Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-12-31
New Publications.

The Poor GIRL AND True WOMAN. By
VIM. A. Thaycr Boston Gould Lincoln.
This volume is a companion for " The Poor
Boy and Merchant Prince, and d" is design
ed :" saws the author, =" for Girls from ten to
eighteen years of age, although persons of
any age will find counsels and facts upon its
pages to guide and cheer them in the work
of life" MARY Lyon is leading character
in the work; but illustrations from the lives
and characters of many others abound in it
pages The book will DC found attractive,
not only to girls of from ten to eighteen, but
to those who own to another decade of years.
The New PRIEST in CONCEPTION Bay
Boston: Phillips, Sampson & Co.
This is u two-volume novel, well worth the
reading, for those who like novels. 1t lisa
wholesome work, of good moral tone. 1t is
not religious novel, 50 called, though several
of the principal characters are Romish priests
and clergymcn Of the Anglican church and
the main incident of the plot is the abduction
of a Protestant girl by one of the priests. tits
well and forcibly written-the contrast be-
tween the good priest, Father O'Tooe and
the bad one, Father Champion, is striking.
The description of scenery are especially vivid
and natural fully confirming the statement
which we have seen, that the author was for
some time resident of Newfoundland-th
| locale of the book. The Yankee, Mr.. Bangs,
is a much better specimen than commonly
| appears in books but he does not, in the
end, amount to any thing-does not fulfil the
expectation which his keenness and shrowd
suggestions in the beginning raise. The ele-
waiting and refining influence of true Chris
tanity, upon even that best of earthly things.
pure woman's love, is beautifully e1empli-
fled in Mrs. Barre, and its power to sustain
under the severest trials in the mple-hearted
Skipper, Barbury. Fuller has the work.
Our CHARLEY-and other stories By Mrs
H. B. Stowe. Same Publishers.
charming little volume-a very pretty
Christmas or New Years present for little
Boys and Girls. At E. A. Fuller's.
WILD SroRrs IN THE FAR WEST. By Fred
erick Gerstaecker. Boston Crosby, Nichols
& Co.
The author left Bremen in 1887, for New
York, and after his stay in that city long
given to him and his companions Of the voy-
age, by an old honest German who had
resided long in this country, to avoid trusting
his fellow countrymen especially, took his
gun and knapsack for the west, to carry out
what seems to have been his chief object in
coming to America, viz: to enjoy freedom
and the forest. First visiting Niagara and
some places in Canada, where he sought for
game, he turned his sters to the far West, and
struck down through the States on the Mis-
sipp, spending the most of his time in hunt
ing; of which employment he seems to have
been passionately fond-ducks, turkeys, deer,
wolves panthers, bears and crocodiles, all
being welcome to him whenever he could get
a shot. After his return home, he wrote
out, from notes and recollections, this nara
tive of his adventures by field forest and food :,
| ohN WY "SIc hiahy oiiu CASisiuS. L liz WI
ume is interspersed with observations on the
manners Of the people and the institutions of
the country. He occasionally he makes =
ludicrous mistake; but the volume is a very
readable one, indeed. 1t has several colored
illustrations of hunting adventures.
For sale by Fuller.
The EVENING JOURNAL ALMANAC for 1859.
This useful manual for politicians has just
been issued from the press of Weed, Parsons
& Co., Albany. Besides the calendars for
the year, it contains great body of political
information-about L S. and n. Y. officials,
election returns. times of elections in diff
fercnt States, &c, &c. Single copies Is cts
Eight dollars hundred.
The BosroS ALMANAC for lS50.-This we'll
known Annual by Damrell Moore, contain
ing a large amount of information of value
to residents in and visitors to the City Of
Notions, comes out this year in On attractive
style 1t is useful and interesting manual