Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-08-09
Watchman s. journal.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 0, 1871.
Books and Magazines.

bOOhN buh hhEulillfNs
NONSENSE SoNGs, STORIES. BorANY AND ALrnA-
ntrs. By Edward Lear Boston James r.
Osgo0d K Co.
This is one Of the most charming books for chill
dren which We have seen for a long while and
is by no means to be regarded a, nonsensical be.
cause Of its title. This title SIMPLY indicates the
modesty Of Mr. Lear, rather than the character
of the book
The table OF contents gives one a very good idea
Of the sort Of" nonsense served up for the read
er " The Owl AM the Pussy Cat !" " The
Duck and the kangaroo The Nut-Crackers
and the Sugar Tong- " Calicoe Pie 80 " The
Broom, the Shovel, the Poker and ue Tong. 90
/" The Story Of the Four Little Children who went
Round the World, etc We have seen hundreds
Of more pretentious volumes adoat far more nom
sensical aud less humorous than this It is sim
ply made up Of cxtrayagant fun for children and
unlike too many Of our humorous books, requires
" DO notes to explain lis jokes" Its hundred
and iity illustrations are quaint and appropriate
and will be greatly reished by all The little
children will be sure to deyour IT,
Wilder has it,
RENpEFRs, Docs AND Snow Snor.. by Richard
j. Bush. Harper and Brothers New York
city.
This work, as its name imports is journal Of
Siberian travel and explorations Mr. Bush was
member Of the Russio-American Telegraph
Expedition and the scenes which he has narrated
occurred in the years 1865, 9 and r. The book il
acily written and is extremely interesting We
think the author may appropriately be c1ngratu
lated upon the amount Of information be has con-
tributed concerning this almost unknown c0un-
try, as from the charming style of the work, we
feel sure IL will he generally read A map Of
Mr. Bush's tmyes is appended to the work, and
the illustrations, which are numerous and excel
lent in point Of execution, may be fully relied
upon, as they were sketched by the author upon
the .pot the portraits of the natives of The differ
ent tribes having all been taken from life. The
book is admirably printed and bound and may
be found at Wilders
Mourn WAsHScrov rs WNrB Chick s An
drews, Publishers Boston.
An who were connected in the famous Mount
Washington expedition, which wintered last sea
son upon the Mountain, have contributed 20 the
preparation OF this work, to which contributions
Is appropriately appended the letters of Mr. j..
l.. Holden, the correspondent of the Boston Jour
nal, entitled Mount Washington in May. The
book is divided into sections, the first 1--WE chap
ters detailing the early history Of the expedition
aud preliminary work the second giving their
experiences upon the mountain, with very into-
resting chapters upon Photogaphng Telegraph
ing and the full text Of the daily journal kept hy
the party part three is devoted to Mleteoroloyy
with chapters upon, The frostwork and clouds
the wind and storms, concluding with the me
teorological record kept by the party while part
i've copies various absurd extncts from papers on
&" " hat the world said Of us great deal Of
interest, Of courie, attaches to the experiences
and discoveries Of this party Of sarans, and the
work will be eagerly sough, for and read with
pleasure as well as profit It may be procured at
Phinney's
Lucille AND OTHER PoENs. By Owen Meredith,
with sixteen Illustrations Boston james ],
Osgood & Co.
Robert Buwer Iytton, under the nome De
plume Of " Owen Meredith, " has acquired a rep
utation as poet scarcely less inferior b that o
his father as novelist Lucille j. one Of bis
most elaborate as it is one Of his best productions
If he bad written nothing else, it would give hin
nnk with the most distinguished Of his contem-
poraries It occupies oighy-eight Of the hundred
and eleven pages Of the volume. Wilder has il
THr DoMErlc LIE or TnovAs JEFFERSON By
Sarah y Randolph. his granddaughter
Harper a Brothers. Publishers New York city
This volume Of 432 pages is compiled from
family letters, and remini scences Of President
jefferson, and is work the like Of which VI
ought to have concerning every one Of our presi
dents, down % and including jackson
The Presidents Of the last generation eithc
lived 80 near 10 our own immediate day bein.
the contemporaries Of many Of us, that we canno
feel much interest in them personally, and time
has not thrown his soitenng veil around them
or, they are so insignificant that it is impossible
to care anything for them. But our first sevei
Presidents Washington, John Adams, jefferson
Madison, Monroe j Q. Adams, and Jackson
were all men OF mark ard note all statesmen O
soldiers, or statesmen and soldiers, all conyei
SAINT with great affairs, and ali Of them worthy d
their great places in life and in history and al
Of them are sure to be held in esteem so long a
intellectual force and important labors shall
rcyerenced by mankind Yet of most Of them
apart from their public lives, how little do W
know We know them quite well as statesmen
but as men we know them not, or but slightly.
This work has been to its authoress labor @
love, and consequently the book is animated an
readable Her heart and mind are both rehectei
in it, There is no more said OF public matters il
it than is absolutely necessary to make it clca
and Ineligible but we have jefferson the ma
and the citizen, the husband, the father the agr
culturist, and the neighbor,-th man, in shor
as he lived in the eyes Of his relatives his close,
friends and his most intimate associates Nj
Jeilerson's domestic life was far from being Il
unelouded one, and after he ceased to be a publ
man il was in one sense an unhappy one, becaus
Of his poverty. His honest devotion to the countr
well nigh ruined him as a private man, and f,
seventeen years he was harassed by that wor
Of all evils pecuniary cares.
We can commend this book to every one wi
would know the main facts of Mr.. jefferson
public career, and those Of his private life. 1t
the best work respecting him that has been pul
lishsd, and 1t is not large as to repe even doeI
or careless readers. 1t is, too, an ornaments
volume, being not only beautifully printed an
bound, but well illustrated Among the illustr
tions is one from Gilbert Stuart's portrait of NJ
Jefferson and another from Snlly's portrait
Martha Jefferson, who became Mrs. Randolph
There is most interesting fac-simile of part
the original draft of the Declaration of Indepei
dence, most of it being Of those portions of Il
draft that were omitted and it has interline
tions made by john Adams. Every America
should own tie volume. For sale at Wilder's
: 4 LATIN GRAMMAR FOR BEGINNERS By Pro
W. H. Waddell of the University of Georpi
Harper Brothers. Publishers. New York cit
This work is intended as a companion to Ii
excellent Greek Grammar for Beginners" ;"
the same author. Its chief excellence consists
the fact that no notes, remarks, or what is col
! .tab la.