, 1869-07-10
NEW BOOKS.

ARTEAUB WARDS PANORAMA. AZ c1hths.e.
NJ the E0 EttAn Hall, London. Edited " hl
srnx. Wish thi.t1.iour filustIai,opi. Ne,
Tort: g. III. CaEe:0n. Loudon: j.. C. Hottcc
Chicago; Western News COMPANY. 1852. -
1rit be tue that care ndds 4 nail to every Ean'
cotan and eses7 grin OF l1uxhsef drawn one ou.
then surely Mr.. Char1ea ?. browne, more fam.l
Larry known as "Artemus w&rd," Is entitled t.
the credit ot many Jeatn added to The span Of hi
reade1s, although bis drpl hunof could not bro
long hls own dsyb. While he Is By no means to b,
tlatsed ~ representative American humotist
nor n Possessing the traits which distinguish spct
nasiess OF hrmor - ThsckeraJ. LTing, Jerrotd oI
Hood bis powers over the ftstocs OF hiA reader,
Is lAnesesthcleas Almost unlimited Zeal humor ap
petls aikc to TIE sentimental And the spo7tlvc M
rurr. Il deals not only with Whist L. ttar,s ane
nd'culonsI bet also with what u teaasr and beaa
tIfuL 1t ~eaJa, now the MAX OF bustesquc, and
po* that ts The poetic muse it unloc1 the foun.
taln Of tears and deals Will sober, serious top.
ica snon changing to the functions o1
Alouua. In these respects, trtetnus Ward was
not hrnor1st- lie 1erer appealed to the tendcl
sentiments Of his heaIer or reader; and never dis
cursed my subject ling In the realm Of tho aTec-
tionA. Not that he wns destitute OF sentiment foE
they who knew him btst--.eu remember Whist .
kind, tender heart be had aud that beneath all his
surface ga5ety and dtolletJ, ,alwayB lowed strons
and deep 1nderrurrent OF Aadpess. he never Oh.
truded this Aobe1 shsdc OF hls lie upon those
nroand him. 1t wns only tue very few, who knew
hin In every aspect of his life, who were aware
that there Tns minor chord In his nature. HI
had often expressed to The writer hts earnest con
vicon that bis Life Was destined to be abort QUE
aud it waa this conviction probably which gave
F1se 70 the melancholy In his nature. But, a wc
h4re sale, be ncrer betrayed It to the crowd. ue
never even manifested Acu Of It In hts writings.
They arc exclusively devoted to comedy, IN the
restricted seuse Of The term,-thc restriction con.
ortng them TO comety IN the shape oi
sasce. He Bees, apparently, only the r.
d!eolous Ade Of thlnga,, aud nothing
t. too Eaered to escape the mcrcilesa fun
ofhts pencil He fas1y 6parktes Ill over with irol-
1ery. and BY e1a8ge,at1on exposes the most sen-
Gus topic IN a comic Light. Much nI the effect OF
hts run grew out o1 his personal appearance and
presence. It s owing to this act that his Wit when
printed loses half It's force, because 1t loses his
manner Of saying. We well remember gong with
hin once ~ Indianapolis upon the occaaon Of \
large political gathering. While sttt1ng together,
delegate from the rural districts sought an intro
dnttiou to him and soun became consummate
bore. browne listened to him With great deal Of
patience for I iiiae. At last the rural delegate
said:
"By the wsy, Mr. Ward, did you ever Know
Hon ME -, Of Shelby Coanty7"
"Oh, yes" said brown; " he Has the most re.
nA1kable man ever Knew" without change in
hts countennnce.
sand did you crer know HI. -, OF Posey
County :"
"Oh! 5es; knew hiu well. he WIS the most
remarkable man erer knew, " said Browne, #1th
a YaLhe. quizzlcal look.
Nothing dauntcd by the encore Of the answer.
the rural delegate pued him with questions Of this
kind for some tlule, receiving the invarlsble repy
that he was the most remarkable man he ever
Knew. The gentlemen from the rural distEicts at
]att suspected that Browne was chat1n9 him, and
took bis departure rather snmmar11y. Browne
turned to us anil, quietly s1stng: 1t Is remassn-
bic the number Of lien KNOW, y went on With bis
writing.
The book before us contoins the Lecture which
be delivered In England with ench SUCCESS. 1t Ia
InAGe Up OF disconnected sketches OF his travels,
each sketch being Illustrated with representation
Of the particular scene described With foot-hghts
to shtw up the picture. The sketches emhrace
fleFs OF Auyznondotp,t The Route Across the P1aans
Salt Like city, the Mormon Theatre, Brigham
Young a Police, an Encounter With the Indians,
the Pra1res on Fire, etc, with iootnotcs md e1-
rlanatotJ IenarSa, which and to The humor OF the
narrative. As our readers ntr not so familiar VIII
tie English Lecture ns With his wtttctsus in this
country, We select few OF the best:
IHs xRtfsIlc GAEEIR
afe e 1T f9sst wnsn tI
nj. wo,deo saidse The pe.plr Of it, sillsse
pst!ssd ne arrg thtat s:tention Iisy nd I'D
sITe xina Gsaefe e. e W to that time haa Al lie. "hs
e z.: s @ x y: ss Gez / II
hlnd Of way time ha.-
" s,,s ba, .lw.ys essa .ele ~ q Fl j.:
,a Y s .,h &c = Te f.
