Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-09-01
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Tn, LompTghi,r. Pa5h<hsi By Jc~cr " Co." Dos
t,u.-lFrom James Wooihousc, Richmond.l
Incredibly large editions Of this mare and oriSi-
nal book have been rapidly issued from the press
--new editions arc still dcmanded--.hc public stili
read with delight-tie critics discuss and pu' on MI
croscopic spcctacles TO search out flaws where inpcr'
f.ctions are too few Ia strike the casual reader Or
shadow the numbcrlcss beauties; and We lcnrn thu
the book has not only been r"publisheI III London
but has been drnumIized for the English stage a"1
translated into the Gcrnan language. Itis out Il lie"
months since il first, modcstly aud u!!Aeraidct, re-
mindiu. US Of "a violet by q messy st''c' TOOK It's
place amongst tie crowd Of publications that d"'ly
jos,ic each other or precedence before the cF'oca1 f-
bunal. Ii wa. singled ont nj once by oil eyes 'h"'
love the simply, unpretcud!nci! beautiful.
The oririn o.. th. book, which il somewhat singular,
WAS related 20 us b. a distinguished clergyman OF
,oxburv. Mass. \ young girl OF. Boston, from her
o lr!icat Years, cvinccd n fnniness for i!nProT.si'-
thrilling stories 10 amuse her Juvenile TRENDS l"c
children locked III crowds around her, lying nj her
feet, sitting Oh her knees, leaning over her shoulders
and !istc,icd 10 the youthful r0c1Htc"S' IN u species OF
.n,ranccd delight. a friend who overheard some oil her
narratives was struck with her remarkable" powers OF
!mprovisation-with the brilIiancy ant lcrI!Iif? oil heF
imagination, and her ltlc-lihc skrtch!nE' 81 character
ThIs friend ss;i 10 her "whydo You not write IL DOCK
set down lust what You have told these children
and il will make IL capital s;ory-d" not waste
such u talcnt." Tho young Srl hai never
dreamed OF becoming all auihorcss-oi weaving he:
fine web. OF fancy into q book for the critics
to tear 10 pieces at will but we entertain
\ 1 -. 49,. ..,. l.;I.l .ttf Nnl cry aloud. with
in the soul, to be uScG-wilI NOT lie in III" napkin OF
slothlu!ncss and be buried in lhc earth where the "h'
faithful! -crvnu; hid Ii. "nrc TALENT but torment HE
pns.cs-or until 1t j. put out {" Interest; that "irit''"
iay d! Reckoning. crlh"-, II may b" r"iuE!'ra 20 ~"
Great Iivcr with al il has @Hinc!. Our "!i'a ARE NJ"
yur arm. they are but h,ia Il, tr">' from on high ana
NJ; ,l,,ir rs. or misuse. We must surely render up Il
stric, account. The yol:ng girl listened :" her c"nI-
s"ilur, and produced The Laimp-Aghi"r. Little could
she have inrcsccn. IL She wrote down III" thoughts
winch flowed wi,hou, ciInr; from hrr pur" and reflect
ing mind, that her work would at once be welcomed
with ,rumpv;s Of unhircd prai,e-li%t II would ind
favor through it, very simplicity; and. a the I"w!ya:c
exalted, liz lack OF nli prr,"msion would rHIS" 1t up
above the rlnb"rn'" productions oi in"ny an ambitious
and srl!.sa,is!ir,i >cIu!nr.
WIN" "' ~ '''i'''"!' ~ Wv ~ ,T: l.r,
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~ ", - ..I. ,u-. ,.L.,o cha
lived to STE thu blisiI, torch le carried tIirkering Ill
the wind and then. when hc ran Up his ladder, III the
,o,,o g., ,r;cL1y o,1 easily, and ,nuIo the whole place
,n,..r,, nm. ,l,,u, If ioy was shed nn Il
r,,. .,... h..r, ,,L:.h nl,Jr,.- wa- a stranger.
