New-York tribune., 1868-08-08
SAM LOYER AND THE IRISH NOVEL.

Iovor,s "Handy Andy" fanciful and eXagt
,orated as II may seem 10 the Enelihh ItautI oraiv
untrue It's chief incidents ana was hnTscters who
r, taken from the life. Handy Andy m3Ge ~ i9, Mr.
In Bentley's Magazine. and from iLo Se London pc
lover became regular contributor TO o tnc fsed him
radicals His health however at one h coutrIviug
aud he relieved the monotony OF ms NUIA iated by
al entertainment WIlCh Was a',C' a', anortfolios" and
sost Of gentlemen with evenings; poid pd ri1sic Mr.
loIanas. IL consisted Of slOiy ellIS tetie He had
Lovers songs were very graceI1i an ilyls and minor
fue knowledge of certain touching htol "a IsL airs
ssdonees, when SoIos' mere Ip' ballads the music had
a tingo OF melancholy ana a S"" bnf 0f very
Srvf idrr fIou, the ldotic popular music @ Tm Tmrie
6nds its way into our dra"ine ir,, a. and Take
, - y. Vo,.'t y0u tell me why, kouiH an "S ,,lr,,ic
b,ck inv heart" which young iadirs STp u@ love can
fom The piano, are pGSI pSst vii Won DO love" Lover
heer ,,hr,,fd 10 write classicaly hut WHdt 10 ~.
iru,pted Ire did aIsuca,y. H,s ne Hotis ss ne al
',if,lig couposed and writing the WoIus, @ aS nC o.. %
Ways dG 10 w ',5,, IN twist uOnsenscal and harsh
him from enceaVoI,nt t melodies Even now not few
~ his ballads su hold their ground ana ID ATs5,'S ] "a
and America they are treated as ehueily Dc po'o VI
shau,r0ck brought over from Ireland. -, v, ...,-o-
mi il was not only for the songs that MI Lover 2
crtaiumcn was appreciated lie mad telc.to9s SigIo
AZ delivery aud could initiate Tie brogue 10 peIIcoI
His far superior 10 NrbouCCdu'
tbe latter has careful student Of the accent MI
invrr had caught the national brOgue MI; BouccAult
invariably talks like q wicklow peasant ana Ms uOulu
fl sing song manner would never be heard or T,Cos %
was happy in his choice Of subjects as long ,at - e.
stuck To Irish subjects The loves OF Patrick ana h"t
lcen the huIuors of the fairies the warnings oi t odn
shoes the Wild and beautiful legends With Which tile
Irish pcusautry when they bad heart enough iet y Vi
10 tell stories used 10 pass the Haow I've ana lIe v III
Ter NIGHTS, were a familiar 20 him, and were set Dy hln
with "a rare aud delicate skill. ., .,..u.o+or
Thcrr is very singular melancholy in Irish character
aud u irish scenery. It Is quite different rom m nS d
ancholy Of the Scotch or the uuI EI"NviitiS Al Tit
among some of English pcasantry When a Mi ~
marsh went through the country, hIllhg ms sh,
with clever curcatures as well as sharp tUthIu CT
0f the Irish character hc dad not fan 10 observe 'a u
IN description Of GlcudaOuEh, the sasl lWHV ny W
every SJtiIst, possessed pIolOuhu e'usDil,2
TesCTyC) gives a sentences an account ol l, y
of this melancholy landscape influence upon hm' III
which hc l. compelled to resort % those WOs OF oet
color which include what Nj Rs6ln terms the pduCuS
flllacy Mr. Lover very successful IN ms songs "n
iu his tales in reproducing this sentiment one OF nis
latest we are but it hs latest novel ~ fIlc
with a feeling OF the kind The WOIk We aiuue w.
Treasure TrOvc of the best Iusi novels tAtdl
that 10 should not have been more sues
without being Iervadcd 10y the gloom OF ellHt
Banm Griffin, the baCkaHd-WIlte coIoilhg 81
Carleton there thorough air OF acquaintance WIN
Irish nature and history about 1t. Inc cAaraete[ %
Phadrig VA Phih" an old blind piper VINO otcOlnes
mixed up with the fortunes Of the Pretender brought
out with great steadness aud power. Ine book shouu
however he read with ITS illustrations, which we peeNe
were from MIR Lovers own pencil. II contrasts very
favorahy many places with Mr.. Lovers work although
n does I0 much care OF artsc ceVerLees' II
contains some charming +9Tcs, whOh have Deen le'
printed in the late edition Of Mr.. Lovers poems:
London Review.