The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-27
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KgrNwoop; ug AgTsR MANY pA4s. Historical
Romance, ioandcd On tie Even : OF the Lac " ar,
from the hilntscriit vi Confederate spy. "
Elnconnue. Louisville, Ky. Published Ior the
Author. lcJt.
This book Is loosely constructed rigmarole, in
volving he ups and downs Of half dozen pairs q
Southern lovers, the wonderful adventures of some
of them as female SPIES la Belle Boyd and various
incidents OF battles ana battleHelds from New Or
leans to Gettysburg written in the Southern Circles
vein" Tie author however, disdainng the dignity
OF Pollard refuses to designate the troops on The
one side as 'tle FEDERAL forces" and those on the
other as sthe Confederutes" but treats of them az
'the Yankees" ami 1.-THE rebels" all the way through.
Evidently he IL an unreconstructed Kentucky Con-
federate, who still believes In the Chicago platform
of 1884, for these among the closing passages OF
the book:-'The rights Of the southron may slumber
and EVIL have power for awhile, but" &C., &c.
1.-THE Southern heart will keep mistaken Its trusting
faith In God.r "Let US submit to the present ana
trust for the future to Johnson, the constitution
the Puritan traitors and as did one Haman Of old,
that the gallows often bears fruit not contemplate
rsa s%e IN the SOUTH but il Is hardly worth the
trouble of reading.
Josh BILLINGS ON Ice AND OTHER THINGS with
Comic Illustrations. New York: G. W. Carleton
Another addition to that special class OF comic
literature that endcavors to heighten the ludicrous
eject Of its humor by the use Of peculiar ortho
graphy Every one feels more or less the effect Of
this effort and yet Is always tempted TO inquire
what there Is funny In bad spelling. II startes us
sometimes to see what queer shapes our familiar
words may assume under this process. and In this
very change Of familiar relations there Is an element
OF the comical, Just as there Ia when grandfather
puts on the baby's bonnet or the clown comes In
with the parsons neckcoth and spectacles Another
point, doubtless Ia that In this way we have pre-.
sented to the fancy glimpse OF the quanness OF
provincial manner and pronunciation. Like tne
books OF Ar emus Ward, however, the present may
claim something more than its mere pefvern0ns OF
the alphabet There Ia fun in It. 1t mas gooo SATIRE
some happy scraps Of fancy eno ,onctous
turns Of thought as well - much mcfo ouinsss anu
great many stolen Jokes. II 10 very good wnen we
told that Billings, 1t sight OF 81 the people On
the ice, wanted to shout but KEEP M ana akeo WIN
glory;' and we have much OF Mn pin ano pont
and much mere morality spoiled IN the rendlng.
Jokes may be sermons; but they muss NOT cease 70
be jokes and must come from clowns, not preachers.
POEMS by walt whitman. scribner, Helford Co.
This IL a republication from the London edition.
I, contains lengthy and notvery logical preface, or
rather apology for wmtman's nonsense BY W. n Ros-
set, There has been enough said about these poems
on their first In print ana careful perusa
change a word OF the many unfavorable opinions ext
pressed about walt whitmans ideas, style end nn'
couth measures In poetry