can kes Lii hands on" 0 '>e AS
M xue1cAL tpEAa -"
- f2A1lE CAQ$ 141K. a. 4 ERkift j not A
suectaA m taddraI y len ainE 80 a1c those wuo
othe9 isbs INV s .7sIsoeea @ young T men c.ne
taf y as
snPs .R Hs .sa TT va: ssos9 ~ H. aia y. s
ws,ted ~ aee r. % heyn dox e f. po;htn1 md ny
never est ssap. And y those dtsma daya Aotnon
aseand le I'D ditsee u.hes ssvss-sse %.ed .;as r.
g@aeeolaionls pTsi.ed hrf." - w. 's
TIE sIEAAEI AE1rI+
., vent 10 c;lifo1s on the steamer Ariel Till Is
ober 'ne i:y' by c.n,y szus op the stc.u~r Arid
and ben sou 20 GaAtorals e .Ss nd e. On sot1s
a y M god
III. Picture 4 kteat OF # .It Il . oil paint
III s'os q IL o's ass asSSt a ri:
shs9 -. ,nsy ,na ssifsa' rs';r,,.6 ,-,.,, =,
lshsea viii H. sssar ths, shsy cotas lie Lii G s1y ~
es tsls
drns*t I'd 4 you sse y dsyHkLs soras ot he
ds .s T. iat :. FEY aay a.;s sy
Iie Ii betere-sod ibsy bsRe tbey nsser
,shen hr.t shoncd tnls picture In New York. the
and!sncs rt5s . % " ther .Aatasn III
'<aFed tbey shteS bstei IS: :. M" AS' Ns ~
s,s.m Yocps aen.a hi u h1 hnaqEe aEs xisc. Just think
ot TT ohl.c nc By th1ktax # th.; That -
hundird I'd twenty h IL = s~e nRe
ha9Fr T. ris:s nG s,fy r., sso taafed
MAJ 5,ef Il nv \ n, u's ,-.a,
t'ed t. IL IL ea e @ oae VI sssui
s99ska 4 e a.se u 'ns f''e4 'f' very fond
v e!moe @ 8 8 n ne ~ Ste va: va in u.siL ''' - ~
~
70 f e;Sf @Ss Ia, ssis & ss ri ~s I'd.
~ whs thas' %sst ss / ass fss.ou d
They hore ais. se7cnteen zishs Of dleren, alze,
~ ed them that nhen sot ready to leavc place.
-11:Is. 1asS ~ # do; ,Pais aefs 5st IKE a'r /
Ise5 e. KS ;sas sss :.s IT, s9t , e +.
ss ~ s.i, e. Ut L 1a ts.n md a
:ohi zues aan his I. toe much Oh too much i
.i r. ! 's'' r'' on q the
pll0ttAM TCCHQ'A FAMILY.
Yuak 10 the bosom of hu ts.1ay Iii family
.erJ I.nfrd ekndltlon Ho j. morn isihcr tl..a sny
nan Know. When Il hsrne-sa yon hrsr ~ hun he
H III mss .sons e ,1,iff Il: a
s.tsd ,mlnd All! my fflra's, ba, Is home without
These extrncts, Of co1rsc. convey but fAlnt
dea ofthe exquisite drulicry OF the lecturer. who
Fas accustomed to Otve piquancy aad potnt to /
'1s w!uclSmx By the sober and almost luncreai !
banner II which he dcliyercd them. II be vera
b. judged solely By h1s mannes. ynu wonil have
aid he WnS rcadtaE = funeral sermon, instead OF
xhlbistn1 bis Grcal moral ~ax-work show.
Apart frum bis fund Of hunor, which Was pcf-
ecitJ original and spon.Ancoua, Mr.. Browne had
aany qualities which will long lire In the rctncm-
rance OF his friends, Ny nature he was nona.lIc.
se ne7cr could endure to remaln In one p,Ace ApY
snRth H ums, Although he Attached himself 10 thai
ElA&nt constellation Of DohtmiAns whleh tn-
utred around the Saturday Errss and t'antty
uts, Ia their p.lsny days, and A~ays conr:dessd |
Inareu ono OF tbat household Tic was pc11pAiettc |
principle aud fAct, while the others--such .nen !
,F1tz-JAmcs @ Dncu, John DEoughan J
[oEaner ThompAon and poor George Arnold
rcsc local In both. and never ventured many |
ssxuea from Manhattan. he wA1 moro of :
'oncmsaa than thcy, and lila lNe was that Of the
ffsat GpzJ. although ha did not posacss the Pc
s1h51ft5 OF "the meru zingstA"-saat OF appro-. I
AN"A plG'A psopG3E. hHAt he hAQ
elcarcd TO hlm- uA Wit VA hls !
NJ He W. never cruel IN that Wit uB lpost
Ecr tho iotblcs Of o,hers WA always playful, and
. W2 Just ~ liable to laugh II hIs own ahort- |
omtng1 and personal defccts - those OF Others,
. The lattcr respect ha certainly Afforded htnaAcH
setaY OF matertsl lie uas ycrJ tail and spare 10
Isnfe' with hair inclined 10 be nd, and nosu
fmea W. tdnply prodig,ous- All Of these pccu-
lf'ea Wc'~ made tho subject OF tnuurnc4nh,o
okes IN his isc.ursnz career. Thers va. oue
ou7se .! pe'sons. vanity, hawryrr, which he
scret Hd,culed but sAce. md men IN = m,nnA1
uosu OF sRdnces than Of tIh- III. haud, xcro tei-