St. Mary's beacon., 1854-11-16

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& aSsARa sSsI interesting Pictorial Of the
this TKerais, IN fact. 50 title point TO
the book chat ii is tiI:ing in the dark TO
found an objection. We objectto the in
sipidity, the staleness, the utter vacuiiv
Of thought, and sentiment which mark
ITS every page. We are all the time seek
ing for some substance oc which this
mass Of folly is the shadow. When we
are through we have read Of very nice
little girl. and some very nice YOUR man.
but we cannot name an original idea that
has been cleaned from this tracklrss will
derness of nonsense. We cannot say
that single thing has been learned. or
single principle illustrated. which might
not have been better learned or more
cieverly eXcmpllfed in the most super
fetal observation of every dav life
With this opinion ofthe work. we would
cordially commend it for (what Miss
Wetherell probably intends it) the peru
sal Of children. 1t will give them taste
for reading, and present views of practi-
cal life, which, though all around it.
child would nevernotice. But that grown
men and women should be nving INTO
ccstacies, and comparing puerile story
to our best standard works. is, we do
contend, utter and objectionable humbug-
gerv.t
Next comes "The Lofty and the Low
ly," by Miss Mcintosh. The lady frank
Idv acknowledges that the book was never
smeo ar ., ' tho with the same purpose with
s>ious columns. i ended. Originally infen-
m all US an every day tale of Faithful
Il lT py; eFaithless Love-" the materials were
tsyast and moulded into the shape
of an answer to "Uncle Toms Cabin -
and a precious poor answer at that.
Such a combination OF faultless and
faulty men, and of perfect and imperfect
women. surely never existed elsewhere
than in The hot bed of woman's imagi-
T alton. As All advocate of the institution
of slavery, it is liable to certain obinc-
tionS. the main one of which i>, it never
touches the subject. 1t is very senti-
mental: very full Of extravaganza; very
| destitute Of any common sense; and, as
matter of course. very silly, and very
much calculated to turn the heads of
boarding school-we beg ten thousand
pardons-female college girls.
| "The Lamplighter" is a hook Of far
better quality than either of the above,
! but still bv no means deserves the enor-
nous circulation it has attained-sixty-
! five thousand copies in three months, We
1 believe. 1t has an undue allowance OF
milk and wafer in its composition. and
we Occasionally get wocfulIy worried
with Plerile babble; but there is stratum
| of sound sense at the bottom, which
makes US think the authore>s capable of
better things. Weare Of the opinion, by
| the way, that the manner in which the
Young woman lost her eyes is rather
! forced and unnatural, and the inordinate
remorse of her lover for what was purely
accidental, is strained. As regards the
! interest Of the plot, We consider it dis
! iointed. The characters are all well
enough in their way, but they don't lit
one another exactly. The author seems
/ to have been in somewhat Of quandary
how to dispose of this aforesaid blind
young koman, and appears to have mar
! rIed her IN order TO get her out OF the
wav. But, with all this, it is very fair
second'rate story.
| Last but not least, comes Miss Fam
nv Fer " We are in good deal of tre-
pidatiot while pennIng this. for the lady
a., has thereputatIon OF being pugnaciously
! inclined, and we would respectfully So
Iicit the ''Nessrs. Editors to prohibit
the norh.ra circulation Of th.s number