Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-12-19
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MONTPELIER, VT,
Wednesday Morning December 10, 1865
Literary.


The ATLANTIC MONTHLY FOR January
The January number of the atlantic Monthly
is unusually good. The contributors are Oil
YER Wendell Holmes, James Russell Lowell, |
William G. Bryant, John G. Whittier, Ralph
Waldo Emerson, Bayari Taylor, James Par
ton, Frederick Doug lass, J. T. Trowbridge, c.
NJ. Ellis and others. The table Of contents is
as follows:
The Guardian Angel. by o. w. Holmes;
a Plea for Culture, by I. w. Higginson
Henry Ward Beecners Church, by James
Parton ; The Paiatine. by John q. Whittier
The Strange Friend, by Bayard Tay lor Ca
pilliary Freak, by Charles Dawson Shsnly !;
Katharine Morne-Part III, by tine author of
" Hermon;" The Causes for which President
can be lmpeached, by e. NJ. Ellis The Con
tsst between Achilles aud Asamemaon, trans
lated from the First Book Of the - Iiad >
Of Homer, by w. q. Bryant The Man who
Stole Meeting House, 10y ]. L. Trowhridge
terminus, by K. w. Emerson An Appeal to
Congress tor impartiA Suffrage, by Frederick
Dous lass (; Pan in Wall Street, by E c. Sted
nan rne Kingdom of Inf4n ncy, by Waller
Mitchell; Reviews and Literary Notices.
| We give below some extracts from DIR.
| Holmes new novel OF which We have the OF en-
| ing chapters in this number OF the ATLANTIC,
giving the authors introduction of some Of his
| characters
| FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE HEROINE.
- On Saturday, the 18th day Of June, 105 9
the State Banner and Dephidn Oracle, pub
| lIshed weekly at Oxbow Village, one of the
| settlements IN a thriving river town OF New
England, contained an advertisement which IN
voved The story Of young lie, and startled
| the emotions of small community. Such
faces Of dlsmay, such shaking Of heads. such
gatherings at corners such halts of complain
ing, rhumatic wagoTs and dried up ctlrruplng
chaise., for coo9uy Of thsir slil-teced tenants,
had not been kao.n since ths rainy November
Friday, when Old Malachi Withers Was found
nang ns in MS garre, up there st tha lonely
house behind the poplars.
| Myr,ie Hazard has oeea missing from EeE
home in ths place since THURSDAY morains
June l6.h. She Is fifteen years old, tail and
woInanly for her age, has dark aair and syes,
frssh complexion, regular fs-tures, pleasant
smile and voice, but shy with Strangers Her
common dress was black and white sas ham
check, straw hat, trimmed with green rlooon
Ii is feared STE may have come TO hahn II
some way, or be wandering at large IN state
of temporary mental alienation. ANY infor
nation relating to the missing child will De
gratefully received and properly rawAr led by
her afflicted aunt,
Miss SILENCE WlTHERs.
Re.idinS at ,he Witnsrs Homestead, other
wise known as Inc PoplAEs, in this village
) JeilSs It.
She had Aw4ys, up to this time,
been dressed in sad co.ors, was fitting, douo,,
less for fo:lorn orphan but happening one
day TO see a small negro girl peac- cking round
in flaming scarlet pettioo4t, she struck fol
brig ht c5lors III her own apparel, aud carried
hrr poiit at last. 1t was as if d grouni spar
ros bad changed her grry feathers for ths
burnog plumage OF some tropical wanderer
anu it was natural enough that Cyprian Eve
le.h h should have called her the fire han -ord
nes,-usiDg the country boys synonym for The
B4ltincre orIole.