New-York tribune., 1868-08-25

found myscf in very delicate posit9&n 3D. IL vas vs. %
request aged and venerable man TO h sP S @ % h
hand, might. by declining, leave III i,o q y ~ ,s
the sarcasms tossed at hun asa tt % NJ
have his nfant-chilG OaPtsu ny tle he' ~. ~
present on that oScasion possible arrved just after
the administration Of tile oHeIanen WITH tno
dspersing aud proceeded TO the rOplhg
found Sir Williams gho had been sponsor 10 the chu'
and Mr.. Hanson. awaiting -, - a., s,.,so1 boa-
shall rot forget this meeting nor the dlstred Dear
ing OF Mr. williams l reluctant 10 proceed Yer
yentured 10 say hear that you Doat iath % p
shoulder is said TO have neeh put on tiS D"up
fOi his HenthcatOr Hove you such naIkF
Williams replied, with y smile,
They tell me have but have never seen IL
There was elaton. no symptom Of triumph a no
gesOn that this report OF m nto "a t I'm
the serenity OF ms soul as simple missionary TO the III
dians. ~. -. -. 80 .,,a .,or, not,
from idle curiosity but from regard TO the desire OF the
Rev. Mr. Hanson" --, a., ,..,, ;. ,,. o., 30
decline compliance with Mr. HansOn's desire"
Accordingly, Williams threw of hs coat aud vest and
allowed TO scrutnizo the mysterious mark The light
OF the robins groom very dim could the deep pit
Of the IuOcuatioa on the arm Icoud not discern on the
Hanson on me Williams peervad Se amc calm &
uro while we were discussing the matter
WI yon step out INTO the church moment there Il
" II you WISH IT," said Mr.. Williams.
Iopened the door, and he followed me outsiie when,
turning his shoulder TO the light there the ccari1
the shape OF crescent threeOurhs OF All inch across
nearly 0torated, yet papabe aud unurstakable. Han
10 again. and tears silently stole down his checks
IL proof positive 20 him, stc that he had found TIE
except my Calculations Tho mark IS therel Lsee 1t
with my eyesl What doesit meant He must, indeed be
such the dpoi personal observation that fell to my
lot, 10 test the truth OF the question
son :"
Or VintOn writes with evidently earnest convictions
and with much force, 70 call forth an apoogetc note
from the editor Of Putnam, for assuming the contrary
ground in recent numberj but stl the skepticaly III
cned viii hesitate 70 accept theory, in which an en-
thusastc fancy has always played conspicuous part
In the sadGle-on the Plains" by f. G. Gcdney IS
graphic sketch Of incident in the guerrilla warfare
which fingered on the borders of the Missouri after the
suppression OF the Rebellion. The writer applies no little
skill in word painting 10 the establishment OF scene OF
which the Imagination could scarcely enhance tho ter
Iibe reality. The other articles in this number for
the most part do not fan below the usual stand
ard OF the magazine. Camping out In siberia
is lively narrative Of travel unfrequented route
"John and Bridget Is the title OF pathological
paper OR Names" in which good deal OF curious
information Is presented In attractive shape; French
Newspapers" takes comprehensive survey OF Parisan
Journalism, treating the subject with intelligence and
Determinations Heas" is scholarly skotch by an ac-
conplshed traveller in Greece. Mr. Schee de Nore has
the bad taste 70 indulge IN sneer at Abraham Lincoln in
his pretent0us essay "On Very Small Subject" which
we should have been surprised 10 mud patriotic
magazine As Putnam. did not learn in the political
article on Tho Situation and the Candidates that the
issues IN the pending Presidential election are OF in-ig-
nfcant account According TO the writer, II General
Grant is elected, well; il Horato Seymour Is elected as
well; Grant has the recommendations Of military glory"
Seymour that Of political Integrity" and Blair that OF
"Ealautry and courage" As 70 the prospects OF the
election. assured that the American people VIII
elect the candidates OF Whatsoever party may seem TO
them likely TO perfect the recOnsiructon OF the
Union peacefully to maintain harmony between the va
nous sections states. and races and to administer the
Government with economy aud hdeiiiy" This precious
display OF noucommalism cannot Do explained on the
ground Of the subtle Irony, which leaves in doubt
whether tho writer is In Jest or earnest but must be set
down az a specimen Of the celestial mparsuty,
or angelic indifference 10 sublunary affairs, which Will
mark the llenBia repose OF the latter day but which
seems siBgularly noppOrtune at moment when tie
vital Interests Of the country engaged in struggle
IN which earnest man can remain neutral under to
plea Of a visionary optmism.-We ind another surprise
In the literary department, where the superficial and
sloveny work German Literature by william Taylor,
Of Norwich Is quoted authority and - even SPOKEN
OF "a an admirable" production.