, 1869-05-08


NEW BOOKS.
N THE WILDERNESS; OR.
CAMp-LlFE IN THE ADIROSDACRa py
W11I1AM II. Il. MCRRAv. Boston: Field4 Us.
good CO. Chicago: Western News Company.
The author OF this little story Of adventures
among the wilds OF the Adl1ondhefs beIored OF
hunters and anglers. appears upon the tltle-paRe
as plain William IL II. Murray. In Boston. and
In religious circles ouse!dc Of Boston, be u known
rs The pastor Of = large and dou1tsh!n9 church,
whose people admire him for hls ability and lore
him for his sterling manlincss Mr. Murray Is
tJpe Of the Muscular Christian In the best nc
crptAtion Of the term lie nshes for the trout In
the mountain to17ents, and 1or the souls Of men
tic highways OF the city. lie hunta the deer IN
his forest gladea and s!n In tts stronghold lie
Knows that 81 miner In the Adirundacks not onl5
affords him opportunity for communion With Sa-
turc md for the qualification OF his sporting pro-
pensities but also gtyes him stronger arm with
which to Weld the sickle Ii the haryest und to
break t,:r glebe foz the sowing Of precious
seed in tho spring time. Minister'S like
old clothca need ah1ng It least
once year, else they will
eavor Of the closencss Of tho library, become sheo-
logically DRY and husky gather ag1eat deal Of Dust
and preach Of the fathers instead Of out Of hu.
latlull3, oHs VI kAG ucdA fahNau Vi Jul " kHe
heart Ms. Murray evidently believes health to be
at the foundation OF true goilliut=4, and Mr M1r-
ray q belief Is not only cIperimtnlaly md funds
mentally co7ect, but Is based upon the eternal
ttuesa Of things. That dirty saint who STOOD for
forty years upon pillar, WIS saint only In his
own diseased Imagination. II is utterly tmpossi-
b!e, savc By miracle, that man With diseased
stomach should be proper Christian. 1ndIgcs-
ton waltz on stn, and bltousness tends to cncour-
age morbid morality, II the stomach and liver
Will not exercise their proper functions their va
rtous channels, !nlets and outlets will become
clogged, the blood will refuse 70 circulate IN q
proper manner, the nerves wilt aympathlxo with
the Ecnern! stagnalon, and the hraln the great
head-cenire Of the system, will become more Or
less dcFauged The connection between spirit
ana e1s !. too delicate for one to sutltr and the
otnei 70 te'aia ~ aatoues n.'d'-torbed II tt Is
UNCUT 1os Iac ol"oas IL maa % oe saans, "a ID
oouo1f olh'co's lot Tue olnoas Fatson,
"uo Mus' noI GUY oe sAnt
~ utustn, out also teacn otaess now 70 oecome
Ns1ls alu Aeep tuc!u ou1 " en' p'n1ose i'atas oi
as. "e ln'n'o.e1 wv cate'a tae saeteo oesA o'
4 ounoa5 Mo1hihs s'Aa 9tumoihS s'omaen' It.
1us1nR 10 nss'uila1e VILE tne eaonataslan beahs
sno5t oteAa'' uiz1y nenu. ololFeo eyes, ana Gull
PAU oes"tcn sne snou1uess' e'nuot leaa tne sheeP
oc4oie na NV s'een i'astufsS aao oesoe tAe Sill
AatoA ne - ontso euloe, ano VIII lea4 them
luto Tue o1aca- un 1he other n2nd, that minister
"noee stomaen VII mol qaaA NJ ten'penny nail
Hnosc enes' N ottau ana aeep' VINO staaos upon
hs !ee1 suon8 as p!ilaf o1 maste, whose nice0s
" A"a SUBSTANCE WHOSE eye Is clear anu effgnt,
ana WHOSE voice u fesonans as a clarion. wtl
not onls hase nea1thy Dolly, but healthy mlnd
ma unatmmed intellect lie VIII gather his
NAls Iioln Inc Asln2 gospel iuos1fate them from
tne sfana uutns o1 nature ana humanity, aud
enforce theul Win al Tue 1efVor Of warn heart
anu Kindly nature, compromising the whole
o1otoeinood o1 man Ii MS grasp, and speaking
Rs man 70 man.
