New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-02
Literary l1aiters in Boston.
From Our Special Correspondent.

BosTos, Nov. % lss
Since election day there has Mt been
ripple Of excitement. Tie enforcement ef 6s
Sunday lav has got to be an old story. Sore pcops
mytholog!cay learned, perhaps fresh for t. reru
sal of Esops fables, refer significantly 10 te ABLE
Jupiter and the frogs and intimate thst the peotle whs
procured the enactment Of tie State Consallary Law
will be no better satisfied with their King trdws,
High Censtab.e) than were tie silly crestarts Of IL
marshes with TIE dominion Of King Log. Ba. wem
getting used to wearing unshayen faces Of sandys
pre;rnniing our cigars on Saturday. and TO srsnn
men:s whereby We are made independent a taills
Louse keepers on the first day Of the week. ladrth
convenience must. Of course. in all wellrecuateteN
mau.ies, yield TO the common goods anu u We tz1eus
quie, undesecrated Sabbaths. few weldisposec dtns
Will complain IL the constitution and laws are ssea
BIZ 10 accomplish that desirable end.
or iterery intelligence there is little that uu
The promises Of our publishers nave been generAg
nonncel. aud they are 30 busy IN Iuin''rg snen ~
they Lave little time 10 make new ones Very Arsls
the book trade even beyond the usual te.0Adi!x
tiyity Publishers are finding their reward cf patsa
waiting during the dull months o. last spsng tnd sZ
There ID noteworthy tehGeney 20 san
In the getting upof books nowadays hlcn efeds't
TO American taste. Fine paper, rlch b.Ldlags ID
more than all illustrations, are getting TO be esseln
in ok.nakng. Not nany years ago az L.asust(
nj Ia
press as thick II Dot beautiful as leaves 10 vaa-
bt osa. Boston will put forth several volumes hrlr
tumn specially designed for eift.books. that wooh b
credit 10 the best book-houses II Europe. But sah
10 90 abroad for her drawings humiliatlng o. thet
fcsson is In this large city, where Art ani IJtefN0
are fondy believed 10 have their ayorite corei IN
are not more than iour artists who pretend t0 40 "
thinc fine in the way OF drawing on wood, and ~
proi lcons are seldom 9nEd in tse best class OF bch
we have TO 20 TO Nev.ioik iof our crawing;m
I A.-ta ID
We are to have an etabaras of Juveniles lhraF@
fishing houges at c,, have large lists in prePara
which promise 10 be better than tAe average oi e1
nuhlicatioas One OF tie forthcoming yolGeS 'tVf
lnns ,nd Corners" 10 be published by T. 7. Dc.ons
| Co Is one of tke most charming Lite aoEs tu
read. Lee e. Shepard, whose reprsssea s INCL
among the boys end girls eontinae. us year ~.
s~vor!ie "Priidv" series and viii issseS nev ooezs
hy Oliver Optic Walker. Fuller Co. haven yies'So
! Volume Of rhayors YOUTHS History avs fsss.s.
A new vclnue o.. the Spectacle series y = save
the late Gen. Lander. and second serI.sW ,a.S
Mothers and Children complied by Miss W. -,
who edited Hymns oi lie Ages, anu hios"''s
drawings 10y Miss Greene. ,.,r.s
You Will he GLAD to know that we ere sccn 80
book which according 10 high sntnoIi'y 800
| hepds the whole duty Of man" How y oasasss'
/ Few Of us know our whole duty, ard fewer s sIes
But this promised volume will put the klovfacS
our hearts. add we slall only have to furnish iNsE
si;ion TO y'oi. by il. The " high authority 1ee'n
10 Is Gail Hamilton, ard her language, or Ianat
for the panegyrc is too long 10 quote entire slrn
story contains more knowledge OF hnnal ta1i
more soGntness OF Judgment, grander eonceI ~
human aspirations and human capacity TO !ove san'
fer yastcr sweep OF thought r1~s
generalization, more. comprehensive views, EonE
cal and accurate reasoning, nicer analysis and 1
standard OF Christian manhood. than YOU Will L.a.s
column Of your - solid eaaing that would ieaeaS
Maine to Georgia. All t:,s exclusive OF mo'eu
dom" more beauty, more grandeur AMI 80
other good, solid. we.sounding substant.yes, ~
with earnest, but, perhaps. inJIdiclous hoeraIu
bcstows on the story. Strange 10 say, this eenI
dum Of all the virtues has never been hororea va
dress of cloth; only in the fra and ephemera ca'nss
of weekly newspaper has II been visible 10 the w..
