, 1869-03-07

I QE2ClnR characters. a vivid CD Arm eucirclp p
TIE malssllc image Of the poet, ,haush
| "nouldcd III colossal form" Is enshrined al
| =" Booths .TheaIe,' amid ideal aud hist oric
tcrns, and Ill The architectural devices gath.
1 cred from Eg3 pt and the Orieu,, Greece aad
Italy while already vanished from Goup,l' .
are those English photographs ot "tho cast
oi shak:peare's lace, taken afttr death.''
should be at this lime Like apple. Of gold In
ury," by Charles W. etearns, n b., Who ven
tutes TO add bis uAme TO the long lit OF COM
+ mtntatoF; ou the ground "that too much
| caunot be said on this Imperial theme.'''
9e BOOK , ~ iou1teen chapters, dye Of
tfacss, 70 illustrate this various fheues !:
= Shakfpeare's Practical Wisdom - ..Snak.
Apcase- - Guide to the Young - "tshak.
spt Ac's R4iig ona Sentiments, )" and t'dtllta7y
hnowlecge," Which last ia 80 technical aud
csmplelc ~ to have Induced the btliyt that
I the pot Was at ona time In the army.
In Tho remaining haptesa.-4lshpukh
through ns .ihere aIc copl.uS quo4 ast .ns,
| which partake more Of the ultu1e ot dis
| cukstous,-ihe CSC mentstos appears, In an
a"eI to such questions as,3t* WIS shak. pare
eyer traveller ~ hich h. srKues ~ the
! Affirmative: - What Is ahakspcasu's estimate
OF Women ~ "WhAG were uss sympatLIea
and &fin1t1es 7" Hsmle,'s Insanity, wa il
real or prete ndedf I" ant /" DID William Shak.
srxafe write ShakspeAre'a plaSss' ::
The question Il authorship Is an3xcred
principally By . comparison he.seeh the
plays aid The poeus; ~h'ch prove identity
IN the method ot-thought, as well a. lo sen-
tment and expression. Concerning
Aamlet's insanity, the opinion Is
sustained that it wn pressndea.
and = pltlude to the consideration OF; *hat
eLsk6pea1s's' estimate ef wumsn." the
woman QUESTION" Is briefly reviewed, aud
the remsrk baEaraec that 'WhiIe woman's
f1Actaons a.e rapidly Increasing, her ii rae
tions are steadily decfeaslng."
faru cularlY worthy soi Lotto in this care
1o1'y compiled md Wtf1.clas.iled volume
thets and Qna II fnF 1erms'' and ".mcrica:-
hms In shakspeaxe's. Plays" But through
out tho work We cannot hui dl.cuycs the e.
tort, 50 ircquenilr displayed oy comments
1.rs, TO Judge Shakespeare by exactly tno
same rules BY which ne judge common NOR.
tae. As u Geu1us could NOT Comprehend as
glance the While course IT life tna. ordt-
paf5 stupidity learns only by c ecptpS over,
vita an actual experienced Asu .Sd-liao
aPptehepslon could not he,ze ~ once tAr c.u.
clnsionk OF tut moet involved proc,sse, Of
rtasCniDs and tae results Of lne-wesrioG r.
OF vital zfng a&sln. .ilation, sud OF an unaoi-
natiln 20 Intense. SaAkspeasc needed NOT Is
.lva thousand ytArx ~ LEAD his tnousand
lvrs. aud in thought ss In life, We may safety
s s1sle Of ps,,f1 c.,S.I n,y Years OF EaF'pa lh.n
IL i :. @u.s ss'D = :,oin},ssea tha. tie grand
and ilusiye .scen~1es 10 vhlch W. are
becoming accus<omyd In thu t,ro.eltsttuu
q the dranl4-{phancea H they arc by ac-
.ion ana rxny tql:ew hat dhn the eject Of
tion has besn ssIIed,, CID, iouest. ISL at,er c eho
1oSe-boWeEe EefluAltaa, R1d the moon-lit bal.
cong, is the bfktcebt.whlte .vern ul ,cicles
Id which eignunx pcezenrs to us 4 xscgmeut
OF " Mag ara In W1utet;;'' and through ~h &c
frozen yissas, stzeated VI pale light, one
lonely aeure htes. Even "Yo Semitic Valley"
With all tho xolden effulee: ce Bier. ladt hinss
npon It In his piciu c, now ut 92upil's. u
Hill's representation Of 1t, In the lightly
yelled glory 0t the August noon iar, win
Its eraU!le gat~F, Its sentIIel dome, aud
cRfhe DIAL rocks, Its BfidAl-reil FaIls, and
the river that runs through Its wooded glen,
Ike hall .sement tered sonF-even these, to
orr pres: nj Classic and romantic mood, seem
realed m with "abate,cr a: is nnse mosse rrto1ia 9e
eating In the odor OF Sou hcsu spring.
lanc uishirg IL the tote Q! The mig htingalc or
ne Nil be c-nttnt with no valley nov but
the 4alc Of 1empc, no less lover than
Apollo, and Tor f!er!n2 figure, silver. footed
paphne, with one backward glance dylns 10
her laurel.
