, 1842-11-19

Il p'cCc ol SD'u from MS pocket, he
presented it to the bow. ut the same
time charging him never to forfeit the
character which he had already &C
quired. after this he was pro.
NOTED to the rank of ensign.
NOVEL REApiNG.-The following
beautiful ex,racf is from the las, B,s
ton Quarterly Review. 1t is part D, the
preface Of Mr.. Brownson's review o.
Zanoni:
II is never good to excite the mind
or the heart Overmuch. save when j,
cah ind immediate vent in actions
which concern real life. A confirm.
Ell novel reader is always merbiI; IN
some sides Pret"rnaturaiIv Sensitive,
on Others preternaturaliv Gallons: ca.
pable 1t may he Of talking much fine
senti nent. but waniin. IN ih,, spirit
uai strength. 10 th,t moral Robustness,
which Is equal 10 the performance "f
useful but difficult part in r., i lie.
The less fine sentiment we have ON
our liP', the mr." genuine te"!in. we
shall have in "ur hearts; and The more
noble AMI generous Icis shall ". Der
form. H. who stops t. seniemrnt,I.
lie about p"v-rtv, viii t~ IT.. las, Ia
Ihr"w III. cloak over the ra,,rr-d O.
;.rrd,p- "f Ike hrcrar.
This IS no dou'.t at varvrntGrl,rI.
and ,iiog ther old it>ilmnei. But
we hop. eur y"un. ir;cn l.. ,"a'r,t "n
rich ot'Onan., or reclminI ,,n : II
c"urf--, with the last Hrw novel si,,i
moist from the press. ~,il forgive this
our ahieiiluvianism. 1t is viii, no
vinegar vIsa"e, nor peiisfic cant. ,hri
we tell them to throw that novel
aside, 10 rouse themselves from their
Incidence. and go forth and devol.
the scnsibilities of their hearts, the
richness OF their ~fancies, and tie Gre.
%atlvcness Of their inloin ,tions. 30 the
great aud noble work of relieving nc.
;ual distress. and If uptulldin- the
cause Of truth and righteousness on
earth. q. my young friends, there il
not such an overplus of generou, sen
timcnt, Of warm and noble feeling. in
this cold wintry world of ours, that
YOU have any 10 waste over = Paul
Clifford or a Jack Shepherd. No; g.
forth into real life. and let vour srnsi-
bIlities flow out for the actually ponr
and wretched; let the tear, SO lovely
in the eye OF beauty. start AZ no ficti-
Iious woe. That poor mo,her. b,
her DYING boy in that m>eratie how
el, needs it; Il ose poor children. rag
ged. incrusted with filth, growing tip
to fill yomr peniteatia.ic,, need it,;
the wrongs and orlrages man is eve
nv where inflIcting on man. should
call it forth. Throw away the last
new novel; 20 with me through these
dark lanes, bind courts, into these
damp cellars, unfurnishcd garrels,
where poverty, vice. and crime, are
crowded together. layer upon layer.
where breeds the corruption that
pollutes eur whole moral atmosphere.
Here my friends lisa volume that may
excite you; here is Il work which you
may read. Forget your luxury; for
get your luxurious ease; blush for
your repinings, your sentimental
whlmPerlngs, your vapors ald indi,
gestion; and remember that you are
men and women, and that it IS your
business to make this earth Il para
disc, and every human heart a meet
temple for the living God. Decided
ly my young friends, you have no &C.
casIOn 10 seek excitement in Jack
or in Ernest MlItravers;
decidedly, you have no tune TO kill be-
tween dinner and the hour To dress
for the evening NEE ting, the theatre
or the assembly. No; you have du-
ties, high and solemn duties. and no
fine sentiment, no ability to iaIk
eetly and patheticalIy of the last
new novel will weigh one feather in
your favor, if you are not true to do
ty in earnest TO science the groans Of
this neither world. and TO deliver the
whole creation into the glorious lib,
erty Of the sons of Cod