Some years ago there appeared in the Old hees~s =
a story called Herman; or, Young hulelue.
Probably many Of your readers remember II -
them Is possible the pleasant reflection that me!
unconscOusy perUscd the " Whole Duty OF Ms4
was written by young lady of this city, daests.. .
one O. cur most prominent citizens Her name I. y
nj liberty 10 give: but she writes under the nnnal
Of " Foxton." Some tine ago a prbiishng-ho1sr
dertook TO bring out this story in book form, bui x
failed in two senses, and row Messrs. Lee Strs
have become its sponsors. The object OF the g :
ccomplished-SlayeIy is dead; but If Gail Hau1s
estimate OF IFS merits is not exaggerated II surely y
republication IN durable shape.
Ii is pleasant to remark the general disposnm
perpe.uatc bv means of the "ap preservatiye, En
tory of the different military organizations which
in the war for the Union. Massachusetts Is pardeaE
pround Of her soldiers, though she has not don
duty in welcoming them home-Bcston. espeoiaI[
ing been remiss IN that particular; but the inh@r
OF ink and paper sac is forward IN besioahL, n,
them. Two regiments, at least, are 70 be en- -
this WAFFLE isl and the 9Th The Rev. W "
worth Chaplain of the lst. is writing its record ~
Walkor. Fuller & Co. Will puDish. IL was fees~~s
one Of the very best regiments that went ron eIc
and as much glory iel 10 the lot o. az! III III
organization In the Army of the Potomac. Ifs | IA
Sixth is fousehod name throughout tAe $50 "a ~
Chaplain, tie Rev. j. ". Hanson. It's Alsioa an 80
his book vii be issued by Lee shepard Il FessS
this regiment flied its anks and went u the % N
war. It's passage through Baltimore on Ap'l = ,.s
marked an epoch in American history. A SING Ia
connected with this march through Baltimore ~, y
notice, Ii was generally understood, unl'l S-" rrs
Gently. that only tive members oi the ies4sr, H., n,
Killed in the streets o, tie Monumental ''! .hres
flct has ately been made public thai shere pos q
victims just as the regiment was leaving -, -
the l5.h al April Young man joined II, t".Ss.,,iv
aue as Pratt. In the hurry Of departure ols .,k,s
i've roll was not made On. and he ie INTO ~. '~cbN
stranger 10 all. In thr fight with the balilmo.i
was sho, dead but tr,m that day 10 this 10 1s-, tS
friend has come forward 20 clam his body OF ,vstes
particulars Of his fnte The stare au.horIles Sriy q
unr,milting in their efforts 70 discover n o,un.esf
home, but without success, ana me !u.,s .irargss
s'oeps In grave unvs.tcd save BY The eaitss.,os u
Even before the War. the "O'd SIXTH, ~ e,,'
IT, at least. had an en,iable inne. one W., W ae,%
panies, that Laiiing from worcester LIS - ,es ans
encc nearly half censniy aud bears on @ S,,,e TS
II he most distinguished names IN tue >, irs cary
venerable ex.(;oy Levi Lincoln was one d ~
captains. .;orel 40 1r
Among The books in press may be mes'pastr pster psf.
portant work ON Pomooey hy Charles ~ ~ nnhh.hedw
ncr of the Hon Marshall T. Wilder 10 &c "l;eHe-
Lee & Shepard; new edition OF Can, as, snher. ew
mar" and new volume OF poems 9y 'nIp Trr.bS
published by T. p. Dutton 4 Coz srd hy TicknefS
by Henry Ward Beeoher, TO be puohs's' -,
Fields. ,.,..,;, M,rilly VIE.
viii be published next TUESDAY VIZ psxrellcIec We
departure om that dead level Of exc With ldIS
some critics have charged thc naecSle ecSarles Rsadew.
nrysn, h1v charIes sumner Ms steve t i i cs.
or John Neal and Gail Iis soeyrdiodeas slcs
tri6utors Could any Of The EnGsh sketch d
%ITs o5s hnne Proctcr S~ Iesds he f;t
the famous Parting Of Hector sChinnsy s9a eoIss.
Mrs. Stowe one of her admirs9eh hs continued tnres
EspsG sGnns wS'S Ssar D john @ on
William Baokwood, which. IKE ~ Nesi in for pe'~