main road al every by way by which
ii is touched. Hence, although continued from
month 10 month, our interest in il does not flag and
when We take up No. of the Messenger, it
does Tot cost us an effort to recollect The antece
dent portions OF the story; is the case with the
Romance from Kentucky.
There are four reviews in the Messenger-l Of
President Canors Address be 70 the Franklin Lite
rary Society of Randolph Macon CoIcge--lere
and vigorous; Q, "A Tale of the Huseonots, or the
Memoirs ola French Refugee Family bywhich
pnb,c attention is nyited to Of The most remarha-
BILE books which prolific press has ever given
to the public and 3 and 4, of J. Fennn,ore Coop
er'snew novel, " Home ward Bound' the first dis
eliminating but tursid, the Latter of the abpsst
critical produc lions OF the day.
There several poetca contributions in the
Messenger-a few sparkling gens,-lhe rest rather
muddy 1t is TO be amenled that some people can
not be convinced that lines containing a dc fnis
number Of syllables with capital letter at tho bs,
ginning are not necessarily poetry.
We again recommend Mr.. Whites " MESSENGER
TO the support o. the Southern people. which 1t de
serves not less for It's intrinsic merit than fol thep
severance and industry by which it has been bus Gr
creditably sustained,