The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-04
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TWO hours before sunset. on . July day An organ
grinder pants his instrument the middle Of the street.
and yswns up at the closely curtsined windows that
blaze back the light upon each from opposite sdos
The white ROAD white pavement aud stll whittier steps
vie In sIarng heat Passing dogs do not siiss bat ny
ON AZ II every step burned them Suddenly blaze Of
brilliant color appsars At the Of the street.
basket Of cut nowcr, carried by Of party Of vagan
children There Ave Of Them four girls and boy.
The girls with their brown skins and cunning. almond
shaped black eyes, might be gpses Tho prcsilcss o.
the four Ia In some trouble about her foot, into which
piece OF broken glass has penetrated The boy aner
running awhile in front Of her, mocking her imping
gait and her smaces Is caught by tho girls compsn-
Iona who drag him TO the step which the little palcn,
has seated herself He the foot gravely bends bis
handsome, cunning looking little head over H. and soon
draws the bit Of broken ass from the wound and holds
IT up to view. At this the organ man begins
playing an old dance tune full OF life and vvaciiy and
the four girls dance to H. two facing two while tho boy
lying at full length tho road, follows thor
every movement, with his clittsrng eyes, The dance,
which Is exquisitey described transports tho organ
man TO childhood, and in mainsion he dances again
with his paymass In the irsyard whore his father
used TO work, and hts mother and baby sister
meet them at even fall far away his bright Italy
But dream and dance are both idcy interrupted by the
angry voices OF two older COMPANIONS OF the children
man and woman. who come nut OF neshboring gin
palace Tho scene over bu, il has Illuminated the
first chapter OF the novel Perhaps its later pages
merely by contrast, darker and they
really may be. Ordinary readers VIII expect 10
find here the standing dishes Of contested will muir.
der and a murder trial, and they will not bc dissp-
pointed In fact the author kindly sggrsya,cs
burning him 20 death tho IRE OF his own kindlng
These standing dishes which have mentioned ~
highly seasoned and tempt appetite n litiicD
those la similar novels Get the redeemlng features OF
Bound 10 the Wheel arc the brilliant scons with
which IL opens Esau, the boy In the group OF vaeran,
children, and who totally ecpses Anthony and the
snalty seuth, the ostensibe heroes; and the Harris
family, which occa IONS agreeable episode. John
Harris full OF inventive genius and puzzled arithmetic
Is far better type Of certain variety Of the English
mechanic than any lately introduced into literature
Bound tho Wheel reprint Of an English novel
DISCIPLINE. A Novel. by Mary Brunion. author
Of "Sel!Content' Frederic A. Brady New
York.
Miss or Mira Brunton, by way OF discipline subjects
Ellen Percy, her heroine, rich md handsome bot vain
and wfu girl, TO and painful succession q
trials including poverty, the dsrosses OF govorness.
the fatality Of thar flight repn,a
tion, and At last, fever that affords jealous vile
with pretest for consIcning her 70 madnouse But
that this harsh discipline docs no, bring out her Wit
and tho sterling vrtues Of her character
such favorable relief, as the prosperity which subso
qaenty shines upon her She appears har best light
after shc has been 10 fortune by lucky wind
fall has found noble friend In Charlotte Graham has
been welcomed guest al Castle Eredine, and. finally
has become tho happy wife Of Henry Graham, Who
under the Of Maitland, bad tong ago in tho days
OF her fashionable London fSoity been fascinated by
her charms without being blind 10 her early faus
Tho most interesting part Of the book consists OF dcscp
lions Of ard the lingering trace VI feuda life In
tho Scotch highlands.
CHARACTER AND CuARAo rERrsriC Mgs. BY Edwin
r. Whipple. Tickuor Fields.
The author OF these IL popular lecturer whose
and analytical mind, and whose familiarity with
history and literature have secured to him high rank
among American critics But he states himself, IN his
preface that tho essays in the present volume
written various times and without any Wow their
connected pablca on; although thcy all moro or los
Illustrate idea Of tho nature, growth and Influence Of
character with tho exception OF ,hose Tharkersy,
Hawthorne and Agassiz, they were all originally de
vcrcd addresses; and tho STYLE doubtless,
exhibits thai perpetual scep,csm as to the patience Of
audiences which torrents The lecturer during the brief
hour in which ne attempts 10 hold their attention"
Now we rnust submit opinion that when
Mr. whppie decided TO make connected
publ cation Of tho essay, lie should have iaken
tho trouble, " no, to rccast and rewrltc them
entirely for that purpose, at oss, 70 pruno them Of al
the faults inscpar-hle perhaps from
their original mode Of delivery He might thus have
freed himself from all suspicion o, havisg yielded u the
temptation 81 book makipgt,o frequently the L.se,
ting lin Of tho authors OF miscellaneous essays.
HELEs FoRp. BY Horatio Alger. Jr. Loring,
Boston.
This handsomely bound volume gives you're Bos,o-
MANS notions Of New York city life He first intodnccs
~ TO several dodgers Mother Horons boarding house
particularly TO Mr. Ford aud his daughter Eelen, and
ono of their nelghbors, poor sesmp'ress Mr. Ford y
trying invent flying machine no''unke thc one q
hbted last summer AZ the corner Green and Houston
Ereaia Heen. young pretty and musical, !. invited
by mllincr snowy cousin " the poor foaf0srcse 70
accompany them, and "a splendid play We 20
Nh them and watch Holen'4 faco Il brightens not
only with tho excitement Of her frat visit 70 theatre
bat With davning Consciousness ~ talent; and
an ambition % display for the benefit u her father
On the noxt Sunday, 10 with The poor seaslress,
and Helen sud her father 70 Trinity church. A few
morr days ana Hecn rallied her project she
secures engagement a singer Al the theatre ana ~
a slnRlc bound achieves miraculous sacccaa-as 70
many SAT- g1ine young American musical prodigy dream
Of doing of course wthou, any laborous preliminary
studies But having gnoIpecicdy bco0me hcrcae.
shs soon re,ires from the stage. IL the oourse
o. this very common. place story We made
qusniei with young painter, HeIens future
husband with sn lawyer. Fifth mil
onars and bic dea yning mel hew an expert cogy and
biz injured wife, snd q crnfty bfeaeas. pctroseer
vhos. psme Il SHARP and who does 20, beIie H. IN
dnc, know everybody and everything IN New York
knoxn 10 young Dosinnlan, wLich, indeed Is not
saying much PROBABLY he know Boston better than
New yors. Why then dld he not lay the Of hi.
story there and no, hefcf
FAScHoS; THg CsicxKr. By George Sand, author
o. ConsuelO," etc. I. u. Peterson n Brothers:
Philadelphia.
The dramatic version o. this charming story has ado
It's plot familiar Thousands who have never read u In
the original No translation reproduce tha unirsns