For rlovcttories, however, We are not Gu
tircty dependent upon tie dtama.. BESIDES
a1l the fugitive sketches and epheucrAl rp-
En4ncth that reach rs IN the season when tct
heart !" turns lightly uu.o thoughts OF lover |
the Eeason Of Which these piercing March |
~inds .rc the fierce Precursors We hare
than offered TO Us IN SUMO charming books. !
II you have read 8 blintpits," and xere |
somewhat wtaried with the ancie.t monot- |
ontes OF lrontutEh, the WcEk-a- day r. q ilIes
OF ecotttsh III, and lbc ted,aus uerayellu. OF |
plot, woven expressly TO enc'ose o-e ire.h |
Picture, Wnesce, nou1ished by the Z" baser |
qualify" springs Bessie's loye.dream as ".he
tle,n you will tu,n with delight |
70 the centrss contained in the exquisite |
stors.a translated from Is Mottc Fouque.
and published this week ny Hurd j. Houth on. |
These stories comprise the Weltreuembered !
Q, dine and the less-known, but no less
delicssely tmsged,- aud suggestive ldy1s !
Of the Two Captains" "A+lausa's
knIEht."', AID "sintram and Els Con
One Of the recent sensatI,ts Of the hour
has been the driving, IN single h.tuesA.
.hEouxh b our prtnclpst streets, OF spirited |
horse, without bit or aTidle, by the motion |
Eng Ct whipar occasional verhai orders,
Tne master of this accomplished animal, |
mere t1ctaeie than Pegasus, Is Pro,. Ht,nil. |
ton. Al aspitant, beihse, tor the Presidency |
ol the promised School tor Colts, aud IN |
hoIse-trainlnE sueec:kor Of RArcy, With /
many original Improvements In the pr1c:Tcs, |
which be exhibited to an sppreclatlfr audit |
nee at the circus On MondAs.
The experiments IN throwing the harsc and |
tueduing him, by the new method. which |
perfectly trained Eorses, and upon o-e psr-
iicula11y vicious-looking and baulky colt. !
Rcrt prtlacrd with rome humorous exetn- /
plEf1eat.ons Of army hoeemansn1p, someEhat
1erogatofJ to the Crucefulness OF our beloved /
military; and examples Of t~c means employ |
Y M ft-En II r YySko ]
10 induce their iAyorite animals to have their |
so1es shod or to catch them 10 the pasture
By running them down or by eoa1inx them |
By \ handful Of salt-ior which the tfnstful |
c1eatuTc gels arlJ halter the per1d1ous |
master dropping the sa1t At once. upon the
success Of The trap, aud proceeding tmme- |
aAtely 10 tudict tht revGnge he devised |
while he was holding out tte temptation.
ind muttertnR between his closed tech: |
= How Jon will earch 1t when c,tch you"
alr- Hamilton sald, very emphsuc A'ly, that
40 man shc u1d eNn horse, Ct even drive one,
An excellent and finely illustrated edi Ion I
4 the comprehensive work by Stlnehcneo
Z H. Waish}, upon "1ht Horse, In rne
Stable and the f1eid, +" has Just BEEN pub'lahed
By RontledGe, win an appendix by Alfred
Large, Professor Of the New To1k College OF
Veterinary EurVe1ns-
The history Of the borse, his 1n1tomy sad
serer1t characteristics, descriptions Of khe
1otses Of the Eaet. fron the hroxd.browed,
: E1zelle-eyed ArahiAn 10 the latest descecdani
1t Aahonct's sind, who were chosen from
The mpEHoned band Of war hnrses, who,
havinE ihItsttd for three days, preferred the
cxcittments OF tie hattic to the coot water
+ Hhlch had Just touched their ltps-aad OF
horses OF al Euiapc4n countries aud OF |
with the petsouA biographies
of Ill the fa1aoEs fIottefs. are contained In
thls book, Eilh Ill methods Of training aud
feeding, and treating under dseac. Tne
EtY!e Of tic book Is cle1r aud persuasive, aud |
cvLn the general reader dnds Himself I'D L
more deeply into the subject than he In
tended.
Such work II this IL not ouly Of especial
sslue. but Of wide and oppoftune interest,
In these days when our parks and sace-
ccu' ses tester the 1ocdress for swift apd
hla ah-hret hors~s; when our military Rkxudly |
utmands theu and y hen cur mGdezn bcucs.
amid all their h<comp mplishment., have learned |
10 appreciate 1t least Z dozen OF the for,y- |
tprr equiLe ''poi t." and aspire euytousiy |
% 1he charmed Distinction Of being Al sd-
Eg7ed *twhsp."
We remf fmber+ too. thst m approved uh.-
osopter has sald that "hc who ctye ,ne 4
1orte TO France GAve more than three king |
.ouaa-" Nor Il It IN msh,nldcant fact taa.
n the symbols of uttt rus, ~ gathered by |
Agr!ppa. the horse was R.c1lbed 10 the SAX |
,ns- And II belonged to the most honorcsl |
II our cEowntug ract
To s111 md nd t4sy Ftxasu4. |
Ao1 watca lha world s1la nobls hnrssmanahln."
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