New-York tribune., 1871-11-28

ferry,Vt 1t Is the day before Christmas' anu "' "'
becomes entnngtd In the Ice and !" swept away u
so that there Is plenty Of time I" sing SoheS ""
stories Mr. Joaquin Miller who there naturally enough
since ~ all tho world knows ho goes o New iorh ''
he has not yet been ahlo TO his courage 10 ''
sticking point OF buyiuga ticket for Boston, u INC S'
one called upon for contribution 20 the gencr"i e",
t,inmcni and hc rect"s new Christmas Fo'n' ~
thought goes back to that first Lords supper "hcfe '"'
Lori himself blcs' and brake. and h. asks:
"Wlat song tHug the twelve with tI" SAVIOR
When ha' ishrd the sacrament VINE
Were thcl 10 -, aud suhducd In hcha'"r'
Or bold 40 made bold with Il sign -,
Were tlr hairy breasts strong aud dehant'
We're the naked arms hrawny and Strong
We're the bearded lips lifted reliant.
Thrust forth and fill sturdy with sonc'
What sang they Wha, sweet song of Zlon'
With Christ in their midst like crowni
Wlc here sat Saint Peter tho lion;
Sat g. John. with his siikcn and raven
loi hair on his shoulders. and eyes
Lifting np 10 the faces nn.havrn,
Like Il sensitive child in surprise.
eva, the song az strong fishermen swinging
Their nets full Of hope to the sea
Sea songs on their loved Galil,v
Were they sad with foreshadOw Of sorr0vs
Like the birds that sing low when tie breeze
l. tip-toc with tale OF tomorrows
or earthquakes and sinking of seas g.
The other three stanzas must leave locked MP in the
Iocket in which many another good thing is inclosed
Ella williams tells IN il bright story cnted Bombay
Shirley's Cure George Mac Donald relates "Iow the
Baby Came;" and, speaking Of Mac Donald Henry li"l'
beach an cssay-t who should be better known in Amer
ca will cOnitbIto 10 the next LONDON "Concmporafy
Review" an exhaustive article Mlr Donalds works {;
and h" ll"c- in il little song full Of grace that
would fan sing II over again to y"n:
do not vcx the violet
Perfume to afford,
Else iiu Odor thUii VIII Et
From il little hoard.
"In thy Ia,ly's gracious cvcs
Look not thou IT," Ions.
L,'I from them thc glory HES.
Ana f.Ou dOst htr NiUi-.
En, tirn,d away too suidculy from The Christmas
!.orkct," IL its rc,ors will not turn and ."
back to say that it, many pages Will he filed with tn"
fruits snns and story and Read and yoli
shall know al about Pan Twar,IOwski Ghc man In H."
moun), about the ILncberS, father and son tlc father
the greatest living poet ot the North Of Enropr tn" >'
successful! culptorl Fact and fancy. sermon and s"n-
-yOu hard /" l,l I-c II tOI do not ini what you
want among them ali.
Roberts EroiEc- have mad" several frcsh ~ h"'h'c
mcnts of book, To bc r.Iib .!rd ltInp.- them Is
HANDY Book About i ok, for B""kI0NcrS Book I'm!
rr> and Bool-Sclltr- h.; John Po"rr. IL J. published
Dy john Wilson. I"n'on. and II tells more abont books
ana uok-;uahiug than any ,n IL Volume with which
acquainted. Tnc mrchtnlc.i pat "f the work !" u
Triumph of book-InakuE art. Tie paper and printing
are r,Is,ct.ou, aad he is I"pi"'u'on "i i""
ancient bn..iuts The top cover-a specimen "f Italian
o. - nh' .i"n a '";9 ., %, d ,frrI
T.. ~.
the liri, l~i Museum Sp"cn'n "i arr lie hii-
The lower -pr' itu al French oiau"h'atl"h-
from copl 90 Rc ,dd. dr M"n'c'r>-. An"thr N
nouucr crTl"n! l. - LIh Music: secular ADnWal"hN ron
>cr.ral T. Xs," by FI:tIris .'aclX auho "f cues
fIrr ~ uHa"rr- H. d' hr nni chapter l."
L., hnn.'nt'n AID eune,."n "f ~ "i-IiLIindrrr IL J.
T. Ir Il p,'l tiy Viii I'iI IT, and knoW "Ni hhl-dl'e-
they aic: bat am reminded 'f - poster 81" once
watch read Z" All duSr ipt'-i"d 10 Lc'p ": lh-
" ll far tl"'t u''s- tILi'h ana tr.IlrFH srIh
Il" l,ii, the post ana Mr. J"r'N. L.. i. Horn :.
"orou .>O on tic IL. Il tn noi-": that "Ori"n "
Wi.icl li> dis iGil>h"l ., inc "FNthiHE El'.'
IT, dIt i,r fl pdbi -hc'i ii al Il Hfnt, ana thh 'l-
nc III determined z ..uud hc wii'ln tnr reach oi
sl,n.,,rrst pur- =, and issued II ior IL farih'ng
j. an IngcoW> lovely " SiorrS told 10 CHILD.
NY. %. pr 'ipts Tie il.n-tiii doi:lv .
cNut>.ir ~. III" sur-, and "'r h"p"- The author
VIII Ut i like 'hr !if' :ul hlit. ai ir ind "t u"
last .t.'( len "Io.d"d - wings and never 'inc Hn'
>"n-r I-i,in" H"r.I E'iL,Cn- li-'l'''inE "oui'nr'
>fou> i., a!-". F0I>,af and II> r"n r'"'',. IL
k"uc"kI'. III; Nanhr:'n's " thhn""u ll'rr, ANA
Mrs. GIctuni-hs trahl>,U.s." "D.'it 'cE..d-' l.
4 TIE UH I"'"lc al.d eiuhUiic, III 0i. "i ~
.nrntliniH'.'it 90. n Et,."i- ad l.rr- - tilrhN
That sen iuyo'i,r laind. Wlt..I Iu-i.,rycit pa
'r.G-ci. VA I'c.N" u EaIh. "I'ii N"rd. IT,
i,l Gree U'isl.N world Ia ~IIrh all IL"
iyul!.~ thc ~ vii 'r,igt '"dNrl. Ro" IL
lirulrrs ai>, tcu,'I'" r"pulSuIg two O'ri book
Coiul:,i.ioHs.' Iiud Il I"ughton announce new vol
by Mr.. John j. fatt To b entitled Land
mirh-." M. iht hIst loctn,l 'rru" was III II i"nt
>"llur with VII. I"wrli- and he l. well known IL
NiItrI uf Graceful and cultivated verse.
Charlotte 'm,..ia.i i!at InS {" Gro" cd houses ~ the
Glor rlrn''r IrI l. ~ thc Bu-ou. ami tn" rA'VltI
sioc, .uuHn, ~ The Museum Hr' siih paiia& l'i,-
ttu- " ii'. lhr pn.'E iluIi" Iiit li.t t:l'IL ~
q, Ii.nt.d ' -,on. and now wc arr With. T. On I"
; d. Al Ii y. VI.