, 1866-11-18

could not must er courage eren to ask ques-
tion. believe II Is fact that he
three tines gave notice Of asking m e1pla-
nation 81 2. some Local "a onIsees 0Iht . o.
the qucsafon from sheer neryousncks. He Is
nevertheless yalu to absurltty. He IL the
ye1J Id; NJ Of the empty headed and conrelted !
irish foP. His long moustAchea are twisted !
and be struts to at.d fro without sufficient |
intelligence to sustain ten minutes courer- |
sation with a seutible N ~. To think that
the hero Of the monster meetings. who could
p1sy With 100. .ooo men as = musician plays
Tn aoe tts" ae0a hs have All PG ths
Wig t;orrsnmepf. John Is dead
Maurice is dead, too, and Daniel has just
,naE1it q young 1ady whose father Is CO.
Letter 1t Cam6'idge.. It was tho announc-
to speak Of the family. I hud that the
brides father has been until lately promi-
ncnt member of the Baptist sect, but has
late1y juined the Established Church. Two
ycals ago his wife, the mother Of the present
one, snd the husband Obj mined divorce
Mr.. O'Connrl1 is, Of cou.se, strict Roman
! Catholic, and as the yonng lady Is under
stocd to BE- aTractarian ofthe highest order.
1t will not be long, doubtless, before che also
| Is improved into Catholic full blown.
now ''REvEwISo" Is DONE IN TUE ttr1Mgs.'
The leading articles of the 7ln<s are still,
| take them altogether, the best In literary
sense, Of any that appear in the European
| pIese. The reviews, as rule, arc the worat-
force Of the readers. is iIttered away By the
! 1eyitws. II has long been joke With pub
| fishers that the reviews in the Times we're
independent Of the merits Of the
bot Ia. 4 rather scandalous case just oc-
Cured. One day last week the 1h,.e, COD
| bat rA1 5rwn Fhrin Nfn t1R1r 1hf4
George" The work IVES highly praised. and
eere1al people sent ut once to to the libra
1ies to ret 1t. But the librarians knew
nothing about IT.. They had not heard Of It:
The work in short had not left the printers
hands. This caused little surprise which
disappeared when 1t was ascertained that q
novel was written By a lady who is \ great
friend Of Mr. Dascnt's q leading writer n the
Times}-a Mrs. Brookhcld, wife Of a govern
ment inspector Of schools, and that hel
''proofs" had been seen by the reviewer.
have siDco seen and read the book, which
proves to be fashionable novel, full Of earl
and countesses and Of very stupid specimen:
OF men. There Is none OF the wit which sci
Of the hlgh.llfe sketches By Mrs. Gore, nnt
It ought never 10 get further than on to tht
shelves of the circulating library. The Tine!
stoors low enough whcu 1t lends it, column
to diaxing.room nattcry ofthts kiud.
HUNTING IN THE SOUTHERN STATES.
II is not unlikely, I think, that seyera
l
viii visit tue Southern States this winter, 4
search Of game. Ne hare lnrgc class c
gentlemen, who hnve deal Of time On the'
bands, are de1terous With the rife, and al
. Ferpeiua'ly looking ont for some quarter {
The gloLe where their passion for hunting
: lheif love Of e1citemeni-may be appeasst
. For this class Mcssrs. Longman have ju.
: published volume entitled "a Hunter
. Experience In the Southern States Of Amer
l ca" the author being Captain Flick, WI
. lived many year: In n H. South. desotlns b
: jtunt OF this Kind are~-Dos hcasy. tt
expense Of a frst-c1ass passage by stenme
from Liverpool to New FORK, Is from Els
ECO, and from thcuce to New Orleans eth
by railroad or Mississippi steamboat, suppo
about ten or twelve more. Captain Flax
tells the sportsman that If he wishes to l.
!. the cane brakes Of Arkansas, Louisiana
= Mississippi. be caunot do better than nal
= New Orleans his beadquastess. IT. howevc
; he desires to 20 to the paradise Of h4ntei
Il which he will reach after run Of thir
r hours Q, SO across the Mexican Gulf II
, expenses Of trip for some SIX months, /
cludipg ttaselllpg expenses both ways 81
e sll NECESSARY eapenditnres. eppta onsht IT,, =
o is no money at all TO men who hire scotc
i, moor for Eco Per season. " need not aay
- :. adds the captain, THAT In variety, quaint
~ and quality Of game, the Texas country e
= cceds Scotland, to say nothing OF its cllmai
of The warm sunny South would suit many
b weak-chestc1 sportsman and very likely gi
1t him new lease Of life. In conclusion I CT
r say that my gun kept me for many lo1
s. years In mcnt, clothes and money, whlln
e enjoyed uninterrupted health"
sr CAPTAIN AAYEg REID.
y An American "captain'' who has bec1
is fixture for many years In England, Is Capti
% Mnync Reid, whose books for boys rets
of bic, good tempered and inteIlise
IL nan-a1ways ready to prove the Unit
1e States to he the first country in the univcr
e aud able to lick" all the rest Of the wor
n Many a sharp fight of worda had he vi
G. ignorant Engllshnen during the rebell1t
e, and never did his faith in the good cal
n slackep. He lives In ease, and derives
d. imagine, a handsome fortune from his worl
5e He was, think, In the Mexican war, and
at observations, acted upon by IN ever fruit
lis fancy, has made Mexico since mine of !
/ tton for him. I once saw him enter dra
$, ing-room in which were number OF bo
d. hume for the HOLIDAYS, and envied him tn
rnpt md admsring glances VI
re his Dame was announced. IT
e. showed INC, by their talk, that tt
10 fully believed he waa the hero
" his stories that he had ridden mustang
e. on Wild chates, pursued by reyengeful cal
N | leros that his knife had saved him maul
H. me from the daeEers Of j. alous lovera Il
Mt he wss the fayofite Of the fair eenorns, .
st that be had htmee,ff encountered the lie
I'D less horseman" Of bis celebrated tale.
II many distinguished authors" the gall
let captain stood the test Of his readers soei
x, without losing anything by it. ]. Il.