, 1869-12-25

Periodical Liternturc.
Lrr1kco1rs MAGAzlSE commences It's 9th |
yo1l,me ard lnird 3ear without any marked change
except TN Illustrations which are more protuse
thau reuat The Publishers mate no special 40" |
nourcemcut, except that when the cnrreat se1als |
are np1shed, they tha devote less space 70 eerlas
Of this cass, 1hns allowing them greater room tor
articles concerning the pro nInenE interests Of the
day. In the cotTe1t number Anthony Troaop7s
story, "Tne Vicar Of Dnllhaupton," reaches Its
df,ytt,rd chapter. E. E:co1rt Contributes piper
called "Tne Prosecuted Woman" *h1ch Is WEAK
ard sometimes tily catalogue Of complaints
| aua1Ist servant g.rss. The atrocty Of 1ts pms
a!oIe thou have been af1cent cause Tor tta ex"
| s.]us,on iron the magazine. "The Fairy and the
0nost," BY F. X Stockton ts nn interesting Christ
1nBz story with some amusing ,Ausuaaaas, al
| though We can hardly forgive the writer for per-
| petratlpg the following couundrutn:
| "Befose ~a part, tell me, Oh tell me, ttnplorc
| yon, when an hourgass u like the Barona
| owe :" ..... .. .-. .... ....
"wel,." sad the ghost.'' suppose lta wheu
ttt6 Eots and ip."
.Edssr Faxcett is represented By a resY credit
able poem. " TN Cb,istEaa Eve" Wm.R Hoop
er In a paper called I" Our Capttol' rec1sea tue
liEtory OF tle nsss Congress, The adoption o1 the
cups1rp.ion, and tho Ioca.lon Of Tho Cap tot. The
tuper u simply an h,s.oncal narratve, without
au, argument upon The question OF change; al
| though the whole tenor OF the arscle Il 1E favor
OF retaining The Capitol Thcra 1t L.. Sue andl
IL The ttte If very pretty love stor5 bJ Mrs. ".
: A. Tnomrs Il. TIE" Philosophy Of Se.f 1nPoE.
ap.e, ise mast Interesting paper IN tue maaa
$ ziue, By Edwatd Spsncer, Is an sualysts ard de-
| ltuce cf cgnt.-n. fortified With eers Interesting
:. r,s. o,1c. ,Ius,tatious. Rooers Dal Owcn's ses
,aa " ursou1 tne Breakers, " 10 coatiEued to Ins
= fos,y-scsenth chapter. Hon. j. ROSS s1o .dep
l. eA-sut er,n,ecdens OF the Ph,laatlpsa MINI, cou
:r,uotes au interesting paper oa '' ltternas1ona
n | tohage,"in which IT, arrlges It the io.;o snt
cotc,u>,ons:
~ 1ss :sr.n'.es: ot an n:e'p.sna, s, sasss =,
as .,a''.: i; Sr:alh;hot nd ,asat sisas
:s: 3D. = - = ss II KS
aen, ,uf At.t ~ naN q 81, .,a nna-y u Y Y
te e.a1 M =. ,hf mot .a. .blc 1n.;sy nni, !: desi
.Lst* :nuls is ~ u,.la,:y IN r. n,,ns;
s . sr' lie unS ts
a,as s.a s,a" ea =. = L. s. ,y a,a Il
ST.. a.t waa' ss1Ess y tiai. y, H. s.ns
.'"e;s ,ls a.'io nsnetsfy s y
e I'd q 70 ts >ln :4
= Musings Oh au Ola Mansion Is the title q
w rt1, En0lt n.i very scphomoticA skstca b. I
rs a.c.ecEl. "Gong m E1raod" Ia a c,pI
be Glri4tn4as sorS. calling up naval reM!ntscsnct
,,, | o, tho 1ete.ioD. poem ca'led J" The Csi..s
c~rtalrs b. Of truth c3uched 10 SONG coamo
sTe pace rnyac. W.,i Skies has . thoroughly u.
