The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-07-15
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Letters Of Lola Moniez, Countess Of Lantsfeld inclu
ding her Autobiography New York; Rudd caile-
ton. 1858 For sale by Franklin Philip, Washington,
DC.
1t is an old adage, no man is hero to his
valet de chambre." But Lola Montez evident
ly intends to be heroine to herselfE The
story which she tells Of herself i not the most
creditabie, and it may be presumed far more
not told lies behind the curtain, With O great
scarcity of dates, and yet not q few inaccura-
cies and anachronisms, if not indeed contradic.
tions, she publishes her autobiography, which,
1t seems, formed part of her lectures. II re-
CURED assurance, certainly-better might it be
called brazenry-to stand up before an audi
snce, and tell such tales, and give them the
wider circulation of the press. We are PEG.
pie who love to be humbugged by such adven-
lures as Barnum's Memoirs, and these lectures
hardly could find place among the popular
books of their Gay. lAi@+a
The titles of the better lectures" Beautiful
Women" Calamity" Heroines of History"
Comic Aspect of Love-" Wits and Women
of Paris" "Romanism are suggestive
enough as to how they are handled by woman
who shows some pretension to reading, none to
original and Independents thought who has
seen various parts of the world, gathered little
wisdom from her experience, and apparently
has very easy conscience, or polite disregard
for high moral principle. But for her over
weening vanity, we could scarcely but think
that, all the time she was lecturing, there was
lurking smile of contempt at the credulity
and folly of those who chose to pay her snch
adulation as she received. Such worthless
matter did not deserve 60 good getting up, or
attempt at perpetuation. ss III.
The Cruise Of the Besey or Summer Ramble among
the Fossiliferous Deposiies of the Hebrides With
RaElbes of a Geoogisi; or, Ten Thousand Miles
the Fossilifercus Deposites of Scotland. BY Hugh
Miller, LII. d., author of "The Old Red Sandstone"
&c. Boston: Gould & Lincoln. 1883. For sale By
Taylor Maury, Washington, d. c. - ~
Both for subjectm matter and for its author
ship, book that will be welcome to many a
reader. 1t is enough almost to say, A neso pol.
unse by Hugh Miller. Though these sketches
were published in the Edinburgh Witness, by
Mr.. Miller, when its editor, yet they have hith.
erto been unknown among us. They come in
just the right time. Excursionists and travel.
lers are passing over all portions of our coun-
try. No better model can they have, to teach
them hoa0 to observe, and ho,o to describe to
others what they see. Hugh Miller is mas
ter for our Young people, if they will but study
his tact, and catch something of his spirit.
Their summer days and rambles along the
coast and among the hills, through tracts of
country teeming with population, and smiling
with all the evidences of thrifty industry, or re-
naming in the wilderness of Natures solitude,
may thus enable them to lay up rich stores, both
for themselves and their friends, of the fruits
of pleasant travel and intercourse of the varied
phases of life. a,.
Professor Buckland said he would almost
give his right hand for Hugh Miller's power
of describing geological subjects. Here we have
the results of the keen.sighted observers curl
Gus research, as well of men and manners, as
into the structure and the curiosities of Nature.
His visit was to the Hebrides and western parts
of Scotland; and he notes down many fact and
incident so graphically, and With reflections of
so deep wisdom, as to keep the mind all awake.
We are with him; we see, as it were, what he
sees; We hear what he hears ; and we find,
when We have finished the book, that we have
gained many valuable ideas we never had be-
fore. There is originality and novelty, as well
as the charm of enthusiasm, running thrc ugh
every page. Hugh Miller could not make a
dull book, if he had wished for his own spirit,
in spite of such a purpose, would have rebelled
against him. There is a livelness and vigor,
glow, amid its very ease and naturalness,
that is wonderful. Few, we think, will 20 to
sleep over this volume. 1t may steal some
hours even of here and there reader who was
about to slumber, but who becomes too wake.
full amid its attractions, to lie down and doze
We certainly have been glad TO get hold of it.
It's five hundred pages are worth thousands of
those of many modern fashy tourists.
The Pocket Chess Board. Sold by Tay or and Maury
Price fifty cents
This is certainly an invention which will re-
ieve the tediousness of travellers who love
chess. 1t can be played in, any carriage or car,
over the toughest of roads, for there can be no
displacement of the chessmen. 1t is cheap and
portable, and can be carried in the pocket We
commend it warmly to those who have long
journeys before them, as being one of the best
kind of travelling companions.
The Nsr,h American Review. July, 1873.
The present lumber of this able and usually
impartial Review contains several interesting
papers, among which we may mention one,
upon Pierce's Analytic Mechanics" another,
which is fine specimen of biograhical crit
cism. The third, which 10 entitled s'The Mis-.
souri, Valley and the Great Plains )" and the
fourth, Contemporary French Literature"
Other articles follow, of nearly equal interest,
and exhibiting much ability. Published by
Crosby, Nichols, & Co. For sale by Franck
Taylor in Washington.
Robert Oakland BY Leigh Richie i
This is capital story, but an old one. 1t |
appeared, some four years ago, in Chambers's !
Journal. II is row issued by Peterson, of Phila.
delphia, in pamphlet style.
M,tricai Description Of Fancy Ball Given nj Wash
ngton, 9th April 1885,, Dedicated to Mrs. Senator
Gwin. Washington Franklin Philip.
The titlepage Of this e1quisity printed vol
ume describes its character. 1t is a prettily
written description of a fancy ball, and will
doubtless be priced BY those who were present.
The Atlantic Monthly. July, 1855 Boston: Pblips.
Sampson, Co. f.-L. =
The number before us ia a very snner;or ono |