New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-22

IT, Tue KSrcxERsocKER for March presents its
usual variety Of solid and miscellaneous reading Among
the most interesting of its papers series Of Letters
from the Gulf States, by writer who signs himself
Monadnock'
We were sbou, say concerning our old favor.
i.e when we encountered the following paragraph Zone
OF many to the purpose, In exchanges from all
parts Of the country In the Norwich, Conn City
Gazette
Il would be difficult say too much in praise Of this
Magazine Always respectable, always pleasant u u
lust now more than distinguished for those excel
lencies which should recommend IL TO the most inel
gent worthy Of generous support Indeed, "a the
only truly literary periodical 10 the country. The
Monthes Of this country are for the mos, part things
of pictorial embenshrnan and fashion; reeeptsces OF
verses and stories pdrottSd after the worst English
models The plan of their proPnetors seems 10 be to
give great and small articles. Their book notices
are merest puhs and their seiaggrandlZement exces
that OF the most outrageous Of the vendors OF quack
medicines. The American and Democratic Reviews
are Wing and Loco FOco both good IN their way but
occupied In great part with papers OF pouea chsrac'
ter There are classes Of readers who IKE pctufebooks
and classes who subsst upon partzan arguments and
discussions With the tastes OF such, we are not dis
posed 10 fnd fault nevertheless must particularly
commend the Judgment Of those 10 whom unadulteraed
literature Ia most acceptable. lt to the latter that we
would especially recommend the haickGbockr. We
have before the JAM airy and February numbers OF
the present year They are admir- able Inc haisor
One rises from them with his thirst for intellectual en-.
tertaInmen and his ppeute for sound literary vsnds
quite appeased IL must require great industry w wen
as the incest discrimination to cater 50 well TOR readers
Of all kinds,
Mr. LEWIS GAYLORD CLARK Ia, and has been for four
teen or fifteen years the Editor Of this longest lived and
best OF the American periodicals He has the faculty OF
making hosts OF friends We do not believe there is
another man In the country who could have effected
much He has carried bis untring labors amid the
severest difficulties W ch would have appalled, one less
l.. -. ID hfa tgor NAT
formidable and undertaking competition. lie has had
the good sense never suffer the annual price OF the
KuiekTbockeT 10 be changed Justly deemDg that i've
dollars Is low enough for any original periodical worth
reading and furnishing 80 much reading
The Editors Gossip with Readers and Correspond
ents' is amusing as usual. We copy few passages.
notorious scamp was brought not long since before
an Onondsga Justice Of the Peace charged with the high
nisdeuieanor Of gambling. He was accused OF having
come the strap game over native The porty Jusuce
wishing 20 decide undefsandngy requested the euiPrt
70 1--WE MIN sample Of hs skill The party instantly
produced leather strap, gave u = scienune "hisk
across the bench, and remarked You see Judge, ne
qHartz under this strap what Interrupted mo ois
nlhed funcuonary; do you to sey that there 10
quarter tberef Sartin was the reply No SUCH
thing said tho Justice 4 II go you dollar on IL said
the prisoner. Agreed exclaimed the Bench. With
accustomed adroitness the strap was Withdrawn, when
10 there oas the quarter Well said the astonished
SHALLOW would MT ha' believed II II had a. seen
IL with my own eyes There is your dollar and you
lined fire foiars for gambling contrary 70 tue satAe
la such case made and provided The elongated eOun'
tenAnee OF the discounted gambler required no add.
tona evidence TO testify his appreciation OF the SUCK
sfThey tell an excellent story Of Burchsrd. the rev
vast; not OF him exactly either but OF what happened
Al the close Of Of bis meetn2s he "n In me nsot
of Addressing bis congregation Ia this wise; ana now
xoing TO pray and want all that desire 10 % prsyed
Tor or 70 have sny Of their friends who absent pray
ed for send up their names on piece Of paper %
the occasion which refer there was II once sent
40 10 the desk quite pile Of itte slips Of paper with
he names OF persons whose behalf be was 70 ~res
lie a. he ssid, WIKI The Almighty pause soon en-
,ned when be said Send EN- up send EN- up can
pray for I'VE thousand Jest easy a. can pray Tor
dozen. send EN- up If yo1 hsy az any paper, get up
and e the fend you want prayed for Al this stage OF
the proceeding man whom shsll call Oziel Biggs,
sswsr, person Of sx feet and half In his siockinss
. notorious unbeliever and confirmed wsg 10 boot
rose the mdst Of the congregation, marx Tor al ana
amid the ~nks and becks and smiles Of the auditory
sad M Burchsrd want you 10 pray for jim In0mp-
son The reverend petitioner saw, from he excite
, eut In the audience that Oztei was hard esss
Ayhst Is your name srl-snd who 70 Mr. fnompsonr
II Jim Thompson be Keeps g tavern down u Iaomp
or, nile and keep public house 3 ltue below aim.
a. IA an Internal scoUndrel and vsst VOC 20 give nm
Iift But ssid Mr.. Barchsrd. bzve you Tain 10 ns
scs,v Of prayer Do you believe In mo power o. Pc
THOR y That nhfr here nor there respondea Ok1e
InaHt on 70 ny OIL aim J!
81 Wa, cornplaining the otter evening" remarked
ard 10 II. not long since Of being greatly annoyed
" sorue y illanous dogs whose nightly bo~ings nad
rsnt me- wake until two or three o'clock every morn
~ for a yaeek when one Of my Listeners observed,
Why, you easily nd yourself o. mem WY e9hs
,o, .sks lirrle goz Pogui aid he and SPRINKLE u
-. pie<a OF meat sad throw &c over " them You II
IA n n * ,em before morning Vox PopuiY said l.
IA nj YOU something eise, bnt II Nnr Ioss6ar
Wei y-e-s; guess that UT The reader VIII not
"a long ia infsrrrz mat II coad nj have been any
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