, 1870-04-04
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The ihsue OF EVERY SATURDAY for April
contains the farst chapter Of Dickens long
promised story, Edwin Brood 4 scene il
hovel, with Chinaman, Lascar, and bag
gard old woman, on tumbledovn bed, and .
watcher, who subsequently figures as Mr. Jas,
per, Cathedral singer, rrelu1es the story
proper. The old woman Ills evident.
" an opium-seader, and has
supplied Jasper and the others with the drug
TO smoke. The scene is very brief, but very
powerfully drawn, and loads] direc.ly1to IL {
story. The hero, Edwin brood, is introtluc: d
at once as bright young :lad, who h.s becu
promised already in marriage to Pussy, ward
Of Jasper. Beyond this there is NO clue to tie
story. The opening, however, IL very aur.
plcaous, and tho scene At the dinneE-tah1e be-
tween young brood and his uncle Jaspet, a.
they crack their nuts, is.veryl natural. -
apropos to the publication Of the story, EyEa1
SATURDAY gives us MI admirable. futl-acge
medallion portrait OF Dickens, views Of hi.
houee at Gadshill Place, and double page
cartoon, drawn by Sol. Eyt,nss, representing
Samuel Weller Introducing 10 Mr. Pickwick the
leading characters in Mr.. Dickens' novels,
Tho old gentleman sits I In chai,
ty the roadside, ~rapt in aatonishnent, while
Sam, behind him, points out tho characters in
tho great procession passing by is easy 10
recognize them individually. Bill Sykes and
Ills dog, Nancy, Fagin, the BeAdle, aud lOlive1
Twist arc in the immediate foreground, while
behind them como Nickleby, squeers, the In.
fant Phenomenon, Paul and Florence Dombey,
Captain Cutie, David copperfeld, Micawber,
and the rest. In the e1tremes distance 4
courier, blowing his horn, is wildly gallopibR
along with banner announcing the approach
Of Edwin brood The picture il the best
which Eytinge hAs ever drawn. The remain.
ing pictures in this number are :" Honels~e a
and Hungry" BY s. L. Fildes; "sIoouIsht, =
from painting By Gtsn0eld; and The Livcr-
pool Exchange"
The OVERLAND MONTHLY, for April, is late
in putting in an appearance, but cornpensa. ea
for its tartlincss by tho excellence Of its con-
tents. These commence with An historical
paper presenting some interesting facts con.
cerhing "Old Seattle And his Tribe" q
branch Of the grett tribe Of Snoho1nish 1ndi-
ans living about Tugcs's Sound, but now near.
y extinct. "a Pioneer Of 1920 is an incen-
inus piece OF eatire directed against tho self
glonfying tendencies Of tie San Franciscans,
" Compasses is tho tito Of sketch Of Cal
ifornia country Life Which no copy elsewhere.
"Ihe Battle Of tho Nine" other
wise known as Cemetery Hill, ia
described very graphically by ore
who was line officer in tho Ihisticth
Chited States Colorcd Infantry, aud
participated III tho action. "Ba1ha1ian Days It
j. an admirably-wristen episode Of lifo on ono
Of the Pacific iAlands. "Ihe presidio of San
Ftancisco' recalls some vo,y interesting re-
uinisccnccs Of California. "Russian Gold
and Silver Mining" is full Of interesting in
formation concerning tho mines in the Aitu
Mountains. "Dairiea and Daisying in Cali
fosnia gives very nattering view Of this
brancl, OF farming in that State, and shows
that the business is very renunorative. Tue
remaining papers arc, IA Wild Walk"
- Historical Fruits and Flowers" and !" Pa
rife Ocean Lines and Privileges" There arc
but two poems in this number, "Figs aud
Ihistles,'' and Dead" but both are OF uu-
usual excellence.
We have received, through the Western
News Company. from Mcpzrs, Leypo}lt L Hols,
New York, the second part Of the JocRNAt or
|ocaA1. SCIENCE, containing tho transactions OF
he American Association. The lea.1in,, na,,or.
i this part are: Immigration" by Friedrich
anapp; The American Census" by James
\. Garticll.; "Ihe Mode OF r,oca1ure;,, C.ssa
II Contested Eloctious," by Henry L. Dawe,.
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