New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-10-24

Slackened and heavy from the heat,
Although the day was wellnigh done,
And the low angle OF the sun
Along the naked hillside cast
orr shadows as Of giants vast.
We reached, at length, the topmost swell
whence, either way, the green turf fell
In terraces of nature down
To frut-hung orchards, and the town,
with white, preenseess houses. tall
Church-steeples. and ocrshadOwing all.
Huge mills whose windows had the look
OF eager eyes that i'll could brook
The Sabbath rest We trace the track
OF the seaseeking river back,
Glstening for miles above its mouth,
Through the long valley TO the south.
Stretched the ilimitable blue
OF ocean, from its curved cOast-line;
sOmbred and still, the warm sunshine
Filled with pale gOld-dust all the reach
OF slumberous woods from hill to beach
Slanted walls OF thrOnged retreats
From city toll and dusty streets,
on grassy bluff and dune Of sand,
Aud rocky islands miles from land;
Touched the far-glancng sais, ana showed
White lines Of foam where long waves flowed
Dumb in the distance. In the north,
Pale through their misty hair, looked forth
The space-dwarfed mountains TO the sea,
From mystery to mystery"
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes has somewhat changed the
title of his little volume which Messrs Fields, Osgood
Co. publish speedily 1t will be entitled "Mechan-
ism in Thought and Morals, Essay read before the
Phi Beta Kappa Society at Cambridge with Notes and
Afterthoughs." These latter have about doubled the
bulk OF the original essay and will bring the volume up
TO about hundred pages. The house will publish
this Fall very delightful book, MY Summer in Gar
Z. -
Hartford COraH consisting Of essays contributed to that
paper with the signature of Current, Jr" Mr. Warner
has struck new vein in literature, dealing with the
plain facts Of rural life and practical horticulture in
style which suggests Mr.. sparrowass and Barry Gray
and yet is not just like the manner OF either OF theu
His papers have made great hit in his Journal and his
book be counted upon to make decided impression
upon the general public
Ii ia a long time since Messrs Fields, 0sg0Od Co.
have undertaken a novel by unknown writer but
they announce one this season. entitled Woven of Many
Threads" The identity, the sex, Of the writer will
kept secret. 1t is tale OF American life and char
acter, but the scene is laid partly in Rome.
am enabled to tell You something about the plans Of
The Atlantic Monthly Tor 1871 1t is to have long
serial story usual the Of the author OF which is
not yet ready for announcement There will also be short
serial stories during the year by Henry James r Caro-
line Chesebro, and William ID. Howels. Mr.. John Hay
who in spite of the political positions he has held s
very charming writer, will have series OF papers elm
bodying his experiences in Spain, with the title OF Cas-
titan Days" Dr. Henry W Williams, author OF worl
diseases of the eye lecturer the eye at Harvard
University, President of the American Ophthalm0ogica
society and the highest autl oty his special subject
in the country will have series OF practical papers on
"Our Eyes, and How TO Take Care of Them" Mr. James
Parton will contribute a number OF papers during the
wear Professor will have several articles on the
"Glscal Theory" as developed by his observations the
past Summer the White Mountains and in Berkshire
for Mr. Agassiz who though i'll and forbidden TO
work still sees and philosophers involuntarily.
The North American Rerier for the last quarter OF the
wear will appear about the time these lines get into
print Perhaps it's most notable article will be the lead
ing one by President woolsey of Yale College, Brit
ish Neutrality During the Civil War" Attention will
also he attracted by paper on Congressional Re
FORM by Mr.. Gamaliel Bradford a gentleman Of this
city who has the very sensible hobby Of the desirable
ness OF giving the heads Of executive departments
voice the floor Of Congress, and who advocates his
plan with great deal Of ingenuity The Rev DR.. F. II.
Hedge will have a learned paper " The Method Of
History" Mr.. Chauncey Wright will discuss that fertile
and inexhaustble subject, the Limits of Natural Sc
lection Mr.. F. W. Sheldon Of NewYork will have
say Pierre Bayle;" and there will also be papers
English Arstocracy and English Labor" by Mr.. Ed
ward Brooks; g France Under the second Empire" by
H.w. Homan; and Theodore MOmmsen," by ". r. Allen
Messrs Roberts Brothers have added 10 their list one
or two more books. one is collection Of poetry suta
hle for chidren's apprehensions. the work Of many
year by Mr., &C Lowell the widow Of the poets brother
Charles and mother OF the brilliant young Brgader-
General who killed in Of the Shenandoah bat
ties. The collection will fill volume OF about two
hundred pages and viii include large number OF those
floating favOrtcs which careful mothers paste away in
their scrapboOks and those less careful admire lose
and long for after The volume will be ready early
In December but title for il has not been decided upon
The publishers have in press NJ. Ernest Remains
remarkable essay on Constitutional Monarchy in
France originally published in the Recue des Dex
MoDdes a few months ago. and, having excited much
attention there reprinted IN Paris in pamphlet. II is
now translated by an American and will make little
volume
The name of the Christmas number OF old and Ne,c has
been decided on The Christmas L0ckct without ap-
parent meaning at first the significance will be made ap-
parent by design for the cover showing the LOcLet as
link in chain between the Old and the Ne,o years The
Rev Z. L. Hale, who has been rather sparipg Of his in
Irritable short stories since ne started magazine OF his
own, will have n tale called Stand and Watt" Mrs
will contribute; and poems and stories are conf
IDENTIFY looked Tor from distinguished writers whose
names il would yet be premature 10 promise asoluelv
A casual newspaper paragraph in regard TO Haw-
thorne's juvenile novel, which lac never Acknowledged
hasbOught out some hints in regardto t. and an autbor
tatye contradiction Of the statement that Hawthorne
himself ATTEMPTED TO destroy all the copies of the edition
printed The tale was called Fanshawe and was pph
ed here in Boston, in 1925 after the author left
college one OF the publishers being that Mr.. Nahum
c,pen who W. long afterwards Postmaster Of Boston
and who had a literary turn and liked the man
uscript offered him well enough to PRINT it,
Hawthorne thought lie could do better things, and
not only never put his name on the utepage' but kept
rho suthorsbip OF the story a secret and within year
before his death charged Mr. Capen never 10 reveal It,
He used no influence 10 destroy the book however but
,eioecd AT such sale "a 10 obtained. Books Published
anonymously in this way, and which do not make MI.
soon get out Of print and only three OF ioH COPIES Vi
"Fsnshawe are to be n existence, ana theSe III
the possession Of uawthorDes friends, here ana IN
salem.
ART NATTEHs.
believe IL is Mr. George william Curtis who advises
that people should buy their Christmas presents IN oco
her, when the stocks Of the dealers fun when there
Is entire liberty OF choice, when one may buy without
being hurried crowded, and when prices are In their
normal condition One Of art Arms has made proVis-
ion for taking time by the forelock in similar fashion,
sending their customers a circular inviting them TO SUB