The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-01-10
NEW BOOKS.

NEW BOOKS.
DAIsEY's NECKLACE and What Came of It, A Lite
rary Episode By T. B. AIpRIcu. New York: Derby 4
! Jackson. 1857
This IS prose poem, and one of the best
since Charles Lamb wrote his Rosamonu
Gray. Indeed. we prefer it to that sweet lit
tie romance, for the story is more happily
chosen, and better managed, and the author
has the same delicate fancy which SO plea>es
the reader Ct the gentle Ella" and mach of
his dainty quaintness There is little by.
play OF good .natured satire in the intrOduc.
tory and concluding chapters, but the body
OF the work is beautiful in its chaste simp!ici-
ty The oreniny chapters. describing the
life of the children in the old home by the
" shores of the sounding sea" and the death
OF little Bell" are very beautiful. The
character of old Flint has too many parallels
in the world,bu not every man finds his "Dai-
sey.' The book is tastefuly printed by Der
by jackson, of New York, and for sale bv
I. NJ. Howard in st. Johnsbury.
PICTURES OF THE OLDEN TIME as Shown In the
Fortunes Of Family OF the Pilgrims. By EpxuHD IL.
STARS Boston Crosby. Nichols Co. 1857.
This book is both history and romance
that is, its characters were real persons, and
the main incidents actually happened, while
the scenery, the "stRs. costume" so to speak,
has been supplied by the author. 1t is in fact
the narrative Of family exiIed from Eng
land by religious persecution, which found its
way TO the shores of the new world, after
years of wanderngs and adventure in liol-
land and other countries of the Continent.
AS history the volume NAV be read with
profit, and as a story with interest. We wish
the same attempt were oftrner made. y tu-
tile wish, perhaps, ina>much as similar facts
can not often be obtained on which to hang a
slight thread of romance, and the ina .ina-
ton is forced to supply the whole.
The work appears to have been candidly
written, lavirS teen intended a. first only
for private circulation. The public will APP
preciate the chance that throws it within their
reach.
TUE PCDDIEFORD PAPERS. or Humors ii IL We,
BY II. II. RILEY. WIKI Ori,ii.. Illustrators New
York Derby Jack, III Isl.
Ii the reader has ever been West he will
recognize at a glance the :ru,ntulness of the
portraits in this book Puddi,iorl is not an
unknown town, BY any mcars. We remtm
Der reading and scrramn. wth laughter at
portions of the volume, when frs: published
few wears AGO in the knickerhorker Mana
zine. Fun-loviny knick then ackno~ led.
ed these papers TO contain as mu' h real.
broal side spIi,tin. humor as any sketches
Of the kind to which the peculari'ir> o. our
back settlements had given rise W. think
the opinion well founded The illustrations
are capital.
As a whole, the hool, although hrerir !,
evident marks OF haste. and from lis plan no
cesSarily ske,rhv. contains the raw material
from which our future noveli>'s will draw
largely in delnea'ion, OF early American
life and manners.
\Ew ENGLAND SoCIrTY OF pFTEoIT-
The annivers .rv Of The New ENGLAND Sori,t :
of Detroit was celebrated on the 22h inst tx
an Grafton ard banquet. The Grafton was
delivered by Alfred Russell, Esq. Anon.
the toasts given at the banquet, which was a
superb one, WAS the following:
Gorernor SUITS Eo,prnnrot .>tLnoinu'u1H>
The most Interesting band OF tmIyrant aud,
now congrt"a!ri-,heirln influence Will enl.h
ten-thtir example will attract other eml
grants toward our Western horizon. and who
while they unure the banner of Freedom
will be ensnared in the evils OF Slua,ter Soy
ereisnty.
I THE SEEVllE INST RHECTION