The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-12-21
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War, a1singham'a Review KeyIewe,

Z! 1919 aT - .''' 80. T.''
IT has been some time since q worn
81 mere romance appeared an ong VI
which has excited such varied com
ments Us the above named; recently
from tue press of ClaXton ~ Co., Phil
adelphia. If directly opposite opin
ions OF critics aid consequent discus
sion, can add anything to the fame o.
emoluments of awIiter, Mrs. IL. Vir
ginia French may congratulate her
self; fof.oertainly her book has beel
thoroughly discussed. She occupies
very nearly the situation of the arts
lwbose picture oneset of cBalk1mark'
noting faults almost ob3cured; bu
these being brushed away his worn
became equally mdistnguishable. by
marks noting beauties. There is littlt
fear nov OF this book being "damnet
by faint prase,n since the comnenda
tons il RECEIVES are cordialn and th'
abuse is quite rs hearty. Many,a no
ted name has already stood forth al
its champion, and they speak for them
selves. With The "small fry" of ad
verse critics We have nothing to do
We "skip overt the Boston man who
ridicules the proper names in the book,
since thereby he confesses his ignor-
ance of the History and Romance Of
louisiana" in the Old colonial timea;
ditto the editor out west who consid-
ers the French, and declares this sort
of thing "OnIy fit reading for fashion
aDit people, ditle lhe accurate fhiis-
deip'lla maSATllis1l, VINO locates all
the scenes ~ Charleston, ooulh NaFo-
,lilai ditto lAe courageous caVaiier III
out let us nope n0t on virginia, VINO
raises the aiarm OF Womah.s lugn's,
pecause V' 'i'e iieioiile poyisil euuca-
uoh, ana her l'rocllVitleS toW"ru hors-
es, canes, pistols, etc, e'c' IL IS ohly
when a. censor OF n0fe-one whose
.dlctum Is worth something To- BOOK
7-WhoSc favorable opinion Is OF Vaiue
tpa writer aGd whose CONSCIENTIOUS
criticism IS given with an earnest puf--
pose, brings lofwafd objections lnal
one feels lhcilheu 70 award them re-
ply. me only crl'ique on WY h's-
es" } nave yet seen Whlch merits q q
reply, Is tha very nheiy, Wrtteh one
ny MARY Walslnghem," tlle taleiteg
Times correspondent, wlich appeared
ia that journal some Two weeks ago.
The TAR censor's first oHlectlon, 10 MFs,
lfrench's new romance IS, a5she SAYS
"lhe utter lmrr"haollfy ara nhhatu-
ralness OF any young man taxing ms
betrothed INTO slich spots OF terror as
are depicted III the story being my
self of the "steFner seq" ! am con- con,
strained 70 say ln"t mere me GllIeu
lady does'hot-read mankind exactly
All men are not tho same and 81
trough nineteen H'c ni twenty young
lGyers might not pc Willing TO act 'hus,
the twentieth, (though not particular
desirous oi doiifs so) Woulu, heVerthe-
less, Under the circumstances, 90 II.
| believe thefe Is al lraoI one ou. q =
twenty among the worlds young
lovers o',a1 i'"'e la 5lcI pei rev a,iu "
Whoie-sotieu commence Il, .i'e W"In"l'
he'oVed, 'Aat no "Vu'n take heI "h3-
'0hcTc, Oh II DeleVoieht hiiSsion, nc pe-
ing Wlih nef ~ eulae ana ma protec,or, II,
| can confidently assert mat there are
men, "l9 nn'ler SIN, siini,ar c,fGums'dh, ,l IL a
sss would iave aG'ea preoise,y ah u,n q
M ne 1erlet'es mr ] 'IHet oI, ,oI 'ilvS al "Se "e
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asf.e MIN -n'Gn n,,tLaIi :, th"t ,1aI on
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OF sIil. oi p,aat WHY "hI,a ivoida e'G of
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10. buI we Ahu wohIGli I,li,' "rIIoS a, w. I far
" aleH eals "Sp"ui,tN9 ~, ,nt s9froiJ r'E aithor
example" VINO were IoI @iial. I''uui ,,,
OF uniforms OF fSyotFGls' 5S,i,a en- w w.
censors must icc@ilGct tlia. u, NJ ~ ' 10
uauteiiye was ~. 1JJ s''ii - a. an,,' Duo',
her cliIdhood pa3Sea Il" u noy,s com colii-
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