New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-27
wv voRK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY, DECEMBER ~ 49,

tne % NV sympehetc words TO her. and
seemed 40 enrsptured with the gracosnsss o. ~ nro
that took my leave OF her Win Scn''"'o"' " f
He led me back by the way had come and now WE
Childish torture for the qualification OF their star'ou
curiosity. -,,,.o, f, sa,, his Majesty. when
we had returned 10 tic Audience Hall " You shan euu
cate them, aud as many Of my Wives III
IN which Won must assist Iue. And moreover, have
much difficulty for reading and Transferring dsrciviug
terms You must undertake and you shall MAKE al
their murky sentences and goomy decSvns VERY
mail foreign letters whose wrnv is not easily read ny
me- You shall copy on round hand, for my reauy per
"a desperand,a but began by despairing OF m, my
ability 70 accomplish tasks SO , mat EVEN
ing.
The subseouent experience Of the writer in her edu-
cotional capacity is related in series of graphic
sketches, which at the same time throw great hight
on condition of society to which there is no paraei
in Western civilization, and which affords frnlt-
full theme for reflection to the student OF the various
phases of human nature. Her book carnes every IN
terna sign of acute and faithful observation; Win
the exception Of occasional excessive dliiuseness
and little fondness for high-sounding phrases she
writes in nm agreeable style, presenting narrative
that, in addition to the charm OF personal
interest, supplies fund of original and valuable In
range of foreign travel.
THE Bah BALIADS Byw \ Gnursr; Win ItLU'rH,rIO"
THg AUTHOR. Porter Coates
In modest preface, Mr.. Gilbert speaks Oh
his book as having achieved certain whimsical popu
lary with special class OF readers" Those people who
as Sydney Smith says. require surgical operation per
formed upon them make them the point OF joke,
are probably not largely represented In this class but
everybody who likes good laugh and counts that man
AS friend who wins 1t forth, will enjoy the Bab' Bal
lads" and warmly welcome their appearance IN an
American reprint. perfect carnival oil fun rlots
through the pages Fresh fun, toonone of the stage
grin and old weaIisome mask. 1t is Ike chids rohck-
ing mischief hut it is child AS thoroughly acquanted
with men and manners the brute charmer depicted In
D. o5 Mr. Gilbert Is evidently "up" in theatrical mat
ters should say, too, musical amateur, IN spite OF
the fearful liberties he allows himself In the nomencA
ture Of the art.
They played him a sonata let Inc see'
"MeduHd oblongdtd" key OF Il.
Then they began 10 sing
That extremely lovely thing
"ScheTsardO! ma non hopp0, ppp'
Against curatcs Mr.. Gilbert enterlains comica
crudge They wander through the poems In groesque
procession There is Sir Mackin,""a priest severe
who breaches long row of worldly youths INTO pro-
foundest smmbcr There Is the Rev clayton hooper
whose aim it Is to be the midest curate going ana hS
rival, Hopley Porter OF the Cure Of As-es-mlk-cum-
inmates against the theater without ever having been 10
that place of carnal amusement and on being provided
with ticket to COven Garden by his BISHOP hhdS IL
"pententia fame" much gloomier than even his own
church On the other hand Mr.. Gilbert has an evident
affection for Bishops. They Offset the curates There IL
"sir Mackin's" Bishop, who, passing by Just rs that
worthy reaches his nth head, remarks Bosh| and
&c hears him off a. in the picture There Is a jolly
Bishop with huge two pTonged inter. who addresses
himself 20 the conversion Qjy heroic methods) OF "a
Bus directing jew" And, most delightful OF ALL there
is his Lordshp OF Ruu-t Fooze, who comes TO England
to attend the PanAnglican Synod. and takes few les
from street postufist III Oruer 10 u'eF us uo'h
there with on his return
This style OF dancing would delight
A simple Rum u FOgz,e-ltc
I'll learn IL II CAM
He progresses through two or three pages A. Ia" his
master proposes trick which involveN taxing the leg
arrr hand and holding ii upright Ike pastoral
stat. 1e>-A
~ when revsitinr your see -
You learned to hop ON shore iRe me-
The novelty would striking he
| And must excite remark
But there arc limits even to broadchurchmansi'iI-
| "No"-said the worthy Bishop-"No!
| That is o length to which tTow
| Colonial Bishops cannot CO.
! The islanders OF RunrtiFUo
Are well conducted persons, VINO
| Enjoy Joke ~ much as you
| And laugh at Il ~ such
But If they their Bishop land
| HIS leg supported by his hand
| The Joke they would not understand
TwOuld pain them very iuuch!'
The little wOodcuts which illustrate the volume are
extremely conical and Of them possess much lie
and moton-as when the Captain is seen hailing the
malntop m 22) We tempted 10 proong the pleasure
OF quotation but this would he fair neither to the book
nor the reader 80 bring ourselves 70 an abrupt stop
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