New-York daily tribune., 1845-05-24


~ tbe KricSerbocSer 2I,ga2ne burgess. STaISGER
4 Co. Fo. sale by W. II. GRAHAM, Tribune Build
Inss
Tbi. .handsomely-executed volume, of two hun
dred and fifty pages, is the inst Of a Series which
en- h. distinct from that of the many poorly
,,oted has,y- written careless! !yseected works"
Loovn as cheap literature /, ls printed upon good
n,,er and on large clear type abounds in varie
~ and that variety is from the very best sources.
RI, we can better show the character OF the book
by few extracts The First Locomotive, and
i, continuation by WASHINGTON IRVING, open
,be volume II is full Of the richest fun. In
saddle up the Hudson in 1S0S, on the first steam
boa, that ever moved on the waters of any river
with passengers, the writer encounters slab.sded
Yankee, named JABEz DooLlrrLE, who is going
cup country" 10 sell 'county rights for new rat
trap for which he had secured patent
twas worry curious trap, simple as II Ingenious
as mos. ny nous things oner they invented. l;
wasan ob0ng wirobox. divided into two compartments;
ara, entered where the bait hung. which he
sAoe touc Cd than the door at which he entered fell
Ills ony apparent escape by funnel shaped hole into
the apartment, In passing which he moved another
wire whc in,inny re set the trap; aud thus rat after rat
was furnished the OF following in the oos;ePs Of
HI, luscus predecessor, until the trap full Thu'
TWAS simply 10 catch rat, but trap by which
nis trapped rats. dd snfHttam.
The writer finds Jabez studying the new stcan;-
engine; and he takes him aside TO say, that if he
don make wagon go by steam before he is two
Years older, he'll give up inventln'.' This is soon
iorgouen, however; until after several months,
the narrator receives letter from Jabez, inviting
him 20 come and see him, "nlgh WalhDstord,
Conn - as he has got .umthin' TO show him The
writer repairs TO WaIlingferd, and in an old clap
boarded, dingy, long one.sory building, with
window or two in the roof, the knot.ho stuffed
with rags, aud No .1dmitance' over the door, he
finds the inventor; "and in the centre of all previ-
Gus Conceptions traps, churns, apple-parers rs pill
rollers, cooking stoves, and shinglespllters Stands
"Thc First Locomotive an unpalnted, un-
polished, unadorned. oven. shared mass of double
ryetsd sheet-iron, with cranks, and pipes, and
uuunelheads and screws, and valves on four strong
travelling wheels cts a curious crltter to look
at,"says Jabez, "but you'll like il better in mo-
ion" He froceeds to light fire under the boiler
which soon gives evidence Of troubled waters
when by pushing one slide and pulling another, the
whole machine, cranks and piston, is in motion
1T work, slick. do MT ita' said Jabez.
'Bu' replied. II do Mt move.
'Yon mean, said he the travelling wheels DO nj
re, do nj they shall Till Get patent. You
se he added crouchng down. that uuIlrelhcad there
that small wheel? We'll that out OF gear Just yeti
when turn that into gear. by this crank It ts you
the main travelling wheel, and then the hull scrape will
nigh as calculate. leetlc slower than chain
lshuin and darnd ecte too But II won't do to give
atry aore get the patent There Is only thing
y' he eonGued, that ha' MT csntrivcdbut that Ia
simple mstter-ad that !s the shortest mode OF stoprn
on her. ay first notion Is TO how fast make her
work. without smashing all TO bits, and that s done by
Siewing down this upper valve; and II show you'-
And with that he camberei up the top, with tzrn
s screw In one hand and horn Of soap-ia in the other
and commenced screwng down the valves and ong the
sicnod crabk oiRts; and the motion Of The uyse
rcas increased until all Sc med 1t is nigh
about perfection, aint t?' says he.
'aoez said l. elevating my voice above the buzzing
noise Of the machine. there is only thing wanting.
what Is that y" says he, eagerly.
