Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-06
Goitor's Gable.

PUTNANs MONTHLY FOR MARCH.-We think
the reading people of our own State miss much
pleasure, and devote too much time to reading
light novels and trashy harum-scarum stories,
whea there is so much of the pure and beauti-
ful-not to say useful and notwithstanding,
that can be had for the same amount of money
The magazine above alluded to, always contains
the cream Of large corps of contributors,
among which the names of our most enterpris-
ing and live authors are found. The Sparrow
grass Papers," which appear in its columns, are
worth thrice the subscription price of the book,
full of humor and natural illustrations which it
is hard to excel. &C land my Chimney" is an il
lustration of home life that is too true" Snip
Snap will readily interest the lover of lighter
reading, while there is never a demoralizing
sentiment preached between its lids. Published
by Dix & Edwards, New York. Price, per
year, So.
HARPER for March, is the best number we
have seen for q long time. There is wider
sphere given to publishers of those Magazines
who do not confne themselves to original con-
tributions; and their selections are often times
the most interesting Such is Harper. For
sale by Ballou & Loveland, who keep constantly
on hand general assortment of periodicals. &c
A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States, by
Frederick Law Olmstead, author of "Walks
and Talks of an American Farmer in England"
Dix & Edwards, New York, publishers. 1t is
rather large book to read through before we
notice it, and so with cursory glance through
its pages, we will, as SAKE says, review and then
read it." The author says his design was " to
describe what was most interesting, amusing,
and interesting to himself, during the first three
or four months travelling in our Slave States,
using the later experience to correct the erro-
neous impressions Of the earlier" For sale at
S. M. Walton's.
Messrs. Phillips & Sampson, Boston, will
publish DR.. Kane's Arctic Expedition, in com
pany with Childs & Peterson. P. & s. propose
to obtain subscriptions for the work. And
agents in that business will do well to give them
call The work will be published soon it is
finely illustrated with steel and wood engrav
ings.
T Here is a curious picture on the outside Of
} the next book and the same inside, with the
autograph of "Squibob,' underneath, written
by one of his nearest relatives. 1t has q sin.
gular name, and we haveto place our finger
upon each letter to spell it, PHI &c mi x-i-a ma
or, Sketches and Burlesques by John Phoenix
Published by D. Appleton & Co., New York
1t is filled with the genuine original burlesques
upon men and manners, of which Doesticks
was but an echo The reader of this mirth
: provoking Punch of America must ne eds hol,
, his sides or bust" You will find this to
. gether with the one above, at {" Sam's'') S
1 NJ. Walton's.
Museum. Oliver Ditson Boston, has pub
, lished the following pieces of New Music
n "T The Young Panists Repository" containin
forty-eight favorite melodies arranged by J. Il
b Rapples in IL Nos. "To the West" words b
I Charles Macay, music by Henry Russell, Il
. Dubln's Sweet City, or the Sprig of Shillel
agh," by Mrs. F. E. Grosvener, Songs ant
y y Duetts,' by Handel, Wyoming March, " CON
:, posed by E. Chaplin