New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-14
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MAGAZINES - HOLIDAY VOLUMES -LkCTUHA
COURsHS-MUsIC AND CHROhos.
BOSTON. Ok. lit is the spirit OF fulfill
r,enti rather than Of prophesy, which " 81 present
uamathng the publishing houses OF Boston 1heS arc
Ntrently laoorRg to make good the great
nav have been raising earlier In the season IheIe arc
Anvaxsv a few hints Of things hitherto untold Al the
New Corner for instance j. r. OsgoOd Co are putting
Nnto type new poem by the reciuse poet Oh N"hVoru'
whom one hears Of much Ofener than one hears WILLIAM
kAlery Charming, TO he called The Wanderer' Ii
nhroncles the quiet contemplatve- tender communion
with Nstare OF man who her Thores gu loved her.
and goee about with eyes wide open for the smallest
AIns Of her meaning 1t will be Of audience, NJ
0AOueh few There are sim, in these days OF rail-
roads and steamencnes those who will ike 10 Wanuor
With this gentle guide through woods and gades
che soft uncut gass makes nttest pAths very dneeht
wandering are those described In Russian Journey
book OF travels by Ednah Dean Proctor, VINO passeo
ave years In ourneyng about Russia and lite dependen
s,es She writes with fresh and lively interest IN the
external aspects OF and Of places We DO not see
peyohOlogiCay through her eyes, but we see VVluly'
In the neichborhood Of Moscow and Mini abe found en-
oanpmens Of vertable gypses, Of whom 1t Ia computed
that there in the world about five millions AbhOr-
u az tins race does by instinct confinement and steady
labor and loving the open sky seems strange that they
should rove these seppes where life cannot be supported
without exertion and where cutting winds and drifting
pnows make Winter terror to those exposed to their
fury Yet here Miss Proctor found company OF more
than 90 resting plain, with no visible means OF
subsistence yet happy and content as fthey all had been
kings and queens Most of the men were absent prob
ably on some pllerng expedition, or plying their email
trades IN the town but and children OF all ages
swarIned round the drOskes Of the Travellers rom the
wthered erOne whose tanned and wrnkled skin drawn
eighty her bones made her look like veritable
mummy aud set you wondering why the winds Of the
no val
Vetcheeked si1-months-Old baby that laughed and
eroWed and held up It's fat brown hands beneath the
Ahelter of lite mothers shawl. Fne-limbed and
erect with lustrOus hair and piercing eyes,
many Of them woud have been exceedingly handsome
but hardness and roughness Of their lives Their
aress like that Of the poorest Russian peasante-a
wrap Of coarse cloth sheepskn-but there pic
resquenees all their own IN the handkerchief tied round
the head like turban, and the shawl draping the we'll
sOrmed shoulders All wore earrings and trnkets and
enc had medal with image in relief OF Christ on the
eross-dOubtess unknown amulet to her on whose
brown neck 1t hung. An old woman separated herself
from the crowd and told the fortunes Of the party,
Through interpreter, adapting them to the crcum-
stances of each with shrewdness which could
hardly explained except by referring to that strange
elarvoyant power which puts us in possession OF the
thoughts Of other minds. Then they proposed
TO nng and, forming circle they broke
into Wild mOnOtonOus STRAIN while poor
blind girl made way from the nearest to the middle
the ring and began to dance to the music For mo
uaent abe stood though under spell; then sWayed
Aersef gently to and fro; then extended her arms as II
m suppoaton; then, poising herself whired TO the
Ringing like in ecstacy Of inspiration; and then
exhausted with dropping head and folded hands, sank
back and lost in the circle at her side Instantly
another sprang forward and went through the same pos
lures silent nvOcaOns until nearly all the Young
Sfrs bad borne part. II did not seem vOluptuOus
measure hut weird incarnation. This is hut one of the
svvhir NAH no
painters sketch-bOok.
I have the prOOf-shects Of Bret Hartes forth
Iomng volume Of poems 1t will be called
eEaSt and West POEMS" 1t contains the "Grcy-
port Legend" and the lovely Newport Ro-
nance" from the last Atlantic Among the other
poems are some children Of the old California days.
after whom, doubtless, Mr. Harte would hardly have
sent crer but for the present popularity which
gives certain value TO everything he has written But
Ehey all have the Harte favor Mrs. Judge Jen-
Rims: Sequel Maud Muller" gives the matterOf-fact
side to what might have been" had the Judge married
aud In this version the Judge comes back and makes
ehe pretty rustic his BRIDE only to be quite sufficiently
OOrry Rfterward:
"FOr. had ne waited he might have we'd
bUIne maiden fair and thoroughbred;
For there he women fair as she
Whose verbs and nouns do more agree.
Alas for maiden alas for Judge!
And the sentlmeAtal-thRt's Onehalf fudge
For Maud soon thought the Judge bore,
With all his learning and all his lore;
And the Judge would have bartered Maud's fair face
For more refinement aud social grace.
II OF all words OF tongue and pen
Tie saddcst arc 1t might have been,
More sad are these we daily see:
1t Ia, but hadn't ought 10 be.
With the November number The Atlantic Monthly Is
wholly given over hands of Mr. Howels he
sgnaze bis accession to the editorial throne by the
publication Of several notable articles Chief among
chem IT, perhaps the paper on "TennysOn and TheOcr
tus" by Edmund C.stedman most loving and appre-
cisve student OF Greek poetry His critical and
DArative analysis Of Tennyson will doubtless attract
much attention both sides Of the water 1.-THE Bed
Hams Of stambOu" by W. Goodel NJ D.. is another
Important paper 1t discusses Oriental insanity, its
causes and treatment, in very fascinating In
Turkey 1t appears particular respect paid to unatcs
insanity Is considered either divine token Of regard
or the spell Of evil spirit, and in either 1t
would be thought sinful TO resort 10 science for it's relief
crazy Ounger about street corner b the best improve
nnent Turkish real estate have water and good
drainage count nothing In comparison. There is no
surer protection against the EvEye such potent tails
mans as q bunch Of gares q briste from the True
Beard holding inferior rank kate Beaumont" good,
a. usual and Watch and Ward" increases In interest
Basil and Isabel 60 on with "Their Wedding Journey"
and have their first quarrel-the most bewitchnR Of
puarrels, with the divihest Of makDgs up. Pleasant
whispers echo through the Whispering Gallery" new
books critically noticed and there three four
poems ga credAble, but Of such especial note
AAst think necessary 10 OF mind TO read
IN advance Of the rest Of the world.
: Talking Of magazines Old aud Nex has descended
from ts high moral pedestal-that strict regard for
aitera truth which, for instance forbade it TO
In the middle Of September and say that 1t October
1t viii hereafter be published about the middle OF
nhe month like the rest Of its wicked oOtempOpares Te
ke Up for Its decrease Of morals it gives increase