Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1861-03-28

Literary Gossip.

and surpassed by none. 1t is emphatcally Ia
dependent. \ striking feature, newly added
and adding much to its value aud doubtless TO it,
sale. l. the publication in each number of scr
mon by II. " Bcechcr, at his church in Brook
lin. Mr. Beechcr Is live man OF the present
Era. lie does not draw his inspiration, nor
preach cut of the fogs of the Barbarous ages
He Is bold original thinker and speaker, and
his cheerful, hopeful dscourses in these port en-
tous times, must prove great cordial to many
of the wayering aud incentive to the strong.
The story, 1.-The Pearl OF Orr's Island, ;" bv bis
gifted sister, Mrs. Stove, has dragged its slow
length along" the columns of the independent
since the commencement of the year We have
heard no encomlums upon it thus far The fact
i the opening chapters are decdly dull II has
been remarked (and repeated till it would bc
hard TO find who remarked It frst) that
writer : greatest rival il himself" We felt
sort 81 ptesentiment when @e finished the last
iHstallmcnt Of "Uncle Toms Cabin in the old
National Fra, that Mrs Stowe could never do
that again Happily, she was judicious enough
not to try--not To write again for long wears
She took long rest; Let tie numerous host OF
imitators try their hands. Their works only set
hers in a more brilliant light.
/ Finally We meet her again on the same old
+ thcat or. Singularly unfortunate in her nomcn-
claturc--( what had Uncle Toms Cabin to DO
with her first story, and what sort of title was
Ministers Wooing'; for her last) She gives
us her second production, bred" Though born
I in the great .'Dismll" 'mong alieators, snakes
and frogs. ''Drcd" had Native vitality enough
for life. lie did not drop still born. The book
4 proves tolerablc, even for Mrs. Stowe, and
moderately sustairs her character But it is
not till her last finished work appears in the
pages of the '.Hiantic' that We recognize the
/ fire and genius of our old friend. That work
no,elists. And now We must be patient and
wait the troubling of the waters of her genius
i 1t IS scarcely possible she can produce Hat
thing. This will hardly prove Il very "lon.
yarn, as We see it already announced by Tick
nor y Fields that they have it nearly ready for
/ publication in book form.
/ 1t is announced 10y the editors of the brilliant
month";, that gave her last work the May No.
will contain the opening chapters OF her proms
ed work on Italy, where she spent Il consdcrd
bic portion of the last year, learning its scenery
and. doubtless, gathering her materials. "Ae>fs
OF SoRRExro," is the chosen title. 1t will be
continued from month to month in the Atlantic
till completed.
Mr.. Charles Dickens, of All the Y ear Round,
published in London, and rcpublished in New
|, York, by Emerson & Co., furnishes us with a
-:
publication which Mr.. Dickens is now ongag-
ed, Great Expectations" was commenced IN
the February No. This story is being repul,.
lshel by the lIarpers in their Illustrated Week.
ly The illustrations Of the story, 10y McClcn-
in, add decidedly to its pi,h and interest. There
are no illustrations in 'All the Year Round"
The IIarpers announce the speedy commence
mcnt in their Monthly of new story 10y the an
thor of =. Adam Bcedc." The Mill on the Floss,
etc. These stories, "1'he Elliot Novels" have
met with almost universal commcndation, rs ell
: from the religious the secular press. The
iIarpers have the power and the will to keep
their periodicals at the head OF the popular dc.
mand.
The immortal knckcrbocker; whose mention
ought not to have been placed behind that of all
those lis Younger upStar brothers, is also giving
its readers serial story this year on 'Ihc Rev.
Citations OF Wall Street" Its author is Mr..
kimbal, and is publication was commenced at
the beginning of the year. Those portions of
the story that have already seen the light give
promise of a work of unique and absorbing in
tcrcst 10 speak OF the merits of "Old knck -
himself, even To limited circle of readers,
why, We hardly feel like ough, to attempt il.
Its editor Mr. Clark has been almost world re
nowncd for more years than We, Mr.. Editor,
+ have been readers, ~ u Wcrafcar of the finest
I fancy ard the kcoucst wit that our country has
ever produced. Ills chastc and racy table talk
aud gossip with his readers have formed a very
attractive feature of our periodical literature for
"lo. these many wears" The magazine itself is
gotten up in the very best style of of the art. In
this respect We can clearly say We know not is
4 equal.
I And now we have said enough, if not too
much for the present. II these sketches meet
with sufficient favor TO get into print ", may
pursue the subject little further. But it will
Il be seen that whatever OF prosperity or of disas-
& ter may be i'm store for W. Ia financial po-
litcal relations in sol the literary appetite need
not be stintcd. Is.