, 1870-04-18

EDWARD W0GTI.Ef MnNTAtsT. IN Auto.I-
cEsapnr. F!iia.!t lpalc: Turner i 60. Chicago:
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EDWARD ToGTI.Er MnSTAGr. IN Auto:.,-
eEfapnr. P'iia.It lpals: Turner's 60. Chicago:
" tstcEn NtWs u. lo.t.
In soEsc Respects the book before Us is one
Of the most remarkable OF the eeasop. 1t ia.
lrofcssells. the Autobiography Of Edward
WoEslex Moutsgr. the o:t!s son Ut I.1ly I4sy
Wurtlty .Montagu. u,ie Vi shc laost c1t44or1ii-
nary wGrnen Englanl has eyez producc.t. It
will ret he the suns ta:l1t il lie is ue. pro-
uosiEeel ose Of the 1uos. extraordinary men
England has ever rroducet- The book is net
20 mur1. an Autobiography as it il d rceonl Of
the lives and characters OF the men and
acmen CT LIS own ard his r1o:ae1's day: and
AT cA.sssitiesa 81 spleen tnl ssii1o eoa,"are-l
wit4 vLieA By-on'. record in that direction il
very tsme. 1t il tic work sof nli.autLropc,
Who dipped his eaus.ic pen into gall and
vented lis .rso 1r stirling, Ike ma ...:aau,
right ard ief1, st every QUO who came within
sea.'l of hin s,u.. He Lates everyone. lie
hates Lin osu ratthe1, and, Lastly. lie evidently
h.tes himself, for tho title page starts OF viii
tie c.ainoualy dismal Hebrew legend: "I.e.
The day rerish in which IVES horn"
His own life Was romantic enough, even in
ita 1cis1nthtory.. Els father, who was at oae
time n.c,.acr Of the british Ministry, and
aftcrwszl ar.l as=l.2cr to Turkey, was mat,
Of learning and the friend Of TIC 1eT41ti OF his
day. His mother was equally 'eclearatea for
heE beauty md hex &Aent, and will SO down TO
fame, not only in hor own urihngs. but in the
eatiricA vcrre OF rope, whose suit ahe te-
jecteI- The son WAS unfortunate in being
li~l;kei .nd i1l-trcatcd by 10th his parents.
lie was left to the eociety Of menials, PICKED
up bis education as he could. and speas his
life in rauderiuG about Tie world, suurrd>
Msarpoiutcl. disconsentei uan- he h.s nut
the record OF that lie iuto thesc rascs aud =
sot11 riecorl it il. We can best give an idea Of
tho hcok By few extracts from il, ia. every
page almost is II the s.ue character.
1hs very trst paragraph of tue rcry lrst
chsptcr Is devoscd to his mother. and here is
the picture hc draxs OF tho brilliant Lady
Mary:
Her heart did say? Alas! she had no
heart What female Wit erar bad There
wae, it l. true. Slobu1at piece OF lcsh some
~hfze between the right and leEs lung, and
this performed tie merely animal function u
that ncble crgau, but ,esombled its pro:otype
II MAS kaadsning thing to look upon SO fair
Al outside, md reject how base md b1ack was
III within. The asp lusklas uuler roses. the
Fildeti chAlico filed With poison. the white1l
SAutfIchr4 rnrar,rc rptfAppn4t-ttAAA a1o
hacSreysa im.res Or I Wonll have Tl4ne1
her to one and Ill Yet, what mora a7p,npri7
ate picture Of false man or hea1tsess wenaaa
t tnan uis tsss ao" ane Ana sInoosa anI
i,c.n1;fuI ] i H. d-1;[es r1nn;.itc ,hr ijnes .nS
curves breathing grace. elegance ari pcr.
fcction: the inscription eloquent Of the aasel
that hes teneato, We 1t1 up TIC Ill Psh.
an ousee, no, + ton Of ciyet to sKetten the
fhe r,rer no- IN to- c,,sclv t5,t w. ~
which il bcheld vbeu human hearts os "a.
pnlchres a1t orened."
This IL the fitting prelude 10 ovcr i7e hun
dred pages Of bis terrible intcctive. He OK
rects 10 tipd his grandfather, the Duke Of
Kingston, in he'll. with come ruissl,pen
rirsn,i, fcr cr colossal ,at seated g., his dnt.1
b..t ,pn,1inc hin, through penlitioa .,d
xls,inc on him with yulpine ewes Of fr,nd
rrn-,te. cnuniac. and dunic;tv.-
The first suito,'e claims to The hand Of his
,,o,hcv VA, +h.t :. IN ~. ~,.+o, -. -
e,t 49, W ~. ."41 . " "1n e'ets
olsosuet tAA' unelaoled indulgence IN the
ConEs Of King Charles the Second Of sacred
mrmo1, and lis ecnsrega1cd vestals ~ss eurs
Ia .nt;il urop the hs6py yotar Of n,n,;nc
noon and n1;,,n;r,t 1,le.snr. - and ,ha. - =.
noons Aoa nnaiAst pieAAs' Aoo 'nas ua
had seen too nans N.hors to believe in Coz,
too 1n1ny rarrio1s to believe in honesty. and
too r.cy Ccvy. yi1gia. 70 believe Il cha.tity.- ;.
His Y,th.r r. ma 1ovaa ,ro things Win !.
-. -. -, ..r -. 80 ~.
oeSotaou 1oA. ue'e1 s'ep', 1uV ~ US
own dexr self; the eecona Wis his orn dariing
money" He isnps1es Pops in one line b. say
luE shxt be Was - the dsfhcSt httle d*as1 OF