,.I .r,,..h T.. L,r ,.y.~ s..,,.,I f, ..r, and certain
-. .,,l., =, Lor H.. nI,,,., f.;. ms in.
:. ,I.,.r,h - ;fb. wore. f-;cnJ.'
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-, ,.r-aor - .,;er 90 m,-, uuloy.aA!e ti.gn she
rt.. ,.,,,,i.L,,r ,lc,,utiu.. hastily. strike. ~a-ui.s,
j.. r,.,, -, .,l ,lr,w. her down. upsr,tiu. lie kct
49,. ,,.L. ..h;.h. H.. b,. L,., semi :, purchase. The
I.,.n ..,-ar,. rcr ,uI rro,i.;nc her a present
~ .a,.. H. r,r,nj. vn.u Nan Grant. Il
"..'.I .,u,o, ,,,d,r wb,.. char-e the child las
ho., ,i,,,,I hv her parents. appear, ut the door. Tie
d.. .r,,nl ,uo;L,p,.u; inflicted
FL, c.r,r,I, .rh. mex, uiub; hc brings her It
..,., li,,,r tr , ,m,. II i the h:-t thin. G"r;rud.
has ever had Ia love. The old lanpi"'ier CONTINUES
.n., o,I ~. ,;,h, find. her thrust from
Va, cro,.,s l,or f,r misconduct. and without = shell.
,er-f,r her pBren,s orr supposed 70 be dead. IL Ha
h,cbrIor. living bv hi.l. e!t-UnI very poor. Puzzled
wbot 20 do. bu, unwilling 10 leave the little girl +"
freeze in the streets. he makes her accompany INN on
his round, md Islts all :he lamps on his beat be-
fore he can com" To any conclusion and then ne
III 49,. II;. I,rrt - warmed
'"A's "' .L:. l,,,jv L.,r,h. md
by The presence ol "''"'' " ,
he suddenly determines to adol' h'ie "c'H"''' '"'
booor.s warmly r,,nchcd 10 her. The uubcGutcous
,,Lro cx,ond. into a thor.
Weed. Ill the a'n"sFn"' n F., ii .t.
ny. bar fragrant ho"er' Inc it'c gun ".' - -
which commenced in q road 50 rough ALL 'ih'E' DC
w,rd y,v. The Old .ampll-h:1. l..
''". " ~ .,J H.. Oi,r,,,1 d,ryh,cr
stricken WIN pafh!SE, i" - ~, .
faithfully and ene:~ -et.calv GiscNarE'' all '"t : -
orII ., q ro~rr,. II. dies. but Gr.ud.n h.s made
- ''''"' ~. ...ba,. n h,n,o. From ,hi,
Hc'e'1' e"n .. r,. -,l,.,
il Ia our readers would take from IN" '"teft-t Wild
uh;,b ,bo. , uerr.. i, for themselves. The story
~ ,or,d II di:ficul, "a divine
u ~" '""'u'! '''' =, c..-l.,.
which OF the characters "'"'t
father. The history at the DIE" sIri' i'"'i:' IN 'e!
..,.. uor lii. illustrates Shnksprure's noble
,'"NN'De
line
Virtue i oo'd tia 0"'"''' ''' ""'"'
TL.sLo,,b nj IN. steamboat m ire (which reminds rs
81. ,.,-aI, r.. r.,d.r ,rd
of the Henry nay '"'n'o. D,,' :" 40 .' ~ h. ~, ,
gives evidence Of a mastery power OF description
which ha. no, Yet been fully developed. We make
~ ;.or ,n. .srl,. ,or,i,n ~; IN.
but one o'ie' extract u" '"' Ta' ~
volume, Us Eli evidence OF her style:
As NAV be supposed, the blind girl did not forge,
our Ii,tlc Gerry. Emily Graham never forgot, the sui
ferinrs, the wants, the necessities Of Others. She
could not see the world without, but there was word
itself in abundant bcnevoiencc and CHARITY, nn'h o;
hear: and deed. She lived a NE "l rove: n.G w no-'