The Portland daily press., 1865-11-29
Recent Publications.
THE ScoTrIsu MINISTER.


This is the title of pretty little book, pub
lished by Henry Hoyt, Boston, and sold by IL.
Packard of this city, in which are related some
of the trials, the experiences the joys and sor-
rows of Scottish pastor. The scenes and incl
dents are the humble ones of poor and re-
mote parish, but the simplicity and homely pa
thos with which they are described invests
them with peculiar interest. 1t is one Of
those books for children which grown people
ought always to read, and which neither child
nor grown person can read without emotion or
without benefit. ga5a. .Is5sff fa.,a..t ',,....
p HOURS AT HOME for December contains a
very interesting article on "Gustavus Adolf
plus" from the pen of Arclideacon French, of
which we have only one complaint to make,
and that is that it is cut short much too soon.-
The publishers should have given us more of it.
Indeed, we think the managers of this maya
zine have often erred in making articles too
short. "The Story of Hymn" is concluded in
this number, and "Geoffrey the Lollard," con-,
tinued. G. Nj. Towle contributes a paper on
"France and America" DIR. Gillette one on
William Writ" and DIR. Alden treats of "AEs-
thetic Culture" "White's. Shakespeare" is re-
viewed by Professor John s. Hart, and great
number of interesting miscellaneous articles
also enrich the number. @The Greek Slave"
eMy Moonbeam," by Geo. B. Peck, 'Hagar's
Farewell" by Augusta Moore, and October"
by an anonymous writer, are thepoetical con-
tributions. ' Il 7ls ,.T't'Ha = zoos
4 Received of A. Williams and Co. For sale
by A. Robinson. tee 't's .ii9s14 hia-- ~
THE LADY's FRIEND. The December num-
Der of this magazine is fine one. The lead
ing steel engraving, in illustration of the text,
:" aChildrens children are the crown Of old men,
And the glory of children their fathers;'
is beautiful and touching, and the engraved IT,
tle-page, representing the past and the Future,
a fine work of art. There are the usual Fash
ion plates and new music. The literary matter
of the number embraces contributions from
Miss A. Frost, Florence Percy, Mrs. Margaret
Hosner, Louise Chandler Moulton, Miss A. l..
Muzzey, and other favorite writer's.
Published by Deacon and Peterson, Phila-
delphia, at $3.50 per year. ~ ,''1. '-H1 ~.
GOLDEN HAIR: A TALE OF THE PILGRIM FA-
THEIRS. BY Sir LaScelles Wraxall, Bart
One volume 16mo. illustrated. Boston: j.
e. Tilton & Co. -n3
This is story of New England two hundred
years ago, and abounds in scenes of danger and
romantic adventure. The personages of the
tale are Indians, trappers, Cromwellian refu-
gees, lovely damsels and early Colonial digni-
taries. The late Sir Lascelles Wraxall having
been man of considerable literary preten-
sions, we were prepared, on seeing his name
upon title-page, for somewhat higher de-
gree of merit in point of style than we here
find. He writes like a well-bred man, and he
has fair descriptive power, but his concep-
lions of character have little vividness and his
dialogue lacks spirit and dramatic reality And
We venture to say that none but an English
writer, would have shown such looseness of ge-
osfaphical knowledge as to talk about the
p'eSItes IN Connecticut ! Despite, however, of
'HeSe ufaw backs, the exciting character of the
n"lra'ive with its changing scenes of danger
''ni u'rins' love and murder viii secure for it a
grea' many readers among those who relish
this class of novels. n iI4llI
Bailey and Noyes have it,
.ireI - .TfU 10
SWEET CLOVER; or Nellie M;Iton,s uonsa-