New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-21
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TIE BARCLAYS OF BOSTON By Mr., H,SsIsos Gs,r or.
FrspesS Co.
Until the appearance OF this shallow story The name
on its title page was never associated with anght but
keenness Of intellect and brlsncy of expression.
The writer under whatever pretepse who puts pron-
neny forward illusrous IA ne, challenges certain
comparison which may have the chec! OF making
presuu r;ion more conspicuous, and giving tempo
rarv potoriety 10 dullness which would otherwise
never have emerged from obs,urity. In the present
case name familiar in the history of Massachusetts,
cloauence--surroupded with trad 'ona spendor from
the recolections OF the Bar and tho Senate-canno.
fail 10 attract attention production, which 10 other
respects has the slightest possible title to the notice Of
the public We hold is cur duty 10 Godeeoye the
reader who may have been led 70 anticipate work Of
2, MUS or ability book which has teen announced
with n somewhat unusgal flourish of brazcn iustru
mens It has not even the merit OF critical vissc
ity An intoerahe he,yiness weighs down every page.
Tie plot is smply absurd in IFS conception, and 10 not
redeem ed by the most distant approach to artistic
b in its development In the variety Of characters
which figure on the scene not one excites the SYM
pstbes of the reader, makes strong impress
sion On his memory. They are either commonplace
or iupossibeso ordinary as to produce no edec: Of
all far out Of tie usual range TO appear almost
ike inpslpable distractions The attempt 10 lencse
tkc chis aud shades of character with the truthful
ness of nature seems not to have occurred TO the
writer belonging 10 the tax Of the novelist Nor
can VIC give more favorable account OF the style Of
the volume. It is often confused and involved to 80
great n degree 10 defy comprehensioa-as often
tawdry and innatcd-and abounds throughout in SLOW
eply expressions eq1sy at with good taste and
correct usage Hero is one of the writer's para.
graphs Who can tell what it mesns'
YonDg love what sad pity that the only obs.scls
arising in after years when the tender passion exists and
oyerwhelms its douded victims early in life, Is the
manifest difficulty &c remembering and ascer.anng the
doze object of the fist dream, and that tho scent Of
the roses instead OF ombaming the fair vision shouh DO
lost in oblivion.
Such gems of diotion TIE following sparkle at fro
quent intervals throughout the volume. Mrs ASHLEY
"was immensely Gddictd to entertaining all the litus
people in her own particular hemisphere" "Sts
was rastly popular A rdst deal of dattcry." "A
great tale for hisirOpic accomplishment which 10
had tut sparsciy ererciscd" lie occupied with
looking after his immense rariety Of ailments" "a
"series of beautiful dinners
The Barclays who are immortalized in the story sfe
worthy Boston family, consisting Of the father, sm
spectacle merchant tho amiable and insipid mothsk
ard the canOnical oumbcr of three daughters and con-
They 90 in the usual monotonous jog-trot routine
Of fashionable dccencies, till ono fine morning, dire
calamity bursts Of sudden their devoted hesds
calamity which probes the yirtuous man of commerce
to liz hearts core" and radey dashng the overowhs
cup of bis happiness TO the earth in one lark I'd
dreary mOment-diss0yed into thin air the peaceful
fsbIc OF bis existence again to be restored
What in the Of all stted rhetoric ID coming now!
The reader holds his breath in anazement and reso
lutely prepares for the worst Gradually he ID k
into the pOrtentous secret. Cautiously, gently sN
e0gerly is he informed that " this sad afiicum
dwe!t in the person of his child bis frstbons
bis idozed daughter, Georgiana." She falls a. BIZ /
feet 10 parOxysm of grief and renorse, and coDess-
rot as one would suppose from the previous intendb
Of horrors that sho had broken each of the n
commandments, and that continuslly-but confess J.
herfef TO have been secretly married. This ia W
enough TO be sure in all conscience but many wss
thirgs might have happened that the tears and agJ
which have been called for refuse to come.
The romantic little lady, it seems, had been u
veigled into candestDe marriage by her lover NJ
after the ceremony had been concluded at the hoa&d
tie clergyman parted from her at the corner of n
street, ard set Oh 10 seek DIS fortune ubtl ne b5S
return and claim his Acknowledged bride. Now 10
plot begins TO ;hicken. 1t is soon discovered thatk
husbaod is not the man he pretends TO be, but hasS
sumed the Of another, 10 order 10 accOnplish%
purpose. The fa'se DromO disappears for long ~
from the scene but after various mysteries again coz"
forward, while the plot finally Winds up IN d'soifN
view. without any definite satisfactory denouement
On this slender thread the writer has hung sens
OF yspid CONVEX salons, stale attempts at wittcs
and lukewarm descriptions Of tresome incidents, NV
leyed BY single stroke of genius, or the express 81
an original idea throu n the whole weary length of
intermipable volume. She has most unqucstiona1
mistaken her vocation and should be urged nevera
TO be lured into the regions of Imagination from
plainest prose realities Of life
THF POULTRY BOOK E6ssd BY the Rev. w wIssnttprr
W JOHNSON Esq Ito pr. ga London; On ( 20 y
Yoik: Appleton X Co M |
The seasonable appearance Of this work in The ms-.
the prevailing poultry mania, can hardly fail to g""'
issuccess as populsr manual 1t is not only more
piee aud practical in he details than most previous
On Tie subject but il is wholly free from the coTse'
q compilation; presentn ouly the results CT reo"
tie sDd observao0 by the editors themselves ana 81
Of the mos, di tngusbed poulty fanciers u Ensa'
large spsce is devoted To Shanghai fowls though 700
important varieties receive due share OF WE