New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-11-13
BOSTON.
1TrRATIrRE AND lAMUs,.MENTs.

POEM BY WIliTTIER-THE COAST OF NOR-
WAY-MUs;o AND THE DRAMA.
BOsToN, Nov. 1t.-Let each tree bring forth
rut after It's kind the original arrangement and
Aods good art and literature we'll pears ana
seacbes We look to Rosa DOnheur for cattle hui let
Edward FrCre paint US little children, and HamOn
gather for the flowers OF the Summer. In literature
there plenty of people who understand men aud
women, and wnte Of them with insight and with
truth; but Mrs. Dlsz be almost alone
In her intimate comprehension Of boys. Considering
that nj best she only have beeeD girl poor thing
do not know how she has learned thoroughly the
tricks and Of the young roysterers for whom
Sue historian and complete letterwrer in Last
wear she published the William Henry Letters" thor
Ouchv Gehgtul ana original book; and J. r. OsCOod
TO. have in hand, from her pen, "Wil-
liam Henry and lis Frichds." volume just rs
quaint. pqUant, and entertaining as its prede-
,cssoI. You - IN it boys view OF almost everything
Here what MIR. silas Fry thinks Of old ladies. Tie
WI.tcs TO lis sister, Il always had liking for old
,adcs-thty are 50 sympatbzng, protecting! always
NausinC 70 30 up your uu,uc6y fingers, make You
pOultice or something around your neck I'd sooner
have Mother j light come into the house than whole
opera troupe. Wish you could see her, know 'tw)1d
cheer you up. WHY hcrtcnrance really seems to light
up room. Everybody in it smiles. Can't help it, her
expression is 80 catching. why here's Mother De
light" they cXc.aim Now take your things right
ca! Wen put another piece Of meat in the pot, al
utrc saying Of hers, that folks always ought TO
WISHING lC cpOOc 10 nave announcer piece OF meat put
IN the Pot. call the old lady handsome In the first
place she cap. do hope, Jnliana that If you
ever an old lady. You'll wear caps" Another Of
Ossood cos contributions the entertainment OF
young folks VIII be the charming volume Of poems called
Child Li!c," Of which John G.. Whittier is the
EDITOR 1t is appropriately illustrated, and tbs
selections IRE such as poet would make. At
the close If his graceful and tender preface Mr.. Whittier
rays: While the compiler has cudeavorcd TO
date his hook 70 tic especial tastes of the he has
not been without hope that matnrcr readers may ind
something ~ interest in it-sOmcing 10 bring back the
freshness Of the past-hnts and echoes from the lost
world of childhood. Hes ia happy in believing that in
this way noondc wayiaror may he aH!' TO discover
shadowy places Of memory whore the dew of
the morning Of life IaS net wholly dried mp
and where may stI lr heard tie music
OF she birds OF sunrise"
I spoke I'm my last, OF the great expectations o.
Tie AHanGo MoaG.y for lN72, aud TO item has
L.,u aided. sr"c that tin, sin another Or.
Oy,I wendell Holmes Is to contribute serial, which il
Va expected Will be something in the manner of his
famous AuoCrat Of the breakfast Table" The arrange
ment several days ia The making. The face o; the
head OF tie house expression of solemn consider
aiiol. Tie tlr Doctor looked fan Of thoE.lt
when 7 encountered him in the Trcmontst rooms
and II - fairly lr,sTu.a,lc that the rc'ult
az the grave deliberations was proml. Ia lay. honor
all" aikc the genius Of Or. Holmes ard the generosity
of OSrood Co. You 70 have Bret IIarte among you
bodily the Winter albeit is intellectually the prop
Prty If Boston H. fuds the Hub Stcrcotypcd an0
thinks the many sided life Of tho metropolis Will De
inspiring. be is 10 have story In tic December
Atlantic, of which have just the proOf-,hects
Prof. Join Tl,k' contributes t. the saIle number q
fascinating paper entitled Light and DarbLcs>."
The earliest names for God meant the
aud Prof Fske traces the day-kiug through the
Legends of various nytEyOgcS. AMI finds him the h,;o
Of numerous adventures, OF which have given him
quite had character. He Is Odysscus; and while Pc
the M and Law
10 his ardent heart. lie is Oidipous; and he kills his
father Laios, the night demon and unwttngy marres
mother IOkaste the dawn. be conquers as Her
cules, and he creates Ormuzd. Darkness is the
evil spirit, and the light always conqaers him
Even when he grows, through many trans
formation, into the commonplace modern devil,
he II s everywhere 10 nc triumphed over. In oil le-
gcnds guibly seems to I've characteristic Of his deyc
chip. Prof Fske tells us of certain fowler who was
terrible bungcr couldn't hit bird at dozen PAGES
He the Devil 10 purchase ia hunt
The fend was to have him III years; hut must al
ways be the creature at which he shoot
ing, else ithe compact became void After that day the
fowler never missed his aim, and never did
Inarksman command such wages When the seven
years out the huntsDan told all these things to his
wife. and found wisdom in counsel. The woman took
of her rlothes daubcd her whole body with molasses
and rolei herself up in featherbed, cut open for this
purpose Then she hoped skipped ahout the field
wAcrc her husband stood parlcying with Old Nick
There's shot fer fire away" said the Devil OF
course I'll fire. hut do you first tell what kind
of bird it is clse agreement up old boy" There
was no help for 1.-THE Devil had to own himself
Ilus,cd. an of ne fed, with Whit Of birthstone which
nearly sufocated the huntsman and his good woman
"Kate Beaumont l. brought TO satisfactory close in
this issue. 1t ends like flry;talenlthe andsOthcy
cdhappy yeTafterward style.
Isabel and Basil also finish "Their Wedding Journey"
gentle. easily pleased graceful and gracious travellers
they vet 80 many times round the world Watch
and Ward" tnO comes 10 pleasant endne-such month
happiness IL tins December! Warrington tells
graphically the story Of "Gen. Buffers Campaign in
Massachusetts" The genial Whisperer in Our Wills
peIn. Gallery" stops before original picture OF the
poet W'IdsH"rtl drawn Ia crdyOn few years before he
died Mr. F,I~ into possession Of this portrait
through the watrhul kindness of his friend Mary Rus
sell Milford, who Thought America ought to have this
perfect representation Of the great poet Some three
years beio The death OF Wordsworth Mr. Fields visited
. him Il: Ky la. Mrs. Wordsworth present during
their conversation and listened ntently If she
were hearing Ler husband speak for the first time in her
life. This the Mary whom. in SO2, Wordsworth took
homo TO bc BIS lov NJ companion through many years
They had been to school together children, and,
happy souls, had always been lovers. She gray
haired and bcut now hut she was the woman to whom
the poet had written thOs" immortal poems. "Shc was "A
Phantom Of Delight" Let Other Bands Of Angels
Sing" YES Thou art Far" and 80 bearer Fur than
Life and LIht are Dear Not less tendcry
did the husband write 10 her After Thirty.
elk Years of Welded LIFE" CONNIE Inoratns her whne
"Morn into did pass noon into eve
And the old dsy was welcome as the young,
As welcome, aud ;is hcautitul-iH soUih
More beautiful, rs being thing more holy
Tn this same December Atlantic two notable poems
the "The Legend Beautiful" by LOngfellOW; the
sthtr by Whittier, subject OF such present and vital
Interest that avail uy self OF tins Opportunity TO give
toyOu several days in advance Of the issue ~ To" mag