Af. Murray belongs 10 this class OF Christians
Ills course Of 1ic out Of the pulpit Is constant
protest against bronchitis uod voyages to Pales-
tine. His course Of life Ii the pulpit Is protes
against cant and fossilisUa- His books are IN the
running brooks, his sermous In the stoues and the
great hea1tlness and bluf robust vtror which ont
door life and exercise encrnde. cannot INT te1r In
tho cnd against the sermons which are natcbe,
together like q bed-qnlIt, with shrrds and tags
from the pct1!tcd bsn1Qs in the library. AZ the
world ADVANCES and people dcpar, morc md more
from ste1eotyped forms and aut,onc nsarcs mia
c.nss Of yitslIzed, expanstyc md tihcra nrr,r,er
must tpcrrase, until the tttnc cnrnes when II vii,
not tc ncccssa15 fot a maa to be bookyorm or
an 1nya1id In order to ue 4 mIntstet In tbot hnnny
day the minister will not ncel tn srnar,te h,n,srf
from s f1ock In the matter Of ,sttnct.re r.trnent
or tousor1al differences. He VIII not occnnr
plane which o.,iiuafy uorsals cannot reach hut
will meet man on The ZANE 1eye1 f.ce n fare ana
hand 70 hand With a Sound mind in a sound
body, and sound doctrine in q Bound head. gather
Ing the great t1uths with rhich natnra I. s.orn,,
as seasoning for the tl,7 IA and max,ma of ,he
fathers and knowing the sutYcrtnrs and trumnhs
Of humanity from actunl contact and cxncYence
he Ntl look into the eyes Of men and lead them by
the hand, and they will recognize In hin, rrtrnl
and brother. cast in the ear1e uoutd with tbem
seyes, but skilled 70 lcAl them Alright and 10 d.
rect their feet In the proper paths~
In the little book before u.s. Mr. Nurray describes
the Incidents Of a summers ramb1es In thr All
rondacks spcnt IN fishing and hunting. To one
n1nutcd within brick walls 1t comes as fresh aud
inspiIttng as the breeze blowing from the wood.
cd hillk He not only tells Jou how 10 '' rtg line
bale hoof, man2Ke gum Kill, cure and cook
game, Will all The Lest Of the professional sports
man, but he enters right into the heart OF nature
and pictures her In MI her VARYING phase4 To
write 20 graphically he must hare written In the
presence Of nature The etud5 OF tho library
rould have robbed the book o! some Of !ts fresh
ness, and memory could not hare carried the dc
tails 20 perfectly from the Adirondack whda to the
Boston study. The sketch which the Artist makes
out Of doors with pencil and transfers to canvas
with colors IN tho studio cau never be 50 tine Of
80 graphic a TINT which he lays on wilhthe brush
when nature FITS 1ot hef portrait. ne describes
nature With hr'llsanc5 and ferSoF which show
both the close ana tue enthos1ast1c oosc1fcr IT'D
his descriptions OF particular events In rs snlng Ard
hunting arc absolute pen-pho.ogsapas u
the aceneA IL ~oum oe olHealt io1
ahsone 70 reaa us sAena " 'hs
capture aoa lanatng OF inc scscuteea7aca AFons'
aid the prolonged contest oet"eeo maa ana ISL
Without 'eel1n9 ese15 hetse uuS'c n n'a aua nlr
psectauug 70 the ustnos' tae senolns usa11auc "
tefest "nlca ceoac7 " N0as ~ uA..ee. Aae.e =
an fneEsianto temp'a1on oesen'uS .us toaile,
especially me sporting toal's1 ~ leau us oos's
down With me e1aao1a!nat5 oes, nnu nsu s.ote,
re!atetl 10 hlm " solacs' @ou "H1ea uaec tAase1
current IN sporting regions 1oF 3eata aou ea.ae.
dimensions ~ thes Rave Gseaatea' Aoa W 20
hts own experiences more IN tne uSat u 'nla4'ua
ton than OF reality; but MI: Antzs5s na7au'ca
By shcis scf3 %isidocss aaa closeaess " uesA'
, eosry with hena inc sooefncsa o1 Huta. He use'
+ none Of the tourists slang, nor guides sts1c
small wttt4csnA lie Is always dlsaidcd sad |,
! .,vnz+ 80 ,t ~ -L,os re-,,,r :, I,
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