New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-04
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UNDERGRADUATES or WALL sIREET. BY RcHAH'
n. Aisn.Li- Luo. ~ ~. q T. fuu.m
Ia this romance OF business life, NJ. k.nibni.
ha. struck out n news path in remarkable contrast
with the vein Of thought and sentiment which b.
has 81 successfully worked IA the material for h.
previous fictitious productions. The spirit at fine
and subtle speculation, aud the artistic portrayal
Of the more delicate shades Of passion aud char
ac,cr which stamped those volumes with the I'M
prcss Of reflective genius, nre here exchanged Tor
a tcrse graphic narrative of the holneliest realI-
ties of daily lie, in which exact and keen obser-
walton takes the place Of poetic ianclcs. Iii. pur-
pose is 10 dspic, the iniuenre OF commercial
fluctuations on character and to illustrate the Sc
crri individual suffering which grows out of Tie
uncertain struLg.c' Of competition. The hero Of
the story relate his own experience, from the
commencement of bis career n a prosperous mer-
chant Of tie highest post on, through 'crics %
rHersos which appear too natural 10 awaken sur.
pri,.. until be- /. reduced Ia tho condition of a
tLird.rat- Nail-strect agent, dependent for a
prrcarous subsistence on the casual successes oi
the day. With no attempt at bitter or satlric;l
comment, the narrative unTails the temptations
which assa he aspiruui tir sudden wealth. cN-
poses the self ,lncss which = found nj the root OF
many high-sounding prctcn-ons. and briugs 10
light the hidden virtues which have ripened BE-
meath the shade Of worldly misfortune. The per-
sonagcs who figure in the scene are Tor the most
part typical OF class, and although We do moi
know that any individual allnsion was intended by
the author they urc evidently true 10 nature,
that they give the impression Of portrai'nres
rather than of fancy pieces. The ,acc. Of th'
story is greatly heightened by the admirable har
mony OF the style with the objects described. II
is free from all supcriiuous morazng, with 10
display Of brilliant composition, almost reminding
ono of Defoo in its lucid simplicity, aud pre-
serving throughout an Gir Of oarnestness and ~
atty az il you listened to the words while the,
fell from tho lips of the speaker. The cons,ruc
ton OF the story eyiuces rare insight into the
workings of human emotion under tho action o
adyersiiy; although the effects of disappointment
In the reverses Of business arc moro faithful.
delineated than the personal sorrows which leav'
no external mark. in its noble moral Aims th'
volume /. worthy Of the highest commentator
Without ever becoming prolessedly didactic, ano
consequently intolerabIe, il gives the reader |
fresh impression of the lorco Of genuine integrity
the baseness OF hypocrtical pretenses, and thu
value of high and generous manhood, in spite o
outward disastrous aud depressing circumstances
We will not undertake TO follow Mr. Kimbal
more at length in the development of his plot, bu
we cannot withhold from our readers few Of th
striking dclineatons Of character, with which TN
volume nbounds
THE WALL STREET NOrE-sIIAVER.
soon found myself beset with crowd OF th
smallest kind Of D0tebrokera, or rather OF runners
| if may uso the term, who, believing that l oou
command more or less cash, attempted to palm oil o
Ine all sorts Of worthless paper Most OF my reader
are doubtless entirely ignorant OF the various expo
dents employed to raise the wind, as il il called b.
the interruptions and the desperate. frequently
where II sale would be impossible, they attempt :
borrow comparatively small SUN on large amour
J Of noes, or Gcceptanees; the lender, aDlsss yer