The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-05-12

In the " Blue and Gold edition Of PER
crALs Poems, now nearly ready for pabli.
cation by TlcKxoR Il FIELDS, is the follow
ing scrostc sonnet on renowned Boston
lady who, some thirty years ago. was known
as "the beautiful Miss MARSHALL" 1t was
first published in the United States Literary
Gazette in the year 1925.
Earth holds no fairer, lovslier one than thou,
Maid of the laughing lip and trolic eye,
Innocence sits upon thy open brow,
Like pure spirit in Ito native sky.
II ever beauty stole the heart away,
Enehantress, IL would fly to meet thy smile,
And oil aroand thee an Elysisn isle,
Roses are nothing TO the maiden blush
Sent o or thy cheeks soft ivory. and night
Has nsught 50 dazzling in its world Of light,
As the dark rays that from thy lashss gush.
Love turks amid thy silken surls, and lies
Like keen archer in thy kindling eyes
The Literary Gazette says:
A curious resusoitston 10 announced Of an
almost forgotten fiction Of the last century.
Few modern novel readers know anything Of
the Fool Of Quality" Of Henry Brooke, which
first appeared In 1855, aud Of which John Yves.
10y himself published IN edition. " The Fool
OF Quality was the study Of Charlotte Bronte's
youth, and, In one Of his novels, the Rev. Chas.
Kingsley spoke Of il - the work Of nan .
hundred years in advance Of his time In politics
and religion. The Messrs. Macmillan, Of Cam
bridge, are about to publish new edition Of u,
with preface by the Rector Of Everslsy.
ALLIBoxE's Dictionary Of English and
American Authors has been received with
very great favor by students on the other
side Of the water as well ~ 10 this country.
Lord MACAuLAY has written . most aatter-
ing note to the author, dated at Holly Lodge,
Kensington, in which be says:
Since wrote to you last tJan. 20, ls3e,l
have had frequent occasion to consult your Die.
tionary, and / have scarcely ever failed TO find
what I sought have no hesitation In saying
that II Ia far superior 70 any other work OF the
kind In our language. heartily wish you sue
cess propsrtioned to the labor and cost Of your
undertaking.
In the last number Of the Rerw de DelI
Nondes there is highly laudatory review
Of" Prescott's Philip II by PROSPER MnR-
ISIcR.
But, among all the recent British literary
announcements. there is none that has 80
promising q sound for the mere reader for
amusement as that entitled Sheridan and
his Times, by an Octogenarsp, who stood
ct biz knee 10 youth aud sat at bis table in
manhood Unless the Octogenarian be an
uncommonly dull person, bis volume will be
full Of juicy gossip and entertaining anec.
dotes Happily the times of Sheridan have
passed away, never 10 be re-enacted but
they are so nearly allied to us, that we relish
their wickeduess and their wit all the more
for having 50 nearly escaped from the conta.
gion; just as the man who has escaped from
a burning house, looks back with a sort OF
enjoyment upon the conAAgration which
might have consumed him, but for bis good
fortune.
A correspondent Of the Boston Transcript,
probably II. r. TucgERMAS, says;
In letter from lIarrisburgh, we are Inform.
cd shat Charles FenDo Hoffman. 80 long m in.
mate Of tho State Lunatc Asylum. Ia IN good
physical health, but terribly annoyed by lilo
sions OF sight ani hearing. though at times very
pleasant and soc Exhibiting oil his old fire
and energy, with recollection Of past scenes
and memories most astonishing 10 all who have
known him"
To all who know the author Of our only
bacchannalian lyric, d" Sparkling aud Bright,
this will be an interesting item.
Mr.. BIGELow says, in letter from Rome
to the Epen'ng Post:
Pages Venus, which was sent to Paris for
the coming exhibition, has been rejected Tor
" indecensy.' | have not seen this Venus, but
there seems to he bat one opinion here among
those who have, that it is one Of the finest pieces
Of flesh painting which has been seen since the
days OF ltitisn. Nor Is It improbable that Il
was intended to challenge a comparison with
the Venus In the Tribune at Florence. The
price OF the picture is 1900, large sum TO
ask for a m odern painting In these days, and
shows the estimate which Page himself places
q. on IL - a WORK u art.
A Boston paper in abiding to the Alan
nc Bontaiy, says OF Mrs. STOWE: she
has decidedly original way Of composition
Whenever the TT sez's Der, no matter at
what hour or place, she is obivious Of every
thing else. II is not unusual TO see her put
ting the finishing touches to some OF hr
sentences, or Correcting the prooi-sheets, at
the countng-roon Of Messrs. Phillips a.
sampson, her publishers. saw here there
the other day. amid the habbub Of business,
writing and cIosing paragraph for the JuDe
number Of the Aitan..e, a. uucOncernedy as
il she had been at home 10 the secusiOn Of
Der own library.
ALI RIgHT ~ THE PosT OYYIcE Ds-