New-York tribune., 1868-05-26

| EUnmtfg hOrHpa,
trlbuted largely 10 his success IN o., bnrees in
widespread and vehement passion OI i"I And Il is an
inferest To- bot Wr Eonper appeared In the arena Of
literature and OF be turf at time when the puoc lnd
of exnanTe inNneDces and about 10 take new and
wde-sweepng development for gCod or e.id. Ia t =
ture of the weekly press trashy, pfurleht anu 10
great extent eeemosynary, and fast horses were re-
proach 1t is true that the Rev GaIdner Spmg p, bc no. 90
loving Methodists and few hlgciuich bplsSuPi,lian
maenaes, apoOgehealy drove InelE seu t NO hrco o
solomon had yet arisen 10 send for horses I9m al anu
for them IN eopSusb 10 the drd TO the dcoture of the
Belal and the deleetaon OF the cody fathers OF
scrbed on the banner of newspaper literature but the
pervadng sentiment adverse 10 it; the whole guild
was labeled "bOOd and thunder and consigned 10 'ho
tender meTcies Of the vicious and the vulgar -, .,
Mr. Bonner is the most unique and distinguished repro
o Of d9ern s Se 4sSee as % we Rave said his
stable contributed largely to his prosperity In Dus
Union where the horse yet distances literature; and
thousands upon thousands OF copies OF Ihe LeaQ are
weekly sold to those who first took an interest IN inc pa
per- because they had previously taken an interest IN lts
publishers horses just as the people of the southwest
learned 10 admire Gen jackson by OF the SUI
perory Of his horses And in truth, he who would I'M
OF Andrew Jackson We cannot Imagine Two men noIo
absolutely alike as TO character though Mr.. Bonner
has great advantages Old hickory far as edu-
cation and general culture are concerned Ike On
Jackson, Mr. Bonner never deserts friend nor placaes
by his horses, by Whatever is his or Is connected With
him. and believes himself and in his enterprises just
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or whatsoever was connected with him, and believed IN
himself and in his enterprises MIR. Bonner also has the
same gift which Old Hickory had OF preserving per,
eQupOise of his most furious OutOursts OF
Indignation, and of converting his anger INTO wrath
plan to speedy execution. He also has the same
| Incorporating patriotism. He believes in the
United States Of America, in the Union formed by
| the Fathers of the Revolution, and would eXter
inmate its enemies, either at home or abroad without
mitigation remorse long they continued in nos
tile attitude toward it, He also has the same pointed
conscentonsnes the same horror OF impecunositv and
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always distinguished. His word once passed ne
woud keep it, though TO do were necessary Tor him TO
resign his whole possessions and retire TO ogcabn ln
the wilderness, just rs the tuth.loving horhealted
Jackson did certain occasion, wlen 10 keep tS toOd
he give up nearly everything he had in the world
LippincoH completes the first volume with
this number and having passed the nfante age of a
Magazine shows evident g Of being able 10 walk with
out eadingstrings The paper on American Forests,
by writer who has read the charming sylvan books Of
Gentleman John Evelyn to advantage treats the subject
in the point Of view article in the last number
Of the Atlantic" earnestly defending the beauty and
utility Of trees and inveghing, in no measured terms
against their wanton destruction In Popular Novels"
the most eminent writer's Of fiction submitted
TO criticism, on the whole impartial though. in many
respects variance with the prevailing opinion, both
in this country and IN England The enthusiastic admir-
ers Of Mr. Dickens will not readily accept the assertion
for many years past with each succeeding produc
ton pen the sad decline Of his powers has become
more painfully evident" and that the wearlsome ex
travagance which makes up large portion Of hts later
novels reminds only Of the professed dmerout, who
having long ago told all his good stories and uttered all
his good Jokes is compelled TO his entertainment by
sraning his invention and raCking his brains, and dis
torting the most simple and obvious occurrences, in
the desperate attempt 10 be funny at all hazards"
Across the Sierra Nevada is a dashng account OF
breezy ride over the mountains illustrating the prowess
Of American hoIse6esh and the grandeur OF American
scenery The long poem entitled seua," by Mr. Swim
burne celebrates the gores Of the ancient capital Of Tus
cany in the exalted, rapturOus tone which everything
Italian calls forth from the lips of the sensentoxcaed
J poet. We copy the Introductory stanzas.
! Inside this northern Summers fold
The fields are full Of naked gold
Broadcast from heaven on lands u loves;
The green-yailcd air Is full OF doves;
Soft leaves, that sft the suubeams let
Light on the small warm grasses wet
Fail in short, broken Kisses sweet,
aud break again like waves that beat
Hound the suns feet
But for all this English mlrth
OF gOlden-shOd and dancing days,
And the Old green-g girt sweethearted cart,
Far fss SeSe %t M neIS SpsVsSs Is san nbo1e %
| The lovely city OF my love
| Bathes deep in the suns satiate air,
| That flows round no fair thing more fair,
| Her beauty bare.
There the utter sky is holier there
More clear mems eyes that mine would meet.
And the sweet springs OF things more sweet
There for this note Of doves,
A claInor Of thousand loves
Strains the nights ear, the days assails,
From the tempeStuOus nlghtlngdlos,
Aud fills and fails.
The poet then chants the praise Of sweet st. Catbnrne
in the spirit OF almost Catholic adoraon and at length
closes with glowing apostrophe TO Italy.
xxx.
Bow down ad ne 3f Peaqry M C Of he yee Breath
KISS thy sleeping and Thy dead;
That there he more sleep or death!
Give us thy hight, thy might, thy love,
Whom thy face, seen aiar above,
Drew 70 thy feet; and when, being free,
Thou hast best thy children born TO thee
Bless also Inc =.
Ne that when Others played OF slept,
Sat still under thy cross and wept;
Me who so carly and unaware
Felt fan on bent barred brows and hair
! The bitter blessing Of Thy blood,
The sacred shadow Of thy pain,
Thine the true maiden mother, slain
And raised again.
Me consecrated If might,
To praise thee, or TO love at least,
mother of all mems dear delight,
Thou madest choral souled boy priest,
Before my lips had leave TO sing,
OR my hands hardly strength TO cling
About the intOleraDe tree,
Whereto they mad nailed my heart and thee'
And sald 4" Let be-!
For to thee too the iieH Fates gave
Grace 10 be sacrificed and save,
That being arisen in the equal sun,
God and the People should be one;
! by those red roads thy footprints trod,
Man more divine, more human God,
Savior; that where no light known,
But darkness aud daytime flown,
Light should be shown.
XXXIv.
Let there be light, o italy,
For our feet fater in the night
o lamp Of living years to be!
o light of God, let there be lightl
Fill with love, keener than flame,
Men sealed in spirit with thy name,
The cities and the Roman skies,
Where men, with other than mans eyes,
Saw thy sun rise.
Among other Interesting articles in this number
na into (Fupffa1 d
] .r,-l. D.. . q A.nl.