St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-09-29
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10y sag Richnr,l>or, published 10y IIurd 4
lIou"hton. Mrs. Richardson tells in the
preface ui !lri- neat volume hnw il hap
pcnrd that she has thus attempted 10 do
for the children what she would Lave
been glad to have had done for her when
child. The book contains tive stories
from haurer, four t,m Spencer. and
seven irum Shakespeare. The stories
are trnn-lnir'! Mt" a ,tNlc adapted to the
c"mprrhrn-,.m f children. prc-cr, ing
tie .nridrnI- aud ,hr les III with faithful
care. Il ,if,r- T." IL" yuuns IL >eIirs of
wholly unobirrIi"ni.b!r ~i"ri,~ which viii
hr read with ,:t"rrnr>> and exercise a
henciiccnt influence. on miud and heart
The book contains several illustrations
For sale 10y Howard ~ RowclI, 81.
John>bny.
PL,uy's Fnhh<: Published by IIurd X
lluught"n. The Fables Of pilpav have
an oriYin almost lost ia the ub-rurty of
San~hrIt tradition. and Yet the book, in
one form or another, has travelled
through centuries arru-> many lands in
many Tongues, AMI nnw sets ont atrc>h
in an edition prepared in the youngest
nation. Whose children viii ENJOY these
entertaining" and really instructive stories
which are reclcd oft with only knot
here and there in the luuy succession Of
incidents They aIr stories differing |
from iho>r OF -E@op in this respect,
amongst others, that they are not single,
brief incidents, but lunL continued hi>to-
rics having each their social or political
aspacts, forming Il narration highly in
tcre>tlng in itself, and yet preserving
with great nicely thc peculiar character
i>tics OF the animals that act the parts |
IL is really Il book OF natural history as
well, that i, the history Of the lion, Jack
moral natures
Nrw MrsIC Edward NJ. Reed, of
Burlington, has orr thanks for two new
pieces of mu-a "Ill meet thee darling
Kate bye and bye" song and chorus, by |
Geo. NJ. CLARK, also "Au~ablc Waltz"
by Frank Rice.
Tie Ona- Quechcc Pot is new jour
nal Iu$t started at Woodstock. Robert A. |
Perkins is tllc editor and publisher The
leader is devoted 10 ''patcnt insides," of |
which the Pot has one The editor be-
licvcs in it. We should wish the pub
Usher success, did we not feel that it is |
an utter impoSsibility in state and c5un-
ty where the business is already over
done.
Fou', and What 1Ay Did, is Il new
story for the children, published by IIurd
& lloushton. 1t is by Helen c. Weeks,
who has already established her power
10 please by ''l'he Ainslce Stories" and
other works. This il the story OF the
experiences Of four children in the far
West, and incidentally is instructive as
well rs entertaining. Itcontains several
illustrations.
THE Last hniyM. - Anastasius
Grun is the literary name of the Aus
TRAN Count Won Auersberg, who has
been in public life as leader of the lib
eral party in Austria since 1S49. OF
late years, indcel, his literary fame has
eclipsed his political, which was also
partially obscurcd by his apparent descr-
ton of his party. lie had appeared as a
poet, with occasional short productions,
which marked him as IL writer likely to
achieve wide reputation, when he pro-
duced this book, which from its story
and from the power which he displayed
gave him at once Il high position, which
he has ever since maintained, rs among
the best and most distinguished of the
living poets of Germany. "The Last
Knight is series of ballads founded on
incidents in the life of Macmillan |.
1459-l5lS. The stirring incidents of
that heroic time, the magnificent nup-
tials of Macmillan and Mary, the con-
test between France and Germany, and
all the circumstances Of romantic adven-
ture, render the subject most brilliant
one. The national character of the
theme has made the book very popular
one IN Germany, and its issue, now for
the first time in English dress, is very
pat 10 contemporaneous events. Pub
fishers by Hurd and IIoughton, and for
sale by Howard 4 Rowell.