Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-10-26

HAHPsR's MONTHLY FOR NuvExBER-The No
vember number Of Harpsr's Magazine which
has just made its appearance completes the for
ty-third volume. Its contents are as varied and
Interesting as ever. The most striking features
are perhaps the contributions Of n. D. CONWAY
-"Edouard Frere and Sympathetic Art in
France" in which he gives an account of the
school Of modern artists, who draw their sub
jects and their inspiration from common every
day life; and "a Passion-Play Pilgrimage,"
in which be relates his visit to Oberammergau
in Bavaria, to see the famous representation Of
the Passion Play. Both articles are literally
illustrated, the FIRST containing among other in
tercstng pictures portraits of Frere, John Rus
kin, and George n. Boaghton. IA New Eng
land Village is an entertaining account by
N. H. Eggleston, Of the somewhat famous vii
lage Of S,ockbridge, in Western Massachusetts,,
and its various celebrities Of past times-inclu-
ding Jonathan Edwards the noted divine; Ben
jamin West the artist; John Sergeant, who de-
voted his life to converting Indians; Catharine
Sedgwick, the once popular novelist; Cyrus
W. Field, and others. OF the long stories tina,
have lately become familiar in HIrper's, "Anne
Furaess'' is completed in this number, and the
American Baron will end in the December
issue. These Of course will be followed by 9TH
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short stories and sketches are: Johnny Apple
seed, Pioneer Hero" by W. d. Haley, which
portrays the humcrs and eccentricities Of Jona-
ter; "Rambles in the West Indies" connec-
ted narrative of the incidents more fully sc,
forth, in Charles Kingsley's recent book; "a,
Last" by Mrs. Helen 8. Conant; "The French
Royal Chateau" by Edward T. Potter
George Ticknor's Spanish Collection" an sc-
count Of the unrivalled library Of Spanish books
left BY the great historian Of Spanish literature
"why Muggips was Kept" story by Julian
Hawthorne, son of the celebrated novelist
"Great Cite. and Their Fate" BY Eugene Law
renee, &c. All Of the editorial departments are
up to their usual standard, and contain q fund
Of interesting matter.
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