Immortality, said /. and you shall have Il, patent
o. no patent! And with that, / pulled the crank that
twisted tho connecting trunnehead into the travelling
Wheels and IN an Instant away went the machnc with
JAtsz on the top OF It, with the whiz ard rapiity Of
alsed partridge The side Of the old building presented
Verssstsnce o wet paper One crash and the first To-
enotve was usheied into this breathing world hurried
oe OPENING and has just time TO Chamber to the top OF
ee TO catch the last glimpse Of my fast departing flend
0e Is his purpose saw him alternately scrcwing down
e valves ard oling the pson-rod and crank joints
identity determined that, although he had started on little
Unexpectedly nc would redeem the pledge he had given,
sh,a wss that when 1t did go Il would 20 little slower
aai sstfsak Of chain lghtnn', and darnd ceie too"
Likea cloud in the dim distance ilee,ng
Like al arrow. he ileW away.
Ba' a moment and he here; in moment he
s and ROW ,rhste is he ?or rather where is he not
oa 'hs Tor the present is neither hero nor there.
Inc next XIintormallon we have of MIR Doolittle's
whereabouts is given by Mr. IRVING:
You mus, know that WAS among the nrst band OF
a.ppvts that crossed the Rocky Mountains We had
uped one night on ridge of the Black Hl. and were
pped up In our blankets, in the midst OF Hrst sleep,
nn we were reused By the maA who stood sentinel who
@seou'. Wild ire, by - We started on our feet.
.ehea streak OF ,re coming across the pra;ries for
= Tue world like lish,ning shooting We had
10y 'ne - guess wha, IL might nc, when II up,
.leIug and claukng aud making Tremendous racket,
- we SAW something huge and BLACK, with wheels and
s"i ai Kinds aud au oddookipg bcing top OF il,
- as they say the devil is in gale Of wind In fact
Vu people thought IL was the old gentleman himself
N ah airing IN one OF his afernal clrriaEcs others
Ssa' was the opening of one of the seal, In the Re-
some OF the siouest fellows fell their knees
. 80 u san 10 pray kcniucsian pluckcd up courage
vHsn 10 hail the Internal coachnlan ~ he passed. and
Snther he was driving but the speed with which he
os aud Inc rtt!!nS OF his machiuc. prevented
more than tie last words slam bang 10 eternal
III nve minutes more hc was across the praries,
;S!oru Ire Black Hill, and him shooting like
- V-Aniern over the Rocky Mountains.
tbe next day we tracked his course. He had cut
rsh S'eS; drove of bntlalo some hundred or two c
49, G su' up AS though The butchers had been ,hc:c;
Ue MN aiierwarc driving through village Of Elsck
The lodge of the chief, with all his Nsui-
y besond The iiScky Mountains we could hear nothing
" A' so.hat We concluded he had ended his b,iln-
$500 H4ANAng INTO one Of the still
snoke among the peaks" ~ '
LoNsFELLow's BIauk. Book Of Country
SeaoOI-mas'er' is full OF his beauties. II contains
i0se aud verse, rathos and humor, story and COS.
" II opens as follows:
lis Saturday afternoon. Once more ,hc .cho,, ,,.
So0' has creakcd upon its hebdomeda hinges: IN. Coo.
saS beck yawns upon the deserted desk; the nics ave
sitng ard humping their heads agaus, the sunny win
the scRoolboy is abroad IN the woods tue sconl
st has laid bis bchen scepre upon the shelf ard viii,
= .oS cares and solicgiudes OF another week.
SATURDAY afternoon Delightful Season. when the
al'hke t!:ed artisan, lays down Its I'm ocmens OF toll.
80 sascs the long. accustomed hand:craf; How sweet
~ The busy avocatons Of the week 10 loos forward TO
wort Interval of rcpose, when for time ~ least the
hg shall cease and. the heart be permitted 10 indulge
ionS,ng.. and listen the soft whispers OF, own
sfo iaie'es Surely the feelings OF the school-hoy
around me still love the dolce N,' nierte Q. Slur-
KS an inte,lude between the swlf,-,uccecdnc acts
~, ee ne Close OF seven days journey; golden clasp
,Ssa ssua each weekly volume Of history; goal
ne paases 20 res: his w!as. and his cl,s>
mat longer interval OF rest. when evc:,ne
yong DOWN; when our lenvthenifg shadows shall
"sa e'er'al sabbath. :"
,rs aALrH RlsswooD.' by IRyls:, is a most
w. as'hs autobiography Of Gov DUvAL. ot Florida,
Il