New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-21
Newpork DAILY Gribm,re
NEW PUBLICATIONS..
PETER PARLEYs RECOLLECTIONS.

IEICh 1AhbC1 hEtOLLEC1l
RTCOLLEcTI0Ns OF A LIFETIME On. MEs AND
limo. Mailer Orion & Mulligan
The fabulous berO Of juyeoi'e readers whose
ZANE has been surrounded with all sorts of rO-
manic iwagibngs here presents himself in an in.
dnyu,abe form Of fesh and blood, and laying aside
his venerable features with his pilgrim. staff, sum-
mons an audience of larger growth 10 the pleas ant
narrative Of his experiences on the actual journey
of life. Although he has never been the subject OF
startling adventures bis career embraces sufficient
variety Of incidents give zes 10 his history, aud
the manner Id which he has related it Is equally
crediable to his modesty good taste, and good
sense. Without any o'etweeOiDg desire t. mag
Nifty bis Importance in the world, or TO throw a
dazzling veil of exaRgeration over the events OF bic
lite, be simply draws the reader into his ultimate
c,IfdeDce, and wi an unaffected AID cordial
frsnkDess discusses the ups and downs of a
cbequtJpd and peculiar, If not a remarkably event
full career. The first volume ut his book, to which
We shah eOnfDe ourselves in this notice, abounds
10 sketches of American rural life which, for min-
ute accuracy of deliuea,On, add harmon Gus blend
ing of colOrs, have never been surpassed by the
troop of writer's who have tried their hand at this
seductive branch Of comp siticn. They have ali
the bonest fidelity of a Duch painting, revealing
many domestic interior Of which most of his
readers have teen The living prototype. An add
t'onal charm % gwen to these pictures by the fact
that they not the prnduc ious OF iaocy, but the
dagueIreo ype impression of the primitive home.
Of, ads Which ye, nestle III the quiet mountain hooks
and tmi,ipg valleys of New England
Mr.. Gnodrch was burn ia Ole Of those modest
bsm'cts which have Graded So many sPeclmens OF
The Yankee race, whose names are now conspicuous
in ,be ir"nt IaDhs of public affairs. TINS was the
little township Of Rdgefe'd, Connecticut, situated
in h G western part Of The State, and from lie nu-
mtrous hills commanding a noble view OF Long
Island Sound az the distance Of fourteen miles.
He first raw tho light 10 an antiquated house
Of cspboards and shingles, August l9sb, l793. HE
father wss the Conpegi 'ionol munster IN Ridge-
6tld, faithfully f., ding he peaceful flock 10 "a
white wooden meeting house" AMI passing
rich" with family of eight children On fcus hun
dred dollars q year. good anecdote Is related OF
one Of the clerical neighoo,s of the worthy pastor
in the very outset Of the volume.
Tn the contiguous town " Lower Salem dset an
,eed minister by The paue vi Mead. Tie was eli MS
Nj. m,Ik,d with ecceLtT city, ard about IheTe lays
of .b,ch speak his D.ind rendered YET more er-
ra,ir py touch Of paislyslA. lie was however, stli
able 10 IIta cb. and Il certain SUNDAY, having ex-
chan will NY father be WAS IN the pCpt aud en-
ssg,d IL mssing bis "ptnii prayer; lie had already
Legup hs ipyoeali'D, when DaNld =, VINO vas Tue
Helm Of th.t tentIa'i.u dashed by tho 'front.' d'bf,
wpop LORE ii, animal IT which he vas but 100
PR ud-in a full, round trvt The echo oi Tue oa'ter-
ipr looi, filod the chuICh--whiCh brlpg o. shihs
nj rlsl boards sUDUIOns 40 drsni-an1 res'ei
al well munster rs Inc clDSEcS1 y
tioD even h,Ge the rlo.r bad reached IL Do mia!S-
Tar fond OF borses-almost to haiiy-Snd i,o~ We
frst bic Tsctced ear pittived tnat me touous 0'o
t III be sst Of bviiuui Wien the au'ual sh0t oy Sav
door be could hot 0iu oIs admiration, va en- VAS
accordingly hruht ibo The very mario" oi bis prayer
ave pray ihce U Lord, IN particular and pe'uf
manp,r-ihats Iesl smart orittr-" ivreNe " o''
sDifd II, spasscs in particular aud peculiar MAN
lei" &c.
The scboolbouse, in which Peter Farley trsi
learned 20 read and spell has lwos; classical IN
tercst but with the lively description which DE has
given Of its character and surrouudns' 1t viii
never psoye 20 fruitful theme Of historic dls-
custom as BIAS been the birthplace OF Homer.
About three. four bs of mile from my fathers
hous', IN The Tindng road 70 Lover Salem which
have sr,ad, p,eni oDed, aid which bore the name OF
Wet Lane, was the scroohouse where took NY frst
rsms and received the foundations OF my very een
der educs; or. l have nee been .ome.in ss asked
vi ere graduated: my reply has always been, at
West Lsne." Generally sp.aking, this has end "a the
INQUIRY whether becsusc my nterlocutors have ool-
found. d Ibis yeneysbls institution with "Lsae SEMI
nary" or have not thOughi i, worto while to risk
,xposue OF their ignoI % the college IN which
Vas tdu Gated, / am unable {" say
Toe ,ue Of the schoo-houso wss triangular piece
NJ lard mea uripg perhaps rood in eH,eut aud lying,
according 10 ibe criem of those days af the meeting
Of four,oads The ground oe,esbou,s-as every ~hGn'
che in Rid., field e,c,ed'ng, stony and In max.
;n 4, railway The stones bad been thrown out night
and ,e ara there rem aimed In heaps on either s'de
G.m generation to On eranon: Al around was bleak
.hls h,es,h.s incI, the All aceD, fields. feS tafts
q, ,lc er win h, re- AID there pa'cn OF biers and
d. aou,ished n the grAyeily soil No, tree,