New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-17
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

SALAD FOR TUX SOLITARY BY an EPeure. l2mo 70. ~
LsmpOtt Brakeman Law.
With the exception of the title. which is cue Of As
aliteiative conceits that nowadays do such requen!
service in the place of original humor, aud certain
native American expressions which are bearsbs
only in the haste of daily Journalism this volume .
marked by good taste and knowledge OF literary DAN
ties. that betIay a genuine intellectual "eplcure,'
rather than vOtary Of the desk, notched aud crop
ped scrivener-One that sucks his sustenance, ss GER
tain sick people are said 10 dO-through quill"
breathes the fine aroma of the library-reyeas lover
of choice old books whose subtle perfume lingersm
the pep and drops in rich distilled sweets thini
err who r.ioces in quaint and beautiful fanc'es-aA
whose freshness of feeling has not been crushed by
burden ~ rare and curious erudition. Evdently
student of DIsrael TO whose cabinet of literary cur
oses he can add many precious gen. and an admiref
of Lamb, whose naive rahkness he sometimes initiates
the writer is bic of humOrist on his own account
genial snd playful, reflective and sentenuous BY
urns-often conceang the sharp edge of satire under
a wreath of fragrant howers-and always clothing bio
vildom in an airy and fexlle garb.
As a specimen of his more serious style, we take
few passages from essay 1.-The laxative aud the
Taciturn, containing an abundance of clever hits;
BABBLER.
Let US glance at few OF the less venia sins OF the iakf
ye-Or they manifold and 10 classify them all YOU'D
require the nice discrimination Of an ethical Lnn"us. We
begin with the babher who IS commonly an unhapPypsr
sonsge himself for be has nodded too industfousy wn
he affairs Of others 10 enjoy any personal repose OF hs
action Having made it he great business OF hls men
beirsy hur,fu secret ssperson on the f fame
of bis neghbor, one Of course thin rorh
while TO speak sell Of him shle living or even when hs
mischevous tongue becomes silent IN deah. These ara
the miserable creatures who batten upon the carbon Gs
the no1ious weeds Ct our social ecOnsmy-thrive moa
upon presidential rumors and the nfect breath Of scan
dial all who'll truth becomes inspid TO their yaisd
and deprayed appetitesi and, like the tabled upu tree
they duse the breath Of poison and disease shsrsys
they go Few W. suspect pass 10 the prOcessi N Of life
without eDcOunteriDg specimen Of this class Ut 1urf
takers, for their is legion. They may usaslym
detected by their physognomcsl developments h-rns
stsr glance, malicious eye hru0ken face aud aenaatsd
form reveal but too egiby their gnobls charac IaT
trjoy hind Of negative e1isience-their only stimulus
beng the fendh mischief they effect and the run thy
to the peace snd hsppi0ess Of all around them
THE DEALER ~ SMALL TALK.
Another class of loquaclous nusances are those v@
deal in what is denOnDaed snail talk; they are OF BON
and of all conditions of society They an impd
tiLent set constantly prsulirg about the comm'opse
matters Of life, ObtTudug their nsnehs- upon ne
forbearance Of their iencs and prOdga spendthns
Of time These notorious newsmoDger. ars thu It 81 M
social circle they do almost much harm In an i9sdo
way 10 the we'll being Of society this bsobl-r BY tssf
retailing Of the petty scandal 1T the lay and th' unonA
liable structures upon the sayings and doog ol olnen
Small takers revel most At the tea table fact t wnes
not petsDd 10 account unless il be that they derive
their SPECIAL Inspiration from the beverage thsrea az
pensed. Births marrisges and deaths, and love macaa
aisODs and divorces and the N. usand peca1 es tbA
greedy tars drink in from the perurbed s'reand Bs
form the uQyi,i Of their senseless and ncessnt caS
and should they perchar find these sources 10 ia
them their plant cOnscences make serupe 10 ffaTns
upon their imssnstlO 10 supply the deficiency ineyns
not over ssudous at fabrication, or ssnii soneus
calico, white liz they ingenious IN the All
putting statement hypOth -tcsly IN suggesting sn De
raj nsiLUsnop, or even in placing pdpaos rom "a AZ
equ 'ocAl light efpecsly il serve the pdfp SO 81 pr
sOnsl scandal The small tskers may, no sever D. saoa
yded into two varieties the latter lass being acfustonso
10 deal hon Uopahicsly 10 hs diluted grrIo me aAI'
lhtse exhibit exemplary ptr'eVersncs IN me le1ng =
and pUrv' ing f the ales pa tele OF chit chh 400
- they are uaby oroyident fthe stores dnsy mess
very lrtle "a great way you may have thh sscons
lsrd notbngs at less t'an cost These 'rs smonx nsa-
cradle social DusaI ce-thsy both parysun sbd Ps'
teiaD, and are til subjects FIR the no tr adult
THE CAUTIOUS TALKER.
The third class 1T obj Give takers such A. hhtw
in clan ous Wit the FIST 9st.rs-notes the DhgagA
ray Of the nind-snd beams ia the ewes Of Irln. Dc
your opinions hat they may, however undemsbie or
rec. seileo, well oses'eo they are sufe e. rjs9
thsn Let your opinions tod y b. u the lever "a"
theirs ysierdsy they ntanty challenge her acS
rscy ard fthsy fo-d il ih'r srgu cents ne, mes
turn their objections a. the mode IN which you nave PRIV
,enito them. You speak uo-fectsdly and Ihey cfna"
you for Il eoocniy, painne :, aud ~Ant"f pr FAX
ornate phfase and your style Is s'ltsd sod aHil'@
your u-TsDce Is slo~ sro oslber~t- yo1 are ofsFas
Uoter; or quick snd h1enf your imp"fu lily Nls.
sur.be ard al equal Ofsnss Of th-ir inms'u,ts iase
Ncu modesy bsiIay that you well read 10 N e'sacs
.ndt they you OF psdantry you ;-a ooho
gr.Ihicsi knowkcge, ana you are at u-Pe "a o.
gross ignOFaLc+ bptn Of and books You brnZ ZEN
old opn;Ohs and they doubt whether you bsgs any %
your yru deal In and they Obi ct 70 tnen
suLsOut d Vhile al tn Tins they Tl adOP tas1
usnse yer, Il oc aston should admit they ar. n s~e,
special pescers for their ye Al AZ hszaf+-ns'
nckers for tern with whom "a indeed morally mp"
sbls for any TO sgres
We are c1ptious enough ourselves TO Object
the word objective in the above passage when
nade to do duy irrelevant to us true u'e, - w
employing Of a champagne botte for powder horn
THE TALK or AUTHORS. .
Hsz'ts remark, that ,uihors wsr- seldom gnea -
coLvtfsaiiora p W,rs seems % he abuucan y VsrHey
tact H. say" Authors ought 10 be read. 'na "
heard AID a. 10 actor they could not speak
be- G.. wiz 70 H. aud their Wf Sss likely % De
ard free a. q second h nd The biography o ny
letter. In great MEASURE confirms this opinion ''ns
the grea'sst names in English and French lnefAsa- n
gl have G.d books siin eo la-nce and irpn 'n
~ Oiy 3D. we're n.ers mutes before th-ir isIo
TL.y BIO Golden ugot. which, IN ire pnyty - - %
th4, coua convert into bearing Al m2r-ss i'A
sun ubrers currency but they could not on y ~
a N nomfnf produce The frtbiDgs cuneis 70 '1s a.
keplee D..csrtss, the famous msihemstcian s1' -
err Laautains celebfated Tor his Why i,oes
Bun Tie great n&turalis', were AL sngulAry oSA0'