Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-06-18

Mr.. Trollope himself shows that he can be
supercillious, selfish, unamiabe, and very
particular about his dinner At Jamaica, he
abuses Kingston, the chief town, and Spanish
town, the seat of government, and does 1t SO
savagely as to create in the reader sympathy
in their behalf But he praises the residences
in the country. 1t appears to be his opinion
that Jamaica should quit sugar making and be
devoted chiefly to the raising of cattle bust
ness for which it has wonderful adoption.
He says :
81 saw various grazing farms-pens they are
there called-while | was in this part of the
country and l could not but fancy that graz.
| ing should in Jamaica be the natural and most
beneficial pursuit of the proprietor, as on the
other side of the Atlantic it certainly is in
Ireland Inever saw grass equal to the guinea
grass in some of the parishes; and at Knock
alva looked at Hereford cattle which have
rarely if ever, seen beaten at any agricultural
show in England, At present the island does
not altogether supply itself with meat; but it
might do so, and supply, moreover, nearly the
| whole of the remaining West Indies"
| During his stay in Jamaica, Mr.. Trollope's
intercourse with the people was confined chief
ly to the white proprietors; and he seems to
echo their views of the black population.
| There are in that island, at the present time,
not more than $4,000 white inhabitants They
complain that the negroes do not work as in
dustriously as they should; and therefore Mr..
Trollope insists in their behalf that more la
borers must be introduced from China, Hin
dostan, and Africa by means of the "coolie
SYSTEM" and yet he at the same time main
tains that wise policy will at length require
the white race to abandon the island entirely,
and leave it to the colored race. He repre-
sents that the mulatto and mixed portion of
the colored inhabitants already have a COM
handing influence, and that the condition oil
the poorest and most ignorant Of the black
laborers has greatly improved notwithstand-
ing that "laziness" of which he complains so
dolefully. With a poorer growth of sugar
cane there has been better growth of human
welfare. Speaking of the lands which the
negro laborers cultivate for themselves, he
says =
"These provision grounds are very pictur-
esque. They are not filled, as peasants gar
den in England or in Ireland is filled, with DO.
tatoes and cabbages, or other vegetables SINH
larly uninteresting in their growth but con
tain cocoanut trees bread-truit trees, oranges,
mangoes, lines, plantains, jack fruit, sour sop,
avocado pears, and a score of others, all of
which are luXuriant trees, some of "onsidera-
bic size, and all of them of great beauty The
bread-fruit tree and the mango are particularly
lovely, and | know nothing prettier than a
grove OF oranges in Jamaica. In addition to
this they always have the yam, which is with
the negro somewhat as the potato is with the
Irishman 4; only that the Irshman has nothing
else, whereas the negro generally has either
fish or meat, and has also score of other
fruits besides the yam"
But we can not follow him through all his
travels in Jamaica, Cuba, and on the Spanish
Main. His record is always readable and it
generally has something to provoke criticism.
The book is for sale at Mellen's.
WILD NELL the White Mountain Girl BY
Mrs. H. J. Moore. Readers of fiction have
formed very pleasant acquaintance with
Mrs. Moore, in Gamma Clayton, =" "The Golden
Legacy" and some other very readable books
from her pen. Therefore, they will be glad
to hear of this volume which is described, on
all hands, as by far the best thing she ever
wrote We have read enough of it to see
that it is tale full of dramatic interest, and
that whoever begins the story will be sure to
finish it. 1t is written with vigor and there
are in it admirable sketches of character and
we may add that none but pure sentiments
and right aims, are likely to engage the au-
thor's sympathies. Perhaps she accords too
much importance to the assumptions of rank,
wealth, and family pretensions, in fixing the
good worldly destiny of her heroine, but
''Wild Nell'' is a capital story.
"THE SELECT ACADEMIC SPEAKER" pre-
pared by Henry Coppee, is one of the best
works of the kind we have examined for a
long time. 1t is designed for use in schools,
for reading and defamation Mr.. Coppee is ia.
vorably known as the author of several books for
educational uses, and as professor of English |
literature in the University of Pennsylvania.
Most his selections are new, or such as have
not before been used in works Of this kind.
and he seems to have taken great pains to
make his book worthy of public favor For
sale at Sanfords.
The LITTLE BEAUTY, by Mrs. Grey, has
Just appeared in England, and I. B. Peterson
has republished it here. Mrs. Grey has writ
ten many novels, and she has a reputation
which will sell her books anywhere. Shelton
Mackenzie praises this work, and says -
with a single exception it is Mrs. Grey's
best" The heroine is taken from the lower
walks of life and raised to the highest, and
those familiar with other works from the same
pen will readily understand how well her story
is told. For sale at Mellen's.
DANEsBURY HOUSE, by Mrs Henry Wood,
is a story which is undoubtedly worth read.
ing. 1t is prize tale, written for the Scottish
Temperance League, and first published in
Scotland, few months since. The prize Of
tered was 9l00, or $500, and the award was
made with great unanimity and readiness
The preface to the book is dated at Glasgow,
Feb. q, 1860 1t is republished by the Har-
pers. For sale at Mellen's.
A Mothers TRIALS, by the author of "My
Lady" is an English book republshed here
by the Harpers. We have read only one or
two chapters of it, and therefore can only saw
that we like what we have read The book
has good reputation, and will therefore get
some attention. For sale at Melens.
History OF GENGHrs KHAN by Jacob
Abbott.-In size binding, and general appear.
ance, this volume is uniform with the other
"histories" of Mr.. Abbott with which the pub.
lie are familiar. He has here remarkably