Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-08-21

"HrsroRY OF THE Civil WAR IN AMERICA"
by John $. c. Abbott, Vol. |, has been pub
lished in New York by Henry Bill and the
agents are delivering it to subscribers. This
work aims to give full and faithful account
of the origin and progress Of the rebellion, OF
the naval and military engagements, of the
heroic deeds performed by armies and indi-
viduals, and of touching scenes in the field,
the camp, the hospital, and the cabin. 1t is
illustrated with maps, diagrams, and numer-
Gus steel engravings of battle scenes, and well
executed portraits of prominent men. Both
Mr.. Abbott and the publisher have taken pains
to make this work worthy of patronage, and
they have been successful. 1t is altogether
the best history of the war; Gas far as this vol
ume goes) that~we have seen. Mr.. Abbott
begins with the ''cause of the conflict" de-
lineates the progress of the conspiracy"
and narrates the events and battles of the war
to the close of Gen. MtchelPs campaign in
Northern Alabama. Those familiar with his
writings need not be told how brilliantly he
does it.
''BEssIE Brown" is the title of a new story
published by Henry Hoyt. The volume con-
tains also "'The Diary of Young Christian"
For sale at Sanford's.
THE "ATLANTIC MONTHLY for September
has been received. 1t is an unusually inter-
esting number. Col. Higginson gives us
picture of the puritan Minister" wringing a
sigh from all clergymen that the "good old
times" have passed away, and a smile from
the laymen that their day has come at last
NJ. d. Conway writes of ''Robert and Clara
Schumann," the Clone Poet" the composer
and the sweet wife who so admirably inter-
preted his wonderful melodies, and tells how
the "Masters" fine nature, ga Tyre so deli
cate, and with strings so sensitive, that the
effect of his pains and his joys, both always
| in extremes, was as il you gave an Eolian
harp to be swept now by cold north wind
and now by hot srocco," because at last like
| sweet bells anged out of tune, till insanity
came upon HIM, and gentle Death healed his
troubled spirit with the everlasting peace.
Edward L. Pierce draws pen-and-ink
sketch of the Freedmen at Port Royal"
which should move every one to stretch forth
a helping hand, and encourage to renewed eff
forts those who will see by this article that
their strength has not been put forth in vain
Prof. Agassiz turns another leaf in the his
tory of the creation, and reads, from tablets
of stone, the revelations of God in all the
grandeur and vastness of that early record.
Like the old prophet, he touches the dry
bones, and they live again. This paper is
devoted to the tertiary epoch.
Henry M. Alden discourses at great length
on Thomas De Quincy, whose erratic ge-
MUS, flashing out in his brilliant essays,
has found many admirers in America, and
form the splendid tangle of whose tropic
thought so many flowers have been gathered
Charles Sumner gives us the history Of
some "Interestng Manuscripts of Edmund
Burke" which are IN his own possession We
extract from this article the account of the
end of the "historic friendship between
Burke and Fox, on the first page. Walter
Mitchell pays tribute to the memory of
"Harvard's Heroes" fallen in tile war; and
some quaint genius asks, 'Who is Roe
buck?" and proceeds to answer the question
For stories we have ''Mr. Martins Disap-
points," ''The Mather Safe;" and "Mrs
Lewis by Mrs. Hopkinson. Miss Alcott
sings to us of Thoreau; Theodore Tilton de-
clares in short poem that a woman's ''No"
means ''Yes;" Rose Terry tells how the pure
fiery soul of to-day finds the ''Sangreal' on
the battlefield, and Mrs. Howe gives us an
other Lyric of the Streets"
We advise all pleasure-seekers and COM
fort-lovers this hot weather to plunge into the
ATLANTIC