New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-04
NEW PUBLICATIONS
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TINS q the title Of new work chiefly com
posed OF humorous sketches OF the doing, and soings
Of very good hearted. wealthy countrymsn In and
ABOUT New YORK The hero "a perfect stranger 70
YORK. and tig sh the Importance ~ his nrs, spPcsr
sacc H. ia search Of lost and In bis Wit falls
among some of the sharpers % well kno~n to al
Gotnamites. M0ncypennys good nature and innate
hone sty ssnds Ii relief D. the cunning and decep
ton 10 which be il made unconscious participant
The author is o. keen observer OF human nature and
aygreciator Of the ludicrous and humorous in life.
H. a evidently New.Yorker, for hi. descriptions
Of City scenes and notable City characters Ia var
lou. capacities show thorough familiarity with the
originals The novel must recommend Itself to al
Go,i amites and those craving knowledge Of what s
going on 10 NewYofk. Some Of the scenes sre under
the roof Of the Astor Hon-e-sorne 10 the Five Points
sketches Of vice in high life and vice in low life sde
by eide There IL funny description Of 4 steamboat
race on the Hudson recognizable by all who travel lie
waters The scenes 10 an intelligence offce-in the
heros boarding house--tne details u Mrs. lafayette
Joness party 10 fiih-ey and It's tragic deHonsneni-
the sketches in the Tombsthe visit 10 the poor su-
thor and the practical satrcs occurring At his roo IN
which certain publishers figure very much 10 their d.
advantage-the portrait Of the little sesmstrcss and her
touching ways OF its-tne flfcNth dlhNai Da4" VIII
all attract the readers attention
Asa specimen we copy the following description
the Characteristic boarding of the Albany day boat
she has scarcely made the dock when she is oycrrun
with a Wild and savage race from shore, with w
shorn faces ragged robes, and long dirty sticks win
straps AZ the end Of them which they thrust about IN
tne crowd though they sort OF fishermen and
expected have them snapped al by the passengers-
" Tax carriage SIR a cab = Have carriage
Sir "CarriageF a good one, Or J. " Want
csnagei"
The following is a specimen Of tho thor's humor :
II vss a shOrt.leg shorttail,5 brlndle creature
with a sturnpy hesd who, wh,n you looked into bis
face told you plainly h t'ni the light Of the
lantern fell on him grmly, 81 I'm butchers dog /
live in Chrystiest with Peter heyscr. get my living
by watching the sau gh,er house night snd by pulling
down bullocks In the day time. When have nothing
else 70 do and my master allows play spell 10 the
street spend il In worrying strange hogs Ny name
is lack Taylor after the famous General who fought
the bloody battle ~ BOny that's the way the brinde
dog spelled it." Vista and sleep the stones close
by the house gate through which bark with
little stops for rest all night long am very popular
in nv neghbOrhOOd aud often have basins of nice soup
and tender wings Of chicken sent by sick folks y
iag low with fevers for keeping EN- from much
sleep Ny master often says 70 me in the morning,
Tack you did well, last night know did. and,
what's better can do il again
NATURAL PHILOSOPHY for the Of Schools BY HAMn.-
Ton L. SMITH, A NJ. New-YOrs J. C. Riker.
This is apparently a weldevised course OF In
structon in Natural Philosophy, and will be recognized
by every experienced teacher the offspring OF one