The New York herald., 1868-02-03
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Conn .CouRr. A London st,ry. ~ Gtafss
| MaoDoNid. author OF Annals Of Qu,et
NeighborA ,od," Alec Forbes, OF Howglen.~
&c. HarpA Brothers.
Charles DiokaxA openod vein Ia ,he rich oips
which the ae IA middle and lower classes in lordon
oners TO . novelist Ant the cracs have agreed that
thers in all his ~efxss Plentiful lack OF sae religious
element which directly ldrocuv sdec,s those classes
He scarcely ever makes sAe @iShe slason, except in
the way Of Wholesome satire o. cant, the influences
or the absencs Of Influences Of ragion Londoa fe
Yet true picture or the Engsh psops indeed OF sny
people, would 10 impossible for boG the historian
the novcst IL the religious eionea n sst takon
account
George Macponala has done wish pfodi,tons power
and success what Char,es Dickens has never attempted
70 DO probably could not do He Aas wFit'sn what
else, indeed, has euccocied la wn1pga ressioss
novel, tsoly called, which, wisisoat 40 'east suspicion
OF can't recognizes the existence Of sprssai az won -
material world Dickens Rcv. Mr. tnadbond is not
sarzsd moro sharply than MaoDonalds Nov Mr. simoas
but Dickens has mover portrayed so sdnrahse mods
cIergymaa ss the asv Mr.. Fuller Mrs Porboise Is :
skulIy drawn type Of not smsli clasS OF pseudo
pious English mo.hers, 'gloomy, silent sod IN III
health" who, like the missionary cited W sydney
Smith, derive grcater satisfaction from rchectsa on tsS
t0rments Of the damned than tne bAs OF the saved.
and who enjoy converslng with such curates as M.
Simon, "becaise they suppose. on Tho ground the"
employing the religious phrases 10 their conyer
saoa that they understand Zach ether Tbs unconscious
pharasasn Of such mothers too often 0sgusts thew
children to degree that makes the hitter blind TO tnc
attractions of reigen. Mr. Woboisc is ueeIeaay
w,s.ed lawyer, Who ccu.r,Ses 10 ss Snssr appon,aA
rsversiolAsy egasee Of his TREND Mr. Bexaa. whose
and 70 the exclusion OF the claims Of tho Iaer's-
mother and niece would fss to him This sheIae. how
Mr. Worboss's only son. who marrss Lucy BoSA after
her uncle and his family had all been drowned wheo
aforesaid had been Transformed BY eerss II painful
experiences, from sclash youth inh Of FALSE sen,'
worhisr Of Lucy's hand and hcnrs The rosr .ftsrss
and original characters In this novel form tho hide
rsprsseasing the lover strsa o. London ne ifs% M
tor Mattie with her preternatusnis big head aud
strange notions 70 Mr. Spels the tailor whsm.hass
Arab Of tender ysars--a .iio wild outcast human
mnd"l whom Mr.. spelt and MATHS, not wisnoot the
help or Miss Lucy BcKall and tho truly Ihv Mr.
Fuller, succeed in partially tam,nx. An idea-and =
correci one Ms London police records prove-nay b.
Obtained Of the ignorsnso OF religion psvaing among
the ssArabs' Of the London streets from quaint
mark OF Popple when taken TO church by Mr. spoil
Another characteristic anecdots Popps give
in this connection. Mr.. Spelt had set her up with
S,oon n rather pseSr costume. Ssns1 tim.
roppie .etu,nod win he. gay dress torn n land ~
nsay TaU o1s w"Sa throw r .. me .sa
their crossing took tlcy hadat no calling to'chivy
me. But gave IL thom" 'Wnat.did you do ioppe Z"
and says please Jesus Christ help me give II 'em,
aud then flew at em with my broom, and knocks
OF em down apd o went bis log and hos
took the ospi.tls. bueve his leg's broke" sand
didn't they say anything to your wonder tney cidnt
take you up.n "Thev couldn't find INC ! heueht
Jesus Christ would help me- and he did, For Poppls
bad scuddsd out Of sight according 20 her Old habit
whene. any dsagreeabe c0mplIcatien arose.
George Macdonald is native or the northeastern pars
Of Scotland district winch has gwen 10 the world
many distinguished men Ia ''sud Court, = ~ In pr
vous works from his pen, he has avaicd himself 81
the novel, which is nowadays one OF the rcadest and
influential vehicles Of thought next 70 the news
paper, in order To bring the popular mind and lart
under the light OF the highest truth. aasH
ACrs or CONGRESS RELATING TO LOANS AND rns
CURKENcy, FROM 1872 TO 1867 INCLUSIVE.
This book has boon issued by the publisher OF the
Bankers Magazine II is octave volume, and a.
~ the title states coecton OF the acts OF Congress
lating 70 leans and currency from lS42 10 1867 Tho
acts taken from the STATUTES al Large" and
published with analyses OF thcm and convenient
marginal references. II is neat and handy voums.
and will be found useful in the Office OF lawyer.
banker, hnancier aud newspaper
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