The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-01-28

The Atlantic monthly.
A somewhat acrimonious discussion il
now being carried on between the New
York Tribune and sundry writers in The
Modern Athens as the Bostonian ar,
wont to call their capital the Journal con
demning the whole tribe of newspaper wri
ters in that city AS being iii for nothing lin
common parlance,) better than to chronicle
small beer and record meteorological varia.
tions. We shall not pretend to give an
opinion upon this subject, but pass one
wherein We are convinced we cannot err,
and that is upon the .itlantic Monihiy, the
third number of which is now lying on our
table lorg unnnoticed. but not forgotten.
Regarding this review as purely literary
work. and without reference 10 its politics
we must accord it the need OF high praise.
The several articles that have appeared in
this work are chaste and scholarly produc
tions, whilst ono Of them, on Indian
caste carries Us back again, from its liiclike
nature and microscopic fidelity Of painting
to the City of Palaces" where we spent
many pleasant year, in spite of heat mus.
| qitoes and liver Tor three
! Dc list hrttIc, MUGS OIL l'Olpcstlc Ar
! chltecture,' contains some excellent hints on
that subject, that may be useful. anl are
worth remembering, both by professional
and amateur architects
IAN good architec cture must be the gradual
/ growth Of It's country and ts age. the accu
/ mutation OF men seaperencc. adding AMI leay
ing ont from generation to generation. The
/ air Of pcrmanence and stability that we admire
/ in It must he gained by slow and solid growth
/ II is the product not Of any one mans skill,
} but OF q nations and its type, accordingly
/ must be gradually formed.
[ But in this, AS in everything else, there mus,
/ he an aim, and one persisted IN, else no cxpe
rience il gained 4 mere succession Of gene
rations will do nothing, II for each of them the
whole problem ia changed. The man oftoday
| cannot profit by his fathers experience IN the
| building Of his house, II his culture, his habits,
HIS associates. are different from his father -.
much less If they have changed since his own
youth. and are changng from year 10 year
He " II not initiate, he will not fofbear 10 alter
On such shifting sands no enduring structure il
possible, but only tent for the night"
OLIVER WESDEIL. HOLMES, under the
soudr,guei Of the "Autocrat Of the Breakfast
Table explains, in what we shall call
breakfast table metaphysics. the difficulty
/ Of making the most Of each others thoughts
that exists between John and Thomas,
whom he thus humorously mutlplics by
three;
II think, said. can make il plain 10 Benja.
min Franklin here, that there are at least six
personalities distinctly TO be recognized a. "a
king part IN that dialogue between John and
Thomas.
/. The real John known only
TO his Maker.
? Johns ideal John; never the
rt..a Lima real one, and often very uB
-" e' '"'i' like him
3 1homass ideal John new.
CT the real John, nor Johns
John, bat often very unlike
either
q. The real Thomas.
Three Thomaser. 2. Thomas ideal Thomas.
Il. Johns ideal Thomas
Only one OF the three Johns is taxed ouiy
one can be weighed on platform balance
but the other two are just a. important IN the
conversation. let ~ suppose the real John to
be old. dali, and ~ looking. But a. the Higher
/ Powers have not conferred on men the gift Ol
seeing themselves IN the true light. very posi-.
bly, c0nceye- himself youthfui. witty. md fas.
cinotlng. and talks from the point Of view Of
tins deal Thomas, again, believes him to be
an sruBl rogue, We vii say; therefore he -.
80 far a. Thpma-'s attitude IN the conversation
il concerned. an artfgl rogue though really
simple and stupid. lh same conditions apply
to the three IApma-es. Iitoil0wz that. Untii a
man can be found who hHowa himself AZ biz
Maker buu1s him, of who <ess himself A. oth.
err see hm, there must be at least ~ per.ors
engaged m every dialogue beiSeen tao. ~
those. the least impDTtnui phiiO.ouh,ralty
speaking. B. the one that se have called he
real person. No woBJcrtNo di-putants often
get anggy. when there are TX nf them taking
and ii-ieG.ug a. 81 the same time
geFy 3ETa!2-oph'cal application of the
above remarks SA- made by young fellow.
Ar-w~ruz 20 thc NAME ~ John, . hD .it- us ar
me a. table. A certain bs-srt q peaches.
rare vegetable i'rtlr known 20 boatIlng house,.
VA on - way to us csd ih. ugIett.rrd 10
hauge-. BE appropriated :ht Nree that re
ma.arI IN the Da-hst. TrtlsTl .12 that there ~a.
ip-t one spiece fpr b.m. J convinced him that
b.. practical Inference vs~ ha,'y and ulDg.rai,
bat p TIE meantime b. had eaten The peach
as 49,,
o' az article that, az an Old gp 4ye or 10.
habitan' II Bengal, We must -sy contains,
"a tie tes seut.nca- that " quote belov
an IH'sn-e but strctly ;rla picture 81 carte,
IN one Of u 'ights
- he baboD .isP - 'hfnlgh she sis .v.hg
ing gate. AMI enter. me place 'hsi osn. h.n
ws-i"f. isi a~ mara hi. reception. TIE dDrfran
Ef.' oar gftbsdisT d0ork-epeg, tie NAN pf
rrpli p7ri aad ON snandinz b., .sLre. 20 NL,B
Mst pHr-si = = pgst of hghet--Uuf Ath1. Pof
r.p-. sn1 Aam... 'D oue. ~ coursgr strength.
Bbi Atirs-. enlisted VITA haeiiy. The ioya!y
~ Eames iigrWan = thrssi0la. ~ thi. order
hc.;. g. A.. ca-;s arSi, T. las beard ana hen.
:" hi. ys.,. Da.s !Jr 'he two fret would az
ahau8 10 tse .sf ~ 70 be holds oi s~. A..
cOant thaa sfasr.
A. tl- BstD9 I4.-ss. Rance DurxAh. ysu
ih.ak wi. BE- ready Si'h profound ssd ot,..
galJ1. S4lsAE. N1t sp be 9fa~. himself I'D
~ TIE very lat o. BE- "H'fasrii1asy ias be-.
and tpu' he. b.. forehead lightly xtb the m.
Fe1s u kis rghf band oa.y slightly ino lin ug
~ hsAf-a nst more ttsn sfahiS .ziGts a.
fnpt Win qasliv o. -1lsre.s. .1u-gF4ci0as a.
vel a. graceful. he would 10 =. nggch fgf any
! pcPYy u = fAdet -ho nigh 3rpp % On he
-aA5. ~ ths otAer hadI ..aJ .su's'h th-
i BsbeH. VIA ~vss d9wucast ans tsr spJlsA
regH-r 20 - - .loes f.9f 4.4.