Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-03-30
New York Correspondence
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March %. ISL I


DEAs Ma EpiroK You wan, news,
Well, when commenced my correspon.
denee with you, promised news and
nonsense. iun and philosophy" aud can
give you but very little Of enhes of the
quara,fain, in this letter. The fac, j,
only the hum Of the busy World has pen.
e,sated into the seclusiou Of my Study
for the last week. Something like the
drowsy tinkie OF some distant bell, he ard
while under the spell Of Somnus. The
four walls Of my room have been meta.
morphosed into a Castle Of Incidence
aud the vspors euveloping me while
within the charmed circle Of thought
have risen from the records Of other
days-,he toG.es that have gathered IN.
der the kindly &C. introduced by Gotten.
berg, faus, and ShchoefFer in the long
ago"
Aud so, a. 1 said before. only the fain,
distant hum Of the busy busting world
without, fell on my ear, as the pen uac.
ed its characters on paper and the mind
was busy in moulding the crude into the
comely.
| have also been reading. And har.
been tempted as | fingered over PORE, to
in, rodnce few Of his singing rebukes
aud keen satires into a communication
Tor the especial bene6. Of a certain '.eru.
&c" up your way. Would there be any
harm, think you. in advising him to study
tins poe, during his l.rsure hours' He
NIGH, learn something tina, would be Of
advantage to HIM in his future endeavors
to crush those who will rise in spite Of
him. Hr reminds me OF spider weay.
Ing his meshes abou, sleeping eagle.
or the making Of books there is no
end said, The wise man. Some make
them for money, few Tor fame, and
few are actua,cd by desire TO benefit
their fellows. The press a, the present
day is prolific and sends out its number.
less volumes 10 be scattered by Briarean
hand. all through the land. 70 say that
all tina, are wor'hy being read, would be
to utter a ialsehood, and We must amend
even BacoN's advice in this matter
Some books" says he, mus, be tasted,
some lsna!iored, aud some ehertd and
dige.,td" Blu, We mus, prefix the sound
advice with "some must be simply touch
ed" &c.
The species Of Literature eurr.n, &,
this TINE i. exciting bu, beneficial IN
luence. Yet, even as. IN the begga,'.
hand after day spent IN asking aims,
there CLEAN little pieces Of silver among
scores Of c,'ppers, so here and there
volume containing sound, sensible doc
lrnes, and advocating pure MORALITY,
are to be found among the mass Of masA.
l.h, m.udlln services OF mental food,
served up TO pander TO a sitisted taste.
Blu, this letter Will not allow even
cursive view of thus matter. One OF
these DAYS. if leisure allows. will pre-
pare you paper upon the subject. That
Is, providing you are willing to receive
II.
Ere closing lie, the say HAT one volume
has cached me since my last, worthy for
notice.
Israel Potter. or Fifty Years Of Exile
from the press Of G p Putnam l. Co, OF
tins city. The style Of HERMAN MIL
VILE remind, US more Of IHvlSc than
any a,her writer. We, there is an essen
tial difference in each calculated to charm
the reader. In ISRAEL PorfER We have
a pleasant story recalling Revolutionary
Times in way at once ins,rucIing and
interesting. l, has already reached It's
third edition.
Pu,nsm's Monthly for March comes
to US laden with good things. We al
ways bes'ew aisaeiui asd,ng upon thu.
purely American Monihl. and find our
time well spent.
Please excuse his almost sensele.s
missive and will promi.e 10 redeem the
good opinion you may haze had Of me
ere you perused this letter from
PAuL PRIMROSE.