The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-23

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which is especially important at this time.
For sale At all the bookstores.
PERIopIcALs.-The January number of the
Atlantic Monthly is upon our table This is one
of the most pretentous as it is the ablest, of the
Northern monthlies. 1t is the representative
of Boston literary taste and talent. Typo
graphically, it is the very neatest, and is from
the publishing house of Ticknor 4 Fields. OF
course it partakes of the anti ti-Southern senti-
ment, which predOminates in the American
Athens, and can hardly do justice to the
Sonth in any matter relating TO National
politics. In other respects it is entertaining
even here and maintains a most respectable
position in the world of Literature.
The present number of the atlantic offers an
inviting bill of fare. One of its articles is
sketch of the battlefield Of the Wilderness.
The writer was aided in his survey Of it by
one Elijah, whose poor horse and buggy trans
ported the two from Fredericksburg to the
field. The traveller makes an entertaining
sketch of the journey. In his statement about
the scene of battle he puts great faith in the
stories of his guide, who had been recon-
mended to him one familiar with the To-
cality And this reminds of story-a
true one-which should warn sensation seek
that guides tell them. This story is as fol-
lows
Confederate General recently met an
Iri.hman who had served gallantly under him
in the war He was seated on the box of
hack. welding the whip over pair of horses
that had not been over fed. Hailing him, and
interchanging expressions of mutual satisfac
ton at meeting, the General inquired 60 And
how are you getting along, PATTI
"Finely, General" said he. 81 took to
this business Immediately afther the evacua-
ton, and have made twenty dollars a day by
visiting the battle fields. You know, Gene
raj, know nothing about them, yet take
travellers to them and talk as if I knowd
everything. took party of Bostonians the
other day to the Swim Pines, and showed the
hottest part of the fight saw pile of bones
in the midst Of it that belonged to some ami
NAL or other, and pointing to them, said
There lay the bones of the viles& ribel Cine
raj that fell in the fight. You think, Gineral,
they didn't believe it, and each of them put a
piece Of the bones in his carpet bag to take
home wild him?''
Well, to sensation hunters and writer's it
matters very little whether ey get the truth
or not. The fiction is better than fact if the
fiction is the more startling OF the two. So we
commend Pat to all of this class-he will be
sure to give them capital for thrilling nara
tive
GoDEy's LApY's Book, for January.-This
monthly has its usual display of fashion plates
for the month, and other pictures; among them
one very well conceived and executed, enti
tied IA String of Pearls
THE RIGHr OF WAY FOR RESTORING THE
LATE REBEL STATES TO THE FEDERAL UNION
A pamphlet from the prolific pen of r. X.
Collier, Esq, of Petersburg, printed by Crutch
field Co., Petersburg. The subject is quite
interesting to all at the present time; and Mr..
Collier is an original and independent thinker.
These publications are all from Messrs. A.
II. Christian & Co., booksellers, opposite the
Spotswood Hotel.