re- | ie.tstilg psler on "Ltferary Larnncs." II
IA. q.eetlou which be nsEa, ysz-. Way some reop
r., Hrtes' nigh, b. applet 10 h'Us-H With pert
w prcp,iety. TIE Mnn.hly Gossip lis naasua
III ,nte re.tira, st.f from its bu"get IT g2ot TIM
&c seecs the to:c ~tty sketcn tt tac great rglE
the d:tIa, Lucca:
Eo "p.anc 1uc<,. the u an'ifa saI gifted NINA t:,u
hc Ct the koyh UeIa ieate 4 cr'in ,.sd q b sye
ies- sai9i nc soys1, hsise t:E w.: esa:| s;'s
s1et ''r; !. 1srstsh snas aas Asas = u xssn;
ion WL.rsrn liz vii b ss,ue jealoas, ID voaea Il
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ba re u;ss .htna,ly . Esiq;,ls' @ apEtc m esn
&C. ls f'S II sas fss
.o'c pt Fl ee psee g. q u s, ne.
ne I" nssr o f., Ps pa1en ;ss Of
ms,s. ns' ssF s;, ( r.
~P4t Incl mes u the n.ost beautiful snnen
n4u IN ;hs eps.,tle st.ss q Hafnpe sht is 1ctow
ook as N',S ediie d;nDltd sat IT 1ost essfe:,se 1
sig e1se st g d:Ek X oas r.
iop bss sss1 se1. s, axs -
rs II ss It. Il a asas.a &c ahsa
,arl @a>i5 ia Darpi" @ ''7'''S' '
,ars Oar Eos' On CORRESPONDENT h8s already very +
49,. ssetcbca the attractions OF the January numb:
tue Atlantic Monthly a1d leaves Us but htt}t
ln6 .ay. I'is o1e Of the mos. Interesting nRm5el
the this popular magazine ever Issued, and cone
onld rs fairly Iaden ~l:n good satns@ Iaese no
e., |
ccrrt-robdent his already given each pkpe
peo- exhaustive sketch, We contest ou.selses vi
and mere anpe nhcement OF titles. The ll.t Incl
man., 1.-The ca:ns1ral," diaactic poen By james
ee,i LoHe1; nAmueG the 1sles Of S5oat" By
Celia 1h-xser; the nrss tn1:almaut o! Bayatd
| io1.e Few t1orf "Josepa and his F1erd y; G
OaD- Roetixl:osl eonpes By 7. ". Psrsons;
suit OF H's.ory,"bs Fri Gold 1ln Snl:n; :
weeu ef;cai Ism IN Literature py T. II. Hsggtt
$ and rSabnaas ~, .oe peacoo' s.o's ~ ~ Ve.
banla rrn ~ ;, w. uso,, smse. "ryhs, ~ do
n the the SURPLUS" b. Frsrcas 4. Walker; "Nd
Presi- The snox Lne,' foem oS Oliver We
Janu- nolnes; Wa ne uesn % uaae. rue wa wa
seray "a s,a ,ns rrreSn :" ,r.ns,.se, ron, he n,
. Ala W:n. CuIlen BIT, ALL; "By Eorse Car to Boa
q con- by W. y. Htwelip, and the customary 70
uera ard book notices.
=, The GALAXY for January IL ttl afhicted
6e1ia1h+ Mrt- Edsa1d's tsosJ, 81 sosan F'sl<
acoea uup4 troa, chapter IL TO the end, ho'
nafew nuch TO the resd-rs relief. no doubt. II III
an al Axr Ttl' ooly get rdd Of set7a1s ana "lnso
-, 80. ner's stopld wooden lustTattoos, 1t VIII
tia best tute,ea.A. III H." contributes a
ersally n,e,.au. nnen,. i III Leataousea+" Justt
much l.as.hy 3 articles arc kfRa3R readable, and
as not u,cte ~ tnao the one III this ruubef, ID
;. .,,,, npder tee tit1e Of "sccnce and oFtnodi
!. Eutlana, 'ne g,vts the reader some veFy
oA ae- sketches Of Prof. huxley, Prof. r5oaa
ending uerhets spetcer, "Ten fears
led for Rome" fprnt'nes some @ =, ~ 'e15 I3,n,
intn'a n,upd Clarence S&dmaa Wr1tea one Of h
sioents e.trs,ug ,ystes In memory OF tue late
lossss sfe 4art, Tic 3aat atanxa has very ptet
:. Mr. | ct.t 10 It:
, "Fa.,a to earth. hls dnst Il laid.
Rr;t,;n Cn - sb.a.w 4 ! s:sat 'htp leaves The
crhans. Stsk- the far Pere,!:e.,