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Cooley. for May is received It Las
pretty picture OF the Queen Of May" and |
its usual abundance ~ embellishments. nat |
terms, &c.
HARPER MONTHLY for May.--This ninety.
eth number Of Harper comes fully illustrated
in the three leading articles Tropical Jour
ncyings Pictures from Siberia and Tartary
and An American at Sinai The numb rshows
its usual variety Of selected matter. and OF
scraps and anecdotes Thackeray Virginans
is continued, as full Of his dry Sarcasm as
usual The caricaturo representations Of
Mr.. Lewis gallery, show no genius, and are
not worth the ink they arc made with. For
sale Mt Bradley's.
HouslnoLD WoRps, by Charles Dickens
New York. Jansen g. Co. The May number
Of this well known and readable Magazine
contains thirty-fvc different articles; not the
least amusing is the last number Of Wan
behring's in India, giving history Of the sol
cmn nonsense Of Court-martial on two
lads who had given each other the lie at the
mess table. Down among the Dutchmcn. is
continued through numbers VIII, TX and Y.
LIFE TnoUcnrs, gathered from the cxtompo-
ranoous discourses of Henry WARD BEEcmER,
by one of his congregation. Boston; Phillips,
Sampson & Co.
Whoever has heard Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher many times from his own pulpit, has
been struck with his wonderful fertility Of
illustration. In his fcrvid moods lively
thoughts, similitudcs and metaphors. striking
for their aptncss and beauty Of expression,
fly from his lips like sparks from the glowing
iron under the blow Of the hammer Drawn
on the instant from whatever object in ma
turo or art occurs to him as adapted to his
purpose, and never dwelt upon as if the
thought were in the object rather than Illus
trated by it-never pushed to an extreme,
as if every thing in the object must have a
| representative in the sentiment, they are
| equally remarkable for their vivacity and
variety. We know Of no speaker III the
country whose gift in this respect is 50 re-
markable as his.
The collection Of these sayings, under the
above title, has been made within the past
two years by Miss E. D. Proctor, member
of his congregation, to whom the public are
under obligations for the work. Takcn'as
they fell from the authors lips, by means Of
short hand writing chiefly as we understand
they may be relied upon for their accuracy
OF course, collection Of scattered sayings
discovered from the connection in which they
were uttered can admit Of no particular order
and, therefore, this is not book for continue
GUS reading. 1t is more like dish Of choic,
fruits Of many kinds, from which few only
are eaten at q time, the substance refreshing
the eater and delighting the palate. There il
copous index to the work, which adds tc
its value.
Some may think 1t must be a loss to Mr.
Bcecher, to have publication made of these
sayings, because, being printed, he cannot
easily use them again. Be not troubled, deal
reader, on that point. lie would never b
likely to use one Of them again, if they were
not published. The tree which is constantly
budding and Towering, has no occasion t,
pick up what has been once shaken OFF from
it. 1t is rare thing, indeed, for Mr. Becchcl
to use the same illustration twice. If h,
uses the same thing second time to illrs
tratc from, it is quite sure to be for SOM
quality Of it not made use of before. Fo
sale by Bradley.
The ATLANTIC MONTHLY. Boston Phil
lips, Sampson & Co. The May number i
early on hand. Contents American An
tlquity Roger Pierce Amours de voyage
Intellectual character; Loo Loo Charley
Death The Catacombs of Rome The Pur
Pearl of Divers Bay Camille; The Hundred
Days; Epigram on j. NJ; Bcothoven-hi
Childhood and Youth; \ Word to the Wise
Henry Ward Beecher; Mercedes The A,l
tocrat Of the Breakfast Table Literary No
tees. The lively article on Henry Ware
Bccchcr is occasioned by Miss Proctor's bool
noticed above.
| We observe that this number (the It'll ;,
closes the first volume of this valuable maya
zine. The next will also contain seven mum
bers, 50 that succeeding volumes will bcgir
with January and July.