New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-10-25
faith and cro ia not o bishop ,or priest at work In

faith and there is not o bishop priest at WORK In
their appropriated fields In the heart OF onr graz
cities who doos not pray toward the Vatican for MS
daily bread and The breath OF fe and who docs not per
init his patriotism 70 be absorbed In his devotion 10 c
mandates of the papa cha- Indeed Ii IL nut zoo wv
dent that the authorities az the Vatican believe bho"'
selves already strong enough In the United states W ocS
tho intelligence and ability Of the American peopo !"
oppose their superstitions dogmasm and political as
niretions We beleve that Pride gooti before destruo-
lion and a naughty spirit before fam" Tho number
has also onribut by Julia Ward Howe, Mrs. stowe,
F. W Clark beside variety Uf editorial notes and par
agraphs.
A good historical essay OF the "Euguenots,"
by Eugene Lawrence, opens the number OF harper
showing che influence OF that remarkable people on the
religion and industry OF their day, and their brave
endurance 81 the suorngs which they experienced lor
devotion their faith. The massacre of ST. Barthoo-
news OF course stands out in prominent relief The mar
rave OF the writer but II is without
exaggeraton and from trustworthy historical authe5ites
Down the Mississippi" is spirited description OF
voyage from St. Louis to New Orleans, recountng the
perils OF the river navigation and presenting the V
incidents OF the passage, with lifese eject Lhe
In Brittany" relates the experience of an American Wis
Or in the South Of France describing state OF society
in remarkable contrast TO the aerness ana energy o
the same class in this country 1.-THE lower classes at
ments as unimpressiblc II possibility modern
IDEAS their social superors. Their days WORK DONE
their steps tend toward the odbdre where they spend
their earnings on the bot white wines Of the district;
them in parties OF dozen, they will nterlock arms and
go hawlingathrough the streets till far into the night
On Sundays they attire themselves in their best suits
and ramble into the country sail on the river
or repair TO rustic I'M, where they dance,
drink, ard gamble the hvelOng day. Very few
can read or write, TO he ambitious
better their condition. II they enough TO satisfy
their pleasures pour passer le temps after works. over
they quite content Drunkenness il more frequently
met with than in Paris; there certain streets in
Nantes where 90 when you may you are certain OF see
ing miserable people reclnG about lying supedcd at
the doors and the sidewalks. Bcggary is common,
and the beggars importunae. The ragged little urehns
of the street will follow you square after square run
ming after you and with pcous accents mpore you for
petit SOU yet you give them none, Will go skip
ping Off singing some rude song cutting such captr'
only French QGmiH The Breton peasant, While
naturally fierce and passionate has great capacity for
keeping his temper and brawls happily few and far
between The second part of Mr. Conway Flora
treats mandrake and Other plants which have been
the subject Of various fantastic legends and supersons
and which the writer describes with much JUNCTION
If he s had lingering faith in their potency, wellas
a love for their pOeucal associations. Among the stories
in this number, the.continuaton Of Ann Furncss,"
"Anter0s" by the author OF Guy Livingstone" and
the commencement OF n new novel, "The Rock Of the
Legion Of Honor" by Auerbach will attract attention.